Argad "Rodmuth IV" Áskh

Rodmuth IV Áskh, (284 - 314 ABV, ruled 308-314 ABV) was one of three Vidstossi Wérgóm claimants during the first years of The Anarchy. He was originally supported by the Houses of Áskh and Öffel, but won over most of the central and eastern parts of the Kingdom of the Gates following Helmuth's alliance with Grosshalle.
Being sheltered by his mother, he had not been taught how to ride or how to wield a club, but he was of charismatic stature and managed to gather support for his cause. Defeating Helmuth at the Battle of Nöklaf in 309 ABV, he was forced to react immediately to defeat a Doryi invasion to the north, fighting in The Fourth Vidstossi-Doryi War.
The Áskhid claim on the throne was militarily strong, but Rodmuth IV nevertheless is seen to have evolved into an erratic and weak sovereign (some accounts even suspect mental illness), as he made an alliance with the hated Gezirids, even marrying one of Gezir's daughters, defended the Murder of the Syannics in Rodmuthana of 309 ABV, which saw 3000 civilians massacred, and arguably either worsened or initiated the Great Thrall Rebellion of 312 ABV. Accused of having caused the Fall of Zora by dividing his host in 313 ABV, Rodmuth IV was murdered in the beginning of the year 314 ABV by a few of his own bodyguards and his secretary.
He was survived by his infant son Ragnok, who is supported by the Gezirid patriarch Sturmuth as the claimant of becoming Wérgóm. 
 	Predecessor	 	Successor
Wérgóm of the Kingdom of the Gates	Khazi I 	Rodmuth IV 	Ragnok II
Years 	301-308 ABV	308-314 ABV	314 ABV-
Àskhid claimant to the throne 	Mellak I 	Rodmuth IV 	Ragnok II
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