Vortigen (Earth-616)

Vortigen
Name	Vortigen
Aliases	Vortiger, Vortigan, Voertigern, Vortigern
Affiliation and Relationships
Affiliation	Ally of Merlyn
Marital Status	Single
Physical Characteristics
Gender	Male
Hair	Black
Origin and Living Status
Origin	Human
Living Status	Alive
Reality	Earth-616
Place of Birth	Somewhere in Britain
Personal Information
Identity	No Dual
Citizenship	British
Occupation	King
Base of Operations	Dinas Emrys
Creators and Appearances
Creators	Paul Cornell, Manuel Garcia
First	Wisdom #3 (February, 2007)
First	Wisdom #3 (February, 2007)

History

In the 5th century, King Vortigen tried to build a castle at Dinas Emrys whose foundations were demolished each night. Told by his advisors to sacrifice a boy with no natural father to end these problems, Vortigen found the young Merlin, who fit the description. Rather than be sacrificed though, Merlyn freed the dragons from imprisonment, and he and Vortigen witnessed Red Dragon finally defeat the White Dragon, now representing the Saxon invaders. Merlin saw this as an omen that foretold the coming of a great kingdom and its king that would one day rise and rule over a united Britain. Foreseeing that this king would come from Vortigen's successor, King Uther, Merlin sought to manipulate events so that his omen would come to pass.

Notes

• It is unsure what, if any, connection he has with Vortigen of the Proud Walkers.

See Also

• 1 appearance(s) of Vortigen (Earth-616)
• 1 mention(s) of Vortigen (Earth-616)
• 1 image(s) of Vortigen (Earth-616)

Links and References

• Vortigen on Wikipedia.org