Goffarius Pictus

Also known as: Goffarius · Family: Aquitaine · Role: king · First appears: Book I 12–14

Life events

Brutus and Corineus defeated Goffarius Pictus and drove his Pictavian forces into flight.(Book I 12–14 · 📍 Aquitaine)
- With: Brutus Corineus
- “But now the Trojans presently gain the victory, and put Goffarius with his Pictavians to flight.”
Goffarius sought military support from Gaul's princes after his defeat.(Book I 12–14 · 📍 Gaul)
- “The king after a narrow escape went to several parts of Gaul, to procure succours among such princes as were related or known to him.”
Gaul's princes promised Goffarius to expel the foreigners from Aquitaine.(Book I 12–14 · 📍 Gaul)
- “These receive him courteously, and promise with one consent to expel the foreigners from Aquitaine.”
Brutus and Corineus defeated the Gauls, forcing them to abandon the field.(Book I 15–17)
- With: Brutus Corineus
- “The Gauls were astonished at the very shout of Corineus's men, and thinking their number to be much greater than it really was, they hastily quitted the field; but the Trojans pursued them, and killed them in the pursuit, nor did they desist till they had gained a complete victory.”

enemies with Brutus “The Pictavian general was struck with sorrow for it, and immediately raised a vast army, to revenge the death of his ambassador.”
enemies with Corineus “The Pictavian general was struck with sorrow for it, and immediately raised a vast army, to revenge the death of his ambassador.”
with Imbertus (Imbertus was one of Goffarius's ambassadors.) “Goffarius Pictus, who was king of Aquitaine at that time, having an account brought him of the arrival of a foreign people with a great fleet upon his coasts, sent ambassadors to them to demand whether they brought with them peace or war.”

enemies with Brutus “Goffarius, being informed that the Trojans were in those parts, marched day and night, till he came within a close view of Brutus's camp; and then with a stern look and disdainful smile, broke out into these expressions, ”

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