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5th-century ruler in Sub-Roman Britain
Vortigern (/ˈvɔːrtɪdʒɜːrn/ or /-ɡɜːrn/; Old Welsh: Guorthigirn, Guorthegern; Welsh: Gwrtheyrn; Old English: Wyrtgeorn; Old Breton: Gurdiern, Gurthiern;
Vortigern
Play written by William Henry Ireland
Vortigern and Rowena, or Vortigern, an Historical Play, is a play that was touted as a newly-discovered work by William Shakespeare when it first appeared
Vortigern_and_Rowena
Legendary brothers said to have led the invasion of Britain in the 5th century
Ebbsfleet on the Isle of Thanet. For a time, they served as mercenaries for Vortigern, King of the Britons, but later they turned against him (British accounts
Hengist_and_Horsa
5th-century Romano-British warlord
predeceases them both. He also appears as a young prophet who meets the tyrant Vortigern; in this guise, he was later transformed into the wizard Merlin. Ambrosius
Ambrosius_Aurelianus
Topics referred to by the same term
Vortigern was a legendary 5th-century British ruler. Vortigern can also refer to: HMS Vortigern (D37), a British Royal Navy V class destroyer Wyrtgeorn
Vortigern_(disambiguation)
2017 film by Guy Ritchie
and teams with a group of rebels to fight against the tyrannical king Vortigern, played by Jude Law. Àstrid Bergès-Frisbey, Djimon Hounsou, Aidan Gillen
King Arthur: Legend of the Sword
King_Arthur:_Legend_of_the_Sword
Destroyer of the Royal Navy
HMS Vortigern was a V-class destroyer of the Royal Navy. She served in both World Wars, and was sunk in 1942. The V-class destroyer was a development
HMS_Vortigern
Mythological wife of "king of the Britons"
was the daughter of the purported Anglo-Saxon chief Hengist and wife of Vortigern, "King of the Britons". Presented as a beautiful femme fatale, she won
Rowena
Painting by Angelica Kauffman
Vortigern and Rowena, also known by the longer title Vortigern, King of Britain, Enamoured with Rowena at the Banquet of Hengist the Saxon General, is
Vortigern and Rowena (painting)
Vortigern_and_Rowena_(painting)
1998 British-American television miniseries
people. King Constant, the first Christian King of England, is executed by Vortigern, who immediately takes the crown and proclaims himself king. Fey goddess
Merlin_(miniseries)
Welsh capital. In the Historia Brittonum, there is a narrative in which Vortigern (Welsh: Gwrtheyrn), King of the Celtic Britons from Powys is interrupted
Flag_of_Wales
English Shakespearean forger (1775–1835)
produced a whole new play, allegedly written by Shakespeare, entitled Vortigern and Rowena. After extensive negotiations, Irish playwright Richard Brinsley
William_Henry_Ireland
King
(Welsh: Cadeyrn) is a figure of Welsh tradition, said to be a son of Vortigern, the tyrannical King of the Britons, and the brother of Vortimer. A figure
Catigern
Father of King Arthur in Arthurian legend
his adviser Vortigern, who seizes the throne. Uther and his other brother, Aurelius Ambrosius, still children, flee to Brittany. Vortigern makes an alliance
Uther_Pendragon
In British tradition, an ancient king
figure in British tradition, a son of the 5th-century Britonnic ruler Vortigern. He is remembered for his fierce opposition to his father's Saxon allies
Vortimer
Heraldic symbol of Wales
the Saxons. In chapters 40–42 there is a narrative in which the tyrant Vortigern flees into Wales to escape the Anglo-Saxon invaders. There he chooses
Welsh_Dragon
2026 American TV series or program
Tewdrig Alex Arco as Meurig George Osborne as Lot Colin Cunningham as Vortigern Nicholas Boulton as Morcant Thor Rosland as Hengist Chick Allan as Gorlas
The Pendragon Cycle: Rise of the Merlin
The_Pendragon_Cycle:_Rise_of_the_Merlin
Pseudohistorical account of British history (c.1136)
his brother Constantine to rule the Britons. After Constantine's death, Vortigern assists his eldest son Constans in succeeding, before enabling their murder
Historia_Regum_Britanniae
Symbol of the Anglo-Saxons in Welsh mythology
when Vortigern (the king of the Britons) tries to build a castle there. Every night, unseen forces demolish the castle walls and foundations. Vortigern consults
White_dragon
Iron Age hillfort in Gwynedd, Wales
tale of Vortigern and the dragons. Other traces suggest habitation into the 5th century, which would put it in the time frame for Vortigern and Ambrosius
Dinas_Emrys
Vortigern was a 4,797 GRT combined train and roll-on/roll-off ferry built by Swan Hunter in 1969 for the British Railways Board. She was sold to Greece
MS_Limon
Ninth-century Latin-language Welsh historical text
king Vortigern, who allowed the Saxons to settle in the island of Britain in return for the hand of Hengist's daughter. One legend about Vortigern says
Historia_Brittonum
Battle between Britons and Anglo-Saxons, fought at Aylesford, Kent, England
the Anglo-Saxon leaders Hengist and Horsa on one side and the family of Vortigern on the other, but neither says who won the battle. It was fought near
Battle_of_Aylesford
1970 novel by Mary Stewart
this, Merlin briefly becomes known as Vortigern's prophet. Days later, Ambrosius invades and defeats Vortigern. Merlin uses his engineering skills to
The_Crystal_Cave
Medieval Welsh chronicle
Gwrtheneu (From the Age of Vortigern the Most Slender) is a fourteenth-century Welsh chronicle. The work spans the age from Vortigern to the reign of John,
O_Oes_Gwrtheyrn
Country in Northern Europe
Great Britain, according to legend some as mercenaries of Brythonic King Vortigern, and formed the south-eastern territories of Kent, the Isle of Wight and
Denmark
Fifth-century conflict in England
Ambrosius Aurelianus and Vortigern (Vitalinus). In his book Historia Brittonum, Nennius affirms that "The reign of Vortigern, and the fight between Vitalinus
Battle_of_Guoloph
Legendary Welsh wizard
the source text, Ambrosius was discovered when the King of the Britons, Vortigern, attempted to erect a tower at Dinas Emrys (City of Emrys). More than
Merlin
Apocryphal massacre in England
story as a purely literary construction. According to the tradition, Vortigern, who had become a high king of the Britons in the wake of the end of Roman
Treason_of_the_Long_Knives
Jacobean play, probably written by William Rowley
also features figures from Arthurian legend, including Uther Pendragon, Vortigern, and Aurelius Ambrosius. The 1662 first edition of The Birth of Merlin
The_Birth_of_Merlin
6th century sermon by Gildas
to Britain as Vortigern, as not all manuscripts contain the name. Theodor Mommsen believed that Gildas did not use the name Vortigern, and that in those
De Excidio et Conquestu Britanniae
De_Excidio_et_Conquestu_Britanniae
Medieval monument in Denbighshire, Wales
seems to have been remarkably accurate according to Robert Vermaat of Vortigern Studies. A generally accepted translation of this inscription, one of
Pillar_of_Eliseg
Ancestor figure of the First Dynasty of Gwynedd
acting under the orders of Magnus Maximus (or Maximus' successors) or Vortigern, the high king of the British in the immediate post-Roman era. The range
Cunedda
Iron Age Celtic people living in Britain
According to Nennius, Gwrangon was King of Kent in the time of Vortigern, until Vortigern took away the kingdom and gave it to Hengist; but Nennius is regarded
Cantiaci
British actor (c. 1759–1830)
(1796) Annius in The Conspiracy by Robert Jephson (1796) Aurelius in Vortigern and Rowena by William Henry Ireland (1796) Osmond in The Castle Spectre
William Barrymore (stage actor)
William_Barrymore_(stage_actor)
Roman settlement at what is now Carmarthen in Wales
Post-Roman settlement's identification as the 'Cair Guorthigirn' ("Fort Vortigern") listed by Nennius among the 28 cities of Britain in his History of the
Moridunum_(Carmarthen)
5th-century bishop of Auxerre and saint
condemned Guorthigern, identified with the 'Vortigern' of Welsh tradition, for incest and other crimes. Vortigern ordered his daughter to bring her child
Germanus_of_Auxerre
Country within the United Kingdom
referenced in literature as a symbol of the people in the Historia Brittonum. Vortigern (Welsh: Gwrtheyrn), King of the Celtic Britons, is interrupted while attempting
Wales
Anglo-Saxon kingdom in the south of Great Britain
ship of reinforcements, and Vortigern married her. However, a war arose in Kent due to a dispute between Hengest and Vortigern's son. After losing several
Wessex
1991 American film
white. Time passes, and Emrys perceives an army coming to kill Vortigern. Soon after, Vortigern is defeated, and the story ends with Merlin revealing that
Merlin_and_the_Dragons
Early medieval cultural group in Britain
reasoned that this happened in 450–455, and he named the "proud tyrant" as Vortigern. However, the date could have been significantly earlier, and Bede's understanding
Anglo-Saxons
American television and film actor
WHAT-THE-FUNK!, which was formed in 2013. He stars as the 5th-century warlord Vortigern in the Arthurian fantasy series The Pendragon Cycle: Rise of the Merlin
Colin_Cunningham
Pre-Saxon England
faction.[citation needed] The one leader at this time known by name is Vortigern, which may have been a title meaning "High King". The depredations of
Romano-British_culture
Most populous island of Denmark
migrated to Great Britain eventually, some as mercenaries of Brythonic King Vortigern, and were granted the south-eastern territories of Kent, the Isle of Wight
Zealand
Legendary creature
ground. Merlin informs Vortigern that, underneath the foundation he has built, is a pool with two dragons sleeping in it. Vortigern orders for the pool to
Dragon
Cleric and writer (c. 1095 – c. 1155)
about Arthur and his successors, or indeed about his predecessors from Vortigern onwards, was made up, partly by himself and partly by others." Other contemporaries
Geoffrey_of_Monmouth
2008 film
before the birth of King Arthur, Merlin serves under King Vortigern. Soon after Vortigern's coronation, fire-breathing dragons land in Britain, setting
Merlin and the War of the Dragons
Merlin_and_the_War_of_the_Dragons
Body of medieval literature
articles The Medieval Development of Arthurian Literature - from H2G2 Vortigern Studies - a collection of articles on King Arthur by various Arthurian
Matter_of_Britain
Book series by Stephen Lawhead
characters: Taliesin, Magnus Maximus, Theodosius, Ambrosius Aurelianus, Vortigern, Constantine III, Myrddin Wyllt, Clovis I, Gwyddno Garanhir, Elffin ap
The_Pendragon_Cycle
Fabricated Shakespearian writings
a few stray leaves of "Hamblette", and two previously unknown plays, Vortigern and Rowena and Henry II. From the moment of discovery Samuel Ireland invited
Ireland_Shakespeare_forgeries
King of Powys
the Pillar of Eliseg and as well as the Historia Brittonum as a son of Vortigern. In the genealogies from Jesus College MS 20, his father is Cadell Ddyrnllug
Pasgen_ap_Cadeyrn
United States Navy Q-ship
Mar: Texan 13 Mar: Tolten 14 Mar: U-133 15 Mar: USCGC Acacia, U-503, HMS Vortigern 17 Mar: Île de Batz, San Demetrio, Ranja 18 Mar: E.M. Clark, Kassandra
USS_Atik
Middle English chivalric romance
anonymous Middle English verse romance giving an account of the reigns of Vortigern and Uther Pendragon and the early years of King Arthur's reign, in which
Of_Arthour_and_of_Merlin
British Rail classification for train ferries
While in traffic several vessels were involved in various incidents. Vortigern grounded on the approach to Ostend in 1982. Sealink Vanguard collided
British_Rail_Class_99_(ships)
Tourist attraction in Kent, England
as Victorian seaside attraction in 1863 under the fictional name The Vortigern Caves. Their walls were decorated with gaudy murals (of soldiers and pirates)
Margate_Caves
Book about the prophecies of Merlin
this stage in his career appears to have been slight. In the preface Vortigern asks Ambrosius (Merlin) to interpret the meaning of a vision. In it two
Prophetiae_Merlini
Topics referred to by the same term
according to legend fathered incestuously by the 5th-century warlord Vortigern with his daughter Faustus, the Last Night, an opera by Pascal Dusapin
Faustus
Arthurian legendary knight
Perceval's sister Red Knight(s) Rience Sebile Taliesin Tegau Eurfron Vortigern Yniol Animal characters Cavall Gringolet Llamrei Questing Beast Twrch
Lucan_(Arthurian_legend)
maryjones.us. Retrieved 12 August 2022. Williams, Ifor (1959). "Gwrtheyrn (Vortigern)". Dictionary of Welsh Biography. National Library of Wales. Depicted
National_symbols_of_Wales
1934 purge in Germany
occurred during the fifth century Anglo-Saxon settlement of Britain, when Vortigern and the British leaders were invited to discuss peace and the Saxon leader
Night_of_the_Long_Knives
Purported daughter of the Roman Emperor Magnus Maximus
a purported daughter of the Roman Emperor Magnus Maximus and wife of Vortigern. She was mentioned on the fragmentary, mid-ninth century C.E. Latin inscription
Sevira,_daughter_of_Maximus
usurper-emperor 407–411 Constans Constans II, Roman usurper-emperor 409–411 Vortigern Vortimer Germanus of Auxerre (378–448), Battle of Aylesford (455) Aurelius
List of legendary kings of Britain
List_of_legendary_kings_of_Britain
Legendary king of the Britons
Perceval's sister Red Knight(s) Rience Sebile Taliesin Tegau Eurfron Vortigern Yniol Animal characters Cavall Gringolet Llamrei Questing Beast Twrch
King_Arthur
century; Harleian genealogies; Historia Regum Britanniae, c. 1134 Son of Vortigern, fought alongside his brother Vortimer against the Saxons (King) Cerdic
List_of_Arthurian_characters
American oil tanker (1940–1963)
Mar: Texan 13 Mar: Tolten 14 Mar: U-133 15 Mar: USCGC Acacia, U-503, HMS Vortigern 17 Mar: Île de Batz, San Demetrio, Ranja 18 Mar: E.M. Clark, Kassandra
SS_Esso_Nashville
Period in late antiquity in Great Britain
removed] – A timeline landing at A History of Britain blog. Vortigern Studies website – while Vortigern-focused, it is an in-depth resource for navigating the
Sub-Roman_Britain
Tragedies written by William Shakespeare
Spanish Tragedy Thomas Lord Cromwell Thomas of Woodstock Ur-Hamlet † Vortigern and Rowena A Yorkshire Tragedy Poems The Passionate Pilgrim To the Queen
Shakespearean_tragedy
King of the Anglo-Saxon Kingdom of Kent
Hengist, who had settled in Britain with the consent of the British king Vortigern as defence against the Scots, sends for his sons Octa and Ebusa to supplement
Octa_of_Kent
9th-century Historia Brittonum, which makes him a descendant of the ruler Vortigern. Ffernfael is mentioned in a passage in the 9th-century work Historia
Ffernfael_ap_Tewdwr
Fictional character
Perceval's sister Red Knight(s) Rience Sebile Taliesin Tegau Eurfron Vortigern Yniol Animal characters Cavall Gringolet Llamrei Questing Beast Twrch
Morholt
life, other than he was a prince of the Powysian dynasty descended from Vortigern, king of Britain, and brother of Llwchaiarn and Aelhaiarn. Cynhaiarn was
Cynhaiarn
Offshore oil rig that sank in 1982
(unknown date): Unirea Unknown date: Mahi, Temehani Other incidents 4 Mar: Vortigern 22 Mar: USS Jacksonville 6 Apr: ARA Guerrico 3 May: ARA Alferez Sobral
Ocean_Ranger
Topics referred to by the same term
Regum Britanniae, the daughter of the Saxon king Hengest and wife of Vortigern. Rowena can also refer to: Rowena, Georgia, an unincorporated community
Rowena_(disambiguation)
British, Dutch, and Greek freighter (1919–1942)
Mar: Texan 13 Mar: Tolten 14 Mar: U-133 15 Mar: USCGC Acacia, U-503, HMS Vortigern 17 Mar: Île de Batz, San Demetrio, Ranja 18 Mar: E.M. Clark, Kassandra
SS_Kassandra_Louloudis
Britanov Television film The Ruby Ring Patrick Collins 1998 Merlin King Vortigern 2 episodes 2000 The 10th Kingdom Huntsman 4 episodes 2003 Alias Anthony
Rutger_Hauer_filmography
Calendar year
Latin, military tactics and religion (until 469).[citation needed] King Vortigern is burnt to death, while being besieged by a Romano-British force under
459
Peninsula in Kent, England
Britain. According to the eighth-century ecclesiastical historian Bede, Vortigern, King of the Britons, was under attack from other tribes and called for
Isle_of_Thanet
York-class cruiser of the Royal Navy
Mar: Texan 13 Mar: Tolten 14 Mar: U-133 15 Mar: USCGC Acacia, U-503, HMS Vortigern 17 Mar: Île de Batz, San Demetrio, Ranja 18 Mar: E.M. Clark, Kassandra
HMS_Exeter_(68)
British theatre company
Spanish Tragedy Thomas Lord Cromwell Thomas of Woodstock Ur-Hamlet † Vortigern and Rowena A Yorkshire Tragedy Poems The Passionate Pilgrim To the Queen
Royal_Shakespeare_Company
Bay on the coast of Kent, UK
Hengist and Horsa, and the betrothal of Hengist's daughter, Rowena to Vortigern, King of the Britons. Out of 53 crewmen only the navigator, Peter Jensen
Pegwell_Bay
Type of chalk cave in England
Dane hole is adduced as evidence of this, and individual names, such as Vortigern's Caves at Margate, and Canute's Gold Mine near Bexley, naturally follow
Denehole
Medieval football game in Wales
mortal father. The boy was, therefore, led away, and conducted before Vortigern the king." By the 4th century Britannia was divided into four provinces
Cnapan
Royal Netherlands Navy Auxiliary
Mar: Texan 13 Mar: Tolten 14 Mar: U-133 15 Mar: USCGC Acacia, U-503, HMS Vortigern 17 Mar: Île de Batz, San Demetrio, Ranja 18 Mar: E.M. Clark, Kassandra
HNLMS_Moera_Boelian
allegedly perpetrated by Vortigern, governor of the city of Dubris, one of the most important ports in the kingdom. Vortigern had formed a pact with the
Budic_I_of_Brittany
English author and engraver (21 May 1744–July 1800)
manuscript of King Lear, and the manuscript of an otherwise unknown play, Vortigern and Rowena. These were soon on display at Ireland's house, where notable
Samuel_Ireland
Protagonist of a classic German legend
Faustus is the offspring of an incestuous marriage between king Vortigern and Vortigern's own daughter. The character is ostensibly based on Johann Georg
Faust
King of Powys
the historical Mawgan was the same person as Saint Ninian and a son of Vortigern. This would put his birth late in the 4th century. Ben Guy (2018), "The
Mawgan_ap_Pasgen
Ferry sunk at Zeebrugge, Belgium in 1987
Venturer Viking Voyager Viking Viscount Viking Trader 1 Viking Trader 2 Vortigern 123 - Denotes order in which different vessels carried the name F
MS_Herald_of_Free_Enterprise
Germanus to Britain, who defeats the Pelagians in public debate. c.430 Vortigern, supposed king of the Britons, allows Anglo-Saxon mercenaries to settle
5th_century_in_England
Calendar year
of Thanet, according to the Anglo-Saxon Chronicle at the invitation of Vortigern. The Britons form a military alliance with them against the Picts and
449
magic of the cauldron. Vortigern Studies. Hunt, A. (2005). From Glein to Camlann: The life and death of King Arthur. Vortigern Studies. Lloyd, Scott,
List of locations associated with Arthurian legend
List_of_locations_associated_with_Arthurian_legend
the fiction of Geofrey of Monmouth, the daughter of Vortimer, a son of Vortigern and Severa Verch Macsen. Their children were Maglor Ap Umbraphel (b. c
Umbrafel
Type 42 destroyer
(unknown date): Unirea Unknown date: Mahi, Temehani Other incidents 4 Mar: Vortigern 22 Mar: USS Jacksonville 6 Apr: ARA Guerrico 3 May: ARA Alferez Sobral
HMS_Sheffield_(D80)
7th-century Welsh abbot, confessor, and saint
been the grandson of a prince of the local dynasty, which descended from Vortigern, king of Britain. After education and ordination in the monastery at Bangor
Beuno
Independent lifeboat service in Norfolk, England
Cantabria English Trader Gallois Georgia Meriones Monte Nevoso Mount Ida HMS Vortigern Stuart Hill Great Yarmouth & Gorleston Notable crew William Fleming Notable
Mundesley Volunteer Inshore Lifeboat
Mundesley_Volunteer_Inshore_Lifeboat
widespread anarchy, peasant revolt, and the rise of warlords, such as Vortigern and Ambrosius Aurelianus. Archaeological evidence for Anglo-Saxon-style
Government in Anglo-Saxon England
Government_in_Anglo-Saxon_England
Dredger involved with the Marchioness disaster
(unknown date): Unirea Unknown date: Mahi, Temehani Other incidents 4 Mar: Vortigern 22 Mar: USS Jacksonville 6 Apr: ARA Guerrico 3 May: ARA Alferez Sobral
MV_Bowbelle
to the Consul Aetius) for the Roman army to come back to Britain. 449: Vortigern invites Saxons to come and help them against the Picts, who were raiding
Timeline of conflict in Anglo-Saxon Britain
Timeline_of_conflict_in_Anglo-Saxon_Britain
Cantabria English Trader Gallois Georgia Meriones Monte Nevoso Mount Ida HMS Vortigern Stuart Hill Great Yarmouth & Gorleston Notable crew William Fleming Notable
RNLB_Cecil_Paine
Village in Hampshire, England
was supposedly the site of a battle between certain Vitalinus, possibly Vortigern, and Ambrosius Aurelianus. Over Wallop "EBK: Battle of Wallop, Hampshire"
Middle_Wallop
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