There are not many records of what happened after King Vortigern's death. The Saxons took control of most of Kent. In Germany & Denmark, the sea was flooding the lands of the Saxons. More Saxons sailed across the North Sea and settled in Britain with their families: in Lincolnshire, East Anglia and Sussex. In these areas, archaeologists have found early Saxon graves and the remains of Saxon houses. The graves contained both male and female skeletons with Saxon weapons and jewellery. Ambrosius seems to have ruled Britain as High-King, but was unable to stop the Saxons taking over parts of his country. The British began to leave their towns. Some of the local kings (or 'tyrants') moved back to the safety of hillforts where their ancestors had lived before the Romans came to Britain.  Old legends tell that Ambrosius was succeeded by his brother, Uther, and then by Uther's son, Arthur. These men were real but may not have been related.

Click to find out: All about King Arthur.