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The Normans
Edward – King of England
Eleanor– Queen of England
Edmund – Prince of England, Edward’s younger brother
Henry de Lacy – Earl of Lincoln, Lord of Denbigh
Guy fitz Lacy – Coroner, illegitimate half-brother of Henry de Lacy
Oliver de Poitiers – Undercoroner
Rolf le Strange – son of Roger le Strange
John le Strange – Rolf’s twin brother
Simon Boydell – captain of the King’s Guard
Margaret – lady-in-waiting
Adeline – lady-in-waiting
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The Welsh
Catrin – lady-in-waiting
Rhys – quaestor; knight
Gruffydd – village headman
Sian – Gruffydd’s wife
Dai – assistant to the undercoroner
Father Medwyn – priest of St. Peblig’s Church
Tudur – Welsh nobleman, Catrin’s brother, Rhys’s liege lord
Hywel – Welsh nobleman, Catrin’s brother