Historia Brittonum is a 9th century history of the British people commonly attributed to the Welsh monk Nennius although the authorship is disputed. This was the first work to depict King Arthur. Below is a short extract where the author describes the rivers in Britain.
Sunt in Bri(t)tanniā multa flūmina, quae cōnfluunt ad omnēs partēs, id est ad orientem, ad occidentem, ad merīdiem, ad septentriōnem, … │ There are many rivers in Britain that flow in all directions, that is to the East, to the West, to the South, to the North, …
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