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出典:『Wikipedia』 (2011/07/03 09:00 UTC 版)
Vortigern (
/ˈvɔrtɨɡɜrn/; Welsh: Gwrtheyrn; Old English: Wyrtgeorn; Breton: Guorthigern; Irish: Foirtchern; Nordic Gudhorm), also spelled Vortiger and Vortigen, was a 5th-century warlord in Britain, a leading ruler among the Britons. His existence is considered likely, though information about him is shrouded in legend. He is said to have invited the Saxons to settle in Kent as mercenaries to aid him in fighting the Picts and the Scots beyond Hadrian's Wall. But they revolted, killing his son in the process and adding Sussex and Essex to their own kingdom. It is said that he took refuge in north Wales, and that his grave is in Dyfed or the Lleyn Peninsula. Vortigern was not his name,it was his rank, which meant great leader.
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