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| | '''Medieval Ardmore''' is the history of the Kingdom of Ardmore during the medieval period, which extended in the islands from the 9th century to the early 17th century. Predating this period Ardmore was in the classical and tribal period. During this time, Ardmore was heavily influenced by [[Levantia|Levantian]] and [[Occidental world|Occidental]] influences, and these influenced the multitude of different duchies and counties on the islands, which had gradually evolved from the tribal and clan system that had been in place or centuries before hand. Arts, poetry, and music all developed independelty but with some influences from larger medieval states such as the [[Holy Levantine Empire]], where instruments and artisans travelled to Ardmore as its ports were considered friendly to foreign merchants and trade as they expanded in the [[Sea of Canete]]. |
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| | The Early period of Ardmore's medieval history consisted of a significant amount of infighting and a power struggle amongst dominant clans on the island as a feudal system emerged. Fighting lasted for decades, with the Kingdom of Ardmore beginning to take shape as duchies began to expand and intermarry, with wars becoming less frequent by the late 1100s. These duchies would eventually sit for the Council of Moear, where they anointed the Duke of Rosmore as the King of Ardmore. This period saw the consolidation of the remaining Ardmori duchies in the Duke's War, a series of conflicts that lasted 80-100 years (historical sources vary). After the consolidation of the Kingdom of Ardmore, the Rosmore Dynasty then conducted a campaign to conquer the Wissel Islands, a small series of islands to the Northeast of [[Ardmore Proper]]. By the end of 1600, Ardmore had emerged as a strong economic power owing to its flourishing ports and strong guilds, as well as the lack of open civil conflict in the last two centuries of the Kingdom's medieval history. |
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| | == Early Medieval Period (800-1200) == |
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| | [[File:Map of Ardmore 2.png|thumb|Simplified map of Ardmore. ]] |
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| | === North Island War === |
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| | === Failed Conquest === |
| | === Ducal Power Struggles === |
| | Duchy of Rosmore |
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| The view of the inner harbor of Vilauristre
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| !Nation
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| |[[Burgundie]]
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| |[[Burgundie]]
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| !Province
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| [[Ile Burgundie]]
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| !Settled
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| |circa 930AD
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| !Incorporated
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| |circa 1003AD
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| !Borough
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| * Harborside
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| * The Quays
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| * Commerce Street
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| * Devil's Den
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| * [[Adelmar Medical and Academic Area|AMA]]
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| * Riulinha
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| * Aldelmar Park
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| * South Vilauristre
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| * Casernecamp
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| * Colinegibbet
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| !Population
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| == History ==
| | County of Kilinmuir |
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| Historical affiliations:
| | County of Balnaessie |
| *Kingdom of the Impari Impaxi [[350 BC]]–[[132]] AD
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| *The Bergenddium [[132]]–[[636]]
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| *Alvaria [[636]]–[[937]]
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| *Archbishopric of Rabascall-Bergendia [[937]]–[[1175]]
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| *Vilauristre Conference [[1175]]–[[1597]]
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| *Kingdom of Magnia-Bourgondi [[1597]]–[[1725]]
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| *Duchy of Bourgondi [[1725]]–[[1793]]
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| *Duchy of Bourgondi-Estia [[1793]]–[[1812]]
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| *[[Burgundie]] [[1812]]–present
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| First settled in the 4th or 5th century BC by Impari Impaxi peoples, the city was formally incorporated in [[1247]] and then elevated to city status in [[1478]]. It has served as an important trading hub in southeastern [[Levantia|Levantine]] circuit since its settlement and has been the capital of 4 civilizations or nations. Following its modernization in the late-1800s, it was one of the few metropolitan areas with a population already over one million residents. After the [[Second Great War]], the population boomed again and has been growing steadily ever since.
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| Vilauristre has served as the political and administrative capital of the [[Burgundie]] since [[1462]], more or less. There were a few instances where the government evacuated the city to avoid riots, mobs or military incursion, but for the most part, the legacy of government has always rested in the city. During the period of the [[History of Burgundie#Trade%20Company%20Empires|Trade Company Empires]], Vilauristre was catapulted into the world of global politics. It became only regionally important following the independence of [[Burgundie]] at the cost of its overseas empire in [[Audonia]], [[Alshar]], and [[Vallos]]. Wallowing in relative obscurity for the next century Vilauristre played second fiddle to [[Port Diteaux]], which took on a global role during the [[History of Burgundie#Trade%20Route%20Empire|Trade Route Empire]]. As the 20th century dawned and the country embarked on the era known locally as the [[History of Burgundie#Pax%20Burgundia|Pax Burgundia]], Vilauristre clawed its way back into the spotlight. Particularly in the aftermath of the [[Second Great War]], Vilauristre, emerging entirely unscathed, steadily grew its influence as a global intermediary and negotiation center.
| | === Cultural Impacts === |
| | == Late Medieval Period (1200-1600) == |
| | === Royal Consolidation === |
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| Today the city is vibrant and diverse with a massive population. Urban renewal is pervasive and greenovation has taken the development of the city by storm. While green space is fairly accessible to most residents the high density of the city means that most buildings are multi-family, mid or high-rise, with single-family homes only accounting for 2.1% of the total residential market. Also due to the population density, most mid- and high-rise buildings are multi-use. The first one or two stories being commercial with a residential tower above is a common layout in the city. Problems with drug abuse, homelessness, and poverty are prevalent in some of the lower-class neighborhoods, but a very strong and well funded Department of Public Health and Social Resiliency keep the numbers of residents suffering those indignities at proportionally low rates.
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| | | === Establishment of the Kingdom of Ardmore === |
| === Vilauristre Defensive Positions ===
| | Duchy of Rosmore becomes seat of power |
| The Vilauristre Defensive Positions were a late 19th century scheme of earthwork fortifications in the south-east of [[Burgundie]], designed to protect Vilauristre from foreign invasion landing on the south coast. The positions were a carefully surveyed contingency plan for a line of entrenchments, which could be quickly excavated in a time of emergency. The line to be followed by these entrenchments was supported by thirteen permanent small polygonal forts or redoubts called Vilauristre Mobilization Centers, which were equipped with all the stores and ammunition that would be needed by the troops tasked with digging and manning the positions.
| | === Wissel Isles Conquest === |
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| An 1847 report on [[Burgundie]]'s defenses believed that Vilauristre was practically undefendable. Following a number of proposals by senior military figures, an 1867 memorandum envisaged a scheme of simple earthworks for infantry and movable armaments, intended to be dug and manned in an emergency by the militia, the line being supported by permanent works, the Vilauristre Mobilization Centers, at 8km intervals, which acted as stores and magazines.
| | === Early Colonial Efforts === |
| | | == Religion in Medieval Ardmore == |
| The Vilauristre Mobilization Centers were built along a 113-kilometer stretch of the [[Biscaine Bay]]'s coastline. The design of each of the 13 permanent forts site varied, but they were never very elaborate, just a magazine and storehouses for the mobilization of troops, with limited defenses. The intention was that the centers would, in addition to holding ammunition and other supplies, act as strong points in an almost continuous line of field fortifications.The trench lines joining the Defense Positions could be rapidly excavated on the outbreak of war.
| | == Culture == |
| | | == Major Figures == |
| * Castell Biscaine showing its commanding position high on the coast of Biscaine Bay
| | == Significant Events == |
| * A view of Castell Burgone
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| * Castell Flanq
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| ==== Levantine Civil War Modifiactions ====
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| Following the outbreak of the [[Kiro-Burgundian Wars#War%20of%20Faskano%20Strait|War of Faskano Strait]], [[Burgundie]] invested heavily in massive fortifications across its various frontiers. First in [[Flordeterra]], then in [[Ultmar]]. Just before the outset of the [[Great War#Levantine%20Civil%20War|Levantine Civil War]], the army set about upgrading the fortifications for Vilauristre and [[Port Diteaux]]. In Vilauristre three of the Mobilization Centers were chosen to be brought up to date, Castell Richelieu, Castell Leusseurs, and Castell Gardinier-Montell. Castell Richelieu was fitted with the new twin barrel 340mm cannons and torpedo station. A small anti-aircraft tower was added to the battery after the impact of air combat was demonstrated by [[Kistan]] early in the war, mounted with two 25mm anti-aircraft guns. Castell Leusseurs and Castell Gardinier-Montell were originally planned as shore batteries of the same design as Castell Richelieu, but the increasing importance of aerial bombardment shifted the design of these fortifications to primarily anti-aircraft. They were each fitted with a pair of 155mm cannons on its seaward face and topped with a quartet of 75mm anti-aircraft canons and a sextet of smaller 25mm anti-aircraft guns. These be
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| * Castell Richelieu before the placement of its second 340mm gun
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| * Castell Leusseurs
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| * Castell Gardinier-Montell
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| ==== Traditional Cuisine ====
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| The Rusty Scupper ([[Burgoignesc language|Burg]]: ''L'Embornal meirgee'')
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| ==== Alshari Cuisine ====
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| ==== Fusion Food ====
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| === Night Life ===
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| ==== Jazz Clubs ====
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| === Festivals ===
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| * Vilauristre Fringe Festival
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| * Summer in the City Festival
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| * Vilauristre Art and Film Lay Synod
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| * Dockfest
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| * Rue de Oulechard Jazz Festival
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| * Céilí and Sail Éille
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| ** Held annually in March, Céilí and Sail Éille is a Celtic/Viking metal, counter-culture festival. It has morphed beyond just a music festival and has come to include a convention for tattoo artists, piercing specialists, and body morphologists. Primarily in the 1980s and 1990s the festival also featured a lowly form of Bataireacht but this devolved into a general mosh pit as the art of Bataireacht was fallen out of favor with the millennial youth. It is primarily attended by disenfranchised youth of the [[Fhasen]] lower middle class. From the genesis of the festival it has been hosted by the various Punk houses of Vilauristre but due to its increase in size in the mid 2010s the various houses have banded together to secure larger facilities through a takeover of an abandoned property for the event of through the sharing of venue rental fees.
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| == Where To Stay ==
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| === Parks === | |
| Historically, [[Burgundie]] has in general, but on the [[Ile Burgundie]] in particular, developed a style of garden/park known as the ort a la themis, literally flower gardens of Themis, the [[Istroya]]n titaness of order. This style of garden is based on symmetry and the principle of imposing order on nature. These grand displays of man's might have been cultivated over centuries of the minor princelings of coastal [[Kingdom of Dericania]] to demonstrate their authority not only over their subjects but also over nature itself. In [[Burgundie]] in general there is a sense that the sea is perfect as it is and should be accepted but that land must be tamed and altered to fit the needs of mankind.
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| == Getting To and From Vilauristre ==
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| == Getting Around Vilauristre ==
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| Public transit is the primary mode of inner city transport in Vilauristre. It is called ViaVille and consists of a network of light rail, buses, and ferries. Since 2019 all public transit in the city is automated. Safety officers are present on higher risk routes but have yet to encounter any incidents of accidental death.
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| == Working In Vilauristre ==
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| == Living In Vilauristre == | |
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| == Sister Cities == | |
| Vilauristre City Council maintains sister city relations with the following cities:
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| * [[Farpoint]], [[Pauldustllah]], since [[1956]]
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| * [[Kurikila]], [[Kistan]], since [[1965]]
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| * [[Venceia]], [[Heku]], since [[1984]]
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| ==See also== | |
| *[[Cities of Burgundie]]
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| *[[Global City Index]]
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