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Erbin of Dumnonia (Latin: Urbanus; c. 427 – c. 480) was a 5th-century King of Dumnonia (now Cornwall and Devon) and saint of Wales.
The kings of Dumnonia were the rulers of the large Brythonic kingdom of Dumnonia in the south-west of Great Britain during the Sub-Roman and early medieval periods.
Erbin, King of Dumnonia (Born c.AD 427) (Welsh: Erbin; Latin: Urbanus; English: Urban) He succeeded his father, Constantine, as Over-King of Dumnonia in the mid-5th century. He features in the Mabinogion stories as an aging monarch, harrassed by enemies from beyond his borders.
Dumnonia is the Latinised name for a Brythonic kingdom that existed in Sub-Roman Britain between the late 4th and late 8th centuries CE in the more westerly parts of present-day South West England.
Formed as the kingdom of Dumnonia by the long-dominant Dumnonii tribe here, it apparently emerged much earlier than many of its peers, perhaps up to two hundred years earlier than equivalents in the rest of modern England, while in Wales the picture is more confused.
Erbin of Dumnonia Son of Constantine and father of Arthur’s warriors Geraint , Ermid , and Dywel . Erbin ruled a Cornish kingdom, which he had to turn over to his son Geraint when he became ill.
Apr 19, 2024 · The intriguingly named Petroc Baladrddellt ap Clemen, Petroc the Splintered Spear, son of Clemen, and Geraint Llyngesic ab Erbin or Geraint the Fleet Owner, son of Erbin, were among them.
