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A Topographical Dictionary of England
… on the side of the Saxons, and Catigern, the son of Vortigern, on the side of the Britons, were slain. In 893, …
A Topographical Dictionary of Wales
… eminence called Dinas Emrys, celebrated as the spot where Vortigern is said to have assembled his council of wise men, …
A Topographical Dictionary of England
… after having repulsed the Picts and Scots, obtained from Vortigern the grant of so much land as he could encompass … nobleman. The marriage of Rowena, daughter of Hengist, to Vortigern, was solemnised here in 453. Egbert, who finally …
A Topographical Dictionary of Wales
… the mountains into the plain called Nant-Gwrtheyrn, or "Vortigern's Valley," near the town of Nevin, is crossed by a …
The History and Topographical Survey of the County of Kent
… the princes, or chiefs of the island, were subordinate to Vortigern, who had been chosen monarch in Britain at a … Hengist the next year, as it is said, obtained from king Vortigern, in recompence for his daughter Rowena, the gift of … they had chosen for their monarch, jointly with his father Vortigern. Several bloody battles and skirmishes were fought …
The History and Topographical Survey of the County of Kent
… the Britons had, at a general assembly, elected Vortigern as their chief or superior monarch over the whole … it was impossible for any of them to subsist long. Vortigern, who had been thus chosen king, was a proud, … being thus put in possession of the Isle of Thanet, King Vortigern did not suffer them to continue long there without …
The History and Topographical Survey of the County of Kent
… of the three provinces he had so unjustly extorted from Vortigern. The natives every where shewed the greatest … Germany; and a daughter, Rowena, married, as is said, to Vortigern, king of Kent; all of whom were born before …
Historical Account of Newcastle-upon-Tyne
… and Horsa, two Saxon pirates, who became auxiliaries to Vortigern, a British prince. About this time, the public …
The History and Topographical Survey of the County of Kent
… 460, 479. Violet's, 542. Viscount, honorary title of, 176. Vortigern, chief monarch of the Britons, 46, 54, 56, 59, 109. …
The History and Topographical Survey of the County of Kent
… possesses part of the advowson of Buckland rectory, 400. Vortigern, king of Britain, 132, 133. Upchurch, parish of, …