Cherin
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Cherin was a legendary king of the Britons
as accounted in Geoffrey of Monmouth
's Historia Regum Britanniae
. His father was King Porrex II
and he was succeeded by his three sons in turn, Fulgenius
, Edadus
, and Andragius
.
Britons (historical)
The Britons were the Celtic people culturally dominating Great Britain from the Iron Age through the Early Middle Ages. They spoke the Insular Celtic language known as British or Brythonic...
as accounted in Geoffrey of Monmouth
Geoffrey of Monmouth
Geoffrey of Monmouth was a cleric and one of the major figures in the development of British historiography and the popularity of tales of King Arthur...
's Historia Regum Britanniae
Historia Regum Britanniae
The Historia Regum Britanniae is a pseudohistorical account of British history, written c. 1136 by Geoffrey of Monmouth. It chronicles the lives of the kings of the Britons in a chronological narrative spanning a time of two thousand years, beginning with the Trojans founding the British nation...
. His father was King Porrex II
Porrex II
Porrex II was a legendary king of the Britons as accounted in Geoffrey of Monmouth's Historia Regum Britanniae. His father was King Millus and he was succeeded by his son Cherin....
and he was succeeded by his three sons in turn, Fulgenius
Fulgenius
Fulgenius was a legendary king of the Britons as accounted by Geoffrey of Monmouth in Book V of his Historia Regum Britanniae. In this description, he battled the Roman Severus and defeated his army at York, but was himself killed in battle. He was the eldest son of Cherin and was succeeded by his...
, Edadus
Edadus
Edadus was a legendary king of the Britons as accounted in Geoffrey of Monmouth's Historia Regum Britanniae. He was the second son of King Cherin and succeeded by his brother Andragius....
, and Andragius
Andragius
Andragius was a legendary king of the Britons as accounted by Geoffrey of Monmouth. He was the youngest son of King Cherin and succeeded by his son Urianus....
.