General history: Britons and Saxons | British History Online
Web3 days ago · Hengist was no sooner informed of his death, than he returned with a numerous body of Saxons; and landing, in spite of all opposition, fought several battles with the Britons, under the command of Vortigern; who, upon the death of his son, Vortimer, had been restored to the throne.
General history: Kings of Kent (Hengist to Baldred)
Web3 days ago · Hermenric died in 564, leaving a daughter, named Rickell, who married Sledda, second king of the East Saxons; and Ethelbert, his son and partner in the kingdom above-mentioned, who succeeded to the entire possession of it on his father's death, and became one of the most celebrated monarchs, not only of Kent, but of the whole heptarchy.
King Arthur | Story, Legend, History, & Facts | Britannica
Web5 days ago · King Arthur, legendary British king who appears in a cycle of medieval romances (known as the Matter of Britain) as the sovereign of a knightly fellowship of the Round Table. It is not certain how these legends originated or whether the figure of Arthur was based on a historical person. The legend possibly originated either in Wales or in …
The solution to the ‘Two St Patricks’ theory - The History Press
Web4 days ago · The dates of his death vary, from 432 to 461. The Irish annals talk of an Old Patrick, or Patraic Sen, said to have died around 458. Welsh legend mentions Einion Yrth.
Parishes: Tong | British History Online
Web5 days ago · This happened in the year 461, and Vortigern being set at liberty, retired into Wales. It was at a feast held at this castle in 450, that the story is told of Vortigern's being so enamoured with the beauty of Rowena, Hengist's daughter, that he repudiated his wife, and married her, and in recompence to Hengist, gave him up the sovereignty of Kent.
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Web2 days ago · Vortigern's entire reason for existence is to destroy Britain. It comes from Britain's own desire to destroy itself (one of the core concepts of Type/Moon is the existence of the Counter Force and how the planet is a conscious being that tries to protect itself), as Faerie Britain is a Lostbelt and by definition shouldn't exist, as the Pruning Theoretical …
The Tempest - Wikipedia
Web22 hours ago · The Tempest is a play by William Shakespeare, probably written in 1610–1611, and thought to be one of the last plays that he wrote alone.After the first scene, which takes place on a ship at sea during a tempest, the rest of the story is set on a remote island, where Prospero, a complex and contradictory character, lives with his daughter …
Arthurian Legend - Ramsdale
Web3 days ago · After the death of Uther, Arthur, who had been reared in secrecy, won acknowledgment as king of Britain by successfully withdrawing a sword from a stone. Merlin, ... Merlin: magician, seer, and teacher at the court of King Vortigern and later at the court of King Arthur. He was a bard and culture hero in early Celtic folklore. In Arthurian ...
Gender, Nation and Conquest in the High Middle Ages: Nest of Deheubarth
Web22 May 2024 · She was also the mistress of Henry I and after Gerald’s death she had relationships with Stephen, constable of Cardigan and Hait, a Flemish sheriff of Pembrokeshire, having a son with each. ... Some comparisons are drawn, for example with Vortigern’s passion for Rowena’s beauty, which led him to lose Kent in the 9th century. …
Druid - Wikipedia
Web2 days ago · Etymology. The English word druid derives from Latin druidēs (plural), which was considered by ancient Roman writers to come from the native Gaulish word for these figures. Other Roman texts employ the form druidae, while the same term was used by Greek ethnographers as δρυΐδης (druidēs). Although no extant Romano-Celtic inscription …
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