The Hallowed Isle Book One
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Ganeda [Ganiedda], Merlin’s half-sister, wife of Ridarchus
*Germanianus, lord of the southern Votadini
Gerontius the Elder, prince of Dumnonia
*Gerontius the younger, son of Docomaglos
*Gillomanus—an Irish raider
Godwulf, a Saxon thyle in the service of Vitalinus
Gorangonus, prince of Cantium
GORLOSIUS, his elder son
(*Hadrian, emperor A.D. 117–138, builder of the Wall)
*HENGEST, a mercenary warrior from Anglia
*Horsa, Hengest’s brother
IGIERNE [Igraine], Artor’s mother, the daughter of Amlodius and Argantel
Junius Lupercus, commander of the the warriors who guard the Isle
Kurdalagon, legendary smith of the Sarmatians
LEUDONUS [Lot], king of the Votadini
MADERUN, princess of Moridunon, Merlin’s mother
Maglicun, a druid in the service of Vitalinus
Maglos Leonorus of Venta Belgarum, king of the Belgae
(*Magnus Maximus [Maxen Wledig]—emperor of Britannia 383–387)
Martinus, a Christian priest and follower of Augustinus of Hippo
Matauc of Dorchester—king of the Durotriges
Matauc Morbrin [Madoc Morvrinus], Merlin’s stepfather
Maugantius, a philosopher in Vitalinus’s service
MORGAUSE, daughter of Igierne and Gorlosius, married to Leudonus
*Octha, son of Hengest
*Oesc, son of Octha and Hengest’s heir
Pascentius—a Frisian raider
Peretur [Peredur], son of Eleutherius, lord of Eboracum
Reginwynna [Rowenna], daughter of Hengest, wife of Vitalinus
*Ridarchus [Rhydderch], king at Altacluta
(Rigantona, daughter of Gutuator, Argantel’s grandmother)
*Johannes Riothamus—a British warlord in Gallia
Sulpicius—prince of Deva
*VITALINUS of Glevum, the VOR-TTGERNUS
*VORTIMER, second son of Vitalinus
Uthir [Uther Pendragon], brother of Ambrosius
Jordanus
Ulfinus
warriors in service to Uthir
PLACES
Abus Fluvius—R. Humber
Alba—Scotland
Altacluta—Dumbarton Rock
Ambrosiacum—Amesbury
the Barrow on the Ridgeway—Wayland’s Smithy
Bannhedos—Castle Dore, Cornwall
Bremetennacum—Ribchester, in Lancashire
Britannia—the island of Great Britain
Calleva—Silchester
Camulodunum—Colchester
Cantium—Kent
Cluta Fluvius—R. Clyde
Cornovia—Cornwall
Dalriada—northern Ireland
Demetia—modern Pembrokeshire
Deva—Chester
Dubris—Dover
Dumnonia—the Cornish peninsula
Dun Ambros—Dynas Emrys, Wales
Dun Breatann—fortress of Dumbarton
Dun Eidyn—Edinborough
Dun Tagell/Durocornovium—Tintagel
Durobrivae—Water Newton
Durolipons—Cambridge
Durovernum Cantiacorum—Canterbury
Durnovaria—Dorchester, Dorset
Eburacum—York
Eriu—Ireland
the Fawwyth—the Fowey river, Cornwall
Gallia—France
Giant’s Dance—Stonehenge
Glevum—Gloucester
Guenet—Gwynedd, North Wales
Hibernia, Eriu—Ireland
Isle of Glass or Isle of Apples—Glastonbury, Somerset
Isle of the Dead—Bardsey Isle, Wales
Isle of Maidens—Derwent Water, Lake Country
Isca Dumnoniorum—Exeter
Isca Silurum—Caerleon
Lindum—Lincoln
Londinium—London
Luguvalium—Carlisle
Madoc’s Bay—Tremadoc Bay, Wales
Maridunum—Carmarthen
Mona—the Isle of Anglesey
Novantae lands—Dumfriesshire & Galloway
Noviomagus—Chichester
Portus Adurni—Portchester (Portsmouth)
Regnum—Chichester
Rithergabail—Episford, Kent
Rutupiae—Richborough, Kent
Sabrina Fluvia—the Severn River and estuary
Salmaes—the Solway
Sorviodunum—Old Sarum (Salisbury)
Stratcluta—Strathclyde
Tamesis Fluvius—Thames River
Tanatus Insula—Isle of Thanet, Kent
Tava Fluvius—the Tay
Treonte, Trisantona—the Trent
Vecta Insula—Isle of Wight
Venta—later Gwent, modern Monmouthshire
Votadini lands—southeast Scotland, from the firth of Forth to the Wall
Venta Belgarum—Winchester
Venta Icenorum—Caistor, Norfolk
Venta Silurum—Caerwent
Verulamium—St. Albans
the Wae—the River Wye
the White Horse—White Horse on Uffington Downs
ALSO BY DIANA L. PAXSON
The Serpent’s Tooth
The White Raven
Wodan’s Children Trilogy
The Dragons of the Rhine
The Wolf and the Raven
The Lord of Horses
With Adrienne Martine-Barnes
Master of Earth and Water
The Shield Between the Worlds
Sword of Fire and Shadow
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Paxson, Diana L.
The hallowed isle / by Diana L. Paxson.
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Contents: bk. 1. The book of the sword—
1. Great Britain—History—Anglo Saxon period. 449–1066—Fiction. 2. Arthurian romances—Adaptations. 3. Arthur, King—Fiction.
I. Title.
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