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Brace yourselves... LAST LEGION (late Roman film)
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The movie is called Merlin, in fact a miniseries from 1998.
More here: http://www.rutgerhauer.org/merlin/pg01.php
and here: http://www.rutgerhauer.org/merlin/index.php

The crap some people write.. Read this viewers' comment:
Quote:The historical character in question was an interesting guy. First, he was the leader of the Angles and the Romans' ally. Vortigern was given the title of Dux Bellorum - 'war leader' - which made him equal to the general of Praetorians in rank. And more than that, he managed to marry the patrician daughter who was distantly related to the Caesar August. To make it more clear it was like if Chelsea Clinton would marry some African prince. Vortigern had to have got a great charisma to charm the humored Roman girl, to my guess. (or either she had to be partial to barbarians and tired of poshy young men she used to see around) But they didn't live happily hereafter for long. She died and a poisoning was suspected. You see, Vortigern badly needed the alliance with the tribes of the Picktes, who otherwise would have flooded his lands. In a month after his marriage he was betrayed by the new relatives during the negotiations and slaught sleeping in the Stonehedge as well as most of his people were. It was called the Long Knives Night.
OMG... Confusedhock:

More about 'Merlin' the series:
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0130414/
There's been a 'sequel' released this year, 'Merlin's Apprentice':
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0463826/ (which everybody thinks was crap).
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last legion - by Graham Sumner - 06-12-2006, 10:35 PM
Re: Brace yourselves... LAST LEGION (late Roman film) - by Robert Vermaat - 09-20-2006, 06:24 AM
movies - by Graham Sumner - 09-20-2006, 11:16 AM
A better movie by far - by Caius Valens - 09-20-2006, 07:21 PM
Bold Admission - by Primitivus - 09-23-2006, 05:03 PM
new film - by brennivs - tony drake - 06-22-2007, 11:06 PM
paraphrasing Demetrius - by Goffredo - 08-11-2007, 09:39 PM
last legion - by dave - 10-20-2007, 08:08 PM
wasted legion - by dave - 10-21-2007, 01:25 PM

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