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'''Halfway''' is a province of [[Urcea]] in the [[Sea of Canete]]. It is considered part of Urcea's [[The Islands (Urcea)|Insular]] region. Initially settled as part of the [[Ancient Istroyan civilization]], Halfway long sat at the crossroads of [[Latinic people|Latinic]], [[Istroyan people|Istroyan]], and [[Audonia|Audonian]] civilizations before its conquest during the [[Crusades]] and establishment of the [[Principality of Halfway]], which imparted on the island a definitive Levantine identity. In 1474, the Principality was inherited by the [[Apostolic King of Urcea]], though it remained a separately governed entity until it was incorporated into the crownland of the [[Kingdom of Crotona]] in 1660. Reorganized as a province in the late 19th century, the island's population strongly associates itself with the [[Urcean people|Urcean identity]], partly due to the nearly 500 years of association between Urcea and the island and partly due to the resettlement of Urcean mainlanders to the island. | '''Halfway''' is a province of [[Urcea]] in the [[Sea of Canete]]. It is considered part of Urcea's [[The Islands (Urcea)|Insular]] region. Initially settled as part of the [[Ancient Istroyan civilization]], Halfway long sat at the crossroads of [[Latinic people|Latinic]], [[Istroyan people|Istroyan]], and [[Audonia|Audonian]] civilizations before its conquest during the [[Crusades]] and establishment of the [[Principality of Halfway]], which imparted on the island a definitive Levantine identity. In 1474, the Principality was inherited by the [[Apostolic King of Urcea]], though it remained a separately governed entity until it was incorporated into the crownland of the [[Kingdom of Crotona]] in 1660. Reorganized as a province in the late 19th century, the island's population strongly associates itself with the [[Urcean people|Urcean identity]], partly due to the nearly 500 years of association between Urcea and the island and partly due to the resettlement of Urcean mainlanders to the island. | ||
Halfway today serves as a major military installation for the Urcean military, particulrly the [[Royal Navy (Urcea)|Royal Navy]], but also is a popular tourist destination for Urceans and many other visitors from abroad. Though the islanders view themselves as fully incorporated within Urcean society and nationality, the island nonetheless retains a significant Istroyan character and legacy. | Halfway today serves as a major military installation for the Urcean military, particulrly the [[Royal Navy (Urcea)|Royal Navy]], but also is a popular tourist destination for Urceans and many other visitors from abroad. Though the islanders view themselves as fully incorporated within Urcean society and nationality, the island nonetheless retains a significant Istroyan character and legacy. In modern geopolitics, Halfway serves as an important bridge for Urcean policymakers to Sarpedon, allowing it to project soft and hard power into the easten part of that continent. | ||
== Etymology == | == Etymology == | ||
The etymology of Halfway is not generally known. The original [[Ancient Istroyan civilization|Ancient Istroyan]] authors use a number of names for the island but primarily just refer to the city-states that existed upon it, using terms such as the "Island of Koureiros" and other city-states dependent on context. [[Adonerii]] people and the later [[Great Levantia|Great Levantines]] used the term ''Alvenensis'', the earliest documented form of "Halfway", though the source and meaning of this term is unclear. "Halfway" as a term emerged likely from [[Gothic people|Gothic]] sources probably from the [[Urlazian Kingdom]] and introduced into Ænglish later during the medieval period. A minority of scholars have suggested the "-way" originates as an [[Audonia]]n corruption during the island's brief control by allies of the [[Oduniyyad Caliphate]], but this position has largely been characterized as speculation. | The etymology of Halfway is not generally known. The original [[Ancient Istroyan civilization|Ancient Istroyan]] authors use a number of names for the island but primarily just refer to the city-states that existed upon it, using terms such as the "Island of Koureiros" and other city-states dependent on context. [[Adonerii]] people and the later [[Great Levantia|Great Levantines]] used the term ''Alvenensis'', the earliest documented form of "Halfway", though the source and meaning of this term is unclear. "Halfway" as a term emerged likely from [[Gothic people|Gothic]] sources probably from the [[Urlazian Kingdom]] and introduced into Ænglish later during the medieval period. A minority of scholars have suggested the "-way" originates as an [[Audonia]]n corruption during the island's brief control by allies of the [[Oduniyyad Caliphate]], but this position has largely been characterized as speculation. | ||