Everything about Dionotus totally explained
In
Geoffrey of Monmouth's
Historia regum Britanniae, a fictional account of the rulers of Britain,
Dionotus was a legendary
King of the Britons during the campaigns in
Gaul led by Emperor
Magnus Maximus. The curious thing about this king is that the Welsh chronicles, which parallel most of Monmouth's book, doesn't mention this king by name. He succeeded his brother,
Caradocus as ruler of the Britons and
Cornwall.
Nothing is said of Dionotus until he became king under Maximus. He is first mentioned when
Conan Meriadoc, king of
Brittany sends a request to Britain for Briton women to help populate his country. Dionotus, being extremely noble and powerful, accepted the request and sent seventy-two thousand women to Gaul. The ships, however, became lost at sea and most of the women died or were captured by barbarians.
A small group of these women defied kings Wanius and Melga of the
Picts and the
Huns, who attempted to have intercourse with them. The women were slaughtered for their defiance and the kings invaded Britain from
Albany. Britain, due to the war led by Maximus and the tragedy at sea, was empty of all able-bodied men and women. This allowed the two kings room to destroy much of the countryside before any attempt at resisting them could be made.
Maximus finally sent a man named
Gracianus Municeps to stop the attack by the kings. He was sent in with two legions and killed many thousands of warriors before the kings fled off the island to
Ireland. Maximus died in
Rome soon after and Dionotus became the official king of the Britons. Unfortunately, before he could begin his reign, Gracianus took hold of the crown and made himself king over Dionotus. No mention of Dionotus's fate is made.
Geoffery may have created this character from the historical figure of
Marcus, a short lived
Roman usurper whose limited historical exploits are seemingly mirrored by Dionotus'.
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