Black Horses for the King

CAST OF CHARACTERS

GALWYN GAIUS VARIANUS, a Roman Celt; son of Decitus

Varianus, a factor ARTOS, Comes Britannorum (Count of Briton), also a Roman Celt

BERICUS / BWLCH two of Artos's Companions on the voyage

GRALIOR, captain of the Corellia; Galwyn's uncle by marriage DECITUS VARIANUS, Galwyn's dead father

PRINCE CADOR OF DUMNONIA (Devon-Cornwall)

ERCUS, landlord at Burtigala

BALDUS AFRITUS, horse trader at Burtigala

TEGIDUS, merchant at Burtigala

PAPHNUTIUS, Egyptian horse trader at Septimania

NICETUS THE ELDER, horse trader

DOLCENUS, port officer at Isca

CANYD BAWN, horse-wise herbalist at Artos's Devan farm

ISWY, Cornovian rider

DECIUS GALLICANUS, rider

EGDYL THE WHITE, rider

NESTOR from Deva

YAYIN from Deva

DONAN from Deva

TELDYS, farm manager

DAPHNE, his wife

ALUN, smith at Deva

RATAN, apprentice smith

MANOB, sergeant of the troop

FIRKIN, rider at Deva

SOLVIN, hostler at Galwyn's father's estate

RHODRI, Canyd's brother and a horse trainer

SERENA, Galwyn's mother

FLORA and LAVINIA, his sisters

ODRAN, Galwyn's stepfather; combmaker

MELWAS, Flora's husband

CALLUS, Galwyn's infant nephew

Artos's Companions at Camelot

CEI

GERAINT

GWALCHMEI

MEDRAUT

DRUSTANUS

CYFWLCH

BEDWYR

ARLO, page at Camelot

EOAIN ALBIGENSIS, stable boy at Camelot

MASTER ILFOR, forge master and armorer at Camelot

MASTER GLEBUS, horse master

BORVO, apprentice smith

MAROS, apprentice smith

PRINCE MALDON, visitor at Camelot

SEXTUS TERTONIUS, armorer

PRINCE GENEIR

GREN, hostler of Prince Geneir

Horse and pony names:

SPADIX, bay pony bought by Galwyn

Libyan stallions: CORNIX, VICTOR, PAPHIN

Libyan mares (sixteen in all): SPLENDORA and DORCAS are the only ones named RAVUS, gray stallion at Camelot

Historical personalities:

ARTOS (aka Arthur), the Bear, Comes Britannorum or Count of Britain, also dux bellorum (war leader)

AURELIUS AMBROSIUS, war leader with Vortigern

VORTIGERN, prince who united northern tribes

AELLE, Saxon King in Eburacom (York)

CADOR, Prince of Dumnonia NENNIUS, monk chronicler

SAINT GERMANUS, monk chronicler

GILDAS, monk historian KING MARK, King of Cornwall