Alainor (or Eleanor) was the daughter of the King of Castile and the Countess of Ponthieu. As part of her dowry, England gained the land of Ponthieu - something that would become central to the Hundred Years' War. More importantly for Alainor, her life with Edward I seems to have been one of love and support, rather than the enmity that often formed in arranged royal marriages.

Status of Set 8

Note: This card was never printed. The final version from the design team has been spoiled to players on the Anachronism forums. There's no telling whether or not this card will be printed, and if it were, that it'd have the same text as the spoiled version.

As is, one will notice missing elements, since the card hasn't been finished. There's no artist or flavor text; ability titles are English, rather than Old English.

Card Text

(2) Alainor of Castile (Water)

Briton • Inspiration • Ally • Female

Support of Ponthieu: When you make an attack roll, if the defender does not have an armor card in play, the roll gains +2.

no flavor text

Illus.: n/a • Set 8 • 37/100

Warrior Pack

Alainor of Castile comes with the King Edward warrior pack.

History in Brief

Eleanor & Edward

{coming eventually}

Trivia

• One can still see the a few of the crosses erected to mark the route of Alainor's body during her funeral procession.

Links

• Eleanor of Castile on Wikipedia