TRINOVANTES

also spelled Trinobantes, in ancient Britain, a powerful tribe living north and northeast of what is now London. When Julius Caesar invaded Britain in 54 BC, they joined him against their western rivals, the Catuvellauni. Conquered by the Romans in AD 43, the Trinovantes revolted unsuccessfully in 6061 in alliance with Boudicca (Boadicea), queen of Iceni. Nothing more is known of them, but in medieval legends and romances, their name is connected with the legendary Trojans Brutus and Corineus, who were supposed to have given their names to Britain and Cornwall.