Editing Nennius (section)

==Associated historians and authors==
* [[Gildas]] – Sixth-century historian who lived in South-west Britain.  Wrote ''[[De excidio et conquestu Britanniae]]'', which focused largely on the history of Christian Britain but fails to give an in-depth look of the pagan period.<ref>Gransden, Antonia. ''Historical Writing in England.'' Ithaca, New York: Cornell UP, 1974.</ref>
* Bede (the [[Venerable Bede]]) – Lived in Northumbria about half a century prior to Nennius. He wrote ''[[Historia Ecclesiastica Gentis Anglorum]]'' (Ecclesiastical History of the English People) over many years (completed 731 or 732). It includes a geographical description of the British Isles and focuses on the history of the Anglo-Saxon Church from [[Augustine of Canterbury|St. Augustine]]'s 597 mission though his preamble covers earlier ages.
* [[William of Malmesbury]] – Early twelfth-century historian.  Recorded history of Britain by compiling both Anglo-Saxon and Anglo-Norman traditions.  He was the first historian of England to make use of topography and ancient monuments as historical sources.
* [[Geoffrey Gaimar]] – Twelfth-century Norman historian who wrote ''[[L'Estoire des Engleis]]''.  It was the first known Romance in vernacular verse written in England.