King Guthrum I Catarina

King Guthrum I of Catarina was a King of Catarina and the Thirtieth overall Monarch, being the son of Guthrie IV, who died at the infamous Battle of the River Drang.
Following the epic battle and the death of his father, Guthrum had his body brought back to Catarina, before then continuing to pledge Catarina's support to the Aegis of the Embered during the five years of non hostilities. He is also subsequently crowned as King of Catarina soon after. 
Due to King Roderick's I law that made it so that Catarinian Kings could have only one child and due to the fact that at the point of his coronation he had no heirs, he needed a successor before going into war of which he had five years to accomplish this task. Luckily, in the year 384AD, 2 years after becoming king, he had his child Rupert IV and with his succession in place, could focus on rearmament for the War effort.
Because of the Battle of the River Drang, many of the Catarinian Guard and Rhyfelwyr were killed as well as losing 2 of the remaining 3 Sieg Knights. There however was tremendous support for the war, especially after the sacrifice that his father made despite knowing that he was going to die going into battle and as a result, during the five year truce many wished to join the army and be trained as a knight. The best of them trained to become part of the Kings Rhyfelwyr, which were the main honour guard for the reigning Monarch. His friend and leader of the Siegknights Siegwyn also wanted to ensure that the Sieg name lived on and so had many children, more than any other Sieg Knight before him, of which he attributed to Guthrum's rallying cry for the War effort.
King Guthrum's child was Rupert IV, who succeeded him to the throne in 494AD.
Category:Monarch