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The archetypical Southern Wilderness period is generally accepted by historians to have lasted between around [[1864]] to just after the restoration of King [[Patrick III of Urcea|Patrick III]] in 1902. | The archetypical Southern Wilderness period is generally accepted by historians to have lasted between around [[1864]] to just after the restoration of King [[Patrick III of Urcea|Patrick III]] in 1902. | ||
As a region, the frontier specifically refers to parts of several provinces: [[Callan]], [[Southmarch]], [[Afoncord]], western [[Ardricampus]], southwestern [[Harren]], and part of [[Kingsvale]]. These areas have two predominant climates; marshland towards the coast and arid brushland in the interior with little access to water. Much of the area was made habitable due to scientific advances during the {{wp|Industrial Revolution}} in [[Urcea]], bringing large groups of people out of [[The Valley (Urcea)|the Valley]] into the southern areas. Today, these areas continue to benefit from irrigation projects, and the provinces in the South are sometimes referred to as being part of [[The Valley (Urcea)|the Valley]], a controversial characterization among both residents of the frontier as well as of sociologists who continue to study the unique cultural traditions of people living within this area. | |||
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===Golden Age of the Frontier=== | ===Golden Age of the Frontier=== | ||
The successful projects built during the 1860s | The successful projects built during the 1860s led to massive waves of [[Ómestaderoi]] - many historians believe it was the largest of the waves throughout the history of the program - to settle in the frontier areas in the mid-1860s through mid-1880s, a period known today as the "Golden Age of the Frontier". The growth of these areas outpaced the expansion of public administration (which was extremely complex and unclear prior to the passage of the [[Administrative Reorganization Act of 1892]]), leading to a "wild" reputation and frontier justice becoming common in these areas. The area was not only viewed as lawless, but was also viewed as a place where an individual could reinvent themselves or pursue pastoral or rancher lifestyles, which were considered by the [[Culture of Urcea|culture of Urcea]] at the time to be more "noble" and "natural." Many romantic notions of the Golden Age are engrained within the [[Culture_of_Urcea#Southerns|Southern genre of film]]. Historians have noted that this period, however, is not accurately represented in film or in the public imagination, and that the degree of lawlessness and social integration with the rest of the country greatly varied throughout the region and from town to town. Many gunslingers from this period, including [[Slingin' Seamus]], have gone on to become well known cultural figures and the source of widespread fascination. | ||
[[File:Pioneers2.webp|thumb|left|200px|A common depiction of Ómestaderoi traveling down the ''Via Antonia'']] | [[File:Pioneers2.webp|thumb|left|200px|A common depiction of Ómestaderoi traveling down the ''Via Antonia'']] | ||
During this period, many Ómestaderoi began their journey along the ancient ''Via Antonia'', taking a slightly different route than was taken historically. Most boarded a ship in [[Urceopolis (City)|Urceopolis]] which took them down the [[Urce River]], out into the [[Sea of Canete]], and depositing them at the port city of Meliferia, the traditional starting point of the route. There, Ómestaderoi would purchase provisions, vehicles, animals to pull them, and occasionally guards and guides depending upon the wealth of the settler. By this time, wells and other infrastructure meant that clean water was easy to come by following the ''Via Antonia'', an unimaginable availability just a century prior. Accordingly, an Ómestaderoi family would follow the ''Via'', stopping at the "well towns" that had sprung up along the way. The ''Via'' began to be semi-regularly patrolled during the Aedanicad period, though lawlessness was still a risk most faced along the way. Unlike the medieval period, the ''Via'' represented the relatively safe part of the trip - the true risk to Ómestaderoi came once they departed the ''Via'' to find their particular stake of land. Many of the historical deprivations - disease, lack of clean water, lack of doctors, and bandits - presented themselves along the way. Much of the land within easy distance of the ''Via'' had been claimed and settled by about 1868, requiring longer journeys inland with increasing risk. Beginning in about 1880s, due to the land still available, some Ómestaderoi would avoid the ''Via'' altogether and instead cross the [[Magnag]] in eastern [[Urcea]] from [[Harren]], landng at Ardricampus and heading into the frontier from the east. The so called "Eastern Via" was quicker to more remote claims but also presented the most danger to potential Ómestaderoi. Far from the well-settled and patrolled ''Via'', the route of the Eastern Via with its isolated towns and cities was the most lawless and least built region of the frontier, and the dangers it presented created many legends. Most frontier stories in popular media - including the life of [[Slingin' Seamus]] - take place along the Eastern Via. | During this period, many Ómestaderoi began their journey along the ancient ''Via Antonia'', taking a slightly different route than was taken historically. Most boarded a ship in [[Urceopolis (City)|Urceopolis]] which took them down the [[Urce River]], out into the [[Sea of Canete]], and depositing them at the port city of Meliferia, the traditional starting point of the route. There, Ómestaderoi would purchase provisions, vehicles, animals to pull them, and occasionally guards and guides depending upon the wealth of the settler. By this time, wells and other infrastructure meant that clean water was easy to come by following the ''Via Antonia'', an unimaginable availability just a century prior. Accordingly, an Ómestaderoi family would follow the ''Via'', stopping at the "well towns" that had sprung up along the way. The ''Via'' began to be semi-regularly patrolled during the Aedanicad period, though lawlessness was still a risk most faced along the way. Unlike the medieval period, the ''Via'' represented the relatively safe part of the trip - the true risk to Ómestaderoi came once they departed the ''Via'' to find their particular stake of land. Many of the historical deprivations - disease, lack of clean water, lack of doctors, and bandits - presented themselves along the way. Much of the land within easy distance of the ''Via'' had been claimed and settled by about 1868, requiring longer journeys inland with increasing risk. Beginning in about 1880s, due to the land still available, some Ómestaderoi would avoid the ''Via'' altogether and instead cross the [[Magnag]] in eastern [[Urcea]] from [[Harren]], landng at Ardricampus and heading into the frontier from the east. The so called "Eastern Via" was quicker to more remote claims but also presented the most danger to potential Ómestaderoi. Far from the well-settled and patrolled ''Via'', the route of the Eastern Via with its isolated towns and cities was the most lawless and least built region of the frontier, and the dangers it presented created many legends. Most frontier stories in popular media - including the life of [[Slingin' Seamus]] - take place along the Eastern Via. | ||
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===Decline and Red Interregnum=== | ===Decline and Red Interregnum=== | ||
Several factors contributed to the end of the frontier as it had been known. The construction of railroads into the territory, especially the construction of the Callan and Cana Railroad along the traditional route of the ''Via Antonia'', opened the area to increasing urbanization and development. Accordingly, attractive parcels became harder to find, especially with the development of the Magnag and Canete Railroad which ran along the route of the Eastern Via, connecting the cities of Ardricampus on the [[Magnag]] and Sangran on the [[Sea of Canete]]. The 1880s also saw a significant slowing of the economy and increasing political turmoil in [[Urcea]]. | Several factors contributed to the end of the frontier as it had been known. The [[Rail transportation in Urcea#History|construction of railroads]] into the territory, especially the construction of the Callan and Cana Railroad along the traditional route of the ''Via Antonia'', opened the area to increasing urbanization and development. Accordingly, attractive parcels became harder to find, especially with the development of the Magnag and Canete Railroad which ran along the route of the Eastern Via, connecting the cities of Ardricampus on the [[Magnag]] and Sangran on the [[Sea of Canete]]. The 1880s also saw a significant slowing of the economy and increasing political turmoil in [[Urcea]]. | ||
Ómestaderoi settlement began to slow in the 1880s, and the onset of the [['97 Rising]] turned the area into a heavily militarized zone. The railroad route of the Callan and Cana and the ''Via Antonia'' generally became a central theater of conflict following the [[Fall of Cana]], as these routes allowed for direct land access into [[The Valley (Urcea)|the Urcean valley]] and were of vital strategic importance to both sides. In summer 1901, the [[Antonine Campaign]] involved a slow crawling offensive of Legimitist and [[Holy Levantine Empire|Imperial]] forces up the ''Via Antonia'' and rail lines. Significant infrastructure and economic damage had been done by the time the allied forces secured Meliferia in fall 1901. | Ómestaderoi settlement began to slow in the 1880s, and the onset of the [['97 Rising]] turned the area into a heavily militarized zone. The railroad route of the Callan and Cana and the ''Via Antonia'' generally became a central theater of conflict following the [[Fall of Cana]], as these routes allowed for direct land access into [[The Valley (Urcea)|the Urcean valley]] and were of vital strategic importance to both sides. In summer 1901, the [[Antonine Campaign]] involved a slow crawling offensive of Legimitist and [[Holy Levantine Empire|Imperial]] forces up the ''Via Antonia'' and rail lines. Significant infrastructure and economic damage had been done by the time the allied forces secured Meliferia in fall 1901. | ||
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The classic age of the frontier in this region continued on until the late 1900s, when the restoration regime of [[Patrick III of Urcea|Patrick III]] made establishing coherent law and order and public administration a top priority in the frontier region. The frontier was eventually the site of considerable [[Housing in Urcea|residential projects]] as well as major railways and highways in the immediate lead up to the [[Second Great War]], finally ending the "southern wilds" period and bringing the frontier into full integration with the rest of the country. Despite this, the area continues to retain its rural character in some parts, and many locals retain a proud tradition of life away from dense cities, suburbs, and exurbs. In the central part of the wilderness - [[Afoncord]] and eastern [[Callan]] - many large scale ranches and other agricultural producers still continue on, many of them family properties descended from original [[Ómestaderoi]] settlers. The importance of ranching and frontier life remains prominent in the minds of locals and in local culture, and is reflected in many popular symbols, including that of a horse in the flag of the province of Afoncord. | The classic age of the frontier in this region continued on until the late 1900s, when the restoration regime of [[Patrick III of Urcea|Patrick III]] made establishing coherent law and order and public administration a top priority in the frontier region. The frontier was eventually the site of considerable [[Housing in Urcea|residential projects]] as well as major railways and highways in the immediate lead up to the [[Second Great War]], finally ending the "southern wilds" period and bringing the frontier into full integration with the rest of the country. Despite this, the area continues to retain its rural character in some parts, and many locals retain a proud tradition of life away from dense cities, suburbs, and exurbs. In the central part of the wilderness - [[Afoncord]] and eastern [[Callan]] - many large scale ranches and other agricultural producers still continue on, many of them family properties descended from original [[Ómestaderoi]] settlers. The importance of ranching and frontier life remains prominent in the minds of locals and in local culture, and is reflected in many popular symbols, including that of a horse in the flag of the province of Afoncord. | ||
== | ==Culture== | ||
Ideas about life on the frontier have had a lasting impact on the [[Culture of Urcea]]. Southern movies, or "southerns", became a popular genre of film with the rise of the motion picture industry, depicting legendary individuals and events such as the life of [[Slingin' Seamus]]; this genre spread outside of Urcea and has become popular abroad, with productions such as [[Last train to Somerville]] (2003) and other [[Frontier film|frontier films]]. Life on the frontier also has been recorded in music, with the famous showdowns and characters recollected through both contemporary and later songs that have been recorded in the frontier genre, a variation of [[Music_in_Urcea#Country_music|country music]], which includes the imagined style of how Ómestaderoi music sounded. The Ómestaderoi themselves, and their ranch hands, the cowboys, are well known worldwide as a trope. Life on the frontier, and the [[Ómestaderoi]] experience there, | ===Historic impacts=== | ||
Ideas about life on the frontier have had a lasting impact on the [[Culture of Urcea]]. The Frontier became a popular source and inspiration for literature in Urcea, spawning the "[[Arts_and_literature_of_Urcea#Frontier_literature|Frontier literature"]] genre. Southern movies, or "southerns", became a popular genre of film with the rise of the motion picture industry, depicting legendary individuals and events such as the life of [[Slingin' Seamus]]; this genre spread outside of Urcea and has become popular abroad, with productions such as [[Last train to Somerville]] (2003) and other [[Frontier film|frontier films]]. Life on the frontier also has been recorded in music, with the famous showdowns and characters recollected through both contemporary and later songs that have been recorded in the frontier genre, a variation of [[Music_in_Urcea#Country_music|country music]], which includes the imagined style of how Ómestaderoi music sounded. The Ómestaderoi themselves, and their ranch hands, the cowboys, are well known worldwide as a trope. Life on the frontier, and the [[Ómestaderoi]] experience there, led to the rise of [[Culture_of_Urcea#Cowboy_buffets|cowboy buffets]], a type of restaurant in [[Urcea]] which provides perceived immersive frontier experiences. | |||
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