Besides the short time Madoc holds it, who holds Windsor Castle in the Uther period and the anarchy period? I assume the Earl of Windsor, but has anybody got a name for him? Even if unofficial, what have you done? I am lacking inspiration :)

Besides the short time Madoc holds it, who holds Windsor Castle in the Uther period and the anarchy period? I assume the Earl of Windsor, but has anybody got a name for him? Even if unofficial, what have you done? I am lacking inspiration :)

Officially, the Castle of the Windlass (as I call it) is a Royal Castle, held by King Uther himself and overseen by a royal castellan--one of his favorites, or familiaries.
There is no such person or title as the Earl of Windsor, in my reckoning.
In the Anarchy Period, it is held by whomever you wish to hold it. EVERYTHING in Anarchy is up for grabs.

Thanks Greg

I was thinking it would be a Castellan of Uther's, I just didn't have any famous names to throw in there. I just figured there must be an Earl because Windsor is a county in the Duchy of Silchester

Thanks Greg
I was thinking it would be a Castellan of Uther's, I just didn't have any famous names to throw in there. I just figured there must be an Earl because Windsor is a county in the Duchy of Silchester

It sounds like, and I am just guessing, that you may have an erroneous assumption about the dukes, counts and earls
I'm going to address this at some length in the Book of Warlords, but for now:
There is a hierarchy of ranks, but they don't work like a military organization
that is, the earls in an area do not necessarily--in fact do not usually--fall under the command of a duke
In fact, only rarely is there an earl serving under the permanent command of a duke, and in such a case it is the duke's son
See, when a son comes of age he gets his father's 2nd highest rank while he waits for the old man to die
well known example: Prince of Wales

Also, earls never rule thew whole of a county that they are named after
It worked that way, more or less, in Charlemagne's time
but not after
It's pretty weird really, that it's that way
The earl of So-and-so (in English nobility) got his title because he held a lot of property in the county of So-and-so
at least at first
Towards the end of the Middle Ages he might not hold ANY land whatsoever in So-and-so, but still be called Earl So-and-so

Basically, all those nobles are barons directly of the king

Thank you! This clears up a LOT!

I think what I will do is explain to my characters that there is no Earl of Windsor, but the castellan is a bit puffed up and self-important, so he has gained "Earl of Windsor" as his nickname

Thank you! This clears up a LOT!

I think what I will do is explain to my characters that there is no Earl of Windsor, but the castellan is a bit puffed up and self-important, so he has gained "Earl of Windsor" as his nickname

well
if it is anarchy, he can do whatever he wants
if there is a King, the king would bust him to homeless knight for calling himself an earl
or
just say he is the earl because your campaign varies from "dogma"