Glerica
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| Flag of Glerica | |
| Motto: "Where does the evidence lead?" | |
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| Region | England |
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| Capital | Mattopia |
| Official Language(s) | Glerican, English |
| Government | |
| - King | Trucast Aldos Glerican II |
| - Prime Minister | Pell Quill |
| Population | < 1 Billion |
| Currency | Frond (GLF)
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| Internet TLD | .gl |
| Calling code | +107
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| ISO Code | CMGL
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The Constitutional Monarchy of Glerica, also referred to colloquially as Glerica, is a country in the north-west of England it occupies around half of the most north-western island in England, and shares a land border with Safalra. Glerica is bounded by the Hypocriscian Sea to the East, International Waters to the West, and the “Most Northern Sea” to the North. Glerica was formed as a nation around 1200 years ago and takes its name from its first King, Mattian Glerican.
Glerica plays host to two fantastic lush forests, one of which spans the border between Glerica and Safalra. The “Rehn Forest” is situated in the north of the nation, and is a National Heritage site, as well as a wildlife park. It has never been officially explored fully, due to its massive size. Before some of it was cut down, it was recorded that Rehn Forest spread so far south that it bordered Mattopia. Now however, numerous private explorers have ventured into the forest and reported of various ruined toadstool settlements, Candy mines, Massive purple lakes, strange (and alarming) giant animals that have supposedly talked to the explorers in British Accents. Scientists believe that these explorers have encountered a plant which generates hallucinogenic spores, although this has never been fully proven.
“Queens Forest” originally was cut down until the border, but was replanted under the command of Queen Trillgif Glerican in the Trillgifian Ages. Due to its density and the two main highroads which ran through it, it fallen foul to famous highwaymen and women, such as June Gerl, Polly Will, and Robert Yillian. Highwaymen and women have plagued the area ever since, although now rather than a sword and pistol, it is usually a semi-automated weapon and an off-road vehicle. However, the current government has cracked down on highway robbery, and is now an incredibly rare sight.
Although seen as a fairly new country, Glerica ranks as a fairly influential nation, and tries to develop significant scientific and cultural developments to share with its Region, such as The "Glerican Herald". It is the place of origin for the Glerican Language ( language that is incredibly like english except there is no letter "X" simply because "It is a useless letter anyway") and the “Glerican Church of Whatever” (a religion which allows its followers to believe in anything as long as their beliefs don't hurt anyone and that they do not pressure anyone into their beliefs).
Brief History
Prehistoric Glerica
Cave paintings which have been found in the Riverton Caves have suggested that humans first settled in what is now Glerica at around 1500BC. Unusually, these paintings suggest that instead of the typical “Hunter-Gatherer” pictures common from that time, Prehistoric Glericans seem to have bought what can be described as fast food from traders carrying trays. There are also scenes of these people with domesticated Glerkbacks. Scientists agree that this is incredibly fascinating behaviour for people of these times, or just a really, really, really good hoax.
At this time, Glerica was connected to mainland England by numerous land bridges, and therefore increased population diversity.
The Formation of Glerica
The first group relating to “Glerica” was first recorded when Monk Cherimine Samuel of Yults Land wrote in his journal about a group of citizens of the nearby town setting of into the forest and creating a crude settlement. “A groupe total of 65 peoples set off this day under a flag of which I have not seen before. I asked a peasant who they were, and he said they called themselves the Franderks and were setting off to build their own town, free of the Lord.” The lord the monk is speaking of is Lord Yult, an oppressive leader who collectively controlled 1200 acres of land and the 25,000 peasants which lived on it. Yult was infamous for his “personal executions” in which the lord himself killed whoever he chose if that person was on his land. It goes without saying that many a person was chased to death by Yults dogs and horses as they attempted to leave his land.
The group of 65 (25 Women, 30 Men and 10 Children) that set off that day were under the collective name of the “Fanderks”, due to their leaders name, William Fanderk. The group travelled a total of 210 miles from the border of Yults land and settled in dense woodland, next to a river. Unknown to them, the land they had settled in belonged to Mattian Glerican. The group’s first settlement, simply dubbed “The Fanderk Town” consisted of crude, wooden tent-like houses and one hall-like structure. Unfortunately, no remains or documentation has survived to tell us more about this settlement.
When Mattian Glerican heard of what was described as a “bandit camp” in his land, him and his personal army of 120 men charged toward the so-called camp. However, when Mattian arrived he soon saw that this was far from a bandit camp and rather refugees. Mattian dismissed his army, and asked to speak with Fanderk, with who he sympathised with his current situation and offered him to stay on his land with no charge and no work quotas. The new settlement (which didn’t have an official name) originally had around 17 houses and one community hall inside Mattian’s land, but quickly grew into a small town, as various people migrated from Yults land, and other lands surrounding Mattians land. Before long, the small settlement grew into a thriving town, and was dubbed Fanderk, even though Mattian Glerican was the so called “lord”.
It wasn’t before long that the Lords of the surrounding lands of Mattian’s noticed a large amount of their people leaving, causing them to attack Fanderk. The most famous battle is the Battle of Yult, in which Lord Yult attacked Fanderk, only to be fended off and then defeated and killed in his own manor house. Mattian then claimed ownership over Yults land and founded Mattopia, the second city in his land.
Unfortunately, William Fanderk was killed by an arrow to the chest in the battle and was buried in Fanderk Cemetery
