40 EOGEE OF WENDOVER. [A.D. 536. Death of Cerdic, first king of the West Saxons. In the year of grace 533 died Cerdic, the first king of the West-Saxons ; he was succeeded by his son Kineric, who reigned twenty-six years. At this time king Arthur, who now aimed at nothing less than the conquest of all Europe, prepared shipping, and proceeded to Norway. He found on his arrival that Sichelin, king of that country, was lately dead, and had left the kingdom to Loth, the son of Arthur's sister. Now Loth was Sichelin's nephew, and had been adopted by him as his successor for the extreme nobility and liberality of his disposition. Walwain, the son of Loth, who was at this period about twelve years of age, had been ' committed to the care of pope Vigilius to be educated, and received from him the belt of knighthood. Having subdued the Norwegians and placed Loth on the throne, Arthur returned in triumph to Britain, intending to visit the parts of Gaul, which he ardently longed to subdue. In the year of grace 534, the abbat Theodoric, a disciple of St. Eemigius, and the abbat Theodulph, a disciple of the same Theodoric, flourished in Gaul. In the year of grace 535, Medard and Gildard flourished in Gaul, twin brothers, born on the same day, on the same day made bishops, the former of Noyon, the latter of Eouen, in one day absolved from the world, and taken to Christ. Death of St. Benedict. In the year of grace 536, according to some, St. Benedict departed out of this world. Arthur crossed the sea to subdue Gaul. King Arthur, desirous of subduing Ganl, prepared shipping, and committing all Britain and his wife to the care of his nephew Modred, crossed the sea with a fair wind, and landing in Neustria, which is now called Normandy, subdued it without difficulty. Thence he pushed forward, ravaging all the provinces of Gaul, and after slaying the tribune Frollo in single combat, made himself master of the city of Paris. After which, advancing westward, he reduced Anjou, Poitou, Gascony, and the whole of Aquitaine.