Editing Brutus of Troy (section)

==Legacy==
[[Image:BrutusStoneTotnes.JPG|thumb|The Brutus Stone in [[Totnes]]]]
Early translations and adaptations of Geoffrey's ''Historia'', such as [[Wace]]'s [[Norman language|Norman French]] ''[[Roman de Brut]]'', [[Layamon]]'s [[Middle English]] ''[[Layamon's Brut|Brut]]'', were named after Brutus, and the word ''brut'' came to mean a chronicle of British history.<ref>{{cite OED|brut}} "A chronicle of British history from the mythical Brutus downward." Etymology: "= [[Middle Welsh|M.Welsh]] ''brut'', [[modern Welsh|mod.W.]] ''brud'', in the names of the Welsh chronicles of British history"</ref> 
One of several [[Middle Welsh language|Middle Welsh]] adaptations was called the ''[[Brut y Brenhinedd]]'' ("Chronicle of the Kings"). ''[[Brut y Tywysogion]]'' ("Chronicle of the Princes"), a major chronicle for the Welsh rulers from the 7th century to loss of independence, is a purely historical work containing no legendary material but the title reflects the influence of Geoffrey's work and, in one sense, can be seen as a "sequel" to it.

Early chroniclers of Britain, such as [[Alfred of Beverley]], [[Nicholas Trivet]] and [[Giraldus Cambrensis]] began their histories of Britain with Brutus. The foundation myth of Brutus having settled in Britain was still considered as genuine history during the [[Early Modern Period]], for example ''[[Holinshed's Chronicles]]'' (1577) considers the Brutus myth to be factual. It was not until the twentieth century that archaeologists were able to prove conclusively that London was founded in 43 AD.<ref name=Clark> Clark, John, "New Troy to Lake Village - the Legend of Prehistoric London", ''The London Archaeologist'', 1983, Volume 4, issue 11, pp. 292–296.</ref>

The 18th-century English poet [[Hildebrand Jacob]] wrote an epic poem, ''Brutus the Trojan, Founder of the British Empire'', about him, following in the tradition of Virgil's fictitious Roman foundation epic the ''[[Aeneid]]'', left unfinished at Virgil's death in 19 BC.<ref>{{cite ODNB|last=Bullen|first=A. H.|title=Jacob, Hildebrand|url=http://www.oxforddnb.com/view/article/14568|access-date=23 January 2013|author2=Bridget Hill|editor-first1=Bridget |editor-last1=Hill |year=2004 |doi=10.1093/ref:odnb/14568 }}</ref> 

Geoffrey's ''Historia'' says that Brutus and his followers landed at [[Totnes]] in [[Devon]]. A stone on Fore Street in Totnes, known as the "Brutus Stone", commemorates this imaginary event.<ref name=Clark/>

In 2021, the Totnes community radio station [[Soundart Radio]] commissioned a radio drama adaptation of the Brutus myth by the writer Will Kemp.<ref>{{Cite news|last=Morgan|first=Lee|date=29 March 2021|title=Brutus of Troy {{!}} First King of Britain unleashed in Totnes|work=People’s Republic of South Devon|url=https://www.theprsd.co.uk/2021/03/29/brutus-of-troy-first-king-of-britain-unleashed-in-totnes/|access-date=21 September 2021}}</ref>