An earnest boy and the son of Lincolnscire's ealdorman, Hundbeorht, Hunwald was a man deeply proud of his relation to the former kings of Lindsey, a small kingdom recently absorbed by Mercia. A list of the former Kings of Lindsey, written by King Offa, survives in the Anglican Chronicle of Kings. These kings claim lineage with the god Woden. Yes, Woden, the Germanic All-father, akin to Odin.
But does anyone really care? Oh, you bet! Hunwald sure does. If you will it, you can find a kingdom in a grain of sand.