Estrildis

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

Life events

• Estrildis and Guendoloena give birth to Sabre and Maddan.(Book II 1–7)
  • With: Sabre Guendoloena 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 Guendoloena
  • “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 Guendoloena 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

• courtship with Locrin “Her name was Estrildis, and her beauty such as was hardly to be matched. No ivory or new-fallen snow, no lily could exceed the whiteness of her skin. 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.”
• child: Sabre “In the meantime Estrildis became with child, and was delivered of a most beautiful daughter, whom she named Sabre.”
• with Locrin (private amour) “For he was resolved at least to carry on a private amour with her, since he could not live with her openly for fear of Corineus.”
• rivals with Guendoloena “But in process of time, when Corineus was dead, Locrin divorced Guendoloena, and advanced Estrildis to be queen.”
• with Guendoloena (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.”
• admirer: 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.”

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