Estates of Perceval of Bamburgh

[Barry Goldwater]

In the wake of Osulf of Northumbria's sudden death, Richard Perceval, heir to the Earl of Nottingham and husband to Osulf's former daughter-in-law Gunhild Haroldsdohter, found himself replacing the former as Earl of Northumbria on account of his stepson (Osulf's grandson) Harold being too young to lead the Earldom's army into battle. Considering the King gave him this position of power right at the dawn of a Danish invasion, Richard will find his battlefield skills - previously flexed at the Wye and the Meres - facing their most dire test yet.

Household

Richard Perceval, Earl of Northumbria Age: 26 (born February 26, 1050) Spouse: Gunhild Haroldsdohter of the Godwinings Relation to family head: Son Traits: 6 pts +3 Charisma (+2 base, +1 from temperament) +2 Personal Combat +2 Battles Temperaments: - Idealistic: This person is a strong believer in higher ideals and the innate goodness of man. On the one hand they tend to be inspiring and uplifting figures, on the other they can be taken advantage of by those who live well beneath their expectations. +1 Charisma, -1 to rout/assassination/escape rolls. Other Percevals of Bamburgh Gunhild Haroldsdohter, wife of Richard, age 23 Harold Maldredson of the Uthredings, Richard's stepson, age 5 Alice Perceval, Richard's daughter, age 4 Mary Perceval, Richard's daughter, age 3 Richard Perceval, Richard's brachycardiac son, age 1

Income and Estates

Castles - Bebbanburh Castle (located in Bamburgh, Northumberland) (Stone Keep) - Alnwick Castle (located in Alnwick, Northumberland) (Motte and Bailey) - Pendragon Castle (located in Pendragon/Appleby, Westmorland) (Motte and Bailey) Abbeys - Ellesmere Chapel, later renamed the Chapel of Saint Maldred of Northumbria, dedicated to Sir Maldred Uthredsson - Abbey of Saint Oswald, dedicated to Sir Maldred Uthredsson and Saint Oswald of Northumbria Bebbanburh Castle: Grants +5 siege defence and +3 to levy rolls in the province it is constructed in. Alnwick Castle and Appleby/Pendragon: Grants +5 siege defence and +3 to levy rolls in the province. =============== Total Income - £3,550 Province Limit: 15/15 Honor of Northumberland Norham/Berwick - Sparse Income Bamburgh/Belford - Sparse Income Glendale/Wark/Etal/Ford - Sparse Income Alnwic/Warkworth/Dunstanburgh/Chillingham - Sparse Income Rothbury/Edlingham - Sparse Income Bellingham/Chipchase - Sparse Income Haltwhistle/Thirlwall/Bellister/Featherstone - Sparse Income Hexham/Langley - Sparse Income Ward/Tynemouth/Ponteland - Sparse Income Morpeth/Belsay/Mitford - Sparse Income Honor of Cumberland Border/Carlisle/Scaleby/Askerton - Sparse Income Wigton/Rose - Poor Income Workington - Poor Income Egremont/Ennerdale - Poor Income Millom - Poor Income

Levy and Retinue

Levy 15 provinces x 100 men = 1,500 men (max potential) Composition: 10 knights/huscarls, 15 serjeants/thegns, 20 fyrdmen, 20 english footmen, 20 english archers, 15 hobelars Bamburgh Retinue 25 Knights 75 Serjeants Total: 100 men

Buildings

Bamburgh Tier I Tenant Homesteads: +5% land income Wooden Walls: +1 siege defence for caput Castle Village: +5% land income Fishing Village (Coastal holding only): +5% land income. Adds 5 ships to ship levy. Mustering Fields: +1 to levy call up rolls Armed Peasants: Add 5 english bowmen and 5 english footmen to base levy Local Blacksmiths: -5% to levy upkeep Tier II Peasant Farmsteads: +10% land income Castle Town: +10% land income

Vassals of Perceval, formerly Uthredsson

Gospatric - Tenant of Alston and Penrith

[Barry Goldwater]

Will of Richard Perceval

In the event that I should pass before my time... ...to my stepson Harold Maldredson, son of my wife Gunhild and her first husband, I bequeath my rights to the Earldom of Northumbria and a quarter of my treasury, and pray that our King allows him to ascend to this station with his mother as custodian and regent... ...to my son Richard I bequeath my rights to my father's Earldom of Nottingham and a quarter of my treasury... ...to my wife Gunhild I bequeath the Honor of Westmoreland as Osulf of Northumbria once did, that they may serve as her dower lands in perpetuity... ...to my daughters Alice and Mary I bequeath a quarter of my treasury each... Given at York, 1076. (signed & sealed)