“You’re quite the poet!” retorted his skeptical cousin. She was steward at a royal estate and had, as a child, spoken once to King Arnulf the Younger himself, so she had no hesitation in addressing a new king young enough to be her grandson. “What it means to us, Your Majesty, is that we’ve had no planting season, what with this frost and every night so cold. Will these clouds ever leave?”

Sanglant had no answer. The tides of destruction had reached farther than he had ever dreamed possible. He could only assess the changes in the land and, with his progress, ride on through a world transformed.

CAST OF CHARACTERS

Historical characters are not listed as deceased.

Characters listed as deceased are those who died within fifteen years (or so) before the action in King’s Dragon begins. Characters who die during the course of the series are not listed as deceased in this list.

Wendar and Varre:

King Henry (son of Arnulf the Younger and Mathilda of Karrone)(king regnant)

his bastard son by Alia (Kansi-a-lari):

Sanglant

his children by Sophia of Arethousa (first wife):

Sapientia

Theophanu

Ekkehard

his children by Adelheid of Aosta (second wife):

Mathilda

Berengaria

Henry’s brothers and sisters:

Richildis (renamed Scholastica, abbess of Quedlinhame)

Rotrudis (duchess of Saony)

Benedict (married to Marozia of Karrone)

Constance (biscop of Autun and later duchess of Arconia)

Bruno

various other children who died in infancy

Alberada (Henry’s illegitimate half sister, daughter of Arnulf the

Younger, now biscop of Handelburg) Sabella (half sister, daughter of Arnulf the Younger and Berengaria of Varre)

the Regnant’s Progress:

His Schola: Rosvita

Her Clerics:

Amabilia

Constantine

Fortunatus

Gerwita

Heriberg

Jehan

Jerome

Ruoda

Aurea (a servant)

Other Clerics: Elsebet Eudes Monica

His Lions:

Thiadbold (a captain)

Artur

Dedi

Folquin

Gerulf

Gotfrid (a sergeant)

Ingo

Karl

Leo

Stephen

Fridesuenda (Dedi’s betrothed)

His Eagles:

Ernst

Hanna

Hathui

Manfred

Rufus

Wolfhere

Sanglant’s Retinue:

m. to Liathano

Blessing (their daughter)

His Schola:

Breschius

Heribert

His Personal Guard:

Captain Fulk

Captain Istvan

Anshelm

Arnulf

Berro

Chustaffus

Cobbo

Den

Ditmar

Everwin

Fremen

Johannes

Lewenhardt

Liutbald

Malbert

Maurits

Sibold

Surly

Wracwulf

Blessing’s Retinue:

Heribert (see also schola, above)

Anna

Berda Matto Odei Thiemo

Jerna (a daimone)

personal servants:

Ambrose

Johannes

Robert

Theodulf

other retainers: Gyasi (a Quman shaman) his nephews, including Odei

Gnat (a Jinna) Mosquito (a Jinna)

Argent (a male griffin) Domina (a female griffin)

royal households:

Henry’s servants: Wito (a steward)

Sapientia’s companions: Everelda

Theophanu’s companions: Gutta (a serving woman) Leoba

Ekkehard’s companions:

Benedict

Frithuric

Lothar

Manegold

Milo

Thiemo

Welf

The Duchies:

Saony

Duchess Rotrudis her children:

Imma

Sophie

Wichman

Zwentibold

Reginar (abbot of Firsebarg)

Marcovefa (a Salian concubine) Rowena (a deacon)

Fesse

Duchess Liutgard

m. to Frederic of Avaria (her husband, deceased)

their children:

older daughter

Ermengard

Avaria

Burchard and Ida their children:

Wendilgard

Agius (a frater)

Frederic (m. to Liutgard of Fesse, deceased)

Ucco (a mountain guide)

Arconia

Berengar and Sabella their daughter: Tallia

Amalfred (a Salian lord)

Tammus (a captain, known also as Ulric, keeper of the guivre)