Tale of Princess Claudia and King Harald

The tale of the imperial princess and the nordterran king is one of the most well-known pieces of skaldic literature, a true classic in the northern part of Aegeron.

Princess Claudia Augustus was born from the second marriage of Gregor the Conqueror, the second Emperor of the Imperium, during the Century of Conquest. Since childhood she knew that she was meant to be married to one of the rulers of Aegeron to help her father forge alliances. Still, the headstrong princess resisted her father's efforts to marry her off, often turning down suitors in the most humiliating ways (e.g. throwing her wine in the face of King Eckbert of Rubia).

When her father died she reached an agreement with her half-brother, the new Emperor: she could choose whom she marries as long as he is royalty. It was quite a surprise at the Imperial Court when the next day she announced her engagement with King Harald Magnusson of Nordterra. Turns out he had been secretly courting her for years, but Claudia's father forbade her from marrying a "fish smelling Northman".

King Harald Magnusson I, was a true warrior king with many great feats to his name. Yet the one he was most proud of was not defeating the Ice Giant King or slaying the Great White Narwhal. It was him winning the heart of his wife Claudia. For her he hung up his axe and they ruled together from the city of Rockbell.