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1 Acærn Acha Æbbe Ædilgith Ælfwyn Æthelberht Æthelburh Æthelfrith Iding Æthelric Short Leg Æthelric Spear Æthelwald Æthelwyn Anna Arddun Balthild Bán Bassus Bebba Begu Beli Beli Mawr Berenic Berhtnoth Berhtred Blæcca Bote Branwen Breguswith Burgmod Burgræd Cadfan ap Iago Cadwallon ap Cadfan Cædmon Ceadfryth Ceadwin Ceadwulf Cealred Celfled Cerneu Cian Cille Ciniod Clemen Clothar Clotrude Coelfrith Coelgar Coelwyn Coifi Cian's first pony Edwin's sister, wife of Æthelfrith sister of Oswald, an Iding gemæcce to Folcwyn, a Northumbrian lady Hild's niece, daughter of Hereswith and Æthelric previous king of Kent queen of Northumbria, Edwin's wife, princess of Kent first king of Northumbria, father of Oswald and Oswiu a/k/a Egric, a Wuffing, prince of East Anglia, husband of Hereswith an Yffing, Hild's grandfather, king of Deira an Oiscinga, ætheling of Kent, Hild's cousin Hild's niece, daughter of Hereswith a Wuffing, prince of East Anglia bodywoman to Wllnoð natural daughter of Æthelric Shortleg Irish willow man of Mulstanton chief swordman to Queen Æthelburh Æthelfrith's wife Hild's gemæcce, daughter of Mulstan king of Alt Clut grandson of Belenos, the sun god a shepherd near Goodmanham gesith, one of Hild's hounds gesith, one of Hild's hounds thegn of Edwin milkmaid, sister to Cædmon character from Y Gododdin an Oiscinga, Hild's mother, princess of Kent son of Burgræd chief swordman to Breguswith king of Gwynedd prince, then king, of Gwynedd, son of Cadfan cowherd at Mulstanton daughter of Saxfryth and Ceadwulf of Elmet son of Saxfryth and Ceadwulf of Elmet husband of Saxfryth, landholder of Elmet widow farmer near Mulstanton Hild's childhood companion, son of Onnen gemæcce to Leofe, a lady of Northumbria Pictish overking king of Dyfneint King of Frankia princess of Frankia, wife of Osfrith Yffing son of Coelgar, Edwin's steward Edwin's steward, then Ealdorman of Lindsey gesith, one of Hild's hounds chief priest of Woden

2 Connad Cerr mac Connell Cú Cuelgils Cwenburh Cwichelm Cynan Cynegils Dagobert Dekke Detlin Din Druyen Du Dunod ap Pabo Dwynai Dywel Eadbald Eadfrith Eadric the Brown Ealdwulf Eamer Eanflæd Eanfrith Ecgric Edwin Eliffer of the Great Retinue Eni Enynny Eochaid Buide Eormenfrith Eorpwald Sullkmouth Fiachnae mac Demmáin Finamil Folcwyn Forthere Fursey Gode Gorbanian Grimhun Guenmon Gwaednerth Gwen Gwladus Gwrast Gwrvling the Giant Gwyrgi Gwyrys Hathlaf Heah king (briefly) of the Dál Riata Bán's dog princeps of Lindum Edwin's first wife eldest son of Cynegils, king of the Gewisse cousin of Gwrast, lord of the Bryneich, one of Hild's hounds king of the Gewisse king of Frankia father of Cædmon and Bote hedge builder of York a crofter near Bebannburg a farrier in Craven child of Wen of York king of Craven Queen of Craven, wife of Dunod, sister of Ceredig, cousin of Onnen king of Kent, son of Æthelberht, brother of Æthelburh eldest son of Edwin Yffing gesith, one of Hild's hounds gesith, a Saxon daughter of Edwin and Æthelburh eldest Iding, half brother to Oswald prince of the North Folk, a/k/a Æthelric Shortleg, a Wuffing king of Northumbria, Hild's uncle British king of the long ago dead Wuffing prince Begu's mother king of the Dal Riada son of Rædwald Wuffing, king of East Anglia an Irish king gemæcce to Ædilgith, lady of Northumbria giant gesith priest, Hild's first tutor daughter of crofters on the beach near Bebbanburg wealh at Mulstanton British bard dog Hild's bodywoman cousin of Cynan, lord of Bryneich, one of Hild's hounds character from Y Gododdin character from Y Gododdin child of crofters near Bebbanburg a crofter near Bebbanburg

3 Hereric Hild's father Hereswith Hild's sister Hild daughter of Breguswith and Hereric Hrothmar one of Pauoinus's priests Hunric Hwl Ilfetu Hild's mare Isidore of Seville learned man from Iberia Leofe girl of Northumbrian court, later married to Forthere Linnet woman who lives near York with her rude old mother Lintlaf gesith Luftmær scop Lweriadd Elmet, mother of Morud Marro swordman to Cadwallon Mildburh Hereswith's gemæcce Morcant Morud ap Addoc Hild's runner Mulfryth daughter of Onnen and Mulstan, twin to Onstan, Cian's half sister Mulstan thegn of Mulstanton, father of Begu, husband of Onnen Neithon Od dog Oeric Hild's retainer Onnen mother of Cian Onstan son of Onnen, Cian's half brother Osbald Iding son of Æthelfrith Osfrith son of Edwin and Æthelburh Osric the Burnt--Osric Iding son of Æthelfrith Osric Whiphand--Osric Yffingfather of Oswine, lord of Arbeia then ealdorman of Craven Osthryth daughter of Osric Yffing, sister of Oswine Oswine son of Osric Yffing, brother of Osthryth Oswiu son of Æthelfrith Iding Owein dead prince of Rheged, character of Y Gododdin, hero to Cian Paulinus bishop, priest to Æthelburgh Penda leader, then king, of the Mercians Peredur ap Aliffer British king of the long ago Petroc Splinter Spear prince of Dyfneint, son of Clemen Pyr reeve of Caer Loid, husband of Saxfryth Rædwald a Wuffing, king of East Anglia Rathlaf farmer from near Bebbanburg Rhianmelldt daughter of Rhoedd of Rheged Rhin priest of Elmet, Hild's steward at Menewood Rhoedd king of Rheged Rhond Rhun previous king of Rheged Ricberht pretender to East Anglian kingship Ricula Sabert Saewara Sæward

4 Saxfryth Saxfryth Seaxbald Sigebert Sintiadd Sledd Stephanus Swefred Swidhelm Talorcan Thrythnoth Tondhelm Trumwine Uinniau Ulf Urien Wen Wilgar Wilnoð Winty Wulfhere Wuscfrea Yffi Ywain Elmet, wife of Pyr Elmet, wife of Ceadwulf stepson of Rdwald, then king of East Anglia daughter of Lweryiadd, sister of Morud priest, amanuensis of Paulinus chief swordman of Mulstanton, occasional lyre player son of Eanfrith Iding sister son of Rhoedd of Rheged former king of Rheged, character in Y Gogoddin a woman of York gemæcce to queen Æthelburh cow swordman to Queen thelburh son of Edwin and Æthelburh son of Osfrith and Clotrude bard of Elmet under Ceredig king

5 animal wartrail Yffing then Idinoff stage Iding off stage Northumbrian Sancton Wuffing off stage Oiscinga off stage Oiscinga Northumbria Iding off stage Wuffing East Anglia Yffing off stage

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