Keornas Ricfriding

Keornas Ricfriding (503 - 537) was a Talorian nobleman and later a mercenary working for the Harnese Band.
Born into the affluent royal house Ricfriding, Keornas was the heir to the house. He was directed to take command of the house's retinue of one hundred men during the Red Plains War at the age of nineteen. He performed admirably through the early stages of the war.
One year into the war Keornas was ordered to answer to Theoren Blydnas. This detachment headed south and met hostile forces at the Battle of Fenfield. During the battle it is recorded that Keornas 'threw down his weapons and fled the field', though the source of this information is heavily disputed. It is obvious that he deserted the field, though, along with most of the retinue he commanded.
After taking refuge in Fenfield, Keornas realised his situation. He led the retinue back to Eorlsburh, where he was formally disinherited for cowardice. His uncle Hildwulf Ricfriding became the new heir to the family, while Keornas was cast out and exiled from Talorian lands.
Along with several sub-commanders of the retinue who had also been exiled, Keornas joined the Harnese Band, a mercenary group patrolling the Harnese border on the Astarciy River. Later the Band was hired by Legnasia to protect itself from Astarcia. Here Keornas stayed until he was killed in late 537 during the Satyan Conquest of Imavalta.
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