Elgun III of Zalema

Elgun III (Middle Zaleman: Ælkœne "noble ruler"; 2 November 1173-6 March 1242) was King of Zalema and Lord of Kalmod from 1204 to 1242. He was the eldest son of Elgun II. Elgun is known by the epithet the Illustrious. He was succeeded by his only son, Elgun IV.

Reign
In 1217, Elgun heard a sermon given by a local priest on the streets of Irmonham. Intensely moved, he immediately made the priest, Halgotar, his court chaplain. Halgotar would serve in this position for over four decades, well into the reign of Elgun IV. Halgotar would clash with the king over what he viewed as a sinfully lavish lifestyle; despite this, the two were close friends.