449 CE - Vortigern Invites Saxons To Help Repel Attacks By Picts

by Iain Mac an tSaoir

Though the exact date is a matter of contention, information ascribes this year as when Vortigern solicited the help of Saxon tribes to repel attacks by Picts and Scots. In return for this help he gave over lands to the Saxons. These lands were simply used by the Saxons as beachheads for further invasion of British lands. Soon enough, Saxons were spilling into Britain, forcing refugees to flee to the west and south. In British literary traditions and folklore, Vortigern is cast as a traitor for this act.

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prepared by Iain Mac an tSaoir

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