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Vortigern thought this was treachery. Knowing that the Long Knives would soon attack him, he called his twelve wise men together for their advice. With one voice, they advised him to retreat westward behind the mountains into Cymry. There he must build a strong fortress and there defy his enemies. WATERN THOUGHT THIS WAS TREACHERY KNOWING THAT THE LONG KNIVES WOULD SOON ATTACK HIM HE CALLED HIS TWELVE WISE MEN TOGETHER FOR THEIR ADVICE WITH ONE VOICE THEY ADVISED HIM TO RETREAT WESTWARD BEHIND THE MOUNTAINS INTO CUMERY THERE HE MUST BUILD A STRONG FORTRESS AND THERE DEFY HIS ENEMIES
lish or wise, have ever been able to take away. No people on earth combine so handsomely loyal freedom and the larger patriotism, or hold in purer loyalty to the union of hearts and hands in the British Empire, which the sovereign represents, as do the Welsh. The Welsh are the oldest of the British peoples. They preserve the language of the Druids, bards, and chiefs, of primeval ages which go back and far beyond any royal line in Europe, while most of their fairy tales are pre-ancient and beyond the dating. Why the Cymric dragon is red, is thus told, from times beyond human record. It was in those early days, after the Romans in the south had left the island, and the Cymric king, Vortigern, was hard pressed by the Picts and Scots of the north. To his aid, he invited over from beyond the North Sea, or German Ocean, the tribes called the Long Knives, or Saxons, to help him. But once on the big island, these friends became enemies and would not go back. They wanted to possess all Britain.  ON THE THRONE WHERE THE FOOLISH OR WISE HAVE EVER BEEN ABLE TO TAKE AWAY NO PEOPLE ON EARTH CAN BIND SO HANDSOMELY LOYAL FREEDOM AND THE LARGER PATRIOTISM OR HOLD IN PURER LOYALTY TO THE UNION OF HEARTS AND HANDS IN THE BRITISH EMPIRE WHICH THE SOVEREIGN REPRESENTS AS DO THE WELSH THE WELSH ARE THE OLDEST OF THE BRITISH PEOPLES THEY PRESERVE THE LANGUAGE OF THE DRUIDS BARDS AND CHIEFS OF PRIMEVAL AGES WHICH GO BACK AND FAR BEYOND ANY ROYAL LINE IN EUROPE WHILE MOST OF THEIR FAIRY TALES ARE PRE ANCIENT AND BEYOND THE DATING WHY THE CUMBRIC DRAGON IS READ IS THUS TOLD FROM TIME IS BEYOND HUMAN RECORD IT WAS IN THOSE EARLY DAYS AFTER THE ROMANS IN THE SOUTH HAD LEFT THE ISLAND AND THE CUMRIC KING WALTIGERN WAS HARD PRESSED BY THE PICTS AND SCOTS OF THE NORTH TO HIS AID HE INVITED OVER FROM BEYOND THE NORTH SEA OR GERMAN OCEAN TRIBES CALLED THE LONG KNIVES OR SAXONS TO HELP HIM BUT ONCE ON THE BIG ISLAND THESE FRIENDS BECAME ENEMIES AND WOULD NOT GO BACK THEY WANTED TO POSSESS ALL BRITAIN
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