Post by Svetovida Sviatislav on May 11, 2016 19:24:34 GMT
History:
Ivaylos personal history and life story start off in somewhat murky waters. He was probably born along the eastern border of the Western Roman Empire in territories now teeming with Huns and nomadic hordes. His mother and father were probably relatively senior figures in a Slavic clan descended from the displaced Sarmatian populace. He was born around 370 A.D. and raised with the usual trappings of brutal life in a Slavic tribe. He enjoyed most of his early childhood and had several close friends.
When Ivaylo was sixteen years old his tribe encountered the Hunnic Empire for the first time. There was a great debate within the small group of leaders about whether to join the vast Empire or to move Westward and seek new lands. Ivaylos father was one of the only leaders to oppose joining the Huns.
After a heated debate his father and the other three men were cut down by the pro-Hunnic faction. Ivaylo and his mother, along with the six sons and three wives of the other leaders were evicted from the tribe and made their way Westwards.
The journey took several months in the depth of winter, a journey on which the four mothers, being older, passed. Ivaylo and his six companions reached the Roman border fort of Aquincum. Here they were admitted to a unit of Auxiliary cavalry, due primarily to their intelligence, skill on horseback and the increasing activity of border raiders.
They spent the next twenty four years in service to the Roman Army. Ivaylo initially rose to the position of Decurion. He was able to do this in large part because of his prodigious intellect. He very quickly learned Latin and Greek and transferred under patronage to a Roman Engineering school where he showed a great talent for planning fortification, as well as civil engineering.
After his long service to Rome Ivaylo was released into the civilian world, he felt ill at ease in Roman society and made a potentially dangerous decision. Along with the now famous Six Slavenes, Ivaylo left the WRE and headed for the heartland of the Slavenes on the Panonian plains. The seven men in their heavy scaled armour were accompanied by a hundred well armed cavalrymen, some were veterans who wanted to try their luck with the charismatic Ivaylo, some were simply mercenaries hired for the ride. Whatever their background, they formed Ivaylos personal Cohort of guards.
Once he had reached the great moving city of the Slavenes in Panonia Ivaylo and his men requested a meeting with the current King of the Slavenes, a men who had been somewhat responsible for the trauma of his childhood.
Once Ivaylo had proven his lineage he claimed Kingship of the Slavenes. This sudden and quite audacious claim resulted almost immediately in a brutal fight between Ivaylos men and the Slavic guard of the King. The battle did not last long, Ivaylos well armoured and disciplined men cut the Kings guard to ribbons, with Ivaylo personally beheading the King.
Once his leadership was secured Ivaylo paid homage to the Huns in order to protect his new position. But shortly thereafter he changed the Slavenes direction of travel. They would no longer head towards the borders of Rome, but would march aggressively north along the banks of the Danube...
Ivaylos personal history and life story start off in somewhat murky waters. He was probably born along the eastern border of the Western Roman Empire in territories now teeming with Huns and nomadic hordes. His mother and father were probably relatively senior figures in a Slavic clan descended from the displaced Sarmatian populace. He was born around 370 A.D. and raised with the usual trappings of brutal life in a Slavic tribe. He enjoyed most of his early childhood and had several close friends.
When Ivaylo was sixteen years old his tribe encountered the Hunnic Empire for the first time. There was a great debate within the small group of leaders about whether to join the vast Empire or to move Westward and seek new lands. Ivaylos father was one of the only leaders to oppose joining the Huns.
After a heated debate his father and the other three men were cut down by the pro-Hunnic faction. Ivaylo and his mother, along with the six sons and three wives of the other leaders were evicted from the tribe and made their way Westwards.
The journey took several months in the depth of winter, a journey on which the four mothers, being older, passed. Ivaylo and his six companions reached the Roman border fort of Aquincum. Here they were admitted to a unit of Auxiliary cavalry, due primarily to their intelligence, skill on horseback and the increasing activity of border raiders.
They spent the next twenty four years in service to the Roman Army. Ivaylo initially rose to the position of Decurion. He was able to do this in large part because of his prodigious intellect. He very quickly learned Latin and Greek and transferred under patronage to a Roman Engineering school where he showed a great talent for planning fortification, as well as civil engineering.
After his long service to Rome Ivaylo was released into the civilian world, he felt ill at ease in Roman society and made a potentially dangerous decision. Along with the now famous Six Slavenes, Ivaylo left the WRE and headed for the heartland of the Slavenes on the Panonian plains. The seven men in their heavy scaled armour were accompanied by a hundred well armed cavalrymen, some were veterans who wanted to try their luck with the charismatic Ivaylo, some were simply mercenaries hired for the ride. Whatever their background, they formed Ivaylos personal Cohort of guards.
Once he had reached the great moving city of the Slavenes in Panonia Ivaylo and his men requested a meeting with the current King of the Slavenes, a men who had been somewhat responsible for the trauma of his childhood.
Once Ivaylo had proven his lineage he claimed Kingship of the Slavenes. This sudden and quite audacious claim resulted almost immediately in a brutal fight between Ivaylos men and the Slavic guard of the King. The battle did not last long, Ivaylos well armoured and disciplined men cut the Kings guard to ribbons, with Ivaylo personally beheading the King.
Once his leadership was secured Ivaylo paid homage to the Huns in order to protect his new position. But shortly thereafter he changed the Slavenes direction of travel. They would no longer head towards the borders of Rome, but would march aggressively north along the banks of the Danube...
