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Lloegyr is the medieval Welsh name for that part of Britain south and east of a line extending from the Humber Estuary to the Severn Estuary, exclusive of Cornwall and Devon. The people of Lloegyr were called ''Lloegyrwys'' without distinction of ethnicity, the term applying to both Britons and Anglo-Saxons. The modern form of the word is Lloegr ( or (:ˈɬɔiɡr̩)) and it has become generalised through the passage of time to become the Welsh word for "England" as a whole, and not restricted to its original, smaller extent. The word has been anglicised and Latinised into such forms as Logres, Logris, and Loegria, among others, and is perhaps most widely recognised as the name of King Arthur's realm in the body of literature known as the ''Matter of Britain''. The word is known to date from the 10th century or earlier, as it appears in the literary ''Armes Prydein''.〔, ''The Four Ancient Books of Wales'', vol. 2, multiple references.〕 ==Limit of Lloegyr== The limit of Lloegyr has long been known to historians and writers, and is described as roughly a line from the Humber Estuary, continuing southwestwardly and connecting to the Severn Estuary. The line continues south across the estuary, crossing South West England such that Cornwall and Devon are excluded from Lloegyr.〔: "... that part of ancient Britain, which was inhabited by the ''Belgians'', properly speaking; also England, south of the Humber, exclusive of Wales, Cornwall, and Devon; but now it is the popular name for England in general. ..."〕〔: "Lloegria. The Celtic name for Britain south-east of the Severn and Humber."〕〔: "... The south part of ''England'', bounded by the ''Severn'' and the ''Humber'', exclusive of ''Cornwall'', was the ancient ''Lloegyr'' but there is reason to conclude that the name was once confined to a still lesser extent of country; or so much of the southern coast as the ''Belgic Gauls'' possessed who did not coalesce in the ''Cymmry'', and there was a considerable difference in their dialects. But ''Lloegyr'' now implies ''England'' in general."〕 The division is mentioned in literature (e.g., the ''Welsh Triads'')〔, ''Triads of the Isle of Britain'', beginning with (Triad 2 ) and including others.〕 and is supported by the works of respected historians such as John Rhys' ''Celtic Britain''〔, ''Celtic Britain''〕 and John Edward Lloyd's ''A History of Wales from the Earliest Times to the Edwardian Conquest''.〔, ''A History of Wales from the Earliest Times to the Edwardian Conquest''〕 While Geoffrey of Monmouth invented fanciful characters and places in his stories of Loegria and its eponymous king Locrinus, he also showed that he was aware that the actual boundary of Lloegyr was known to run between the Humber and Severn estuaries, and that Cornwall was distinct from Loegria.〔 ''Chronicle of the Kings of Britain'': ... When Brutus was dead, his sons partitioned the island amongst themselves; Locrinus as eldest son, took, as his share, the middle portion, and therefore this part was called Loegr, in reference to his name. The portion beyond the Severn fell to the lot of Camber, and from his name received that of Cambria. The third portion, which extends northwards from the Humber to Penrhyn Bladon, and is now called Scotland, was taken by Albanactus, and from his name called Albany. Thus they all reigned at one and the same time."〕〔 ''Chronicle of the Kings of Britain'': " ... When the districts they were to govern were assigned to them, that of York comprehended Deira and Bernicia, and all the country north of the Humber; that of London, Loegria and Cornwall, as far as the Severn; and that of Caerleon, Wales, from the Severn upwards, and a superiority over the other two."〕 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Lloegyr」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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