Arien Forest
Shire: Meselyneshire
Fierth afforested the oak forest of Arien as a royal hunting preserve in 379. Three manors were abandoned and scores of serfs were forcibly relocated. Harsh laws were instituted to protect all game for the king’s table, particularly the abundant wild pig. Most monarchs until Haldan the Elder hunted in Arien, but the more recent Elendsa kings have favoured the carefully managed Malvern Wood, on the River Nephen.