Eosa “the Giant” Horsason

Notes

A giant Saxon king (size compared to a horse) encountered in the Lincoln Forest near Newark. Defeated and shown mercy; withdraws after paying ransom.

(485–486) — Receives the conroi in York, offers huscarl service and gifts a golden axe; a false Ælflaed/demonic impostor is revealed and killed in his hall. (Source: Session 019 - The Well of Bargains and the Demon Princess; Session 019 — Player Synopsis — Well of Bargains and Demon Princess)
(481) — Defeated in battle; pays ransom with a golden torque and withdraws. (Source: Session 008 - The Giant King of Deira and the Fairy Road)
(481) — The golden torque ransom becomes politically significant; Millicent reports the encounter to Roderick amid suspicions of wider conspiracies. (Source: Session 009 - The Death of Aurelius and the Fall of Bedegraine).
(484) — At York, hires the knights to investigate Wilderspool; offers 5 gold now and 5 on return; claims a Merlin-like Cymric man suggested taking York. (Source: Session 016 - The Centurion-King, the Well of Wilderspool, and the Hag of the Dead)
(485–486) — Defeats Uther decisively; Excalibur is shattered against his head without wounding him. (Source: Session 019 - The Well of Bargains and the Demon Princess)

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