Pol it icians ▁awarded ▁kn ighth ood s <0x0A> </s> ▁H af ren ▁was ▁a ▁legend ary ▁British ▁prin cess ▁who ▁was ▁d rown ed ▁in ▁the ▁River ▁Se vern ▁( ; ▁) ▁by ▁her ▁rep udi ated ▁ste pm other ▁G wend olen . ▁The ▁legend ▁appears ▁in ▁Geoff rey ▁of ▁Mon mouth ' s ▁pseud oh istor ical ▁chron icle ▁Historia ▁Reg um ▁Britann iae . ▁According ▁to ▁Geoff rey , ▁H af ren ▁is ▁the ▁e pon ym ▁of ▁the ▁Se vern , ▁which ▁be ars ▁one ▁of ▁Britain ' s ▁most ▁ancient ▁river ▁names ▁( record ed ▁as ▁early ▁as ▁the ▁ 2 nd ▁century ▁in ▁the ▁Latin ized ▁form ▁Sab r ina ). ▁ ▁Historia ▁reg um ▁Britann iae ▁In ▁Geoff rey ▁of ▁Mon mouth ' s ▁Historia ▁reg um ▁Britann iae ▁( History ▁of ▁the ▁Kings ▁of ▁Britain , ▁), ▁Hab ren ▁was ▁the ▁beautiful ▁daughter ▁of ▁King ▁Loc rin ▁of ▁the ▁Brit ons ▁by ▁his ▁secret ▁lo ver , ▁a ▁German ic ▁prin cess ▁named ▁E str ild is . ▁Her ▁mother ▁had ▁been ▁ab duct ed ▁by ▁H umber ▁the ▁Hun ▁and ▁brought ▁to ▁Britain ▁during ▁their ▁invasion ▁following ▁King ▁Br ut us ' ▁death ; ▁eventually ▁the ▁Hun ▁invasion ▁was ▁suppress ed ▁by ▁Loc rin , ▁Br ut us ' ▁el dest ▁son , ▁who ▁fell ▁in ▁love ▁with ▁E str ild is ▁upon ▁discover ing ▁her ▁in ▁one ▁of ▁H umber ' s ▁ships . ▁ ▁Loc rin ▁had ▁been ▁forced ▁into ▁a