The Legend of Gerin's Cloak

This cloak has seen countless battles as it has passed from father to son since the time of Ellyd of Salisbury, Sir Gerin the Giantslayer's great grandfather. Ellyd grew up, the son of a freeman; farming a small plot of land east of Sarum. Having a modicum of success as a farmer, Ellyd worked hard and ate well on his family's farm, growing to be both tall and strong.
Tired and bored of such a dreay life, he ran away at fifteen to join the Roman legion where he soon rose to the rank of Optio, in Rome's VI Legion, named victrix. Ellyd served his garrison along Hadrian's wall in York where he saw the begining of the Pictish and Saxon invasion.
Upon leaving the Legion, Ellyd returned to Salisbury to start a family. In the year 410 AD, with the words of his Emporor Honorius, "look to your own defenses," ringing hollow, he took off his Cloak of the Legion and swaddled his newborn son in it. Ellyd renounced his Roman citizenship, earned through his service in the Legion, and would never dawn the cloak again, but instead retired to his land where he taught his son the art of war while farming his small plot of land. This land would become known as Wylye Manor under his son's rule.
This Cloak of the Legion is made of heavy wool and has been dyed primary red. It has been patched numerous times, but has been meticulously maintained throughout the years. Gerin's family's greatest Heirloom, it serves as a reminder of Ellyd's taking up of arms in the Roman Legion and the rise of the family into nobility through their strength. A rare sight in modern Logres, this cloak's fiery red can be seen leagues away.
The cloak is fastened by its original Fibula, made in the classic crossbow design of its time. The bronze brooch has been equally maintained as the cloak itself, polished regularly, it's artisan quality engraving of a Bull is the envy of many a court. The bull, being the VI Legion's symbol, further reminds Gerin of the strength it will take to rid Britain of it's barbarian invasion.