In 960 a.d., my father recieved formal title to the barony that we have defended since the days of my grandfather, and with the new found wealth, I was sent to Paris to be educated.
In 986 a.d., I was squired to a Freisian
master, to earn my passage of arms. We fought beside him across northern France
for several years in service to many Lords, and in 981, I returned home at news
of my fathers passing to take control of the barony.
In 993 a.d. I was knighted, and swore fealty to the Duke
of Normany. As the millenium nears, in spite of the many wild rumors and fears,
our dutchy is secure and we look toward expansion, and the return of the holy
land. We are in close contact with the Saxons in England and now have enclaves
in Italy at the very threshold of the holy land