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{{Infobox sports league
|group      = Féinem
| title          = Levantian Hockey League <br> Liga Levantina Hoccei <br> Levantiax Xókívundin <br> Lerverntirnern Herkeyr Lerg
|population = '''5 million'''
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|region1    = {{flagicon|KIR|size=25px}} '''[[Kiravian Federacy]]'''
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| most_champs    = [[File:NH_Albatrosses Logo.png|20px]][[Levantian_Hockey_League#NordHalle_Albatrosses|NordHalle Albatrosses]] (180 titles)
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|languages  = {{wp|Scottish Gaelic|North Levantian Gaelic}}
| sponsor        = [[Imperial Cola]]<br>[[Alquifer Incorporated]]<br>[[Burgundian North Levantine Trading Company|BNLTC]]
|religions = {{wp|Roman Catholicism}} (historically {{wp|Celtic Christianity}}
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|related    = [[Kuhlfros|Fiannrians]], [[New Ardmore|Ardmoreans]], [[Feinii|Fhainn]]
| founder        = Reverend Matthias de Mabeauf
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The '''Féniem''' are a traditionally Gaelic-speaking ethnic group of mixed Celtic and Coscivian ancestry found primarily in northern [[Great Kirav]] and in certain Kiravian colonies. The Féniem trace their origins to the last remaining Celtic peoples living in what is now northern [[Faneria]], who migrated to the frontier of the Confederate Republics of Kiravia after being evicted from their forest homes by the advancing Kisti.
==History==
The sport of hockey originated in [[Levantia]], and has a close historical association with that continent. Archaeological evidence, including cave paintings and what appear to be rudimentary hockey sticks buried as {{wp|grave goods}}, indicates that the earliest forms of hockey were played among the various primitive fishing tribes that settled along the continent's northern coast during the Neolithic Era. Various regional variants of the game were played by the [[Levzeish]] peoples, who had presumably assimilated it from the aforementioned fishing tribes as they became absorbed into [[Levzeish]] communities. The first record of hockey in the Latin language is found in the ''Annales Septentrionales'' of Marcus Aspergillus, who refers to it as ''ludus qui inter Pretannos hoccæus apellatur''.


The Féniem settled primarily in marginal forest areas and along the northern coast, mixing with the quasi-Celtic [[Ĥeldican Coscivians|Ĥeldicans]] and other Coscivians, usually matrilineally.
==Teams==
The Levantian Hockey League (LHL) has 33 teams, 10 from [[Kiravia]], 8 each from [[Burgundie]] and [[Fiannria]], four from [[Urcea]], two from [[Faneria]], and one from [[Cronzcovina]] and [[Eagaria]]. With the most teams [[Kiravia]] also has the largest fan base. The industry makes about $14 billion collectively, $5.3 billion in [[Kiravia]] alone. [[Burgundie]] comes in a close second with its 8 teams bringing in $4.5 billion. While not a requisite, many of the nations whose teams participate in the league also have national all-star teams who compete in the Olympics and other international competitions.


Though rural-dwelling Féniem tend to live in remote, insular communities, Féniem living in towns and cities are well-integrated into Cosco-Kiravian society. 55-70% of Féniem speak a Coscivian language (usually Kiravic) at an advanced level, with around 20% speaking it as their native language.
===NordHalle Albatrosses===
[[File: Albatroaz Fan.jpg|thumb|Albatroaz style]]
Founded in [[1117]], a team was formed by the monks of the Abbey della Cartouche on the outskirts of [[NordHalle]]. They played seasonally against the mainland teams and those from [[Kiravia]]. A number of the seasons had to be canceled due to the crusades or leprosy, but the years that the league did meet the Albatrosses did well. During the [[Great Confessional War]], the team joined the Christensen army as a free company. They were summarily slaughtered at the Battle of TBD. The team was not reinstated until a temporal team was gathered in [[1607]], they were known then as the NordHalle Longshoremen. They won their first cup in [[1615]] after drafting Cuhullin Ui Shaunessy from [[Kiravia]] as their goalkeeper. With Ui Shaunessy as their defensive backbone, they made it to at least the finals for the next 5 years, winning the cup in [[1617]] and [[1619]].


==Culture==
After Ui Shaunessy's death of an infected splinter in [[1620]], the team lacked strong cohesion and rarely progressed past the "Burgundie bracket", a name given to the first three games in the tournament for the three teams of the [[Isle of Burgundie]]. The team languished in obscurity for the remainder of the 17th century.
The Féinem have a decentralised, individualistic social structure based on nuclear families grouped into larger patrilineal septs (Gaelic: ''sliocht'', Kiravic: ''dóntra'') sharing the same great-grandfather. Kinship, however, is considered secondary to friendship, and Féinem culture is replete with proverbs, fables, and songs extolling the values of friendship and loyalty. Like the Ĥeldican Coscivians, the Féinem are notable for their high degree of gender parity and have a long tradition of female participation in community politics, religious life, and even such conventionally masculine activities as hunting.The traditional Féinem lifestyle of subsistence farming in isolated mountain and forest areas with poor soil has left Féinem culture with a strong admiration for rugged individualism and the forces of nature.


Historically, the Féinem practiced a form of {{wp|Celtic Christianity}} in isolation from the wider Christian world, and came to deviate in certain aspects of ritual and practice from their relatives on mainland Levantia and even further from the rest of Christendom. Today, most Féinem are in communion with the Roman Catholic Church and practice the Modern Celtic or Insular Rite, though a significant minority belong to the [[Insular Apostolic Church]].
In [[1736]], the team was demoted to leaguiam minoriam, moved to [[Mattiusvalle]] and renamed the Saints. There they were able to acquire a number of good players coming out of the parochial systems of [[Burgundie]], [[Ultmar]], and [[Fiannria]]. The team picked up victories at 24 of the next 30 minor league cups and was asked to leave the league for the leagueiam majoriam again. In [[1767]], they were formally moved back to [[NordHalle]], this time as the Merchants. They had a smattering of success in the late 18th century but were unable to secure a cup. In [[1809]], they upset the league by advancing and clinching the cup from the [[Béyasar]] TBDs, a decidedly better team by all accounts.  


==Distribution==
[[File:NH Albatrosses Hat.png|left|130px|Hat with the Albatrosses logo.]]
Féinem live primarily in Northern Great Kirav, having been among the first Kiravian settlers to move west of the Aterandic Mountains into southern Arcvera and Hiterna, where sizeable populations remain to this day. Large numbers of Féinem remain in their traditional homeland on the eastern slopes and forested valleys of the Aterandics in the Far Northeast, though many more now live in the urbanised areas of [[Fariva]] and [[Serikorda]]. Three [[Manaska|Manaskan]] townships have Féinem majorities, as do two villages in [[Trinatria]].
The team, like all teams of the [[Isle of Burgundie]] and [[Ultmar]], joined the [[War of Northern Aggression]] on the side of the local magistrate or lord. They joined the Christensen army and served with valor in the battles of TBD, TBD, and TBD. As the war developed all of the teams of [[Burgundie]] and [[Ultmar]] did not compete in the LHL and lost significant talent and training time in the war. As such, on the reentry of the Merchants and the other [[Burgundie|Burgundian]] teams into the LHL in [[1839]], they underperformed for decades. In [[1845]] the Merchants were bought out by the leading interest in the [[Burgundian North Levantine Trading Company]], Emmanuel Vichois-Ermau de Milasse Esq. and rebranded with the company seal, the albatross. They remained the Merchants until the advent of mascots in the 1940s when they adopted the bird as their own. The fans connected with the albatross and put together a fanclub petition to have the name changed. In [[1951]], the team finally adopted its current name, the Albatrosses.


Féinem were active participants in the Federacy's overseas expansion, often serving as the vanguard of colonisation in areas with similar climates to the upland Northeast. Today, significant Féinem populations can be found in [[Minor Kiravian Overseas Possessions#Tæritha|Tæritha]], Hemibórea, Cèuvara, Eregula, Varova, the Scotchpine Republic, and Jackpine Territory.
In total, they have won 180 cups in the LHL and 24 in the minor league Burgundian Hockey League. They are the winningest team in both leagues if, as critics debate, you consider the various teams of NordHalle a single lineage. The LHL officials have ruled in favor of single-city lineage and as such the Albatrosses have the title of most wins.


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====Albatross Fandom====
[[Category: Ethnic groups in the Kiravian Federacy]]
Fans of the team are called Albatroaz and are notable for their violence and hooliganism. Female fans are also known for their promiscuous behavior and their flamboyant style. The team is particularly popular with the working class of [[NordHalle]], and to a certain extent is a symbol of resistance amongst the working class of other [[Burgundie|Burgundian]] cities. The logo is pervasive across the athletic wear of working-class [[Burgundie]], regardless of which team the individual supports. It is not uncommon for poorer hockey fans to have a set of Albatross gear as well as their local team.
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Revision as of 13:04, 19 January 2022

Levantian Hockey League
Liga Levantina Hoccei
Levantiax Xókívundin
Lerverntirnern Herkeyr Lerg
Current season, competition or edition:
Current sports event 2031
Ersatz logo
SportHockey
FoundedAD 980
FounderReverend Matthias de Mabeauf
CEOJoan-Michel de Burgesse
COOCuffy O'Toole
CommissionerScipio Urceanus
Country Kiravia (10 teams)
File:Burgundie flag.png Burgundie (8 teams)
File:Fiannria-Flag.png Fiannria (8 teams)
Urcea (4 teams)
File:5nQUTA8.png Faneria (2 teams)
File:Cronzcovina Flag.jpg Cronzcovina (1 team)
File:Eagaria flag.png Eagaria (1 team)
Most recent
champion(s)
Urceopolis Royals
Most titlesFile:NH Albatrosses Logo.pngNordHalle Albatrosses (180 titles)
Sponsor(s)Imperial Cola
Alquifer Incorporated
BNLTC
Domestic cup(s)Stanley Coup

History

The sport of hockey originated in Levantia, and has a close historical association with that continent. Archaeological evidence, including cave paintings and what appear to be rudimentary hockey sticks buried as grave goods, indicates that the earliest forms of hockey were played among the various primitive fishing tribes that settled along the continent's northern coast during the Neolithic Era. Various regional variants of the game were played by the Levzeish peoples, who had presumably assimilated it from the aforementioned fishing tribes as they became absorbed into Levzeish communities. The first record of hockey in the Latin language is found in the Annales Septentrionales of Marcus Aspergillus, who refers to it as ludus qui inter Pretannos hoccæus apellatur.

Teams

The Levantian Hockey League (LHL) has 33 teams, 10 from Kiravia, 8 each from Burgundie and Fiannria, four from Urcea, two from Faneria, and one from Cronzcovina and Eagaria. With the most teams Kiravia also has the largest fan base. The industry makes about $14 billion collectively, $5.3 billion in Kiravia alone. Burgundie comes in a close second with its 8 teams bringing in $4.5 billion. While not a requisite, many of the nations whose teams participate in the league also have national all-star teams who compete in the Olympics and other international competitions.

NordHalle Albatrosses

File:Albatroaz Fan.jpg
Albatroaz style

Founded in 1117, a team was formed by the monks of the Abbey della Cartouche on the outskirts of NordHalle. They played seasonally against the mainland teams and those from Kiravia. A number of the seasons had to be canceled due to the crusades or leprosy, but the years that the league did meet the Albatrosses did well. During the Great Confessional War, the team joined the Christensen army as a free company. They were summarily slaughtered at the Battle of TBD. The team was not reinstated until a temporal team was gathered in 1607, they were known then as the NordHalle Longshoremen. They won their first cup in 1615 after drafting Cuhullin Ui Shaunessy from Kiravia as their goalkeeper. With Ui Shaunessy as their defensive backbone, they made it to at least the finals for the next 5 years, winning the cup in 1617 and 1619.

After Ui Shaunessy's death of an infected splinter in 1620, the team lacked strong cohesion and rarely progressed past the "Burgundie bracket", a name given to the first three games in the tournament for the three teams of the Isle of Burgundie. The team languished in obscurity for the remainder of the 17th century.

In 1736, the team was demoted to leaguiam minoriam, moved to Mattiusvalle and renamed the Saints. There they were able to acquire a number of good players coming out of the parochial systems of Burgundie, Ultmar, and Fiannria. The team picked up victories at 24 of the next 30 minor league cups and was asked to leave the league for the leagueiam majoriam again. In 1767, they were formally moved back to NordHalle, this time as the Merchants. They had a smattering of success in the late 18th century but were unable to secure a cup. In 1809, they upset the league by advancing and clinching the cup from the Béyasar TBDs, a decidedly better team by all accounts.

Hat with the Albatrosses logo.
Hat with the Albatrosses logo.

The team, like all teams of the Isle of Burgundie and Ultmar, joined the War of Northern Aggression on the side of the local magistrate or lord. They joined the Christensen army and served with valor in the battles of TBD, TBD, and TBD. As the war developed all of the teams of Burgundie and Ultmar did not compete in the LHL and lost significant talent and training time in the war. As such, on the reentry of the Merchants and the other Burgundian teams into the LHL in 1839, they underperformed for decades. In 1845 the Merchants were bought out by the leading interest in the Burgundian North Levantine Trading Company, Emmanuel Vichois-Ermau de Milasse Esq. and rebranded with the company seal, the albatross. They remained the Merchants until the advent of mascots in the 1940s when they adopted the bird as their own. The fans connected with the albatross and put together a fanclub petition to have the name changed. In 1951, the team finally adopted its current name, the Albatrosses.

In total, they have won 180 cups in the LHL and 24 in the minor league Burgundian Hockey League. They are the winningest team in both leagues if, as critics debate, you consider the various teams of NordHalle a single lineage. The LHL officials have ruled in favor of single-city lineage and as such the Albatrosses have the title of most wins.

Albatross Fandom

Fans of the team are called Albatroaz and are notable for their violence and hooliganism. Female fans are also known for their promiscuous behavior and their flamboyant style. The team is particularly popular with the working class of NordHalle, and to a certain extent is a symbol of resistance amongst the working class of other Burgundian cities. The logo is pervasive across the athletic wear of working-class Burgundie, regardless of which team the individual supports. It is not uncommon for poorer hockey fans to have a set of Albatross gear as well as their local team.