The Historia Brittonum serves as a key foundation for Arthurian legends, with its composition date and authorship being pivotal yet challenging aspects of its study. The text is commonly dated to around 829 AD, correlating with its assertion of being written 829 years after Christ's birth, though later prologues suggest alternative dates. Authorship is attributed to Nennius, a Welsh monk linked to Bishop Elfodd, though this attribution appears in later copies. The manuscript's evolving nature adds layers of complexity to its definitive version and completion date, complicating scholarly discussion concerning its historical reliability.
The Historia Brittonum, while foundational to Arthurian legends, exhibits difficulties in establishing a single author or a definitive completion date due to its evolving nature.
Dating the Historia Brittonum is relatively straightforward but complicated by later textual variations and the practice of continual revision commonplace in medieval manuscripts.
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