1: The Shadow of Fenrir
Characters are grouped firstly by the location with which the person is associated in the story, and then in alphabetical order by first name, as was the custom. Surnames were rare in the early medieval period, and instead people tended to be known for a notable physical characteristic (e.g. ‘ravenhair’, ‘lame-legged’) or given a nickname (e.g. ‘troll-tamer’). This was especially common amongst the Norse, and nicknames were often amusing. A person might also be described by their role/profession or their place of residence, e.g. ‘Robert the smith’, or ‘Robert of Wilcote’). The prefix ‘ap’ is Brythonic for ‘son of’, while ‘ferch’ means ‘daughter of.’
Cadwyr ap Caradoc
King of Dumnonia, father of Aneurin and Caelin. Murdered by his brother Mael in the coup of 808AD.
Aneurin ap Cadwyr (nickname ‘Nye’)
Cadwyr’s second son, prince of Dumnonia. Missing since coup, presumed burned in the fires during the destruction of Dumnonia's capital, Caer Uisc.
Caelin ap Cadwyr
Cadwyr’s second son, prince of Dumnonia. Missing since coup, presumed burned in the fires during the destruction of Dumnonia's capital, Caer Uisc. Taken by Vikings to Norvegr as a baby. Now known as Rathulf Thorvaldarsson.
Owain ap Cadwyr
Cadwyr’s oldest son, crown prince of Dumnonia. Killed during Mael’s coup in 808 AD.
Bronnen ferch Hernam
Queen of Dumnonia, daughter of King Hernam of Cornubia (Kernow/Cornwall), mother of Aneurin and Caelin. Missing since coup, presumed burned in the fires during the destruction of Dumnonia's capital, Caer Uisc.
Berec ap Gedyr
Nephew of Camus, Aneurin’s protector, nicknamed ‘bear-bear’ by Aneurin.
Camus ap Truran
Cadwyr’s brother-in-law and fyrd leader, uncle and guardian to princes Aneurin and Caelin. Formerly the leader of the Dumnonian rebellion. Latterly exiled in Cornugallia.
Elowyn ferch Cadwyr
Cadwyr’s daughter, princess of Dumnonia. Killed during Mael’s coup in 808 AD.
Father Ceolburh
Lector of Caer Uisc Mynster, and tutor to the princes of Dumnonia before the coup.
Abbot Hendra
Abbot of St Germanus Abbey at the time of the coup in 808 AD.
Mael ap Caradoc, ‘The Usurper / ‘The Traitor’
Cadwyr’s older brother, king of British Dumnonia and Frankish Domnonea.
Bishop Mewan
Bishop of Caer Uisc at the time of the coup. Found dead in the water near the abbey of St Germanus in 808 AD.
Talec ap XXX, ‘The Turncoat’
Earl under Cadwyr at the time of the coup, then Regent of Dumnonia under King Mael. Also King Mael’s Master-of-Coin.
Wilfred
Street urchin of Caer Uisc in 823 AD.
Tegen ‘The Frail’
Cousin of Queen Bronnen, nursemaid to Caelin. Taken with Caelin to the heathen lands by Thorvald.