Buad of Albhain

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Buad of Albhain is a historical character that is part of the legendary saga of The Great Hunt of the Horn - specifically a tale called The Last Ride of Buad of Albhain. Thom Merrilin tells this tale at the Stag and Lion in Baerlon. The context of the character isn't revealed, however, and it is unknown whether he/she is a Hero of the Horn, a famous Hunter of the Horn or someone else.

[edit] Parallels

Buad of Albhain is a parallel to Queen Boadicea (who is now named Boudica) who was a famous queen of the Britons who led a rebellion against the Roman Empire. Her husband had been king of the Iceni tribe, who had been voluntary allies of the Romans, and on his death they called in the debts he had owed them and/or annexed his kingdom by force. It is reported that Bodica herself was flogged and her daughters raped. Boudica then was chosen as a leader of a rebellion against the Romans. After an impressive campaign of defiance that left three cities destroyed and many thousands of Roman forces and allies dead, Boudica's army faced defeat at the Battle of Watling Street. She rode into battle on a war chariot, accompanied by her daughters. This is an apt parallel to the Last Ride of Baud.

This link comes from the similarity of the names of Baud and Boadicea and the fact that Albion is a common psydonym for Great Britain, especially in reference to ancient Britain, and is similar to Albhain.

Based on the above parallel, the character is very likely female and a Hero rather than merely a Hunter.