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The Downfall of Vortigern
In 442 AD, Hengest led the Saxons in an uprising against the British and started a war that would continue on and off for over a century.
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King Arthur
King Arthur is the best known name in English History, which is strange, because you would be hard pressed to find a historical figure with less historical evidence.
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The Rise of Vortigern
Vortigern was the first recorded ruler of post-Roman Britain. Unfortunately, his best remembered deed was to invite Hengest the Saxon to come and fight for Britain.
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Vortigern & Ambrosius
Although successful in stopping invasion from abroad, Vortigern was forced to fight against his own countrymen at the Battle of Wallop.
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Enter The Anglo-Saxons!
After the Roman Army left Britain around 410 A.D. every man and his dog wanted to invade us. The Anglo Saxons came, saw and most definitely conquered!
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In Feanor's Footsteps
Could Tolkien have fully visualized the War of Wrath as he provided details for so many other events, or was it necessarily a legend about which little could or should be known?
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Book Review: The Hallowed Isle by Diana L. Paxson
This is a book review of The Hallowed Isle by Diana L. Paxson.

The Saxon Kingdoms
England (the land of the Angles) was born in the 7th century, a new country made up of a number of rival Kingdoms.
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