Mythical British Kings
Mythical British ruler, King Arthur, is referred to in medieval Welsh texts as ameraudur (meaning 'Emperor'). The Welsh poem Geraint, son of Erbin, written in the 10th or 11th century, describes a battle at a port-settlement and mentions Arthur in passing. The work is a praise-poem and elegy for the 6th-century king Geraint, provides the earliest known reference to Arthur as "emperor."
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