Brutus, King of Britain (-1086 BC), whence Britain, listed in Geoffrey of Monmouth's "History of the Kings of Britain"  c. 1100 B.C.-689 AD, as the first King of Britain who ruled for 23 years.  "Brutus, the great - grandson of Aeneas and late of the royal family of Italy, leads his people out of Greece and settles on the island of Britain (in those days called Albion), where he becomes its first king, roughtly 1100 years before the birth of Christ. (In essence the story of Brutus is taken from "Historia Brittonum of Nennius" where the birth of the hero is described: and which gives the journey westwards.  Thus reduced, he wandered forty-two years in Africa, and arrived, with his family, at the altars of the Philistines, by the Lake of Osiers. Then passing between Rusicada and the hilly country of Syria, they travelled by the River Malva through Mauretain as far as the Pillars of Hercules..) The exploits of Brutus continue:  After many encounters and victories over the Greeks, Brutus ploughed through the waves in a crossing which lasted thirty days arriving in Africa, still not knowing in which direction they should steer their ships.  Then came to the Altars of the Philistines and to the Salt-pan Lake, and from there they sailed on between Russicada and the mountains of Zarec.  In this spot they suffered great danger from an attack by pirates, but they beat it off and became the richer by booty and plunder.  After this they passed the River Malve and landed in Mauretania. There they were harassed by lack of food and drink; they therefore disembarked from their ships, split up into groups and ravaged the country from end to end. 
Once they re-victualled they sailed for the Pillars of Hercules, and there those deep-sea monsters called the Sirens made their appearance and nearly sank their ships as they moved forward.  They escaped, however, and came upon four generations born to exiles from Troy, generations which had accompanied Antenor in his flight.  Their leader was called Corineus. Corineus and Brutus did battle with the Kings and Princes of Gaul.  After defeating King Goffar and his Poitevins, as well as kings and princes of Gaul, Brutus was nevertheless filled with anxiety, for the number of his men became smaller every day, while that of the Gauls was constantly increasing.  Brutus was in doubt as to whether he could oppose the Gauls any longer; and he finally chose to return to his ships in the full glory of his victory while the greater part of his comrades were still safe, and then to seek out the island which divine prophecy had promised would be his.

So, with the winds behind him, he sought the promised island, and came ashore at Totnes.  At the time the island of Britain was called Albion.  It was uninhabited except for a few giants.  Brutus called the island
Britain from his own name, and his companions he called Britons.  His intention was that his memory should be
perpetuated by the derivation of the name.  A little later the language of the people, which had up to then been known as Trojan or Crooked Greek, was called British, for the same reason.  Corineus, however, following in this the example of his leader, called the region of the kingdom which had fallen to his share Cornwall, after the manner of his own name, and the people who lived there he called Cornishmen.

When Brutus had built the city along the River Thames which he called "Troia Nova", he presented it to the citizens by right of inheritance, and gave them a code of laws by which they might live peacefully together.  At that time the priest Eli was ruling in Judea and the Ark of the Covenant was captured by the Philistines.  The sons of Hector reigned in Troy, for the descendants of Antenor had been driven out.  In Italy reigned Aenes Silvius, son of Aeneas and uncle of Brutus, the third of the Latin Kings.

In the meantime Brutus had consummated his marriage with his wife Ignoge. By her he had three sons;
    * Locrinus, listed in the above book as the next King of Britain. ruled for 10 years. After the death of his father the kingdom was divided between these three sons.  Locrinus, who was the first born, inherited the part of the island which was afterwards called Loegria after him.  Locrinus married Corineus daughter, whose name was Gwendolen.
    * Kamber, next, received the region which is on the further bank of the River Severn, the part which is now known as Wales but which was for a long time after his death called Kambria from his name. As a result the people of country still call themselves Kambri today in the Welsh tongue.
    * Albanactus, the youngest, took the region which is nowadays called Scotland in our language. He called it Albany, after his own name.