... that the kings and princes from the countries
beyond the seas might have the convenience of sailing up to it. On the
other side, the beauty of the meadows and groves, and magnificence of
the royal ... Epistrophius, king of the Grecians; Mustensar, king of
the Africans; Alifantinam, king of Spain; Hirtacius, king of the Parthians;
Boccus, of the Medes;...
... all the provinces, forced
the giants to fly into the caves of the mountains, and divided the country
among them according to the directions of their commander. After this
they began to till the ... this time Eli the priest governed in Judea, and
the ark of the covenant was taken by the Philistines. At the same time,
also, the sons of Hector, after the expul...
... clear
the law of all ambiguities, summoned all the workmen of the island
together, and commanded them to pave a causeway of stone and mortar,
which should run the whole length of the island, from the ... was the son of Cloten king of Cornwall, and excelled all the kings of
Britain in valour and gracefulness of person. When his father was dead,
he was no soo...
... acknowledge the kingdom of Britain subject to the Roman
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For this reason the mother had the sole management of affairs
committed ... force of arms. Such was the wonderful valour
of the British nation in those times, that they were able to put the
conqueror of the world twice to flight and...
... of them. Among others of
both sexes who continued firm in the army of Christ, and suffered, were
Alban of Verulam, and Julius and Aaron, both of the City of Legions. Of
these, Alban, out of the ... submit to the Ambrons fell upon them, and without remorse
murdered the greatest part of them. This done, the two wicked leaders
of the Picts and Huns, Guanius an...
... among them, partly by the pagans whom the
king had brought into society with them, partly by the Pelagian heresy,
with the poison whereof they had been a long time infected. But by the
preaching of ... fleet to their country, and there, speedily
encountered the enemy. At last, after the slaughter of a vast multitude of
them, they drove them entirely out of the country,...
... tongues of bulls. They shall load
the necks of roaring lions with chains, and restore the times of their
ancestors. Then from the first to the fourth, from the fourth to the third,
from the third ... distress one another, but the
courage of the beast shall gain the advantage. Then shall come one with a
drum, and appease the rage of the lion. Therefore shall...
... soon as they arrived there with all their forces, they
fought with the Saxons, and made a grievous slaughter of them, to the
number of six thousand; part of whom were drowned in the rivers, part
fell ... which was what many of the Britons
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desired, though the greater part of them were for having the matter
quickly decided with the enemy....
... them, pursued the rest: but they took the
greatest number of them prisoners, being desirous to present them to the
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Chapter 12. Part of the Romans flee; the rest,
of their ... king of the Northumbrians,
and the other petty kings of the Saxons, to raise a great army, and march
to the city of Bangor, to destroy the abbot Dinooth, and...
... for the kings that have succeeded among them in Wales, since
that time, I leave the history of them to Caradoc of Lancarvan, my
contemporary; as I do also the kings of the Saxons to William of
Malmesbury, ... hinder
them, excepting the poor remains of the Britons, who continued together.
in the thickets of the woods in Wales. From that time the power of...