The greedy fat King who ruled over Eglon in Grasmere Valley.
Early Life[]
Born in the desert in Israel as part of the Eglon tribe, claiming to be king, he ventured to Grasmere Valley and managed to claim a section of the land and label it Eglon. There he was the self-proclaimed king and begun to drain the resources of the entire town to found his 'palace' and kingdom. Many fear and loathe him mainly due to his despotic ways but also his lavish living. He is also a very, very, very, very fat man who had an obsession with food.
The Tales of Grasmere Valley Novels[]
Volume 1[]
He is among those listed as a citizen of Grasmere Valley from Volume 1 having virtual control of the Eglon area.
Word is out that King Eglon wants to marry Queen Constance. She hid away from him and when she was getting found by Mephiboseth and Ezikiel she fought they were trying to force her to get married to King Eglon. It turns out that they had come under orders of King Fufu to ask her to escort him to a trip to South Africa.
Volume 3[]
He is is among those of the self made bomb squad when there is a rumour given by Ms Izodel that Lee Xing-Jung and Lexia Xing-Jung who were missing were developing a nuclear bomb in the La Vista restaurant with The William Brothers, Garett Jones and Meadow. The infiltrate and announce they are under arrest but it turns out it was just The Williams Brothers helping The Petites making some cookies.
He is also at Club Flamingo seen eating away humongous amount of food. When everyone in the club decides to jump on Brenda Bridge, Edward Bridge and Daniel Bridge not wanting them to leave, King Eglon is the one who tops the pile which causes great distress due to his frame. As he does this because the oven was left being unattended it causes for the oven to catch on fire which happens just as King Eglon lands the final blow. This causes everyone to run round like a headless chicken, except for him as he went around searching for uneaten food to have as he still wasn't satisfied.
The Tales of Grasmere Valley in Summer Time[]
When Aggy Nickels is discovered to be dead when Gary Robinson takes over grocery to her house, King Eglon wants to take her groceries and use them for himself.
He is on the cruise around the the world which the entire town are on after getting money from Aggy Nickels will which she had donated it to the town. He is noted with fear by the chefs as they know he has a crazy appetite and would have to cater to him.
Volume 4[]
When the university is opened, King Eglon wanting to get down with the kids decided to hold a banquet for them. It backfired greatly as they came and wrecked everything in his palace.
Volume 5[]
When Mr Grasmere and Mrs Grasmere have taken over Grasmere Valley, Marge and King Eglon, are seen as among those going to the Town Hall taking hours due to their large frame and low speed.
Volume 11[]
King Eglon attempts to get married to Pure Princess Purtnia after discovering her in a royal princesses bride magazine. He throws the wedding despite not even having heard whether she had accepted. The event is a lavish occasion filled with very over the top things such as elephants and humans pulling the carriage as opposed to horses. The wedding conducted by Edward Parker doesn't actually happen as she never arrives. Despite this he subjects everyone to the event and even insists on the entire congregation circling around the whole of Eglon 7 times to wait for her. After this he insists on a reception which was a week long celebration of a marriage that never happened.
The likes of Princess Cadenza, King Fufu and Queen Constance are determined to leave the week long reception. They try to find an exit but when they tried the first time are stopped by Ehud and Racoon with King Eglon coming along saying no one can leave, then the three tried through the kitchen with people bowing down to the royalty but Jude Fields guarding the exit doesn't allow them to leave. Cadenza ends up getting an idea eventually when she claims something is on her shoe. Anthony Hall believing she really does tries to helped her out with her shoe much to her shock as her plan is taking a different turn, in the end Anthony Hall manages to spin Cadenza around flies into King Eglon's belly and goes flying through the window. and realising she is free runs away. Wilma Timber believes she has died and King Eglon when he sees wonders where he went with Queen Constance and King Fufu wished they left with Cadenza.
King Eglon even went on the honeymoon which was a round the world trip with his servant/slave Ehud as opposed to the bride that never turned up. When he arrives back he receives the letter from Pure Princess Purtnia refusing to have anything to do with the fat kin. He is offended and wants her dead but after Ehud has enough of his bossy ways and leaves him he falls to the floor and cannot pick himself up.
Mr Logan believes the country are going to enter into a recession due to King Eglon's eating and lavish habits but he is not actually sure this is the case. He calls for Professor Caverick to talk about the financial situation and calm everybody even though he knows nothing of finance as Mr Logan wants someone who is professorial who looks like he knows what he is talking about. Professor Caverick is very confused by this idea thinking it will cause people to needlessly panic but Mr Logan calls for the meeting with Professor Caverick leading the meeting under Mr Logan's oversight. Professor Caverick not knowing what to do tries to explains they are heading for a financial crisis which causes for everyone to panic and for Mr Logan to keep chastising and complaining at Professor Caverick for saying the wrong things even know he doesn't know what to say. When it is found that the movie of The Happy Boat raked in £3 Million due to it's so bad you have to see it, Mr Logan still say that it is not enough which he then declares the amount of debt they are looking at with projection is £30 Million due to King Eglon's extravagance causing again for panic. When T.J comes to the meting he says King Eglon has collapsed on the floor and needs medical assistance. There are talks of him needing to go to the hospital and needing a crane to take him there. However Bridgette Parry remarks they should demand the items back from King Eglon before helping them so they can cover the debts, Mr Logan jumps on this idea and then declares how he has saved the town from a financial crisis to which Professor Caverick it is clear sees Mr Logan as a fool who likes to take the credit for everything without doing the work.
Volume 13[]
Georgi Sykes mentions one of the things to do in Grasmere Valley to Jonelle Dobson is they could go to King Eglon's palace.
Volume 15[]
King Eglon dies due to his gigantic size and unhealthy lifestyle. However despite being dead he still listed as an owner of the house in Eglon.
Volume 16[]
It is revealed that Rochelle had worked for him as an assassin.
Volume 17[]
It is revealed that King Eglon had dragged the town in debt with his many feasts, which when the town's financial issues are known Charlie Ronaldo and April Posner in particular complain about what King Eglon did to their finances as it seemed that area of Grasmere Valley and their financial problems had been ignored for a number of years.
The Tales of Grasmere Valley Going for Gold[]
King Eglon's name is finally removed from the official list of inhabitants.
What's Going On in Grasmere Valley? (Podcast)[]
Episode 237 The Canterbury Tales[]
Daisy wonders if King Eglon and Ehud were named after those in the Bible and Debbie Dabble even wonders if King the two are actually from the Bible.