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A Topographical Dictionary of Wales
… church is a vale called Nant Gwrtheirn, or "the vale of Vortigern," whither that prince is said to have retreated for … shore is a verdant mound, said to have been the site of Vortigern's castle; and near it was formerly a tumulus, designated Bedd Gwrtheirn, or "Vortigern's grave," in which was found a stone coffin, …
A Topographical Dictionary of England
… been called to the assistance of the Britons by their king Vortigern. It was one of the five cities into which the Danes …
Old and New London
… containing the statues of the Saxon kings and queens, from Vortigern (first king of the Heptarchy) down to Harold. The …
An Essay towards a Topographical History of the County of Norfolk
… tells us) they lived forty years in fear and affliction. 1 Vortigern, who was then king, fearing attacks from such … man of this city, who flourished in the time of King Vortigern, seeing the Roman forces withdrawn and gone, and … the remaining Romans sluggish and inactive, and perceiving Vortigern and his army fully employed against the Picts and …
A Topographical Dictionary of England
… side. Here was a castle in which Hengist surprised King Vortigern and his nobles, the latter of whom he massacred, …
A Topographical Dictionary of England
… prior to their successful attack upon the tyrant Vortigern. The manor of Great Totnes, having been a royal …
A Topographical Dictionary of England
… to death. After the departure of the Romans from Britain, Vortigern, who had previously exercised authority over the …