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'''Trahern''' ({{Langx|cy|Trahaearn}}) is a legendary [[List of legendary kings of Britain|King of the Britons]] in [[Geoffrey of Monmouth]]'s fictional ''[[Historia Regum Britanniae]]''.

According to Geoffrey, Trahern was king of the [[Britons (historic)|Britons]] and [[Ancient Rome|Roman]] senator. He was the brother of the late [[Coel Hen]] and uncle of [[Helena, mother of Constantine I|Saint Helena]].<ref>{{Cite book |last= |first= |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=ESLvAAAAMAAJ |title=The British History of Geoffrey of Monmouth (to 664 A.D.): The Aaron Thompson Translation of 1718 |date=1975 |publisher=J. C. Vaughan |pages=168–169 |language=en}}</ref> Trahern was sent by Emperor [[Constantine I]] to restore [[Roman Britain|Britain]] to [[Roman Empire|Roman rule]] during the usurpation of Octavius ([[Eudaf]]).

When Octavius took control of Britain from Rome, Constantine sent three [[Roman legion]]s to Britain under the command of Trahern. He landed at 'Kaerperis' and captured it forcing Octavius to conscript all the island into the army to combat the Roman legions.<ref>{{Cite book |last1=Giles |first1=John Allen |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=QBECAAAAYAAJ |title=Six Old English Chronicles: Of which Two are Now First Translated from the Monkish Latin Originals. Ethelwerd's Chronicle. Asser's Life of Alfred. Geoffrey of Monmouth's British History. Gildas. Nennius. and Richard of Cirencester |last2=Gildas |date=1896 |publisher=Bell |pages=164 |language=en}}</ref> Octavius met Trahern in a field outside [[Winchester, Hampshire|Winchester]] where they fought and Octavius won.

Trahern fled to [[Alba]]ny and pillaged the land. That caused Octavius to react again, where he met Trahern in [[Westmorland]], but Octavius was defeated this time. Octavius fled Britain and Trahern took on the crown himself. A few years later, supporters of Octavius, who was in exile in [[Norway]], attacked Trahern in a forest. They killed him and Octavius immediately returned and was recrowned king.

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