CHAPTER IX

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HENGIST, HORSA, ROWENA, AND VORTIGERN.

Landing of Hengist and Horsa, the Saxon chiefs--Their treaty with Vortigern and the British chiefs--The British king allots them the Isle of Thanet as a residence, on condition that they drive out the Picts and Scots--Success of the Saxons--Arrival of more ships--Landing of the Princess Rowena--Marriage of Vortigern and Rowena--Quarrel between the Britons and Saxons --Description of their first battle by the old Welsh bards-- The Britons led on by the sons of Vortigern--Death of Horsa, the Saxon chief--Rowena's revenge--Pretended reconciliation of the Saxons, and description of the feast where the British chiefs were massacred--Terrible death of Vortigern and the fair Rowena p. 72

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