Saxons — Minor Figures

6 figures from The History of the Kings of Britain who appear only briefly. Each keeps their own page; this one gathers them so they can be read together.

Jupiter

deity · first appears Book I 11

• Book I 11 · with Brutus “they made three fires to the three deities, Jupiter, Mercury, and Diana, and offered sacrifices to each of them.”
• Book VI 10–11 · with Hengist “We worship,”

Mercury

deity · first appears Book I 11

• Book I 11 · with Brutus “they made three fires to the three deities, Jupiter, Mercury, and Diana, and offered sacrifices to each of them.”
• Book VI 10–11 · with Hengist “We worship,”

Ebissa

brother of Octa · first appears Book VI 12–14

• Book VI 12–14 · siblings with Octa “Let us invite over my son Octa and his brother Ebissa, who are brave soldiers, and give them the countries that are in the northern parts of Britain, by the wall, between Deira and Albania.”
• Book VI 12–14 · sworn: Vortigern “Let us invite over my son Octa and his brother Ebissa, who are brave soldiers, and give them the countries that are in the northern parts of Britain, by the wall, between Deira and Albania.”

Frea

goddess · first appears Book VI 10–11

• Book VI 10–11 · with Hengist “Next to him we worship the powerful goddess, Frea, to whom they also dedicated the sixth day, which after her name we call Friday.”

Saturn

god · first appears Book VI 10–11

• Book VI 10–11 · with Hengist “We worship,”

King Alfred

king and translator · first appears Book III 9–13

• Book III 9–13 · with Martia “Among many other admirable productions of her wit, she was the author of what the Britons call the Martian law. This also among other things king Alfred translated, and called it in the Saxon tongue, Pa Marchitle Lage.”

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