Due to a lot of inquiries, I am responding: Metacom was real; he's also known as "King Philip." His father was, in fact, Massasoit, who was king or "sachem" of the Wampanoag tribe when the first English settlers/pilgrims began to starve during their first harsh New England winter.

Please goggle along with "Janie" and you will read the history of King Philip's War, the very first American/Native American conflict. The history is only a click away.