Mortain marches from Tarvin to Ludlow (68 minutes) where he takes up position at a small village called Church Stretton, on the nearby hill of Caer Caradoc.
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Godwin Haroldson raises his...
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Mortain marches from Tarvin to Ludlow (68 minutes) where he takes up position at a small village called Church Stretton, on the nearby hill of Caer Caradoc.
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Godwin Haroldson raises his...
Mortain dispatches scouts to:
Gloucestershire
Herefordshire
Worcestershire
Shropshire
Chesire
Mortain makes his way south, hugging the coast and marching for the Welsh border and encamping in Tarvin, Chesire.
Need a roll for Malcolm of Scotland's reaction to being informed the North of England is without defenses.
A message arrives to Malcolm, King of Scots. The entirety of Northern England is now undefended, and there are no men left in the North to challenge him.
"Sire, my lord of Mortain has landed to make war upon Edgar, pretender to the English throne - he invites you to march with him, to avenge the misdeeds done to you.
The Count of Mortain has...
A rider gallops through the glens and valleys of Wales, and upon his arrival to his destination, Rainulf de Conteville requested an audience with the King of Gwent.
Mortain embarks his army and sets sail for England. He sails around the Western coast, where he will land in Lancaster and march for Richmond.
3 hours to land.
1 hour, 25 minutes (once landed)
Mortain enlists:
150 Frankish Knights
175 Flemish Spearmen
£8000
2 years
Income:
Starting: £1200
Land: £800
Misc: £0
Total: £800
Expenditure:
Hiring/Upkeep: £2000
Construction: N/A
Misc: N/A
Mortain dismissed all but 52 ships. (£520 yearly upkeep)
https://c8.alamy.com/comp/ABHJK4/william-the-conqueror-and-his-army-entering-london-in-triumph-after-ABHJK4.jpg
After a long wait, Robert de Mortain has assembled the allies and troops needed to...
A message arrives for Rufus, from the mouth of a courier. It is short and to the point - "Be ready by the first of the summer heat. Mortain returns."
"Edgar has spent considerable amounts of time and money fortifying the southern coastline - to land in the south will be difficult.
To win, we shall have to do the unexpected - I hope to land in...
The Provinces of Normandy are called to arms.
1. Channel Islands
2. Cherbourg
3. Bayeux
4. Evreux
5. Rouen (Ducal Capital)
6. Eu
7. Ponthieu (including the second part on the other side of the...
"You should. Soon I will begin to raise a host. I hope to land shortly after the gales calm down - I must simply decide where we are to land." No small task, considering the fortifications built...
"Then you have my most gratified thanks, Lord de Crépy."
And with that, the meeting was finally over.
"Well that's fair enough, though it's hardly wise to spot in my eye." Mortain looked at de Crépy flatly, somewhat irate. "King Phillip could easily be called greedy - your sons will need allies if...
"I have business in the Vexin, and then we will begin to prepare to cross the Channel. Our invasion is on schedule, Lord Humphrey, and I will be damned before I miss the chance."
"You don't, Vexin?" Mortain smirked a little, Ralph de Crépy's ego and pride were well known. "It is interesting that you have no interest in aiding the House de Normandie, considering it is the...
A great burst of energy had temporarily shocked Mortain. He had sure he had been in the heart of France, and that Bohun had been in open rebellion, but now he seemed to be sitting at a desk in Caen....
Godwin glowered slightly, a tad grumpy. "But this is the perfect chance to batter the Normans while their backs are turned." Wessex was clearly still out for Norman blood.
It becomes known that Richard I of Normandy has married Adelaide Karling, a descendant of Charlemagne himself and the granddaughter of Ralph de Crépy, Count of the Vexin.
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At roughly the...
"I fear he will attempt to renege on his promise to abandon his claim to your own titles - my brother and my dear sister are proven as snakes, I fear." Mortain had what he needed now, things were...
OOC: A deal was already made between Blois and Oz's characters, but Oz left Normandy - this is an attempt to seal that deal by providing a bride.
"Lord Blois, the proposed marriage between a Scion...
"We cannot, in good conscience, allow the men who so nobly defended us in out time of need to be attacked and slain by Normans without helping ourselves. I cannot allow it." Edmund could probably...
With that, Mortain bowed and left.
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Mortain then sought the halls of Theobald of Blois.
Godwin had abandoned his mount and sprinted to his brother, covering a long distance afoot, cloak discarded and red faced. He'd gotten slightly chubby at court, putting on a belly where once there...
Godwin Haroldson was not a man inclined to great haste, preferring flashy arrivals to rushed affairs.
This was not the case now.
An invasion of Wales had long been talked of at court - to the...
http://www.twcenter.net/forums/showthread.php?786252-To-the-Monastery&p=15619973#post15619973
The Mont-Saint-Michel is a fortified island with a garrison - it's one of the most important positions...
"Your very name brings prestige and honour, Count Herbert." Mortain paused, seeking an eloquent statement - clearly he didn't find one. "I am not a man ruled by false promises, my lord, nor by...
http://www.twcenter.net/forums/showthread.php?785740-The-Lands-of-Italy
I'm still waiting on this to be modded.
The Count and Countess of Aumale traveled with great style and pomp, but Robert de Mortain was a far more pragmatic man. The Regent of Normandy arrived to Vermandois, and requested an audience with...
"As you wish, Anjou. Take your men and begone from the lands of Normandy." With that, Mortain turned and left.
"And what, pray tell, has such bitter divisiveness gained either of us, Comte de Anjou? The hundred men who died for naught in our latest bout - would they see the point in the continued estrangement...
"Yes. I suppose you do." The woman on the blanket was stirring, as was Raoul, and it was clear he had lost interest in this conversation.
"What of Maurilius, Archbishop of Roeun? And the Angevins?" Raoul was busy poring himself more wine, but he was clearly trying to figure out their intentions.
"The Duchess Matilda removed herself and her children to the court of Mortain himself, in Goeblin Castle." No need to make the issue of Richard too in their faces... "Once you have sealed this deal,...
Instead of her brother, Adelaide found in Caen the paternal brother of Mortain, Raoul de Conteville. Raoul had been appointed to a position of authority in the castle while Mortian warred in Maine -...
A small retinue had accompanied Mortain to the monastery, namely Bohun, Giffard and Rainulf de Conteville, recently back from wandering aimlessly around Europe. The band, riding beneath the holy...