Dalin Cadoc

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Dalin Cadoc was a wealthy Cornish hemp magnate and land owner, who was a childhood friend and business associate of Edmond, son of Richard, Earl of Cornwall. The Earl, who was the younger brother of the then King Henry III, was, at this time, one of the richest men in Europe, due to revenue from his Cornish estate. This wealth of course was enjoyed by Edmond AND Cadoc, since Cadoc had saved Edmonds life in a riding accident when they were teenagers. Edmond later inherited his fathers wealth when he died in 1272, and when Henry III died in November 1272, Edmund took a post in the governing council in England, promtly appointing Cadoc as his right hand man and managerial head of his Cornish estates.

At this time, Cadoc was already running a profitable hemp trade throughout England and northern France. He also had his finger in the cornish tin industry, owning several mines. After studying history as a hobby, he discovered the cornish heritage in dal'qöria (although the Corno-dal'qörian connection had been lost now for some 400 years). This fertilised Cadoc's business brain with the idea of re-establishing the Cornish relations with the island, with a view to expanding his hemp trade.