Queen Lynasa of Etrand

Queen Lynasa - born Lynasa Frithunathling  - was the queen consort of King Bourn I of Etrand, who ruled Etrand between 664 and 688 AEKE. She was born in Etrancoast, and was the daughter of Earl Osnoth of Etrancoast, and the younger sister of Earl Shiwad of Etrancoast.

Early Life
Lynasa was born on the 654.63340287183, as the fifth child of Earl Osnoth of Etrancoast. She was just years old when her father died and her brother Shiwad became the Earl of Etrancoast. Even before her father's death, little Lynasa spent most of her time with maids that pampered her, rather than her parents. Only when she was seven did they finally decide that she should be educated, and so she began to learn how to read and write. After her father's death, she was educated by monks at mathematics and history, and by her mother at etiquette.

Marriage, life at royal court
In 651, she got married - at the age of - to Prince Bourn. This marriage was done out of political considerations, to consolidate the relationship between Etrand and its vassal Etrancoast, but nevertheless, Bourn came to adore Lynasa. She got pregnant very soon after the wedding, and would give birth to twins: Hengist and Osric. However, fate would have it that these children would grow up to be overly aggressive and violent. Despite being twins, these children hated each other and constantly argued.

In 664, when both were just 13 years old, one of their arguments over who gets to be their father's - who was now getting crowned king after the previous King has died - heir apparent escalated into a violence: both ended up inflicting fatal wounds at each other and died. The whole royal court was shaken by these events. The new king was deeply disturbed and withdrew for at least a year or so, and Lynasa herself fell into depression. Three years later, both the king and queen would come out with good news for the Kingdom - a replacement child was born: Crown Prince Calder.

Having already lost two sons, then- years old Lynasa made an oath to cherish her child and future children and personally make sure that they will be good. Unfortunately, fate would once again have it otherwise - Lynasa's husband Bourn was an overly demanding father who expected the replacement child to accomplish well, leading to Calder having a stressful childhood with little time he could spend with his mother.

What was even more surprising was that even in her early fourties, she remained fertile - giving birth to three new sons (Kerlon, Symner and Zylf) at the ages of, and  respectively - the last two of which many considered to be past childbearing age.

Fortunately, she could spend more time with these three than with Calder, but she would nevertheless continue to attempt to make peace between Calder and his father, with little success. In fact, when King Bourn died on the 708.6229295003, Calder simply took the crown and didn't even bother to attend the funeral, having hated his father so much.

Now being the Queen Mother, Lynasa would retire from public life, but nevertheless continued to live in comfort - she would be present at the royal feasts, she would continue to be surrounded by furniture fit for a queen, and lived in peace until her death. In retirement, she took up poetry and painting as her new hobbies.

Death
Lynasa died at the age of 0, on the 722.05321077662. The cause of death wasn't specifically known - it is said that she simply collapsed while drinking wine, and her heart stopped, meaning that she died. What actually caused her death was never discovered. Nevertheless, many would attend her funeral.