King Harold II

== King Harold II ==
King Harold II, born Harold Hexlon-Bellingdon in 1351, was the last recognised King of Conland - Sagadahoc. Inheriting a land cursed with plague, famine and rebellions, Harold attempted to quell the unrest and provide for the people, yet was unable to satisfy them. Reccomended to succeed his father, King Charles II, in 1363, at the age of twelve, Harold was swiftly educated, though many prominent figures in the nobility found him lacking. He was participating in the ongoing three hundred years war against Sereine when he was informed his father had passed, and he was to be confirmed as the next King. Appalled by the state of the realm, Harold spent a large portion of his time touring the countryside of Conland, to see the people and provide what little he could. Those within the walls of the Inner City of Connish lived well, even during these trying times, with the well of, and the devoted enjoying the heights of luxury within feudal Treka, even as those outside toiled. The Trekan Revolution against all Kings began in 1380, and swiftly spread into Conland, as Sagadahoc fell quickly. The rebels took very few prisoners, and performed grizzly executions on most figures of nobility captured, hence, many lords fled to the safety of the Inner City, where they could continue their previous lifestyles. However, the loyal armies of Conland struggled to battle against the peasents, as well as other Trekan states, leading to the famous Siege of Connish, during which the young Nozerod Ominous Blessings, and King Harold II engaged in a political battle. This battle drove Harold to depression and insanity, convinced to oppose the rebels until death, with Conland falling to the Rebellion in 1390. This ended the line of Connish Kings, and the Nozerod took flight, with much of the ancient nobility in tow, to Angel Land, in Sereine. Before leaving, however, explosives were detonated around the historic Temperance Palace, the seat of the Nozerod. This escape was propagandised heavily, and is featured heavily in modern Essotori films. Garlin Palace would now serve as the residence of the Nozerod, with the Duke of Angel Land being promoted, serving as the Hand of the Ascended One, a privilege once limited purely to Connish Kings. The story of King Harold II the Tragic is controversial within Essotori, with his rebelliousness against the Nozerod being criticised heavily.
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