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Rowena / roʊˈiːnə / in the Matter of Britain was the daughter of the purported Anglo-Saxon chief Hengist and wife of Vortigern, "King of the Britons". Presented as a beautiful femme fatale, she won her people the Kingdom of Kent through her treacherous seduction of Vortigern.
Mar 19, 2019 · The name "Rowena" is associated with fanciful and romantic representations of Medieval Britain; Rowena is a figure in the Matter of Britain, and there is a character named Lady Rowena in Walter Scott's novel Ivanhoe.
History of the Kings of Britain Vortigern and Rowena, by William Hamilton (1793) In his sometimes described as "pseudo-historical" twelfth-century work The History of the Kings of Britain, Geoffrey of Monmouth adapted and greatly expanded the account in the History of the Britons. Hengist and Horsa appear in books 6 and 8: Book 6
The Matter of Britain (French: matière de Bretagne) is the body of medieval literature and legendary material associated with Great Britain and Brittany and the legendary kings and heroes associated with it, particularly King Arthur.
The Historia Regum Britanniae (The History of the Kings of Britain) is a medieval text written by Geoffrey of Monmouth around 1136. It introduces us to the legend of King Arthur, including Merlin the magician, his wife Guinevere and the sword Excalibur…
Rowena / r oʊ ˈ iː n ə / in the Matter of Britain was the daughter of the purported Anglo-Saxon chief Hengist and wife of Vortigern, "King of the Britons". ..... Contemporary sources are nearly non-existent, so it is impossible to know if she actually existed.
