The Bury Down Chronicles
 
                                                                 CHARACTERS
 
                                                               Listed by first name
 
 
 
Adaem: (Ah-dehmˊ): Captain of The Navigator. From Aldestowe.
                Husband of Gytha of Bury Down
                Father of Natalje
                Grandfather of Claris and “Mother”
                Great-grandfather of Megge and Brighida
Agnes Gough: (Agnes Goff): Conjurer
                Mother of Michael and Jenifer
                Grandmother of Harold, Vivienne, and Gwyneth Penneck
Aleydis: (Ah-leeˊ-dis): huntress. From Aldestowe.
                Daughter of Beatrix Couper. Sister of Arjen
                Aunt of Claris and “Mother”
                Great-aunt of Brighida and Megge
Alf:          Shepherd and shearer
Amice:    Orphan from the North Coast
Anwen:   Huntress from Tintagel
                Scribe and protector of the writings of Murga
Arjen:     Stonemason, builder, artist. From Aldestowe
               Former holder of The Book of Seasons
               Son of Beatrix Couper. Brother of Aleydis
               Husband of Natalje
               Father of Claris and “Mother”
               Grandfather of Megge and Brighida
Beatrix Couper: Midwife and conjurer
               Mother of Arjen and Aleydis
               Grandmother of Megge and Brighida
               Sister of Egbert Couper (“Roon”)
Brighida: (Bri-geeˊ-dah): Apprentice seer
               Heir to The Book of Time
               Daughter of Claris, cousin of Megge
Britlen:  Daughter of Kaatje and Tinker
Brother James: Benedictine monk
               Physician/surgeon trained by Megge’s mother
Bryluen: (Bree-looˊ-en)
               Apprentice to Murga
Gregory Carver: Master carpenter
               Husband of Claris
Claris:    Seer of Bury Down, Holder of The Book of Time
               Mother of Brighida
               Twin sister of “Mother”
               Aunt of Megge
               Widow of Gregory Carver
Colluen: (Cah-looˊ-en): Blacksmith.
                Rejected apprentice to Murga, the Seer of Bury Down
Derwa:    mother of Gytha
                A Mentor.
                Former holder of The Book of Time
                (Lowenna, in a former life)
Dora Tucker: Shopkeeper
                Wife of Gus
Edmund: Second Earl of Cornwall (reign: 1272-1300)
                Husband of Margaret de Clare, Countess of Cornwall
Egbert Couper (“Rudh”):
                Brother of Beatrix
                Uncle of Arjen and Aleydis
Elizabeth: Lady-in-waiting to Lady Margaret
Ffion:      Former “Nursemaid” to Kaatje
                Sister of Morwen
Francis Penneck: Carter
                Husband of Jenifer Gough
                Father of Tinker, Harold, and Gwyneth
George Gynneys: Herder, shearer
                Father of Alf
Gregory Carver: Master carpenter
                Deceased husband of Claris
Gus Tucker: Weaver, tucker, wool merchant
                Husband of Dora
Gwyneth Penneck:
                Daughter of Francis and Jenifer Penneck
                Sister of Harold and Vivienne
                Half-sister of Tinker
Gytha: former Seer of Bury Down and counselor to Earl Richard of Cornwall
                Former holder of The Book of Time
               Wife of Adaem
                Mother of Natalje
                Grandmother of Claris and “Mother”
                Great-grandmother of Megge and Brighida
Harold Penneck: Assistant carter
                Son of Francis and Jenifer Gough Penneck
                Brother of Vivienne and Gwyneth
                Half-brother of Tinker
Hugh Caerlin: Herder
                Son of Lowenna
                Brother of Martyn
Irene:      Wife of Odo
                Holder of The Book of Time in eleventh century
                A Mentor
                (Lowenna, in a former life)
Jago:        Field hand
                Patient of Brother James
Jenifer Gough Penneck: 
                Daughter of Agnes Gough, sister of Michael Gough
                Second wife of Francis Penneck
                Mother of Harold, Vivienne, and Gwyneth Penneck
                Step-mother of Tinker Penneck
Kaatje:   Wife of Tinker Penneck
               Mother of Britlen
               Daughter of Agnes Gough
               Sister of Michael Gough
Mister Kendall: Surgeon at Restormel Castle
Lady of the Cliffs: Began life as Atropos
               Goddess-turned-mortal 
               Deathbringer-turned-Healer
Lowenna Caerlin: Homemaker
               Mother of Hugh and Martyn
Margaret, Countess of Cornwall: Wife of Edmund, Second Earl of Cornwall
Martyn Caerlin: Weaver
                Son of Lowenna
                Brother of Hugh              
Megge: (Meggie): herder, shearer, apprentice weaver
                Heir to The Book of Seasons
                Daughter of “Mother”: healer, midwife
                Niece of Claris, Cousin of Brighida
Michael Gough: (Michael Goff): Blacksmith
                Son of Agnes and Robert Gough
                Brother of Jenifer Gough Penneck and Kaatje
Morwen: Bard and shearer
                Companion of Megge
                Guardian of the Books
“Mother”: Healer of Bury Down, midwife
                Holder of The Book of Seasons
                Mother of Megge
                Sister of Claris, aunt of Brighida
                No first name. Addressed as Mistress, Mother, Sister, Aunt, Niece
                Widow of stone mason
Murga:    First Seer of Bury Down
Natalje: (Nă-talˊ-ee)
                Former holder of The Book of Time
                Wife of Arjen
                Mother of Claris and her unnamed twin sister (“Mother”)
                Grandmother of Megge and Brighid
Nellie Trelawney: shopkeeper, wife of the village potter
Neville Angwin: Stonemason’s apprentice
Odo: Manor lord of Bury Down in mid-eleventh century, at the time of the Norman conquest
                Husband of Irene
Polly Pounfrect: Governess at Restormel Castle
Richard, First Earl of Cornwall (reign: 1257-1272)
                Son of John, King of England             
                Father of Edmund, Second Earl of Cornwall
Robert Angwin: Stone mason
Robert Gough (Goff): Blacksmith
                Deceased husband of Agnes Gough
                Father of Michael Gough
Tinker Penneck:
                Son of Francis Penneck and Francis’s first wife (deceased)
                Half-brother of Harold and Gwyneth Penneck
                Husband of Kaatje
                Father of Britlen
Vivienne Penneck:
                Daughter of Jenifer Penneck and Gregory Carver
Vitale Magor: artist (deceased). Former holder of The Book of Seasons
                Father of Arjen
                Husband of Beatrix Couper