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==Cornish Folklore== | ==Cornish Folklore== | ||
In 1136, Geoffrey of Monmouth reported in the first book of The History of the Kings of Britain that the indigenous giants of Cornwall were slaughtered by Brutus, the (eponymous founder of Great Britain), his son Corineus (eponymous founder of Cornwall) and his brothers who had settled in Britain after the Trojan War. Following the defeat of the giants, their leader Gogmagog wrestled with the warrior Corineus, and was killed when Corineus threw him from a cliff into the sea. <ref>[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jack_the_Giant_Killer Jack the Giant Killer]</ref> | In 1136, Geoffrey of Monmouth reported in the first book of The History of the Kings of Britain that the indigenous giants of Cornwall were slaughtered by Brutus, the (eponymous founder of Great Britain), his son Corineus (eponymous founder of Cornwall) and his brothers who had settled in Britain after the Trojan War. Following the defeat of the giants, their leader Gogmagog wrestled with the warrior Corineus, and was killed when Corineus threw him from a cliff into the sea. <ref>[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jack_the_Giant_Killer Jack the Giant Killer]</ref> | ||
==See Also== | ==See Also== | ||