Vortigern: An Investigation from the Sources - Paperback

by Janice Van Cleve (Author)

Who was the first ruler of Britain after the Romans left? Was he up to the challenge? Records from early 5th Century Britain are scanty and written in hindsight by monks whose views were more ecclesiastical than scientific. This investigation digs deeply into the original sources to understand the man who first stepped forward to pick up the crumbling reins of government left behind by a failing Roman empire.