closely > secretly
Armorica > (Also called Aremorica: in ancient times the NW part of
France, between the mouths of the Seine and Loire. Later this
name became more or less synonymous with that of Brittany)
6 For dread of whom, and for those Picts' annoys,
for > [for dread of] annoys > molestations
7 He sent to Germany, strange aid to rear,
He > [Vortigern] strange > foreign
8 From whence eftsoons arrived here three hoys
eftsoons > soon afterwards hoys > small ships (esp. for carrying passengers. They are described as "large ships", and "brigandines, or long galleys, full of armed men" at HRB 8.10. The landing is generally believed to have been in the year 449. The main force of Saxons arrived later)
9 Of Saxons, whom he for his safety employs.
Saxons > (First mentioned by Ptolemy in the 2nd century, these were originally inhabitants of the lower Elbe Valley. They were a warlike people who spread mainly to the south and west; they landed in Britain in 449. By the end of the sixth century they had conquered most of NW Europe. With the Angles and the Jutes they established the beginnings of Anglo-Saxon culture in England) safety > security [he employed them as guards]
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