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The Ruin of Britain

by St Gildas the Wise

A sixth-century sermon on Britain in crisis

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A sixth-century sermon on Britain in crisis

Written in Latin by the British cleric St Gildas in the sixth century, *The Ruin of Britain* is described as a three-part sermon addressing the troubled state of sub-Roman Britain. Gildas condemns both secular and religious contemporaries, assigning blame for the conditions of his time. The work’s historical perspective is therefore also a moral and religious critique, offering a window onto how one cleric interpreted Britain’s political and religious circumstances.

Good fit for readers who enjoy

  • Readers interested in early medieval British history and sub-Roman Britain
  • Those exploring early Christian writing and religious critiques of society

Themes

Sub-Roman BritainReligious and secular authorityMoral condemnationEarly medieval history

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Book overview

De Excidio et Conquestu Britanniae is a work written in Latin by the 6th-century AD British cleric St Gildas. It is a sermon in three parts condemning the acts of Gildas' contemporaries, both secular and religious, whom he blames for the dire state of affairs in sub-Roman Britain.

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