- Ricatus
King Ricatus (a
Latin form of the name) was aking inCornwall in the10th century .He is known solely from an inscription on a carved stone memorial cross, dated to
1000 Charles Thomas. (1986). "Celtic Britain". Ancient Peoples & Places Series. London: Thames & Hudson"] , which now stands in the grounds of Penlee House inPenzance . It reads, "Regis Ricati Crux" - 'The cross of King Ricatus'. [Philip Payton . (1996). "Cornwall". Fowey: Alexander Associates] Because of the late date, Prof. Charles Thomas believes he could have been little more than a local ruler aroundLand's End . The sixteenth-century Cornish language drama "Beunans Meriasek " ('The Life ofSt Meriasek ') at lines 2463-65 mentions four Cornish kings. The second is called Pygys, which may be a misreading for an earlier *Rygys, the Cornish form of Ricatus.ee also
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Kingdom of Cornwall
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