King Arthur nearly sacked Rome!
Arthur, only fifteen years old, became king of Britain after the death of his father Uther Pendragon. Upon learning that the Saxons in Germany under the command of Colgin had invaded Britain and were determined to exterminate all Britons from the land, he valliantly gathered an army and met Colgin and a massive army of Saxons, Picts and Scots at York and had a small success but was advised to return to London when news of a fleet of 600 Saxon long ships under the command of Chedric were on their way.
Arthur was forced to turn for assistance to his kinsmen in Armorica (Bretagne) where his nephew Hoel -- the son of Arthur's sister by Dubricius -- was king.
Hoel arrived at Hamo's Port (Southampton) with 15,000 men, and together with Arthur routed the Saxons who, under seige and starving, promised to return to Germany if their lives were spared. Arthur agreed, but the Saxons reneged and landed at Totnes in Devon, marched to Bath, putting all to the sword they met, and Arthur was so incensed with their treachery that in the resulting battle he is reputed to have killed 470 Saxons with his sword.
The two Saxon brothers, Colgin and Baddulph, were killed but Chedric escaped to the Isle of Thanet where he was killed by Cador, Duke of Cornwell.
Arthur moved up to Scotland to deal with Picts and Scots who had been joined by an army from Ireland led by Guillamurius. He laid waste to them all without mercy, determined to exterminate them all. He was stopped in this endeavour by a delegation of impoverished monks who successfully entreated him to spare the people of Scotland. He did.
Returning to York, Arthur held a feast at which those who had been dispossessed of land by the Saxons were returned to it, and various noble appointments were made. The brothers Augusel was given sovereignty over the Scots and Urian sovereignty over the Murief. Lot, who had first married his sister, Anne, and with whom he had two sons, Walgan and Modred, was returned the consulship of Londonesia.
Arthur first married Guanhumarra, a lady descended from Roman noblility, and went on to add to his sovereign lands the territories of Ireland, Iceland, the Orkneys and Gothland, as well as subduing Norway, Dacia, Aquitane and Gaul.
At the height of his power, Arthur received a ridiculous delegation from Rome, demanding that Britain resume paying its ancient tribute -- when Rome had left Britain defenceless in 409 and had since become a papal rather than a military force. Upon receipt of this demand, Arthur declared war on Rome, killed Lucius Tiberius, and defeated the mighty Roman army made up of legions from Greece, Africa, Spain, Parthia, Medes, Libya, Phrygia, Iturea, Egypt, Babylon, Bithynia, Syria, Boeticia and Crete.
Were it not for news of betrayal back home by his estranged wife Guanhumarra and his nephew Modred who, in his absence, had assumed kingship and invited the Saxons back to Britain to carve it up between them, Arthur may have continued on to take Rome itself and depose its Emperor Leo in Constantinople.
How different history might have turned out!
Instead, he returned to Britain. Guanhumarra took refuge in a nunnery and Arthur did battle with Modred and killed him, but was mortally wounded and took refuge at Avalon where he gave the crown to Constantine, the son of Cador, Duke of Cornwell in 547.
This story first appaered as King Arthur
Arthur was forced to turn for assistance to his kinsmen in Armorica (Bretagne) where his nephew Hoel -- the son of Arthur's sister by Dubricius -- was king.
Hoel arrived at Hamo's Port (Southampton) with 15,000 men, and together with Arthur routed the Saxons who, under seige and starving, promised to return to Germany if their lives were spared. Arthur agreed, but the Saxons reneged and landed at Totnes in Devon, marched to Bath, putting all to the sword they met, and Arthur was so incensed with their treachery that in the resulting battle he is reputed to have killed 470 Saxons with his sword.
The two Saxon brothers, Colgin and Baddulph, were killed but Chedric escaped to the Isle of Thanet where he was killed by Cador, Duke of Cornwell.
Arthur moved up to Scotland to deal with Picts and Scots who had been joined by an army from Ireland led by Guillamurius. He laid waste to them all without mercy, determined to exterminate them all. He was stopped in this endeavour by a delegation of impoverished monks who successfully entreated him to spare the people of Scotland. He did.
Returning to York, Arthur held a feast at which those who had been dispossessed of land by the Saxons were returned to it, and various noble appointments were made. The brothers Augusel was given sovereignty over the Scots and Urian sovereignty over the Murief. Lot, who had first married his sister, Anne, and with whom he had two sons, Walgan and Modred, was returned the consulship of Londonesia.
Arthur first married Guanhumarra, a lady descended from Roman noblility, and went on to add to his sovereign lands the territories of Ireland, Iceland, the Orkneys and Gothland, as well as subduing Norway, Dacia, Aquitane and Gaul.
At the height of his power, Arthur received a ridiculous delegation from Rome, demanding that Britain resume paying its ancient tribute -- when Rome had left Britain defenceless in 409 and had since become a papal rather than a military force. Upon receipt of this demand, Arthur declared war on Rome, killed Lucius Tiberius, and defeated the mighty Roman army made up of legions from Greece, Africa, Spain, Parthia, Medes, Libya, Phrygia, Iturea, Egypt, Babylon, Bithynia, Syria, Boeticia and Crete.
Were it not for news of betrayal back home by his estranged wife Guanhumarra and his nephew Modred who, in his absence, had assumed kingship and invited the Saxons back to Britain to carve it up between them, Arthur may have continued on to take Rome itself and depose its Emperor Leo in Constantinople.
How different history might have turned out!
Instead, he returned to Britain. Guanhumarra took refuge in a nunnery and Arthur did battle with Modred and killed him, but was mortally wounded and took refuge at Avalon where he gave the crown to Constantine, the son of Cador, Duke of Cornwell in 547.
This story first appaered as King Arthur
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