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Source: "The History of the Kings of Britain" by Geoffrey of Monmouth

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Titre	"The History of the Kings of Britain" by Geoffrey of Monmouth

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The history of the kings of Britain by Geoffrey of Monmouth, Bishop of St. Asaph Publication date 1987 Topics Arthur, -- King., Merlin (Prose romance), Legends, Celtic., Great Britain -- History -- To 449. Publisher Penguin Collection inlibrary; printdisabled; internetarchivebooks; china Digitizing sponsor Kahle/Austin Foundation Contributor Internet Archive Language English Notes The seams of this book are too narrow to be scanned. Access-restricted-item true Addeddate 2013-08-22 15:50:31 Bookplateleaf 0002 Boxid IA1158305 City Harmondsworth Donor bostonpubliclibrary Edition Repr. External-identifier urn:asin:0140441700[Amazon] urn:oclc:record:1149497738[WorldCat (this item)] Extramarc Columbia University Libraries Foldoutcount 0 Identifier historyofkingsof00geof Identifier-ark ark:/13960/t21c61816

The history of the kings of Britain
by Geoffrey of Monmouth, Bishop of St. Asaph

Publication date 1987
Topics Arthur, -- King., Merlin (Prose romance), Legends, Celtic., Great Britain -- History -- To 449.
Publisher Penguin
Collection inlibrary; printdisabled; internetarchivebooks; china
Digitizing sponsor Kahle/Austin Foundation
Contributor Internet Archive
Language English
Notes
The seams of this book are too narrow to be scanned.

Access-restricted-item true
Addeddate 2013-08-22 15:50:31
Bookplateleaf 0002
Boxid IA1158305
City Harmondsworth
Donor bostonpubliclibrary
Edition Repr.
External-identifier urn:asin:0140441700[Amazon]
urn:oclc:record:1149497738[WorldCat (this item)]
Extramarc Columbia University Libraries
Foldoutcount 0
Identifier historyofkingsof00geof
Identifier-ark ark:/13960/t21c61816

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VI 13 VORTIGERN MARRIES RENWEIN Page l6l Let us invite my son Octa to come here, and his younger brother Ebissa, both of them distinguished warriors. Give them the lands which are in the northern parts of Britain, near to the Wall between Deira and Scotland. There they will withstand the onslaught of the barbarians, so that you yourself can live peacefully on this side of the Humber. Vortigern did what Hengist said and told the Saxons to invite anyone who they considered was strong enough to help him. Messengers set off. Octa and Ebissa arrived, and a man called Cherdic, too, with three hundred boats filled with a fully-equipped army.Vortigern received them all kindlily and rewarded them with lavish gifts. With their support he conquered his enemies and was victorious in every battle. INDEX Page 313 Cheneus map Coil, at Arthur’s plenary court in the City of the Legions, 227 Cherdic, a Saxon, companion of Octa and Ebissa, 161

VI 13

VORTIGERN MARRIES RENWEIN
Page l6l

Let us invite my son Octa to come here, and his younger brother Ebissa, both of them distinguished warriors. Give them the lands which are in the northern parts of Britain, near to the Wall between Deira and Scotland. There they will withstand the onslaught of the barbarians, so that you yourself can live peacefully on this side of the Humber.
Vortigern did what Hengist said and told the Saxons to invite anyone who they considered was strong enough to help him. Messengers set off. Octa and Ebissa arrived, and a man called Cherdic, too, with three hundred boats filled with a fully-equipped army.Vortigern received them all kindlily and rewarded them with lavish gifts. With their support he conquered his enemies and was victorious in every battle.

INDEX
Page 313
Cheneus map Coil, at Arthur’s plenary court in the City of the Legions, 227
Cherdic, a Saxon, companion of Octa and Ebissa, 161