ScariksGPC Timeline

485

• The soon-to-be knights chase down the bandits terrorizing Imber village.
• They return in victory to Codford Hall, where they feast

• At Easter, they are knighted, and the Order of the Grey Wolf is founded. Pillounes meets Lady Pertacia; Conchobar takes notice of Elaine.

• At Pentecost, the word is given to muster.

• The Battle of Mearcred Creek, the 2nd of June. Conchobar becomes lost in the fighting, and is rescued by the Order. The Order, lead by Tyngyr, save the Earl and his guard. Tyngyr personally saves the life of Sir Jaradon. The Saxons are routed. The Order contributes to a charity for widows and orphans.

• The Order is feted in the Earl's hall at Michaelmas. They receive silver brooches in the shape of a wolf from the Earl. Sir Jaradon swears an oath to come to Tyngyr's aid whenever he needs it; Tyngyr swears the same. Pillounes meets with Lady Pertacia; Bledgur charms Gwiona, she gives him a mistletoe; Conchobar flirts with Elaine. Bledgur hires a druid and constructs a sacred grove.

• At Christmas the Order receive gifts from the Earl. To Tyngyr Falt (for him and his heirs), logging rights in Camelot in exchange for 1000 arrows, the office of Forrester of Camelot from Falt to Grimstead; Emrys is made Reeve of Wilton; Lupinus is made Equus Decurio; Bledgur gets Donebble village for the duration of his life; to Conchobar (and heirs) one of hide land and pasture for 3 gross sheep, in exchange for a yearly tribute of a dozen lamb; Pillounes gets, for the duration of his life, roll rights at the Earl's Road bridge over Till; to Thorvin the wardship of Bebinn nee Tophias, heiress to Winterbourne Stoke; Owain is invited into the Earl's household. Pillounes realizes he is in love with Pertacia, but embarasses himself in front of her family; Lupinus introduces Owain to Lady Julia; Conchobar flirts with Elaine

486

• Sir Kent of Braverstock, his squire Belisario ap Gwilim, Sir Briant of Grately and Sir Briant's wife Eleri nee Uren are kidnapped. The search party is made up of Order, Sirs Gwilim and Leo and their respective knights.

• They reach Clatford and its hunting lodge, held by Sir Claudius, the Steward's knight. They send the squire Albanus to Clatford Manor to reconnoitre. Sir Claudius is not at home.

• They ride to Levcomagus and challenge the Steward. They do battle, and capture a five knights, which are exchanged on the King's Road for the kidnapped. Sir Caius, the Steward's man, is slain.

• At Easter, the Praetor Syagrius comes, begging for aid against the Franks. He is turned down. Nor does the Order go with Madoc to Colchester. The tale of Bledgur against the Faerie Knights becomes known. Lupinus is friends with COuntess Ellen. Owain resolves to make a name for himself to woo Lady Julia. Conchobar flirts with Elaine.

• The Order helps Merlin retrieve Excalibur. Sir Emrys suffers from battle madness. Thorvin is lost in the woods.

• At Michaelmas, Bledgur asks to marry Lady Gwiona. Pillounes asks to marry Lady Pertacia. Tyngyr flirts with Lady Adwen. Emrys returns.

• At Christmas, Madoc displays the wealth plundered from the Saxons and puts all who dared not join him to shame. The King is presented with Excalibur; Conchobar sings the tale of how it was won. Emrys asks to marry Lady Wyndda. Bledgur is allowed to marry Lady Gwiona. Tyngyr flirts with Adwen. Owain flirts with Lady Julia. Lupinus takes a vow of chastity, and names Albinus his heir. Conchobar has a vision of Excalibur and Saint Michael, and swears to be a Christian knight.

487

• Bledgur marries Gwiona and Pillounes Pertacia. Bledgur gifts the Order with a wolf-shaped coat clasp of ivory. Conchobar helps his cousin Ruaidhrí repay gambling debts. Tyngyr's sister Eleri is slandered by Sir Claine. Madoc asks for volunteers to harry the Saxon coast; the Order decides to go with him. Sir Gwilim is kidnapped, his brother injured and Sir Graid killed in a Silchester raid. Biddesden is burned, Upperchute and Tidworth are raided.

• Emrys leads the rescue party. The Order call their kin to war, as do Sir Briant. They are joined by Sirs Leo and Jaradon. In the first week they raid the outlying manors. The second week Tyngyr steals the Steward's horses and takes two knights captive, Bledgur pillages Wyke manor and takes two captives, Emrys' band dealt 15 casualties out of 17. In the third week they lay siege to Levcomagus, but are turned away by Sir Manhogan, Sheriff of Southern Silchester. They exchange prisoners, though the Order is not satsified.

• The Order is reunited with Thorvin as half of them go raiding with Madoc. Pillounes and Owain remain in garrison and Emrys goes with the King to Duke Lindsey at Lincoln.

• Madoc strikes first at Pevensey, then Dover. Then there is the battle at Blackwater and Colne where Lupinus is injured, and the Prince chases the Saxon down to Hurst Green. At Yarmouth, Conchobar vows to go with the Prince to France, and he beseeches the Prince on behalf of Elaine. Tyngyr, Bledgur and Conchobar are wounded at The Wash, though the Britons ultimately are victorious. Many Saxon ships are burnt and much loot is taken. The Prince gifts Roderick with a 16-oar ship captured from the Saxon, captained by Thorvin.

• Emrys speaks of the Order with Earl Roderick, praising their honor. At Lincoln he tells the tale of how Excalibur was won, greatly praising his brothers.

• The Order repairs to Elaine's manor in Allington, where they feast and hunt, though Conchobar is yet to weak to join them. The hunt is interrupted by Silchester raiders, including Sir Claine. Tyngyr bests Claine in combat, and the raiders are driven away. It is determined the raiders passed by Llud's hall on their way to Allington.

• The Order celebrates Michaelmas at Codford and gifts them each with a carefully chosen book. Emrys swears to see Blains hanged if he strikes at Salisbury again.

• Lupinus' mother, Lady Laverstock, dies of illness, as does her husband Sir Wyncel. Lupinus is made guardian of their son. Emrys' family provides a knight for the manor.

• At Christmas, the Earl gives his consent to the weddings of Emrys and Wyndda, Tyngyr and Adwen, Owain and Julia, and Conchobar and Elaine. Seneschal Marcellinus' health declines. Emrys's half-brother Ambrosius is made a household knight of Conchobar's.

• Sir Pillounes is granted stewardship of the Earl's demesne in Upper Cranborne. Lupinus is made Chamberlain. Emrys is relieved of his duty as Reeve Wilton and instead made Reeve Lavington-Melksham. Bledgur is made Captain of Ebble Castle.

488

• Pillones and Pertacia bury their infant son. Soon, Stapleford is blessed with miracles. Pillounes invites a monk to live as a hermit on the land.

• At Easter, the Order decides to leave for France with Prince Madoc. The army musters at Duplain, crosses the Channel from Hantonne and lays siege to Bayeux. The Order plunders a desecrated temple.

• The Storming of Bayeux. Much loot is taken and the city is burnt. Ambrosius, a knight of Conchobar's and Emrys' half-brother, dies.

• Summer: Uther subdues Gorlois.

• Amlyn is born to Tyngyr.

489

• Spring: Hywel of Lavington dies. Lupinus’ sister is Trenia is wed to the commander of Hantonne. Tyngyr is made Master of Hunt and head of the two foresters at Beechwood; Bledgur is made Castellan at Ebble and Lady Indeg’s warden; Pillounes is made Knight Secular and Master of Hawks and entrusted with the inventory at Lavington; Lupinus is made chief Decurion of Sarum with Owain has his second.

• Summer: Thorvin goes raiding in Essex with Conchobar, Lupinus and Tyngyr. Emrys is in Silchester on behalf of Conchobar, arguing Elaine’s claim to Woodland Estate. Pillounes negotiates a peace with Levcomagus.

• Christmas: Conchobar and Pillounes have a falling out, though the others of the order are more understanding. Salisbury suffers a terribly cold winter; various strange happenings are reported across the country. The war goes badly in the north. The Earl and his vassals are summoned to Warwick.

490

• Spring: The members of the Order are called to demonstrate their skill for the royal court.

• Summer: The battle of Linden Pool. A reward is promised to the one who captures King Octa or his banner. Tyngyr fells the Saxon warlord with an arrow and takes him captive. Pillounes saves Conchobar’s life and they are reconciled. Pillounes has a vision. Sir Gwilim falls in battle: Emrys inherits all lands and honours. Tyngyr and Bledgur are honoured by the Earl for their valour.

• Winter: The Order is called to London for the royal court. Uther is smitten with Ygraine. The Order is given a banner – gris, a wolf’s head erased of the first on a pale argent, eight plates in saltire. Duke Gorlois and his party leave for Cornwall against the King’s wishes.

491

• June: The royal army marches to Cornwall. The lands of Pinnacle have been ravaged. Oaktown Castle has been ruined and its castellan, Duke Ulfius’ son, slain. The Earl besieges Castle Terrabil. At night Duke Gorlois launches a surprise attack. Prince Madoc is slain, but so is Gorlois and Sir Jordans. Seeing his family slain in battle drives Lupinus mad. The Order is richly rewarded: Tyngyr is given two hundred pounds of silver for subduing Sir Brastias; Bledgur is given a hundred pounds in coin and much land for striking down Sir Jordans; Pillounes is made a vassal of the king, castellan at Woodhouse, and lord at Beachfort and Aspen and Marshtown. The Earl searches fruitlessly for Sir Lupinus, missing since the battle.

• December: Lupinus, now Lupina, shows up at Woodhouse in rusted mail and ragged clothes. She explains her situation to Pillounes, who readily accepts her explanation.

• King Aelle of the South Saxons, whom the Order defeated at Mearcred Creek, sacks the city of Peven's March, slaughtering the inhabitants.

492

• Conchobar's knight Glendower and Tyngyr's cousin Morien go missing on patrol. Tyngyr, Bledgur and Conchobar search for them, but Tyngyr goes missing in a swamp. Pressing on, Conchobar finds the knights but becomes involved in Merlin's abduction of the royal child. Interrogated by Father Dewi at Tintangel he falls into trance, speaking in tongues. He awakes at Pentecost and goes to see Friar Cassian.

• Bledgur goes looking for Tyngyr. Finding in the swamp a passage to the faerie realm, he calls upon Lord Wessex to aid him using his enchanted horn. He learns that Tyngyr is a guest of the Lady of the Lake. Bledgur, his brother Talan, his vassal Llewren, and Thorvin are guided to the Castle of the Lake by Wessex's squire. They are expected, and are led into the great hall to see the mistress-sorceress, Lady Vivienne. She took Sir Tyngyr in as a guest and cured him of his madness. She bids them to stay the night, saying they are free to leave in the morning. She lets Bledgur know that the knight-suitors defeated by Lord Wessex are bound in his service in undeath for ten years and a day. Bledgur and Tyngyr leave in the morning. When they return to the mortal realm they find it is already June.

• Conchobar's half-brother Alein is married to Bledgur's sister Megan. There is a lavish feast at Terrabil. Lupina's cousin (?) Llew starts squiring for Conchobar.

• Knights from Hillfarm Hundred held by old Duke Eidol have been raiding Barehill. Lupina goes to investigate on behalf of the Earl. The Hillfarm knights who meet Lupina by the border deny everything, blaming the raids on the Barehill men themselves and other vassals of Earl Roderick. Lupina is unimpressed and forces the knights to take her to Hillfarm Keep to speak with Lord Chaleins there. Lord Chaleins confesses to knowing the robber knights, but claims he cannot aid Lupina against them as they are his kin and they are forbidden by the Duke to quarrel. The Duke is very old and the line of succession is uncertain, the two best candidates being Lord Chaleins and his cousin Sir Heli, to whom the robber knights are sworn. Lupina returns to Sarum and is counselled by Marcellinus to guard and patrol the border with armed knights. It becomes clear that the bandits operate out of the Forest of the Badger.

• Pillounes's sister Gytha, married to Sir Drych, goes missing. Investigating her disapperance, Pillounes finds her in Hillfarm, where he is also re-united with Lupina. It is revealed that Gytha has married Lord Chaleins and given birth to a boy. Chaleins and Gytha claim her marriage to Sir Drych was annulled by Sir Gwilim just before his death, the written notes to Codford being lost in the chaos of the succession. Pillounes suspect there was no messages and no annulment but there is no proof, and he will accept their marriage if they apologize to Sir Drych. He leaves to bring word to Sir Drych, who dies of shock.

493

• The duel between Tyngyr and Sir Claine proves Ulfius a murderer, having conspired with Saxons to kill Sir Bles. Sir Claine is very nearly killed but is saved by Pillounes.

• Tyngyr hunts a basilisk.

• Conchobar and Lupina raid Ulfius' demesne. Lupina meets Sir Manhogan in combat and is badly beaten. Conchobar swears vengeance.

494

• Pillounes and Conchobar go to London to make the King repent.

Allington raiders are

Sir Claine, the Constable of Levcomagus, who slandered Tyngyr's sister

Sir Gerwyn, a bachelor, who was taken captive and whose brother was killed in 487.

Sir Trisnel, a bachelor, whose cousin was killed in 487.

Sir Selestan, a bachelor, whose cousin was killed in 487.

Sir Callac, a bachelor, whose uncle was killed in 487.

Sir Bercihalt, a bachelor, brother of Sir Caius

Sir Tyoduff, a bachelor, brother of Sir Caius

Sir Gomrain, a bachelor, brother of Sir Caius

Sir Caius was slain by Emrys in 486.