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{{dablink|This article is about the ancient ethnic groups of [[Great Britain]]. For the modern term, see [[Briton]]}}
'''Brython''' and '''Brythonic''' are terms which refer to [[Indigenous peoples of Europe|indigenous]], pre-[[Ancient Rome|Roman]], [[Celt]]ic speaking inhabitants of most of the island of [[Great Britain]], and their [[culture]]s and [[language]]s, the [[Brythonic languages]]. These [[ethnic group]]s are also referred to as the &#x(contracted; show full)

The territory is generally taken to exclude the island of [[Ireland]] which is perceived as territory of the [[Gaels]], though early inhabitants of Ireland known as the [[Cruithne (people)|Cruithne]] were Brythonic speaking at this time.

By post-Roman times, the Picts were seen as a separate group, and the territory of the Epidii had become the [[Goidelic]] Celtic territory of [[Dál Riata]]. The English historian [[Bede]]
 made the wildly exaggerated claimed that by 642 [[Oswald]], king of [[Northumbria]], had "brought under his dominion all the nations and provinces of Britain, which are divided into four languages, to wit, those of the Britons, the Picts, the Scots and the English."

== Famous Brythons ==
* [[King Arthur|Arthur]] - Romano-British war leader [[Historical basis for King Arthur|of debatable historicity]]
* [[Boudica]], Queen of the [[Iceni]], who led the rebellion against [[Ancient Rome|Roman]] occupation in 60. 
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[[br:Brezhoned]]
[[cy:Brythoniaid]]
[[fr:Bretons insulaires]]
[[gl:Bretóns]]
[[it:Britanni]]
[[lt:Britai (keltai)]]
[[ru:Бритты]]