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Uncommon card · History
Historia Regum Britanniae, an Uncommon card
De gestis Britonum, commonly known as Historia regum Britanniae, is a fictitious account of British history written around 1136 by the Welsh cleric Geoffrey of Monmouth.
- Rarity
- Uncommon
- Domain
- History
- ATK
- 68
- DEF
- 41
- Power
- 109
- Wikipedia reads a year
- 93,000
Power 109 (ATK + DEF): stronger than 50 % of WikiCards cards.
Historia Regum Britanniae quiz: 3 questions
Three questions on the Historia Regum Britanniae card, the way WikiCards duels ask them. Pick an answer, the facts are just below.
Find the missing word
It is one of the ______ pieces of the Matter of Britain.
Answer
central. It is one of the central pieces of the Matter of Britain. From the Historia Regum Britanniae article on Wikipedia.
In which decade?
De gestis Britonum, commonly known as Historia regum Britanniae, is a fictitious account of British history written around ____ by the Welsh cleric Geoffrey of Monmouth.
Answer
1130s. De gestis Britonum, commonly known as Historia regum Britanniae, is a fictitious account of British history written around 1136 by the Welsh cleric Geoffrey of Monmouth. From the Historia Regum Britanniae article on Wikipedia.
Which of these cards hits hardest (highest ATK)?
Answer
John Debney. John Debney 75 · Historia Regum Britanniae 68 · Tristan Rogers 65 · Pope Benedict IX 61 ATK in WikiCards.
In a duel, each round asks a question like these about the opposing card, with 15 seconds to answer.
The facts on the card
The card carries these facts from its Wikipedia article.
- It chronicles the lives of the kings of the Britons over the course of two thousand years, beginning with the Trojans founding the British nation and continuing until the Anglo-Saxons assumed control of much of Britain around the 7th century.
- It is one of the central pieces of the Matter of Britain.
- Although taken as historical truth until the 16th century, it is now considered to have no value as history.
Why it is Uncommon
Rarity in WikiCards follows a year of Wikipedia page views: the most read articles become Epic and Legendary cards. The Historia Regum Britanniae article was read about 93,000 times in a year. ATK comes from the length of the article and DEF from its quality, so this card hits with 68 and blocks with 41: each hit it takes is cut by 16 %.
How to get Historia Regum Britanniae
Open packs. Each pack holds five cards drawn from real Wikipedia articles, the rarest last, and the fifth card is always Rare or better. The odds are shown in the game. A free pack arrives every hour and two can wait, and the Coins you win in duels buy more packs.
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Credits
Text : Wikipedia, Historia Regum Britanniae (revision), CC BY-SA 4.0. Photo : Master of Edward IV, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons.
