Get to know Britanniae better with 8 real example sentences.
Britanniae in a sentence
Using Britanniae
- In the example corpus, britanniae often appears in combinations such as: regum britanniae, britanniae main.
Context around Britanniae
- Average sentence length in these examples: 27.6 words
- Position in the sentence: 1 start, 6 middle, 1 end
- Sentence types: 8 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations
Corpus analysis for Britanniae
- In this selection, "britanniae" usually appears in the middle of the sentence. The average example has 27.6 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
- Around the word, regum, main, 12th and geoffrey stand out and add context to how "britanniae" is used.
- Recognizable usage signals include historia regum britanniae 12th century and historia regum britanniae first gave. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
- By corpus frequency, "britanniae" sits close to words such as aaaaa, aaba and aafc, which helps place it inside the broader word index.
Example types with britanniae
The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:
As well as the Historia Regum Britanniae, there is also place-name evidence to connect Ambrosius with nearby Amesbury. (19 words)
These stories are most centrally brought together within Geoffrey of Monmouth 's Historia Regum Britanniae (History of the Kings of Britain). (21 words)
Conan is also featured in the Historia Regum Britanniae, where he is appointed king by Roman emperor Magnus Maximus (reigned 383-388). (22 words)
Hengist and Horsa appear in books 6 and 8: Book 6 In chapter 10 of book 6 of Historia Regum Britanniae, Geoffrey records that three brigandines (or long galleys) full of armed men commanded by two brothers, Hengist and Horsa, arrived in Britain. (43 words)
In the Historia Brittonum Hengist had an unnamed daughter (Historia Regum Britanniae first gave her name as Rowena ) who seduced Vortigern, eventually leading to the Treachery of the Long Knives when Hengist's men massacred the Britons at a peace accord. (41 words)
Based on the Welsh name (given as Kaerleir), Geoffrey of Monmouth proposes a king Leir of Britain as an eponymous founder in his Historia Regum Britanniae (12th century). (28 words)
Example sentences (8)
As well as the Historia Regum Britanniae, there is also place-name evidence to connect Ambrosius with nearby Amesbury.
Based on the Welsh name (given as Kaerleir), Geoffrey of Monmouth proposes a king Leir of Britain as an eponymous founder in his Historia Regum Britanniae (12th century).
Conan is also featured in the Historia Regum Britanniae, where he is appointed king by Roman emperor Magnus Maximus (reigned 383-388).
Hengist and Horsa appear in books 6 and 8: Book 6 In chapter 10 of book 6 of Historia Regum Britanniae, Geoffrey records that three brigandines (or long galleys) full of armed men commanded by two brothers, Hengist and Horsa, arrived in Britain.
His major work was the Historia Regum Britanniae main (History of the Kings of Britain), the work best known to modern readers.
Historia Regum Britanniae main Geoffrey wrote several works of interest, all in Latin, the language of learning and literature in Europe during the medieval period.
In the Historia Brittonum Hengist had an unnamed daughter (Historia Regum Britanniae first gave her name as Rowena ) who seduced Vortigern, eventually leading to the Treachery of the Long Knives when Hengist's men massacred the Britons at a peace accord.
These stories are most centrally brought together within Geoffrey of Monmouth 's Historia Regum Britanniae (History of the Kings of Britain).
Common combinations with britanniae
These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts: