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For a long period, these tribes fought each other and whatever defenders could be rallied against them in more prosperous settlements, with nothing to hinder them that couldn't be simply bypassed. This allowed the seafaring marauders to not only gain wealth, but new lands to settle. But most importantly of all they got something that would help them greatly in their future battles: infamy. It was in the early 800s that their vicious reputation started to really spread around, together with their given name: Vikings. For almost two full centuries they harassed and expanded along the coasts and rivers of northern Ultmar. This was the [[Viking Golden Age]], and it lasted until a pair of new rivals suddenly and unexpectadly entered the region. | For a long period, these tribes fought each other and whatever defenders could be rallied against them in more prosperous settlements, with nothing to hinder them that couldn't be simply bypassed. This allowed the seafaring marauders to not only gain wealth, but new lands to settle. But most importantly of all they got something that would help them greatly in their future battles: infamy. It was in the early 800s that their vicious reputation started to really spread around, together with their given name: Vikings. For almost two full centuries they harassed and expanded along the coasts and rivers of northern Ultmar. This was the [[Viking Golden Age]], and it lasted until a pair of new rivals suddenly and unexpectadly entered the region. | ||
===Christian | ===Christian Consolidation=== | ||
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Caergwynn. | In the 10th century a new realm appeared at the northern tip of Ultmar. A band of warriors lead by a great leader bringing with them a distant god, establishing a domain that would be named Caergwynn. The region these foreign Christians entered was divided between the nordgeats and gogauls. It only took a handful of years for these lands to fall to the Caeric warriors. But the most important thing they brought with them was a combination of a large unified people and good seafaring knowledge, allowing them to do more than just defend themselves against the northern raiders. The Caerics would respond to raids with retaliation expeditions, torching whatever tribes they reached. The arrival of Caergwynn also saw many tribes bowing to them, accepting their strange faith in exchange for both mercy and protection against other Viking tribes. This would in itself lead to a dramatic change among the vikings, to help ensure their continued success. | ||
The vikings started to raid farther and one tribe converted to christianity as an attempt to unify into a big realm, which kinda worked. | |||
Although records are still quite uncertain of the exact time, somewhere between 860 and 880 it is believed that the first nordgeath raiders would find a peculiar friendship with a people far from their homes. While resting in the small village that would one day be named the city of Tdrassäl, on the island of Vonein, strange sails were spotted in the distance. Although they first prepared to fight, they soon realized the strange new arrivals looked more like themselves than the heavier arms of the soldiers of the southern empire. Seeing little wealth to steal and a hard fight to gain it, they chose instead to meet these strange southerners and find if their was value to be found through words. These men where often referred to as Corsairs, and they knew much of extorting wealth from those far to the south of the realm known as Ultmar by the southerners. This meeting would be the start of a strong bond developed through the trading between two people who very much understood each other. | Although records are still quite uncertain of the exact time, somewhere between 860 and 880 it is believed that the first nordgeath raiders would find a peculiar friendship with a people far from their homes. While resting in the small village that would one day be named the city of Tdrassäl, on the island of Vonein, strange sails were spotted in the distance. Although they first prepared to fight, they soon realized the strange new arrivals looked more like themselves than the heavier arms of the soldiers of the southern empire. Seeing little wealth to steal and a hard fight to gain it, they chose instead to meet these strange southerners and find if their was value to be found through words. These men where often referred to as Corsairs, and they knew much of extorting wealth from those far to the south of the realm known as Ultmar by the southerners. This meeting would be the start of a strong bond developed through the trading between two people who very much understood each other. | ||
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Currently the Cooperatists are alone in controlling more than one of the Chancellor seats, as both blue-chancellor [[Rikart Ragnersson]] and new-chancellor [[Lina Birgittdotr]] are important figures in the faction. Thanks to this near majority in the national council gives them great executive powers as long as they can convince a single other faction to work with them on whatever issue may be in question. This is helped by most other factions having greater disagreements with each other than the Cooperatists. | Currently the Cooperatists are alone in controlling more than one of the Chancellor seats, as both blue-chancellor [[Rikart Ragnersson]] and new-chancellor [[Lina Birgittdotr]] are important figures in the faction. Thanks to this near majority in the national council gives them great executive powers as long as they can convince a single other faction to work with them on whatever issue may be in question. This is helped by most other factions having greater disagreements with each other than the Cooperatists. | ||
'''Boreal Syndicalists''' [Red]... 48 seats... lead by green-chancellor [[ | '''Boreal Syndicalists''' [Red]... 48 seats... lead by green-chancellor [[Sten Vikqvist]]. | ||
'''Traditional Monarchists''' [Dark Blue]... 43 seats... lead by black-chancellor [[Rolv XI Sortvit]], the King. | '''Traditional Monarchists''' [Dark Blue]... 43 seats... lead by black-chancellor [[Rolv XI Sortvit]], the King. | ||