Constantine (British king)

Roman de Brut

• attestation: Constantine (British king) arrived at Totnes with a company of knights (Roman de Brut > Constantine and Vortigern)

  "Constantine came to Totnes, and many a stout knight with him"

• attestation: Constantine's host marched towards London after landing at Totnes (Roman de Brut > Constantine and Vortigern)

  "The host set forth towards London"

• attestation: The Britons were hiding in fear before Constantine's arrival (Roman de Brut > Constantine and Vortigern)

  "as yet they were too fearful to come from their secret places"

• attestation: The Britons rallied to Constantine's host when they heard of his coming (Roman de Brut > Constantine and Vortigern)

  "When the Britons heard these tidings they drew, thick as rain, from the woodlands and the mountain"

• attestation: Constantine sent messages throughout Britain calling the Britons to aid (Roman de Brut > Constantine and Vortigern)

  "sent messages in every part, bidding the Britons to their aid"

• attestation: Constantine's forces defeated the invaders who had caused destruction in the land (Roman de Brut > Constantine and Vortigern)

  "they altogether discomfited those evil men who had done such sore mischief to the land"

• attestation: Constantine was chosen as king of Britain at the council of Cirencester (Roman de Brut > Constantine and Vortigern)

  "In that place they chose Constantine as their king, with no long tarrying, none being so bold as to say him nay"

• attestation: The Britons defeated the enemies that had caused great damage to the land (Roman de Brut > Constantine and Vortigern)

  "those evil men who had done such sore mischief to the land"

• attestation: Constantine was crowned king with great joy (Roman de Brut > Constantine and Vortigern)

  "they set the crown on his head with marvellous joy, and owned themselves as his men"

• relationship: Constantine married a woman of Roman descent (Roman de Brut > Constantine and Vortigern)

  "Constantine took to wife a dame who was come of gentle Roman blood"

• attestation: Constantine fathered three sons (Roman de Brut > Constantine and Vortigern)

  "On this lady he begat three sons"

• attestation: Constantine's reign brought peace to Britain (Roman de Brut > Constantine and Vortigern)

  "So long as Constantine lived the realm had rest and peace"

• attestation: Constantine reigned for twelve years before his death (Roman de Brut > Constantine and Vortigern)

  "he reigned but twelve short years"

• attestation: Constantine was assassinated by a Pict from his own household (Roman de Brut > Constantine and Vortigern)

  "There was a certain Pict of his household, a traitor, a foul felon"

• attestation: The Pict assassin lured Constantine into an orchard before killing him (Roman de Brut > Constantine and Vortigern)

  "This Pict took the king aside privily in an orchard, as though he would speak to him of some hidden matter"

• attestation: Constantine died prematurely, not reaching his natural end (Roman de Brut > Constantine and Vortigern)

  "he died before his time had come"

• attestation: The Pict assassin stabbed Constantine to death with a knife (Roman de Brut > Constantine and Vortigern)

  "drew forth a knife and smote him therewith so shrewdly that he died"

• attestation: After Constantine's death the realm had no adult heir, only young children (Roman de Brut > Constantine and Vortigern)

  "the realm had now no prince, save only those children of so tender an age"

• attestation: The assassin pretended to speak privately to Constantine before striking (Roman de Brut > Constantine and Vortigern)

  "whilst he made seeming to speak in his master's ear, drew forth a knife and smote him therewith"

• attestation: The assassin fled from the garden after killing Constantine (Roman de Brut > Constantine and Vortigern)

  "Then he fled forth from the garden"