Salisbury County
Salisbury County, proper, consists of all the holdings of the Earl of Salisbury. This fief consists primarily of the city of Sarum and the large land area in Salisbury Plain around it. The fief is composed of good farmland, and provides other good forms of income for the count — fisheries, taxes on merchants, and tolls from the bridges.
The county includes one large city, Sarum, which is described in detail below, three smaller walled cities, and dozens of much smaller towns and villages that are not shown on the maps, but which are generally clustered in the river valleys around the cities. It has five castles. The one in Sarum is very strong, and is also behind the city walls; the other four ( Borders, du Plain, Ebble, and Vagon) are common motte-and-bailey castles.
Note that Amesbury Abbey is not part of the county, but is held by the Church.
The castle of Llud’s Hall, whilst located within Salisbury geographically, belongs directly to the King. Several towns and cities are cited in this description as “local markets.” This means that the local farmers bring their excess grain and livestock there to sell, and also go there to buy goods or produce that they do not make or grow. Sarum, however, is the central market and is the only place at which some types of goods are available for purchase. These include good cloth, clean salt, and anything from outside of the county. The roads shown on the maps are nearly all hardpacked dirt roads, the best travel routes available. Thus, there is no real road from Streamfield to Wereside, even though they are but 10 miles apart. Rather, rutted tracks and hunters’ trails connect these. The good roads are more heavily traveled, and the only ones used by travelers passing through the territory. The poor roads are less used, mainly by locals traveling within the region. The Old Tracks have been known since the Bronze Age, and traverse high ground. Though they are usually dry, they are difficult for horses, which are reduced to traveling a mere 5 miles per day; hence, mainly peasants on foot use them. The King’s Road runs through the territory from Levcomagus to Sarum, and then onward towards Durnovaria. This used to be a Roman road, and is both wide and paved, though overgrown at the edges and with many tufts of grass cracked through its surface.
The county includes one large city, Sarum, which is described in detail below, three smaller walled cities, and dozens of much smaller towns and villages that are not shown on the maps, but which are generally clustered in the river valleys around the cities. It has five castles. The one in Sarum is very strong, and is also behind the city walls; the other four ( Borders, du Plain, Ebble, and Vagon) are common motte-and-bailey castles.
Note that Amesbury Abbey is not part of the county, but is held by the Church.
The castle of Llud’s Hall, whilst located within Salisbury geographically, belongs directly to the King. Several towns and cities are cited in this description as “local markets.” This means that the local farmers bring their excess grain and livestock there to sell, and also go there to buy goods or produce that they do not make or grow. Sarum, however, is the central market and is the only place at which some types of goods are available for purchase. These include good cloth, clean salt, and anything from outside of the county. The roads shown on the maps are nearly all hardpacked dirt roads, the best travel routes available. Thus, there is no real road from Streamfield to Wereside, even though they are but 10 miles apart. Rather, rutted tracks and hunters’ trails connect these. The good roads are more heavily traveled, and the only ones used by travelers passing through the territory. The poor roads are less used, mainly by locals traveling within the region. The Old Tracks have been known since the Bronze Age, and traverse high ground. Though they are usually dry, they are difficult for horses, which are reduced to traveling a mere 5 miles per day; hence, mainly peasants on foot use them. The King’s Road runs through the territory from Levcomagus to Sarum, and then onward towards Durnovaria. This used to be a Roman road, and is both wide and paved, though overgrown at the edges and with many tufts of grass cracked through its surface.
History
Legends about Salisbury
In more recent history, Salisbury was ruled by Rhydderch , the last of the Belgae, before the great calamity of Venta Belgae, in what is now Winchester . The remaining Belgae joined Rhydderch, who became one of Magnus Maximillius's earliest followers, and was given the first title ad Count of Salisbury. His son, Rheinallt ap Rhydderch was the given the title after he died, and Rheinallt became known as the first of the Knights of Salisbury, as he copied the ancient ways of the Equites. In turn, Sir Robyn ap Rheinallt was known as the Grand Knight, as he was the firmest and strongest supporter of King Constantine. When he died, Robyn supported Constans. When Vortigern took the throne however, it was not hard for Robyn to stay away from this new king. He *knew* Vortigern, and what the man was aiming towards. Salisbury became a voice of slight dissent, but never truly Rebels, not even with the rise of Vortigern's own son. When The Grand Knight died at the Infamous Feast, he left the seat for his young son, Roderick ap Robyn . And this is where history becomes the now....
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