Taetwulf Gothelm

Taetwulf Sunhammer (437 - 482) was the 7th Cyng of Talor and the second from House Gothelm. He reigned from 472 until his death ten years later. He was preceded by Cyng Cyneheah Boarslayer and succeeded by Cyng Maerleswein Bearstrider. 
Taetwulf was described to be a burly man, six and a half feet tall and built like a bull. He loved wealth above all else and was responsible for the first renovation of the palace in Eorlsburh, in which he tripled its size by buying up and demolishing the surrounding city blocks. Under Taetwulf's administration the autonomy of the outer regions of Talor decreased exponentially as the government reined in more control and taxes.
Taetwulf earned his epithet through his weapon of choice, a warhammer whose head was made of solid gold. It was unadorned and said to weigh over thirty kilograms, though it never saw battle. The hammer, like many other royal items, disappeared in the chaos following the death of Cyng Allnoth the Wall in 510.
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