Gildas swathes the condemnations in allegorical beasts from the Book of Daniel and the Book of Revelation, likening the kings to the beasts described there: a lion, a leopard, a bear, and a dragon.
Xildas utiliza as bestas alegóricas do Libro de Daniel e o Libro da Revelación, equiparando aos reis ás bestas descritas: un león, un leopardo, un oso e un dragón.