Le Livere de reis de Brittanie, e, le Livere de reis de Engleterre

A valuable tool for philologists and history students, this genealogy includes a facing-page translation from thirteenth-century Anglo-Norman French into contemporary English.

Published in 1865, this genealogy, attributed to Peter of Ickham (d.1295), begins with the legendary Brutus and ends with the reign of Edward II. Valuable to philologists and history students alike, this book offers a facing-page translation from Anglo-Norman into contemporary English as well as instances of semi-Saxonised French.Published as part of the Rolls Series, this genealogy is attributed to Peter of Ickham (d.1295), a chronicler and Benedictine monk better known for his Latin chronicle of the Kings of England. It is mainly an Anglo-Norman version of extracts by well-known historians such as Geoffrey of Monmouth, Florence of Worcester, and Ralph de Diceto. The editor, vicar and librarian John Glover (c.1823–84), published the original text in 1865 together with his own facing-page translation into contemporary English. Glover's scholarship, as well as instances of semi-Saxonised French, will interest philologists and history students alike. The genealogy begins with Britain's colonisation by the legendary Brutus and covers the history of Saxon and Norman kings. It ends with a portrait of the life and reign of Edward II.