Sussex

Sussex is a Saxon kingdom in the south-east of Britain. Its ruler is King Ælle. A largely rural kingdom protected by the Forest Perdue, it has no real cities.

Locations of Interest

 * Pevensey: One of the last holdouts of Britons in Sussex, the city was taken in 491 in a bloody manner. A castle built in the corner of a Roman fort wall stands there today, where King Ælle holds his court.
 * Forest Perdue: Knows as the “Forest of the Lost,” this large and undoubtedly magical southern forest separates the Saxon kingdoms from the Duchy of Salisbury.

Neighboring regions

 * Kent to the north
 * Silchester to the north-north west
 * Wessex to the west

477
Aelle lands at "Cymen's Shore" (Selsey) with his three sons, Cymen Aetheling, Wlenca, and Cissa. They overwhelm the Regenses tribal territory, establishing Sussex.

485
Battle of Mearcred Creek was fought between the Saxons led by King Ælle and Britons led by King Uther Pendragon. The battle ended in a stalemate with neither side claiming victory. Uther has a motte and double bailey castle built at Magouns (Arundel) to keep Aelle in check. Another castle is built at Bramber, serving the same purpose

487
Prince Madoc and Admiral Gwenwynwyn burn Aelle's ships as part of a concentrated naval campaign.

491
Aelle and Cissa take advantage of Uther's war in Cornwall and besiege Anderida (Pevensey) and kill every Cymric living there.

495
With the disintegration of Hampshire in the wake of Cerdic's invasion, the South Saxons occupy Magouns and fortify Mutuantonis (Lewes Castle). Bramber Castle is demolished