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Urbgennius

Urbigen, Urbigene, Urgain, Urgence, Urgennius, Urgent

In Geoffrey of Monmouth, Arthur’s Earl of Bath.

He fought in the Roman War and was killed at the battle of Soissons. His name is a variation of Urien, which also occurs in Geoffrey.

It seems that Geoffrey misinterpreted his sources, identifying two characters instead of one.


Sources
Historia Regum Britanniae | Geoffrey of Monmouth, c. 1138
Roman de Brut | Wace, c. 1155
Brut | Layamon, late 12th century to mid-13th century