Velithryth was the only child born to Wynstan and Easthryth in Harwick before her mother’s unfortunate death.

     At birth, Velithryth was loved and cherished by both parents. Being the only daughter, she was given all of the attention. She was a very active girl and could never pay attention to any one thing at a time, often found playing with the other children in Harwick. Some might know her if they grew up there.

     All throughout Velithryth’s young life, her mother was always sick, but was still able to perform her household duties. Then one unfortunate winter at age 7, her mother grew fatally ill and passed away in her sleep. This event rattled the small, tight-knit family to its core and affected both father and daughter immensely. With his wife’s death, her father grew distant from her for a time, but had not completely forsaken her company. He often sat by himself in their home, either staring out the window or sitting in Easthryth’s old chair by the fire. Whenever Velithryth attempted conversation, he would respond very minimally or not at all. Finally, his grief became too much to bear alone and he realized he was not the only one suffering from the loss. It wasn’t long until they made amends and were as close as they were before, if not more so.

     As he now had to raise his daughter completely alone, Wynstan took it upon himself to teach Velithryth all she would need to know to take care of herself... or as far as his own knowledge would allow as some things couldn’t be taught by a father. Even so, she learned to prepare meals, to start and maintain a fireplace, to tend to and care for the horses, and other domestic and useful abilities, but the skill that grabbed her attention and stuck with her the most was using a bow and arrow.

    She was first introduced to the practice at age 11 when her father took her on one of his hunting trips. She was very fascinated, and begged and pleaded with him to allow her to try it out herself, much to his unease. He reluctantly obliged and taught her the basics, and by then she was completely smitten.

     Velithryth grew into a fine young woman, almost a mirror image of her  mother. She accompanied her father on many of his hunting trips until he had  grown too old to move like he used to. Wynstan felt unsatisfied sending his only  daughter out on trips alone, and so he gifted her his own horse, Leof, to be her  companion and partner where he could not.

     She has recently found herself aiding the Eorlsmead èored, whether on hunts or on watch. 

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