Guendoloena

Family: Britons · Role: queen · First appears: Book II 1–7

Life events

• Locrin marries Guendoloena after being compelled to honor their agreement.(Book II 1–7)
  • With: Locrin
  • “Locrin therefore married Corineus's daughter, named Guendoloena”
• Estrildis and Guendoloena give birth to Sabre and Maddan.(Book II 1–7)
  • With: Estrildis Sabre Maddan
  • “In the meantime Estrildis became with child, and was delivered of a most beautiful daughter, whom she named Sabre. Guendoloena was also with child, and brought forth a son, who was named Maddan”
• Locrin divorces Guendoloena and makes Estrildis queen.(Book II 1–7)
  • With: Locrin Estrildis
  • “But in process of time, when Corineus was dead, Locrin divorced Guendoloena, and advanced Estrildis to be queen.”
• Locrin is killed in battle; Guendoloena assumes rule and orders Estrildis and Sabre drowned.(Book II 1–7 · 📍 river Sture)
  • With: Locrin Estrildis Sabre
  • “At last both armies joined battle near the river Sture, where Locrin was killed by the shot of an arrow. After his death, Guendoloena took upon her the government of the whole kingdom, retaining her father's furious spirit. For she commanded Estrildis and her daughter Sabre to be thrown into the river now called the Severn”

Book II 1–7

• engaged with Locrin “Locrin, smitten with love, would have gladly married her, at which Corineus was extremely incensed, on account of the engagement which Locrin had entered into with him to marry his daughter.”
• married with Locrin “Locrin therefore married Corineus's daughter, named Guendoloena, yet still retained his love for Estrildis, for whom he made apartments under ground, in which he entertained her, and caused her to be honourably attended.”
• parent: Corineus “Locrin therefore married Corineus's daughter, named Guendoloena, yet still retained his love for Estrildis, for whom he made apartments under ground, in which he entertained her, and caused her to be honourably attended.”
• child: Maddan “Guendoloena was also with child, and brought forth a son, who was named Maddan, and put under the care of his grandfather Corineus to be educated.”
• rivals with Estrildis “But in process of time, when Corineus was dead, Locrin divorced Guendoloena, and advanced Estrildis to be queen.”
• enemies with Locrin “At last both armies joined battle near the river Sture, where Locrin was killed by the shot of an arrow.”
• with Estrildis (ordered Estrildis's execution) “For she commanded Estrildis and her daughter Sabre to be thrown into the river now called the Severn, and published an edict through all Britain, that the river should bear the damsel's name, hoping by this to perpetuate her memory, and by that the infamy of her husband.”

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Extracted from the original text of The History of the Kings of Britain. Made with Rho MD.