Vortigern
Vortigern
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King Vortigern
Vortigern
Coat Of Arms A Dragon Passant Gules
Aliases The Traitor King, The Betrayer
Culture Cymric
Region Logres
Social Class King
Year(s) Married Rowena
Heir(s) King Cerdic
King Vortigern was a british king most known for the alleged murder of king Constans, his tyrannical rule, and the Great Betrayal, for which he shall forever be cursed by every man, woman and child of Britain.
History
Vortigern rose to power is 443, after the young king Constans was murdered by his own Pictish bodyguards, hired by Vortigern. He then exiled the two remaining sons of Emperor Constantin, the first High King of Britain, to Brittany, though they were mere children.
His rule was marred from the very beginning by strife, as a great Pictish and Irish invasion threatened the whole island. Thus came the Great Betrayal, for Vortigern hired the Saxon brothers Henghest and Horsa and their army of warriors to fight back the invaders. Though the Picts and the Irish were defeated, victory was not enough for Vortigern, and he married the beautiful Rowena, daughter of the Saxon King Hengest. Vortigern also brought warlike leaders from the north and settled them around the western coasts to defend against Irish invaders.
But though Vortigern had brought peace, of a sort, he was tyrannical and not well loved. Throughout his rule he shows great favoritism to his Saxon allies and in-laws, often at the expense of his lawful subjects.
Soon, many eastern lords of Britain rebelled against their new king, but they were crushed and their lands given to his Saxon allies, which now are the many Saxon kingdoms that plague the island. Vortigern’s own son led another rebellion, and, though temporarily successful, he was ultimately slain in battle against his father.
Vortigern comes under the power of his erstwhile allies after the infamous “Night of the Long Knives,” the Saxons betrayed Vortigern, slaying nearly all the British leadership. The island suffered greatly as Vortigern and his Saxons march across the island unopposed, exacting tribute and plunder.
Finally after a great war against the resurgent brothers Aurelius Ambrosius and Uther, Vortigern and his Saxon allies were defeated.
He met his final end at Mount Snowdon as Aurelius Ambrosius and his army pursue Vortigern and besiege him in his new castle there. A battle ensues, at which Vortigern's army is scattered, but the castle itself proves too powerful to overcome. It is here that young Merlin makes his entrance to the grand stage, as he wakes the great dragon slumberin under the mountain, and bringing it crashing down on the Usurper and Traitor.
Selon Nightbringer.se
Vortigern. The man who would rule Britain. The man who invited the Saxon wolves into the fold, allowing them to prey on his own people. The man whose very name has become synonymous with a traitor, an usurper and a tyrant. Vortigern is king of the Ordovices and the Silures, together covering half of Cambria. He marries Severa, the sister of the High King Constantin, who makes him the Dux of Glevum (one of the important cities of Britain tracing its proud heritage to an ancient Roman colony). This makes him one of the premier noblemen in Logres, and with his Cambrian kingdoms, second only to the High King himself. He has power, wealth and status, but he is still not content; he feels he should be the ruler of all Britain. Through diplomacy and treason, ruthlessness and murder, and sheer luck, he accomplishes his goal, becoming the High King of Britain. Yet, he is fallible and when he falls in love with a Saxon, he starts favoring her people over his. As a result, he almost brings Britain to ruin; the robbing and the killing of the Cymri to enrich the Saxons causes bloody rebellions to rise against him, led by his own sons. Some might point out that he did save Britain from the Picts and the Irish. And it is true, Vortigern is not without his own Loyalists. However, to most of the Cymri, he is a bloody-handed tyrant. He usurps the throne, he takes land away and gives it to foreigners, he puts aside his first wife and marries a Saxon, and he even goes to battle against his own family. In this book, we only look at Vortigern the Ruthless, the Tyrant, the Saxon-lover.
Year of Birth
390 a.D.
145 Years old
Spouses
Rowena
(épouse)
Siblings
Children
Related Reports
- CDIL a.D. - De nouvelles menaces
- CDL a.D. - Le mariage de Vortigern
- CDLI a.D. - Les Huns et les Romains
- CDLIV a.D. - Pacification en Cornouailles
- CDLVI a.D. - Rébellion des Celtes de l'Est breton
- CDLVII a.D. - Vortigern marche sur les rebelles
- CDXLI a.D. - Avènement du roi Constans
- CDXLII a.D. - Election du roi Constans
- CDXLIII a.D. - Avènement du roi Vortigern
- CDXLIV a.D. - Invasion dans le nord de Logres
- CDXLV a.D. - Vortigern appelle à l'aide
- CDXLVI a.D. - Contre-attaque à Lindum
- CDXLVII a.D. - Saint Germain revient en Bretagne
- CDXLVIII a.D. - Les Saxons s'installent
Founded Settlements