Amaury Linard

Kingdom of Wayrest

Daggerfall Covenant

Adele

Amaury

Hugues

Isabeau

Tancred

**Amaury Linard** is a Breton nobleman and knight. Since 2E 568, he is the *jure uxoris* Earl of Fenmarch. He is also the lord of Farglow in his own right.

## **Summary**

Renowned throughout High Rock for winning the tournament of Camlorn and slaying Murog the Mighty, Linard is one of the most famous Breton knights of the Second Era. He is regarded by many as the finest lancer of all time.

Approaching his sixtieth year, Amaury Linard nevertheless retains his tall and slender stature. Though diminished by age, the retired knight continues to exude the vigour and celerity for which he was famed. His weathered face and grey receding hair, however, are indicative of his age.

The earl is perennially armoured - whether this is a shirt of mail or a full plated suit - to punctuate his knightly status. Despite his prominence in the royal court, he has little patience with the trifles and intrigues of government. His interests revolve around horses; riding, hunting and jousting.

When derided for smelling like a stable, Amaury retorted that *"a true knight should stink of nothing else"*.

## **Marriage and Issue**

* **Yolande Rivel** *(married 2E 551; died 2E 563)*
	1. Emeline (born 2E 551, aged 31)
	2. Eric (born 2E 554, aged 28)
	3. Adele (born 2E 556; died 2E 563)
* **Marguerite Crepon**, Countess of Fenmarch *(married 2E 568)*
	1. Amaury (born 2E 572, aged 10)
	2. Hugues (born 2E 574, aged 8)
	3. Isabeau (born 2E 578, aged 4)
	4. Tancred (born 2E 581, aged 1)

## **Career**

* **Page:** 2E 532 - 537 *(5 years)*
* **Squire:** 2E 537 - 542 *(5 years)*
* **Knight:** 2E 542 - present *(40 years)*
* **Earl of Fenmarch *(jure uxoris)*:** 2E 568 - present *(14 years)*
* **Governor of Stoutmire Castle:** 2E 568 - present *(14 years)*
* **Baron of Farglow:** 2E 576 - present *(6 years)*

## **Timeline**

**2E 523 — Amaury is born on 8th Last Seed.**

* He is the eldest son of Sir Tancred Linard, a minor royal official, and Lady Emeline Tarsul, a baron's daughter.

**2E 532 — Amaury becomes a page *(aged 9)*.**

* He joins the household of his maternal uncle, Baron Geraud Tarsul. His martial training begins under the supervision of the baron's master-at-arms.

**2E 537 — Amaury becomes a squire of Sir Eric Fortan *(aged 14).***

* Sir Eric is Baron Geraud's paramount retainer.

**2E 542 — Amaury is knighted *(aged 19).***

* He is knighted by Sir Eric in the aftermath of the Battle of Daggerfall - Amaury's first experience of real warfare.

**2E 546 — Amaury becomes a knight-errant *(aged 23).***

* Following a quarrel with his uncle, Amaury leaves the service of Baron Geraud. He begins touring High Rock, competing in tournaments.

**2E 549 — Amaury wins the tournament of Camlorn *(aged 26)*.**

* He is recruited into the service of Gardner, King of Wayrest, shortly afterwards.

**2E 551 — Amaury marries Yolande Rivel *(aged 28).***

* He marries her out of obligation; seven months after their wedding his first child, Emeline, is born.

**2E 552 — Cedric Vaux becomes Amaury's squire *(aged 29).***

* Cedric is the heir to the marquessate of Mistweave.

**2E 554 — Amaury slays Murog the Mighty *(aged 31).***

* Participating in a battle to repel Orcish raiders in the north of the kingdom, Amaury impales his lance through the Orc chieftain's mouth.
* His second child, Eric, is born.

**2E 556 — Amaury's third child, Adele, is born *(aged 33)*.**

**2E 563 — Amaury pledges his service to Emeric of Cumberland as King of Wayrest *(aged 40).***

* His wife Yolande and daughter Adele succumb to the Knahaten Flu.

**2E 566 — Amaury aids the defence of Wayrest during Ranser's War *(aged 43)*.**

**2E 568 — Amaury becomes the Earl of Fenmarch, *jure uxoris (aged 45).***

* He is awarded marriage to the nineteen year old Marguerite Crepon, the *suo jure* Countess of Fenmarch, by the king.
* He is also appointed governor of Stoutmire - a royal castle in Fenmarch - which gives him an independent power base within his wife's fiefdom.

**2E 572 — Birth of Amaury's fourth child, Amaury *(aged 49).***

* Amaury is the first child and heir of Earl Amaury and Countess Marguerite.

**2E 574 — Birth of Amaury's fifth child, Hugues *(aged 51).***

* He is named for his late maternal grandfather, Hugues Crepon, the Earl of Fenmarch.

**2E 576 — Amaury becomes the Baron of Farglow *(aged 53)*.**

* He is awarded the Menevian lordship in his own right.

**2E 578 — Birth of Amaury's sixth child, Isabeau *(aged 55)*.**

* She is named for her maternal grandmother, Duchess Isabeau Delain.

**2E 581 — Birth of Amaury's seventh child, Tancred *(aged 58)*.**

* He is named for his late paternal grandfather, Sir Tancred Linard.

**2E 582 — Present day *(aged 59)*.**

## **Gallery**

The personal heraldry of Earl Amaury Linard, featuring the arms of the House of Linard and the Earldom of Fenmarch.