Luni, Marca Obertenga, A.D. 928
The three pilgrims made good progress along via Aurelia towards Luni on the Tyrrhenian coast. The Romans had founded and transformed the settlement into an important harbour and called it Luna. It was the capital of the region spanning eastern Liguria and northern Tuscany, known as Lunigiana.
Hywel was still riding the mule, but his foot had ceased throbbing after a night’s rest. He still could not wear his boot while the bruise continually changed colour—from black to blue to yellow. No question of tramping along the road to Rome for a day or two, although he tried to argue with his bishops, who wisely insisted that they would make better progress if he remained astride the mule.
It was while astride the passive beast that a diplomatic incident occurred.
