Ebraucus
Sign in to saveEbraucus (/Efrog) was a legendary king of the Britons, as recounted in Geoffrey of Monmouth's pseudohistory Historia Regum Britanniae (). Later estimations from the dates given in the text place the events of this story around 1040 BC. He was the son of King Mempricius and father of Brutus Greenshield.
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- Royalty.name
- Ebraucus
- Royalty.image
- Ebraucus (MS Roll 1066).jpg
- Royalty.caption
- Ebraucus from the Genealogical Chronicle of the Kings of England to Edward IV (c. 1461)
- Royalty.succession
- King of Britain
- Royalty.reign
- 1006–967 BC
- Royalty.predecessor
- Mempricius
- Royalty.successor
- Brutus Greenshield
- Royalty.father
- Mempricius
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- date of death
- 1005-00-00
- date of birth
- 0901-00-00
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- ''Historia Regum Britanniae''
- Later tradition
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Ebraucus (/Efrog) was a legendary king of the Britons, as recounted in Geoffrey of Monmouth's pseudohistory Historia Regum Britanniae (). Later estimations from the dates given in the text place the events of this story around 1040 BC. He was the son of King Mempricius and father of Brutus Greenshield.
==Historia Regum Britanniae== According to the Historia Regum Britanniae, Ebraucus was the son of King Mempricius, who ruled as a tyrant for twenty years, abandoning his wife and young Ebraucus, "and addicted himself to sodomy". Following the death of his father, Ebraucus became king and reigned for 39 years. He is described as being admired, tall, and remarkably strong. He was the first to wage war on the Gauls since the time of Brutus. By pillaging the cities and shores and slaughtering many men, he became extremely wealthy and enriched the lands of Britain.