Gormund

Family: Africans · Role: king · First appears: Book XI 4–12

Life events

Isembard allied with Gormund and renounced the Christian faith to seek his assistance.(Book XI 4–12 · 📍 Cirencester)
- With: Isembard
- “Here Isembard, the nephew of Lewis, king of the Franks, came and made a league of amity with him, and out of respect to him renounced the Christian faith, on condition that he would assist him to gain the kingdom of Gaul from his uncle, by whom, he said, he was forcibly and unjustly expelled out of it.”
Gormund defeated Careticus and forced him beyond the Severn into Wales.(Book XI 4–12 · 📍 Wales)
- With: Careticus
- “At last, after taking and burning the city, he had another fight with Careticus, and made him flee beyond the Severn into Wales.”
Gormund yielded Loegria to the Saxons after devastating most of Britain.(Book XI 4–12 · 📍 Loegria)
- “Therefore the remainder of the Britons retired into the western parts of the kingdom, that is, Cornwall and Wales; from whence they continually made frequent and fierce irruptions upon the enemy.”

enemies with Careticus (Gormund made war on Careticus.) “Entering therefore into alliance with the Saxons, he made war upon king Careticus, and after several battles fought, drove him from city to city, till at length he forced him to Cirencester, and there besieged him.”
friends with Isembard (Isembard and Gormund made a league of amity.) “Here Isembard, the nephew of Lewis, king of the Franks, came and made a league of amity with him, and out of respect to him renounced the Christian faith, on condition that he would assist him to gain the kingdom of Gaul from his uncle, by whom, he said, he was forcibly and unjustly expelled out of it.”

with Careticus (Gormund was brought against Careticus in an invasion.) “Lastly, they broke faith with king Careticus, and brought upon him Gormund, king of the Africans, by whose disturbances our people were robbed of their country, and the king disgracefully driven out.”
enemies with Careticus “Lastly, they broke faith with king Careticus, and brought upon him Gormund, king of the Africans, by whose disturbances our people were robbed of their country, and the king disgracefully driven out.”

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