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Vortigern gives Hengist " large possessions of lands in Lindesia for the subsistence of himself and his fellow-soldiers.
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Vortigern and gives
Vortigern receives them kindly, and gives them ample gifts.
The inscription on the Pillar of Eliseg, a mid-9th-century stone cross in North Wales, gives the Brythonic variant of Vortigern: Guorthigern, a name similar to Vortigern, or Gildas ' " superbus tyrannus ".
Vortigern and Hengist
According to a well-known legend, Hengist and Horsa, two brothers, landed in 449 as mercenaries for a British king, Vortigern.
According to these sources Hengist and Horsa arrived in Britain as mercenaries serving Vortigern, King of the Britons.
In the Historia Brittonum Hengist had an unnamed daughter ( her name is first given in Historia Regum Britanniae as Rowena ) who seduced Vortigern, eventually leading to the Night of the Long Knives when Hengist's men massacred the Britons at a peace accord.
Later in the same work, Bede notes that Hengist was the father of Oeric, and that Oeric accompanied Hengist upon his invitation by Vortigern.
In the entry for the year 455 the Chronicle details that Hengist and Horsa fought with Vortigern at Aylesford and that Horsa died there.
The Historia Brittonum records that, during the reign of Vortigern in Britain, three vessels that had been exiled from Germania arrived in Britain, commanded by Hengist and Horsa.
" In 447 AD, Vortigern received Hengist and Horsa " as friends " and gave to the brothers the Isle of Thanet.
Vortigern allowed Hengist to send for more of Hengist's countrymen to come over to Britain and fight for Vortigern.
Hengist prepared a feast, inviting Vortigern, Vortigern's officers, and Ceretic, his translator.
" At the instigation of the Devil ", Vortigern fell in love with Hengist's daughter and promised Hengist whatever he liked in exchange for her betrothal.
Hengist told Vortigern that he would now be both Vortigern's father and adviser and that Vortigern would know no defeat with his counsel, " for the people of my country are strong, warlike, and robust.
" Hengist convened his forces and sent to Vortigern an offer of peace.
Vortigern accepted, and Hengist prepared a feast to bring together the British and Saxon leaders.
Hengist — here Geoffrey notes whose " years and wisdom entitled him to precedence "— responds for the company, stating that they have come from their homeland of Saxony, and that they had come to offer their services to Vortigern or some other prince.
Vortigern asks Hengist and Horsa if they will help him in his wars, and offers them land and " other possessions.
" Hengist and Horsa accept Vortigern's offer, settle on an agreement, and stay with Vortigern at his court.
In chapter 11, since Vortigern now owes his victory to Hengist and Horsa, he increases the rewards he has promised to two.
" Geoffrey refers to Hengist as a " man of experience and subtilty ," and records that Hengist told Vortigern that Vortigern's enemies assail him from every quarter, and that few of Vortigern's subjects love him.
Hengist continues that Vortigern's subjects threaten Vortigern and say that they will bring over Aurelius Ambrosius from Armorica to depose Vortigern and make Aurelius king.
Vortigern and large
) Later, when Vortigern's power has faded, the two brothers return from exile with a large army, destroy Vortigern and become friends with Merlin.
At the time, Vortigern was in what is now Canterbury, and upon being informed of " the arrival of some tall strangers in large ships ," he ordered that they be received with peace and led to him.
The Anglo-Saxon Chronicle for the years 449-454 records the arrival of large numbers of Angles and Jutes under Hengest and Horsa, defeating the British king, Vortigern, in 455.
Vortigern and for
The Anglo-Saxon Chronicle entry for the year 449 records that Hengest and Horsa were invited to Britain by Vortigern to assist his forces in fighting the Picts.
After the Saxons had lived on Thanet for " some time " Vortigern promised them supplies of clothing and other provisions on condition that the Saxons assist him in fighting the enemies of his country.
Potential alternate fates for Vortigern are provided.
Vortigern comments that he is grieved that pagans have come to help him, but says that he rejoices at their arrival as, " whether by God's providence, or some other agency ," their assistance is much needed, for Vortigern is surrounded by enemies.
When the Saxons can no longer tolerate the assaults of the Britons, they send out Vortigern to his son Vortimer, asking for safe return back to Germania.
Hengist says that, if Vortigern deems these terms acceptable, he requests that Vortigern set a time and place for them to meet.
In chapter III, Hengist is struck with terror after hearing that Aurelius Ambrosius had rallied the Britons and burned Vortigern alive in a tower, " for he dreaded the valour of Aurelius.
The story as reported in such sources as the Historia Brittonum and Gildas indicates that the British king Vortigern allowed the Germanic warlords, later named as Hengist and Horsa by Bede, to settle their people on the Isle of Thanet in exchange for their service as mercenaries.
Hengist, according to Bede, manipulated Vortigern into granting more land and allowing for more settlers to come in, paving the way for the Germanic settlement of Britain.
* The Britons and Anglo-Saxon mercenaries under king Vortigern, appeal to Flavius Aetius ( magister militum of Gaul ), for military assistance in their struggle against the Picts and Irish.
Vortigern is accused of incest ( a possible or perhaps intentional mistake of Vortigern for Vortipor, accused by Gildas of the same crime ), oath-breaking, treason, love for a pagan woman, and lesser vices such as pride.
Vortigern and himself
However, they spared Vortigern, who ransomed himself by giving the Saxons Essex, Sussex, Middlesex, and other unnamed districts.
Vortigern marries Rowena that night, is very pleased with her, but brings upon himself the hatred of his nobles and three sons.
The ambassadors inform Vortigern that Hengist does not intend to stay with Vortigern nor does Hengist intend to attack his countrymen, but rather he has brought his men because he thought Vortimer was yet living, so that he could defend himself.
Yet now that he, Hengist, no longer doubts the death of Vortimer, Hengist submits himself and his people to the will of Vortigern, so that he will accept whomever Vortigern likes among his men, and send the rest back to Germania.
However, this proved no hindrance to his coronation, for Vortigern himself performed the ceremony instead of a bishop.
The only escapees from this slaughter were said to be Vortigern himself.
The treacherous Vortigern took the throne for himself.
Vortigern had only one performance at the Drury Lane Theatre before Ireland admitted he had forged the documents and written the plays himself.
Merlin himself kills Vortigern with the aid of the magical sword Excalibur, given to him as a gift by the Lady of the Lake.
So Vortigern himself with the elders by birth of his people the matter and carefully thought over what they might do.
Vortigern himself was spared, but all his men were butchered, except Eldol, Earl of Gloucester, who escaped.
Chapters 43 – 45 indicate that Vortigern's son Vortimer, not Vortigern himself, rose against the Saxons and engaged them in four battles.
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