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Editorial Reviews - Ancient Tribes of the British Isles From the Publisher Chapters: Tribes of Ancient Britain, Tribes of Ancient Ireland, Gododdin, Scoti, Dumnonii, Silures, Cornovii, Attacotti, Déisi, Novantae, Selgovae, Belgae, Iceni, Brigantes, Iverni, Caledonians, Atrebates, Catuvellauni, Cruthin, Damnonii, Roman Client Kingdoms in Britain, Votadini, Durotriges, Trinovantes, Parisii, Dobunni, Regnenses, Corieltauvi, Setantii, Cantiaci, Iron Age Tribes in Britain, Ordovices, Cassi, Epidii, Ancalites, Demetae, Brittani, Deceangli, Carvetii, Maeatae, Taexali, Vacomagi, Segontiaci, Creones, Decantae, Carnonacae, Caereni, Smertae, Lugi, Venicones, Bibroci. Excerpt: The Dumnonii or Dumnones were a British Celtic tribe who inhabited the farther parts of the South West peninsula of Britain, from at least the Iron Age up to the early Saxon period. They were bordered to the east by the Durotriges. William Camden, in his 1607 edition of Britannia, describes Cornwall and Devon as being two parts of the same 'country' which: was in ancient time inhabited by those Britains whom Solinus called Dunmonii, Ptolomee Damnonii, or (as we find in some other copies) more truly Danmonii. ... . But... the Country of this nation is at this day divided into two parts, known by later names of Cornwall and Denshire ... The near or hithermore region of the Danmonians that I spake of is now commonly called Denshire, by the Cornish-Britains Dewnan, and by the Welsh Britains Duffneint, that is, low valleys, for that the people dwell for the most part beneath in Vales; by the English Saxons Deven-schire, whereof grew the Latin name Devonia, and by that contraction which the vulgar people useth, Denshire. William Camden had learnt some Welsh during the course of his studies and it would appear that he is the origin of the interpretation of Dumnonii as "dee... More: http://booksllc.net/?id=8368 Synopsis Chapters: Tribes of Ancient Britain, Tribes of Ancient I
