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Lodge of the Sleek Pony

Cartimandua whose name means "sleek pony" was the queen of Brigantia a tribe of Britons occuppying the North of England around Yorkshire at the time the Romans first invaded Britian. She ruled Brigantia from A.D. 41-60. In A.D. 43, Cartimandua signed a treaty with the Romans, placing herself under their protection. Her tribe was opposed to this treaty and there were several revolts against Cartimandua. In A.D. 48, she asked for and received Roman help in fighting the rebellion. When Caratacus, a rebel leader who had been fighting the Romans, asked Catimandua for asylum, she had him arrested and turned him over to the Romans as a sign of loyalty to them. Cartimandua's consort, Venutius, called her a traitor and attempted to have her overthrown but he was unsuccessful after the Romans came to Cartimandua's aid. She convinced the Romans that if Venutius controlled the kingdom, he would not be as loyal to them as she was. For a while Cartimandua ruled jointly with Venutius, but when he made another attempt to overthrow her, she took Vellocatus, a royal armor-bearer, as her consort. She sent Vellocatus to fight Venutius and, again, asked for Roman help. Ca. A.D. 69., Cartimandua "retired" and in A.D. 71, Rome annexed Brigantia after they easily defeated Venutius, Vellocatus and the Brigantes in battle. This lodge stands on the spot where Cartimandua kept her large stable of royal ponies of the Brigantes. It's the best bed and breakfast in Northumbria all are welcome! Come and enjoy the many relaxing Northumbrian forests and streams, ride our beautiful forest ponies. The wilderness calls!


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