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| birth_date = 15 October, [[451]] | | birth_date = 15 October, [[451]] | ||
| birth_place = Saxony | | birth_place = Saxony | ||
| death_date = 495 | |||
| death_place = St. Albans | |||
| residence = Cumbria | | residence = Cumbria | ||
| occupation = King | | occupation = King | ||
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'''King Eosa Haranfotson''' | '''King Eosa Haranfotson''' was one of the two kings of the Northern Saxons, along with his cousin [[King Octa]]. The pair were powerful monarchs, but were captured at the Battle of Lincoln in [[490]]. They escaped the dungeons in [[493]] and were eventually killed in [[495]]. | ||
== Personality == | == Personality == | ||
King Eosa | King Eosa was a brutish savage, giant in size and merciless in battle. Eosa was so huge that he couldn't ride a horse. His arms were said to be the size of an average man's thighs, and he was said to have killed over three thousand men singlehandedly. | ||
== Important Deeds of Note == | == Important Deeds of Note == | ||
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In [[493]], Eosa escaped the dungeons of Logres with his cousin, King Octa. The pair reached Malahaut, where they forged an alliance with [[King Heraut]] to attack Logres, hoping to wage war against the ill King Uther. The plot was discovered by the Ursine Brotherhood, who successfully warned the King of the alliance. | In [[493]], Eosa escaped the dungeons of Logres with his cousin, King Octa. The pair reached Malahaut, where they forged an alliance with [[King Heraut]] to attack Logres, hoping to wage war against the ill King Uther. The plot was discovered by the Ursine Brotherhood, who successfully warned the King of the alliance. | ||
In [[495]], Eosa fought at the battle of St. Albans after invading Logres and sacking Lincoln with his cousin, Octa. Octa was killed in the fighting. | |||