Difference between revisions of "Talk:Vortigern"
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:The main external threats were Irish and Picts, but also Saxons (not Vikings). But Vortigern also feared an attempt by the Romans to retake Britain (aided by pro-Romans in Britain - the division was religious), as recorded by Nennius. In good Roman fashion, he employed a faction of Saxons to fight against his enemies, including their own countrymen. Without the resources to pay them, however, it was a recipe for disaster. [[User:Dorpfeld|Dorpfeld]] 09:18, 16 April 2007 (EDT) | :The main external threats were Irish and Picts, but also Saxons (not Vikings). But Vortigern also feared an attempt by the Romans to retake Britain (aided by pro-Romans in Britain - the division was religious), as recorded by Nennius. In good Roman fashion, he employed a faction of Saxons to fight against his enemies, including their own countrymen. Without the resources to pay them, however, it was a recipe for disaster. [[User:Dorpfeld|Dorpfeld]] 09:18, 16 April 2007 (EDT) | ||
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| + | ::Okay, maybe the Pro-Roman element should be stressed in the article. I've altered the article to include the external threat from the picts and the irish. Maybe it was a recipe for disaster for Vortigern, but not for Hengist and Horsa and co, Or the English as we now call ourselves ; ) !! Thanks for clearing that up anyway! [[user:eyupdutch|eyupdutch]] | ||
Latest revision as of 15:11, April 16, 2007
I substituted 'England' for 'Britain' and 'Britannia' because at the time of 'Vortigern' England did not exist, so he could not have been king of it. The article then goes on to talk about Vortigern having 'Roman Catholic' enemies, and inviting Hengist and his band of saxons into the former Roman Province of Britannia to fight them. I'm really not sure this is the case. Wasn't Vortigern concerned about maurauding Irish Gaels, Picts and Vikings around the coasts of the Romanized part of Britian? eyupdutch 16th April 2007, 11:38 (BST)
- The main external threats were Irish and Picts, but also Saxons (not Vikings). But Vortigern also feared an attempt by the Romans to retake Britain (aided by pro-Romans in Britain - the division was religious), as recorded by Nennius. In good Roman fashion, he employed a faction of Saxons to fight against his enemies, including their own countrymen. Without the resources to pay them, however, it was a recipe for disaster. Dorpfeld 09:18, 16 April 2007 (EDT)
- Okay, maybe the Pro-Roman element should be stressed in the article. I've altered the article to include the external threat from the picts and the irish. Maybe it was a recipe for disaster for Vortigern, but not for Hengist and Horsa and co, Or the English as we now call ourselves ; ) !! Thanks for clearing that up anyway! eyupdutch
