Albina is a legendary princess in the Matter of Britain. Medieval chroniclers claimed she and her sisters were exiled to an uninhabited island after killing their spouses, who attempted to force them into obedience. She supposedly named this island Albion, later known as Great Britain, after herself. According to modern philogy, the name Albion was inspired by the White Cliffs of Dover, derived from the Latin albus, meaning "white" or "bright".
Matter of Britain
thumb|Miniature from the Brut Chronicle depicting the arrival of Albina and her sisters in Albion, . In the background are diegetically anachronistic giants, and a second ship carrying Brutus of Troy's party.
The first mention of Albina is in the Anglo-Norman poem Des Grantz Geanz, which dates to the late 13th or early 14th century, and has been tentatively dated no later than 1333. An abridged form of the poem was appended as a prologue to the Brut Chronicle.