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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. | 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. | ||
== Early Medieval Period (800-1200) == | == Early Medieval Period (800-1200) == | ||
The early period of Ardmori medieval history is defined | The early period of Ardmori medieval history is defined by the expansion of the existing clan system to a feudal hierarchy and the infighting between different duchies and counties within the islands. While there was generally less conflict in Ardmore than on the continent of Levantia proper, the island's small population and largely agrarian economy was impacted heavily as different factions destroyed or razed much of the island's fragile farmland and fishing docks, which would eventually lead to an economic collapse in the late 1100s. | ||
=== Age of Raiders === | === Age of Raiders === | ||
end of clan era | end of clan era | ||
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Rosmore wins | Rosmore wins | ||
=== Cultural Impacts === | === Cultural Impacts === | ||
==== Economic Collapse ==== | |||
Caused by wars crippling the economy and farming | |||
== Late Medieval Period (1200-1600) == | == Late Medieval Period (1200-1600) == | ||
=== Royal Consolidation === | === Royal Consolidation === | ||
Council of Moear | Council of Moear to decide who is in charge to prevent economic collapse again | ||
Duke's War - civil war where there is a fight to not submit to the King of Ardmore as assigned (Dunval and Killken + Wisssel against Rosmore) | Duke's War - civil war where there is a fight to not submit to the King of Ardmore as assigned (Dunval and Killken + Wisssel against Rosmore) | ||