Sir Mabon the Stoneman
Mabon
Father of Elad, Daere, Griff, Dyfan, Rhonan and Medyr.
The Stoneman.
A famed warrior, set in his ways.
Fought for Vortimer the Blessed.
Died at the Night of Long Knives.
Lineage FAMILY TREE NOT AVAILABLE
The Stoneman.
A famed warrior, set in his ways.
Fought for Vortimer the Blessed.
Died at the Night of Long Knives.
Lineage FAMILY TREE NOT AVAILABLE
Mental characteristics
Personal history
As told to Sir Tywyn and Sir Drystan...
415 AD: In the same year that Mabon was born to Cunobacha and his wife Ada, the British Senate finally agreed on a High King, which ended up being Constantine ap Mascen, the second son of Magnus Maximianus.
Arriving with two-thousand soldiers, Constantin II married the daughter of the Cumbrian King Coel the Old and gave his own sister, Severa, in marriage to the Cambrian King Vortigern of the Silures and Ordovices. In the next seventeen years, peace reigned in Britannia, as King Constantin II ensured his legacy through the birth of three sons; Constans in 423, Aurelius Ambrosius in 433 and Uther in 436. Your grandfather’s father died from illness in the year 424, but his son Mabon continued his lineage, serving his father’s cousin Rheinallt, who was named Count of Salisbury in those days.
On the continent, rumors were abound about the tribes of barbarian turning into kingdoms, such as the Visigoths becoming the Aquitanians, but Britain was peaceful as it had not been in years under good King Constantine, however it was still a land of war and strife as raiders kept harring the coasts. Raised by warriors, your grandfather Mabon grew up strong and hale, outshining his older siblings who all died at a young age. After a great battle with the Frisians, Count Rheinallt of Salisbury knighted him in 431 and allowed him to wed a fitting match. The year after, your grandfather was wed to Lyneth of Caer Don, a maid of the northern Brigantes tribe, born free from wedlock, but with the blood of Coel Hen in her veins.
He also saw Count Rheinallt of Salisbury celebrate the birth of a son and heir, who was named Robyn.
438 AD.: On that year, on the eve of Samhain, your father, Elad ap Mabon was born.
439 AD.: In the summer, the wild Irish sought to claim the lands near the mouth of the River Severn, and as a part of King Constantine’s army, Sir Mabon rode against the Irish menace, making a name for himself as a stern warrior and along with his Count, were chosen to aid the Cornish the very next summer.
440 AD.: On the banks of the River Parrett, Sir Mabon rode with Count Rheinallt to the side of the Dumnonii tribe and once more fought the wild Irishfolk. But, scarcely had the rush of victory abated, before terrible news came to them. King Constantine had been murdered by one of his own bodyguards. Worse yet, the killer was one of the foul Atrebates, one of the ancient foes of the people of Salisbury.
441-42 AD.: The boy Constans was crowned both as the King of Logres and High King of Britain as his father had been before him. Your grandfather was Count Rheinallt’s guard at both events, and according to the stories, he was displeased at the pageantry when there were enemies at the gates.
443 AD.: The very next year, your grandfather stood in London again, as the boy-king had been murdered by his own Pictish bodyguards. Having met Vortigern a few times, Sir Mabon was not impressed with the rushed election of a Cambrian as King of Logres.
444-45 AD.: That year, Count Rheinallt died in bed, leaving his son Robyn to take the mantle of leadership in the Lands of Salis and Sarum. Sir Mabon was a good friend of Count Robyn, who people already knew as The Grand Knight, for both his virtues and acclaimed skill on the battlefield. Rumors spread of a growing Pictish threat in the north, yet the new Count of Salisbury declines sending his men north. 446 AD.: That year, Sir Mabon rode north with his Lord, accompanying the King Vortigern into battle against a host of Picts and Brigantes. They won at the Battle of Lincoln and drove the foe north again, with your grandfather led several charges of the Salisburian lances, but glory was mostly given to the barbarian mercenaries from the continent, the Saxons. Of course, your grandfather was displeased at being snubbed the recognition of his deeds and also quite distrustful of the people of Hengist and Horsa from the very beginning and adviced Count Robyn the same.
447 AD.: That year, the Saxons were given the Isle of Thanet as their new lands, your grandfather grumbled, and stayed at his manor, where he kept his own council, only interrupted when he told the Roman missionaries to leave his land. If the King was foolish enough to trust savages, he’d not have any part of it.
448-456 AD.: The foul mood of Mabon the Sharp became stuff of legend, as the formerly renowned warrior kept to himself as if he had been a hermit. He resigned as Marshal and declined several summons from Count Robyn, excusing himself with needing to prepare for the war to come.
Yet, in the same time, he publically maintained a neutral stance on Vortigern, while the High King wed a Saxon and gave away land to the barbarians. When the Huns roared across Europe, Mabon acquiesced to guard Sarum while the Count was away, but returned to his solitude soon after. His eldest son Elad, on the other hand, was eager to see the world, and squired for Count Robyn. After the Irish War, Mabon noticed the rebellion, but initially shrugged it off, as it was led by the sons of Vortigern.
457 AD.: But, when forced, he picked up his dusty arms once more, the tasselled-helmet of his grandfather and served as he had sworn, much to his personal dismay. At the Battle of Kent, Mabon proved that he had not lost the slightest bit of his edge, as the old warrior threw himself into the Rebels with a great furor.
458 AD.: After having finally torn himself away from his self-imposed exile, things were changing in Salisbury. The Count had seen the tyrannical reorganization that the King was imposing, and fortified his own lands. The motte and bailey of Castle Vagon was finished that year, and even though Sir Mabon declined any notion of opposing the crown that he had once sworn to defend, he agreed to lead the garrison at Vagon, once more named the title of Marshal of Salisbury.
Social
Family Ties
- Cousin to Count Robyn of Sarum.
Relationships
Ethnicity
Honorary & Occupational Titles
- Lord of Wylve.
- Former Marshal of Salisbury.
Life
413 AD
463 AD
50 years old
Circumstances of Death
Died to Saxon treachery on the Night of Long Knives
Birthplace
Salisbury
Spouses
Lyneth
(spouse)
Siblings
Children
Gender
Male
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