Brinio Raised on a Shield

Brinio, a noble Canninefate, is raised up on a shield by his people after they have elected him as their leader. Brinio concluded an alliance with the Frisians and the Batavians and was an ally of Claudius Civilis and the Batavians in their fight against the Roman oppressors.

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Ever since 1584, stadholders had been compared with the leaders of the Batavian revolt. The Batavian leader Claudius Civilis and Brinio, of the Canninefate tribe, are the key figures in five works in the Batavian series. The Batavians and the Canninefates had united with the Frisians to fight the Romans in 69-70 AD. The mythical forefathers of the Dutch were rebelling not so much against the Roman Emperor as against the unreasonable behaviour of the governor, just as the seven provinces that formed the Dutch Republic united to fight harsh Spanish officials, rather than the Spanish king.