Holdin

Family: Ruteni · Role: king · First appears: Book IX 12–13

Life events

• Arthur deploys his forces into battle divisions and assigns commanders throughout the army.(Book X 5–7 · 📍 Suesia)
  • With: Arthur Morvid Augusel Cador Guerinus Boso Aschillius Lot Hoel Walgan Caius Bedver Guitard Vigenis Jonathal Cursalem Urbgennius
  • “There he divided his men into several bodies, commanding one legion, over which Morvid, consul of Gloucester, was appointed general”

Book IX 12–13

• sworn: Arthur (Holdin is identified as a king among the princes attending Arthur's court.) “From the parts beyond the seas, came Holdin, king of Ruteni; Leodegarius, consul of Bolonia; Bedver, the butler, duke of Normandy; Borellus, of Cenomania; Caius, the sewer, duke of Andegavia; Guitard, of Pictavia; also the twelve peers of Gaul, whom Guerinus Carnotensis brought along with him: Hoel, duke of the Armorican Britons, and his nobility, who came with such a train of mules, horses, and rich furniture, as it is difficult to describe.”

Book X 5–7

• with Arthur (Holdin was placed in command of a rear party.) “the second by Holdin, duke of the Ruteni, and Guitard of the Pictavians;”
• with Guitard (Joint commanders of a rear party.) “the second by Holdin, duke of the Ruteni, and Guitard of the Pictavians;”

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