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The term Olmeria itself can first be seen in in writings from the Great Chieftain [[Marco Reud]] in 856. Reud writes about the loss off "Olmeria" in the national community, seemingly referring to unity or national spirit. His use of the postfix -eria is the first such recorded example outside of soldiers and their families. Presumably Reud had picked up the trend from his men (who he was famously close to) and was attempting encapture the idea of "oneness" or "feeling of being one" by using a postfix that had become so commonly associated with such abstract concepts. | The term Olmeria itself can first be seen in in writings from the Great Chieftain [[Marco Reud]] in 856. Reud writes about the loss off "Olmeria" in the national community, seemingly referring to unity or national spirit. His use of the postfix -eria is the first such recorded example outside of soldiers and their families. Presumably Reud had picked up the trend from his men (who he was famously close to) and was attempting encapture the idea of "oneness" or "feeling of being one" by using a postfix that had become so commonly associated with such abstract concepts. | ||
The concept of "Olmeria" was not regularly revisited over the next few centuries until it came to the official establishment of the nation sometime in XXXX. At this point, senior chieftains and intellectuals revisited Reud's work looking for inspiration from the nations history to embed into the [[ | The concept of "Olmeria" was not regularly revisited over the next few centuries until it came to the official establishment of the nation sometime in XXXX. At this point, senior chieftains and intellectuals revisited Reud's work looking for inspiration from the nations history to embed into the [[1st Constitution (Olmeria)|1st Constitution]] (a fact easily noted by historians for the clear annotations in the margins of many copies of Reud's works). What they found instead was a solution to the long running debate over the name of the newly established nation, one which had been raging for almost 3 years as various historic tribes and families vied to have their titles acknowledged in the modern country (a fact which lead several early drafts of the nation name to be over 3 pages in length). The idea of "Olmeria" or "Oneness" appealed greatly to those leader and intellectuals who desperately craved a clean sheet from the simultaneously troubled, violent and stagnant early history of the land. In fact the contempary chronicler [[Loke Åberg]] (who was also a senior advisor in the Council of Chieftains) noted how "the incessant roar of conflict that have plagued these halls for so many months were, so suddenly, cut to silence by the shouts of one, junior, advisor, who cried at the topmost end of his voice that he had found the perfect solution". Little more is know about the exact events that immediately followed this but drafts of the constitution dated just a few days later began to use Olmeria in the title and text. suggesting the response was at least close to unanimously in favour of the new name. | ||
Curiously, following the adoption of Olmeria as the nations title, the use of postfix -eria once again dropped of a cliff and is now rarely, if ever, seen in the modern Cordish language. | Curiously, following the adoption of Olmeria as the nations title, the use of postfix -eria once again dropped of a cliff and is now rarely, if ever, seen in the modern Cordish language. | ||
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=== The Great Chieftains === | === The Great Chieftains === | ||
Small scale tribal conflicts over the early years of Tarsan settlement began to settle into something much more organised around 150 BC, when, driven by a need for co-operation in the brutally harsh conditions, smaller tribes began forming alliances stretching far beyond the fleeting military ones made during the early tribal conflicts. Gradually, the tribes became so interlinked that after 100 or so years (c.50 BC), they had pretty much merged into 5 distinct tribes around Tarsa, each claiming their own lands and ruling according to their own laws and customs. Each of these became ruled by one "Great Chieftain", a term gradually adopted at the time. The next 600 and more years became defined by side deals, hostile negotiations, and outright conflict between these 5 chieftains and their descendants. In 512 AD the chieftains signed the [[Early Constitution (Olmeria)|Early Constitution]], unifying the tribes in a confederation that would eventually become Olmeria. While internal conflicts remained, as the tribes kept large parts of their autonomy, the power of the Chieftains began to naturally decline, tamed by their 4, equal, counterparts. Additionally, from around 600 AD, democratic tribal councils began spread in popularity, slowly reducing the Chieftain's role to that of a diplomatic figurehead. This didn't, however stop them remaining at least somewhat influential until the final, formal unification of the nation under the name "Olmeria" in 1062. | |||
===Mass Immigration=== | ===Mass Immigration=== | ||
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===Climate and environment=== | ===Climate and environment=== | ||
As one of the most northern nations in the world, Olmeria has an unsurprisingly cold climate, officially classified as a polar climate, or Dfc<ref>https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/K%C3%B6ppen_climate_classification#Dfc/Dwc/Dsc:_Subarctic/boreal_climates</ref> on the [[:en:Köppen_climate_classification|Köppen climate classification]]. | |||
==Government and Politics== | ==Government and Politics== | ||