12/4/2023 0 Comments Aurelius queriousHe urged his warriors not to fear Aurelius, telling them his Armorican horsemen were few and that the army of the Britons numbered less than ten thousand, while pointing to their own superiority in numbers. He also knew all about his prowess as a warrior and military strategist and he feared Aurelius above all his other enemies.Īs Aurelius made his way north, Hengist realised he had to fight. Hengist knew full well that, being the rightful heir to the throne of Britain, Aurelius had right on his side. The arrival of Aurelius Ambrosius to take the throne of the King of the Britons put fear into the hearts of Hengist and his Saxons, who was well aware of his reputation. There was no escape for Vortigern: along with his wives and followers, he perished in the flames. Ordering wood to be piled around it and set on fire, his archers fired burning arrows into the stronghold, where they found plenty of fuel. After all attempts had failed, Aurelius gave the order to burn the tower. Though these laboured long and hard, they could not break through the walls. Once his army had taken up their positions, Aurelius gave the command for the great siege engines to set to work. Aurelius was joined by Eldol, the Duke of Gloucester, the only British noble of those present, apart from Vortigern, to have survived ‘The Treachery of the Long Knives ‘. Instead he was intent on first wreaking vengeance on Vortigern, and led the Britons to his last stronghold. ![]() The Britons wanted to attack Hengist immediately but Aurelius overruled them. Vortigern, a half-legendary 5th-century British ruler, is depicted in his burning castle. They came together from all parts of Britain to join with him and brought together the clergy, who anointed him the King of the Britons. The few war leaders and nobles that were left after ‘The Treachery of the Long Knives ‘ had been scattered and leaderless, but were now united under the banner of Aurelius, burning for vengeance. Word of the coming of Aurelius and his brother spread rapidly across Britain. Finally, after meticulous preparation, he arrived on the shores of Britain at Totnes with his younger brother Uther, at the head of a powerful invasion force of Armorican cavalry and footmen. While the Saxon takeover of Britain was unfolding, in exile, Aurelius Ambrosius was making a name for himself in the battles of Armorica, and his fame spread across Europe. Presented here and drawn from several sources listed below is the story of how Aurelius defeated Vortigern and the Saxons led by Hengist to become King of the Britons, restore law and order, and begin the process of rebuilding a wounded and shattered nation. Vortigern had, however, been betrayed by his Saxon allies, resulting in the deaths of many of the ruling Britons in an incident known as “The Treachery of the Long Knives.” With the Britons defeated and under Saxon tyranny, Aurelius Ambrosius with his brother Uther returned to free their countrymen and reclaim the crown of the Britons. Aurelius harboured a burning hatred for King Vortigern, who had usurped the crown of the Britons from his family. ![]() He was a skilled warrior both on horseback and on the ground an inspiring leader of men and an outstanding military tactician and general. Most accounts say he was a modest, just, and determined man who exercised self-discipline in all of his ways. ![]() According to some medieval writers such as Geoffrey of Monmouth, he was the uncle of the famous King Arthur, who would later take the crown. ![]() This is the story of the legendary Aurelius Ambrosius, a King of the Britons in the 5th century AD.
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