Germanic Raiders

The Kingdom of the North struggles to repel an exceptionally large raiding force from Bryneich. It seems that word of the kingdom's strength is getting confused with suppositions about the kingdom's presumed wealth. To the north, the Kings of the Guotodini find themselves less successful, and the King's retinue of Teulu are massacred in a fateful battle. The young king, Aeternus ap Padarn Beisrudd, finds himself humiliated by a forced treaty with the invaders, who call themselves the Anglii. The terms require an annual payment, and the permanent hosting of five-hundred Angle warriors as Aeternus' personal retinue, at his expense, and a stipend for each one of the soldiers. Aeternus finds himself strapped for cash, and effectively indentured to the Angles.