▁" di plom atic " ▁marriage ▁to ▁G wend olen , ▁the ▁daughter ▁of ▁King ▁Cor ine us ▁of ▁Corn wall , ▁but ▁upon ▁the ▁death ▁of ▁Cor ine us , ▁Loc rin ▁divor ced ▁her ▁and ▁made ▁E str ild is ▁his ▁queen — there by ▁legit im izing ▁Hab ren . ▁Loc rin ' s ▁sc orn ed ▁first ▁wife , ▁the ▁mother ▁of ▁his ▁he ir ▁M add an , ▁raised ▁a ▁Corn ish ▁army ▁against ▁him , ▁defeated ▁him ▁in ▁battle , ▁and ▁had ▁his ▁wid ow ▁and ▁daughter ▁d rown ed ▁in ▁the ▁River ▁Se vern : ▁For ▁[ G wend olen ] ▁commanded ▁E str ild is ▁and ▁her ▁daughter ▁Sab re ▁to ▁be ▁thrown ▁into ▁the ▁river ▁now ▁called ▁the ▁Se vern , ▁and ▁published ▁an ▁ed ict ▁though ▁all ▁Britain , ▁that ▁the ▁river ▁should ▁bear ▁the ▁d ams el ' s ▁name , ▁hoping ▁by ▁this ▁to ▁perpet uate ▁her ▁memory , ▁and ▁by ▁that ▁the ▁inf amy ▁of ▁her ▁husband . ▁So ▁that ▁to ▁this ▁day ▁the ▁river ▁is ▁called ▁in ▁the ▁British ▁tongue ▁Sab ren , ▁which ▁by ▁the ▁cor ruption ▁of ▁the ▁name ▁is ▁[ in ] ▁another ▁language ▁Sab r ina . ▁[ from ▁Thompson ' s ▁ 1 7 1 8 ▁translation ▁of ▁the ▁Latin ▁Historia ▁( re vised ▁and ▁corrected ▁by ▁G iles , ▁ 1 8 4 2 )] ▁ ▁In ▁literature ▁The ▁Wel sh ▁tale ▁of ▁H af ren ▁( vari ously ▁referred ▁to ▁as ▁A