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where     he   had   ap´   pointed。*    *  Rapin    says   he   was   buried    at  Lincoln�察�

Geoffrey�察�at London。 

     45。   After   this   the   barbarians   became   firmly   incorporated�察  �and   were 

assisted by foreign pagans�察�for Vortigern was their friend�察�on account of 

the daughter* of Hengist�察�whom he so much loved�察�that no one durst fight 

against him´in the meantime they soothed the imprudent king�察�and whilst 



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practising every appearance of fondness�察�were plotting with his enemies。 

And   let   him  that   reads understand�察  �that   the   Saxons   were   victorious�察  �and 

ruled Britain�察�not from their superior prowess�察�but on account of the great 

sins of the Britons�此�God so permitting it。 

     For   what   wise   man   will   resist   the   wholesome   counsel   of   God�拭  �The 

Almighty is the King of kings�察�and the Lord of lords�察�ruling and judging 

every one�察�according to his own pleasure。 

     After    the   death    of  Vortimer�察   �Hengist     being    strengthened      by   new 

accessions�察�collected his ships�察�and calling his leaders together�察�consulted 

by   what   stratagem   they   might   overcome   Vortigern   and   his   army�察  �with 

insidious intention they sent messengers to the king�察�with offers of peace 

and   perpetual   friendship�察  �unsuspicious   of   treachery�察  �the   monarch�察  �after 

advising with his elders�察�accepted the proposals。 * V。R。 Of his wife�察�and no 

one was able manfully to drive them off because they had occupied Britain 

not from their own valour�察�but by God's permission。 

     46。    Hengist�察   �under    pretence     of   ratifying   the   treaty�察  �prepared     an 

entertainment�察      �to  which    he   invited   the   king�察  �the  nobles�察   �and   military 

officers�察�in number about three hundred�察�speciously concealing his wicked 

intention�察�he ordered three hundred Saxons to conceal each a knife under 

his   feet�察  �and   to   mix   with   the   Britons�察   �and   when�察─  �said   he�察   �they   are 

sufficiently inebriated�察�&c。 cry out�察�'Nimed eure Saxes��' then let each draw 

his knife�察�and kill his man�察�but spare the king�察�on account of his marriage 

with my daughter�察�for it is better that he should be ransomed than killed。;* 

* The VV。 RR。 Of this section are too numerous to be inserted。 

     The king with his company�察�appeared at the feast�察�and mixing with the 

Saxons�察     �who�察   �whilst   they    spoke    peace    with   their   tongues�察   �cherished 

treachery in their hearts�察�each man was placed next to his enemy。 

     After they had eaten and drunk�察�and were much intoxicated�察�Hengist 

suddenly   vociferated�察   �Nimed   eure   Saxes� ─  �and   instantly   his   adherents 

drew  their   knives�察 �and   rushing   upon   the   Britons�察 �each   slew  him  that   sat 

next to him�察�and there was slain three hundred of the nobles of Vortigern。 

The king being a captive�察�purchased his redemption�察�by delivering up the 

three provinces of East�察�South�察�and Middle Sex�察�besides other districts at 

the option of his betrayers。 



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     47。 St。 Germanus   admonished Vortigern to turn to the   true God�察 �and 

abstain from all unlawful intercourse with his daughter�察�but the unhappy 

wretch fled for refuge to the province Guorthegirnaim��* so called from his 

own name�察�where he concealed himself with his wives�此�but St。 Germanus 

followed him with all the British clergy�察�and upon a rock prayed for his 

sins    during   forty   days   and   forty   nights。   *  A   district  of  Radnorshire�察�

forming the present hundred of Rhaiadr。 

     The   Blessed   man   was   unanimously   chosen   commander   against   the 

Saxons。 And then�察�not by the clang of trumpets�察�but by praying�察�singing 

hallelujah�察�and by the cries of the army to God�察�the enemies were routed�察�

and driven even to the sea。* *V。R。 This paragraph is omitted in the MSS。 

     Again     Vortigern     ignominiously       flew   from    St。   Germanus       to  the 

kingdom   of   the   Dimetae�察  �where�察  �on   the   river   Towy��*   he   built   a   castle�察�

which he named Cair Guothergirn。 The saint�察�as usual�察�followed him there�察�

and with his clergy fasted and prayed to the Lord three days�察�and as many 

nights。 On the third night�察�at the third hour�察�fire fell suddenly from heaven�察�

and totally burned the castle。 Vortigern�察�the daughter of Hengist�察�his other 

wives�察�and all the inhabitants�察�both men and women�察�miserably perished�此�

such was the end of this unhappy king�察�as we find written in the life of St。 

Germanus。 *The Tobias of Ptolemy 

     47。 Others assure us�察�that being hated by all the people of Britain�察�for 

having received the Saxons�察�and being publicly charged by St。 Germanus 

and the clergy in the sight of God�察�he betook himself to flight�察�and�察�that 

deserted and a wanderer�察�he sought a place of refuge�察�till broken hearted�察�

he made an ignominious end。 

     Some accounts state�察�that the earth opened and swallowed him up�察�on 

the   night    his  castle  was    burned�察   �as  no   remains    were    discovered     the 

following morning�察�either of him�察�or of those who were burned with him。 

     He   had   three   sons�此  �the   eldest   was   Vortimer�察  �who�察  �as   we   have   seen�察�

fought four times against the Saxons�察�and put them to flight�察�the second 

Categirn�察  �who   was   slain   in   the   same   battle   with   Horsa�察  �the   third   was 

Pascent�察�who reigned in the two provinces Builth and Guorthegirnaim�撮�1�А�

after the death of his father。 These were granted him by Ambrosius�察�who 

was   the   great   king   among   the   kings of   Britain。 The   fourth   was   Faustus�察�



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born of an incestuous marriage with his daughter�察�who was brought up and 

educated by St。 Germanus。 He built a large monastery on the banks of the 

river    Renis�察  �called    after  his   name�察   �and   which     remains     to  the   present 

period。��2�А。�1�А�In the northern part of the present counties of Radnor and 

Brecknock。 ��2�А�V。R。 The MSS。 add�察�'and he had one daughter�察�who was the 

mother of St。 Faustus。' 

     49。 This is the genealogy of Vortigern�察�which goes back to Fernvail�撮�1�А�

who   reigned   in   the   kingdom   of   Guorthegirnaim�撮�2�А  �and   was   the   son   of 

Teudor�察�Teudor was the son of Pascent�察�Pascent of Guoidcant�察�Guoidcant 

of Moriud�察�Moriud of Eltat�察�Eltat of Eldoc�察�Eldoc of Paul�察�Paul of Meuprit�察�

Meuprit       of   Braciat�察    �Braciat     of   Pascent�察     �Pascent     of    Guorthegirn�察�

Guorthegirn of Guortheneu�察�Guortheneu of Guitaul�察�Guitaul of Guitolion�察�

Guitolion   of   Gloui。   Bonus�察  �Paul�察  �Mauron�察  �Guotelin�察  �were   four   brothers�察�

who built Gloiuda�察�a great city upon the banks of the river Severn�察�and in 

Birtish is called Cair Gloui�察�in Saxon�察�Gloucester。 Enough has been said of 

Vortigern。 ��1�А�Fernvail�察�or Farinmail�察�appears to have been king of Gwent 

or Monmouth。 ��2�А�V。R。 'Two provinces�察�Builth and Guorthegirnaim。' 

     50。 St。 Germanus�察�after his death�察�returned into his own country。 *At 

that   time�察  �the   Saxons   greatly   increased   in   Britain�察  �both   in   strength   and 

numbers。 And Octa�察�after the death of his father Hengist�察�came from the 

sinistral   part   of   the   island   to   the   kingdom   of   Kent�察  �and   from   him   have 

proceeded all the kings of that province�察�to the present period。 * V。R。 All 

this   to   the   word   'Amen��'   in   other   MSS。   is   placed   after   the   legend   of   St。 

Patrick。 

     Then   it   was�察  �that   the   magnanimous   Arthur�察  �with   all   the   kings   and 

military   force   of   Britain�察  �fought   against   the   Saxons。   And   though   there 

were many more noble than himself�察�yet he was twelve times chosen their 

commander�察�and was as often conqueror。 The first battle in which he was 

engaged�察�was at the mouth of the river Gleni。��1�А�The second�察�third�察�fourth�察�

and   fifth�察  �were   on   another   river�察  �by  the   Britons   called   Duglas�撮�2�А  �in   the 

region Linuis。 The sixth�察�on the river Bassas。��3�А�The seventh in the wood 

Celidon�察�which the Britons call Cat Coit Celidon。��4�А�The eighth was near 

Gurnion   castle�撮�5�А  �where   Arthur   bore   the   image   of   the   Holy   Virgin�撮�6�А�

mother   of   God�察  �upon   his   shoulders�察  �and   through   the   power  of   our   Lord 



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Jesus   Christ�察  �and   the   holy   Mary�察  �put   the   Saxons   to   flight�察  �and   pursued 

them the whole day with great slaughter。��7�А�The ninth was at the Ci
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