Margadud
Family: Britons · Role: son · First appears: Book II 8–11
Life events
- Blederic, Margadud, and Cadwan defeated Ethelfrid and forced him to flee.(Book XI 13)
- The Britons killed ten thousand and sixty-six men from Ethelfrid's army.(Book XI 13)
Book II 8–11
- siblings with Assaracus “But the sons, under the conduct of their brother Assaracus, departed in a fleet to Germany”
Book XI 13
- rivals with Ethelfrid “From thence this Saxon tyrant proceeded on his march to Bangor; but upon the news of his outrageous madness, the leaders of the Britons, viz. Blederic, duke of Cornwall, Margadud, king of the Demetians, and Cadwan, of the Venedotians, came from all parts to meet him, and joining battle with him, wounded him, and forced him to flee; and killed of his army to the number of ten thousand and sixty-six men.”
Book XII 12–17
- friends with Cadwalla “This matter caused the king to enter upon much deliberation, and hold a private consultation with his intimate friends, what course to take. Among the rest that offered their proposals, Margadud, king of the Dimetians, spoke as follows”
- with Cadwalla (Margadud advised Cadwalla to permit Penda to attack Oswy.) “Let Penda immediately have leave to go against Oswy, that by this civil dissension and destruction of one another, our island may get rid of them.”
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Extracted from the original text of The History of the Kings of Britain. Made with Rho MD.