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Vortigern, British And Irish History, Biographies
Related Category: British And Irish History, Biographies
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Vortigern[vOr´tigurn] Pronunciation Key, 5th cent., tribal king of Britons in Wales and S England. Tradition transmitted by Bede says that Vortigern invited the Germanic leaders Hengist and Horsa to Kent to help withstand the Picts and Scots. Later he quarreled and fought with Hengist and Horsa.
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