Gildas the Wise
British monk and historian.
Writings
English translations (older public-domain ones, and a few modern ones shared under open licences), divided into chapters and short sections, with a download for each. A modern English version and the original-language text are planned for the works that matter most.
- Fragments of Letters Older English 11 min read
- Lorica Older English 12 min read
- Penitential Older English 12 min read
- Introduction Older English 10 min read
- The Ruin of Britain Older English 4.0 h read
Most translations are the older ones in the public domain (mostly the nineteenth-century Ante-Nicene, Nicene and Post-Nicene Fathers); a few are modern translations shared under an open licence, with the translators credited on the work’s page. Square brackets and any Greek or Latin words are as the source prints them.