This section explores all
geographical links with Vortigern.
Though the lands,
lakes, places and stones connected to King Arthur
litter the landscape, there are still remnants to
be found that remind of Vortigern. The sources
tell us of severral such places, but others are
still on the modern maps.
Vortigern can be
traced back through later pedigrees, which are
fairly unanimous about his ancestral lands. Next,
there are other places connected with Vortigern,
such as the Welsh regions of Gwent and
Gwrtheyrnion, which were once ruled by his
descendants. This is followed by a closer look at
several cities which must have played a role in
his life.
We also take a
look at sites where legend takes us, his 'valley'
or his 'treasure'. Other such sites are his 'forts'
or 'cities', which are in a separate chapter: The Cities of Vortigern.
Next are the
graves, of which legends are vague. We have no
less than four possible sites of his final
resting-place, all in Wales. These are mostly
passed on through folklore, but already by the
ninth century the real resting-place of Vortigern
had been forgotten. My favorite is the Early
Christian Inscribed Stone at Nevern.
Furthermore, we
look at two possible graves for Vortimer and
Catigern, sons of Vortigern.
Vortigern
apparently still playes a role in modern minds,
which is why we take a look at modern Fantasy and
a range of ships, bearing his name.
The picture
shows the dolmen of Kit's Coty House, near
Maidstone, Kent. Though clearly Neolithic, it is
also seen as the legendary grave of Catigern, son
of Vortigern.
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Contents:
The Graves of
Vortigern
- Bedd Gwrtheyrn, a grave for
Vortigern, on the LLeyn peninsula,
Gwynedd.
- Cwm Gwrtheyrn, a grave for
Vortigern, on the LLeyn peninsula,
Gwynedd.
- Nevern, a possible
gravestone for Vortigern - the stone of
Vitalinus, on the coast of Dyfed/Pembrokeshire.
- Ystyvacheu, an unlocated grave
for Vorigern.
Other Graves
Vortigern's
Kingdom
- Vortigern's lands,
a history
- Britannia Prima
- Powys
- Gwent
- Regione Gewissorum, was this Gwent?
- Gwrtheyrnion, 'Land of
Vortigern', Powys.
- Gwrthebyriuc, 'Land
of Vortimer'
Various places
- Nant Gwrtheyrn, the 'Valley of
Vortigern', on the LLeyn peninsula,
Gwynedd.
- Map of Nant
Gwrtheyrn.
- Llyn Dinas, the 'Treasure
of Vortigern', Arfon, Gwynedd.
- Rhayader, another 'Treasure
of Vortigern', Radnorshire, Powys.
- Margate, the 'Cave of
Vortigern'?, Kent.
Fantasy Realms
Ships
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