The Scandinvans

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The Scandinvans
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Motto: Loyalty to Emperor, land, and Lord.
Region Atlantis
Capital Valgard (Imperial), Valdra (Parliamentary)
Official Language(s) {{{language}}}
Leader Emperor Olaf IV
Population 5,007,000,000
Currency Darvian 
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History

At about 4000 B.C. they set a date requiring all people to marry at age 120 (35 years old physically of a Valgardian) and after this law was made the people began to build their first houses of stone and wood. As well they began to make pottery more refined and more decorated. 40,000 Valgardians live in the valleys.

3800 B.C.-3000 B.C.: Weapons begin to emerge that were forged of copper and bronze. As well a fairly advanced writing system that was runic emerged throughout the river valley. Also armor made of leather and cloth began to be used in warfare. At the end of the period there are 100,000 Valgardians in the valley.

3000 B.C.-2400 B.C.: The runic writing system of 250 characters is perfected and is the one that will be used throughout the history of the Valgardians. Pottery begins to be decorated with runes and gold is now forged into elaborate jewelry and decorations. The first weapons made of iron are produced and also the first bronze swords appear. Population at the end of the era is 150,000 Valgardians.

2400 B.C.-2000 B.C..: Iron tools and weapons become dominate over bronze and coppers based ones. Hunter begins to leave the valley to hunt migrating reindeer, musk ox, and caribou. Population of Valgradians reaches 180,000 at the end of the period. The first wars between the clans emerge at the closing years of this period.

2000 B.C.-1750 B.C.: One man unites the clans of the northern valleys and unites the whole of the valley and all the Valgardians are under him this man receives the crown as emperor-lord of the Valgardians. During this period bronze and iron armor emerged due to the need in the wars between the clans. The first city and only city that would ever be built in the valley is completed. Mining of gold, silver, and precious stones are first mined in great amounts. The population of Valgardians reaches 200,000.

1750 B.C.-1400 B.C.: The first emperor passes and his son succeeds thus founding the line of emperors that continues until modern times. The new emperor further builds up the city and begins to make the buildings out of marble. Under his reign Valgardian warriors begin to journey out of the valley and enslave the neighboring hunter gather tribes. Strict laws are enacted in order to persevere the pure Valgardain blood. Farming and cattle herds become the dominate source of food for the Valgardians and these help to increase the lives of the Valgardians even further that what they used to be. Valgardian population reaches 240,000 individuals.

1400 B.C.-1100 B.C.: First scale and chain mail armor is created during this period. Also iron shields, both circular and sqaure, start to be used widely. Iron swords become the most widely used weapons of the Valgardians. Plate mail begins to be tested and produced in limited numbers, but is not widely know about or used due to the fact that is usually fairly weak.

1100 B.C.-900 B.C.: Steel is created and quickly becomes used in all weapons, armor, and tools. Using steel the Valgardian blacksmiths perfected plate mail which became the mainstay armor of the Valgardian army.

900 B.C.-400 B.C.: The Valgardian army conquers a large costal and gains access to oak forests. Using the oak forests the Valgardains begin to build a great navy and using this navy they conquer the whole of the Scandinavian Peninsula and colonization of Iceland. The smiths of Valgard adopt metal casting and use it to increase the strength of their weapons and they closely guard this secret from outsiders. The Valgardian army adopts a professionalized structure and discipline.

400 B.C. - 0 A.D: The Valgardian armies invade Scotland and Ireland in this period and conquer them and enslave the local inhabitants. Valgardian explorers travel to Greenland and North America where they survey the local land and return bearing news of what they have seen. With the news they deliver Valgardian colonist travel to these lands and set up colonies where they rely on fishing, cattle herding, and farming in order to supply themselves with food. Using their steel weapons and armor they easily destroy the native they encounter. The natives they do not drive away or kill are enslaved where they are used on the farms as slaves.

0 A.D.-800 A.D.:to present time: Valgardians begin to develop trade with people in North America and the rest of Europe. As well in France, England, ancient Canada, and Spain the Valgardians launch raids on settlement in their search for slaves and booty. The Valgardians begin to travel up and down both American and European coasts searching for new lands to colonize, settle, enslave, and raid. In the land they have conquered the Valgardians begin to establish colonies and cities.

8000-1100: Forming of the Scandinvan Empire, conquest of Finland, Germany, Baltic areas, France, and American eastern lands.

1100-1600: Invention of rifles, invention of pressure pipe, and discovery of the negative effects of lead. General assembly of colonies ended. Reign of Emperor Reginald the Great.

1571: Slave trading beginning to American colonies.

1642: Destruction of last Muslim stronghold in Kazan.

1606-1611: Belgium and Netherlands brought into the Empire.

1644: Kazan Muslims murdered.

1645-1646: Poland Conquered

1648: Silesia is conquered and enslaved.

1649: Revolt of slaves in American colonies.

1650: Slave revolt ended.

1655-1662: Conquest of the whole of Hungary, Austria, and Transylvania.

1660: Ottoman Sultan decapitated and whole army put to the stake.

1661: Battle of Buda, last of Ottoman army in Hungary destroyed utterly.

1662: Forced treaty of Pest, makes Ottomans end the ‘blood tax’ on Christians, restoration of Hagia Sophia to Christian Catholics, recognition of conquered Valgardian lands, and forced them to recognize the freedom of Bulgarian and Greek states as Valgardian vassals.

1672-1782: Reign of Harold III.

1690-1692: Fall of Illyrian to Valgardian armies.

1698-1699: Lombardy conquered.

1701-1708: Swiss cantons conquered and enslaved.

1720-1728: Brazil and Caribbean conquered.

1730: Slavery becomes more important in colonies and farms.

1734: Cities begin to emerge as dominant centers of populations in certain provinces.

1760’s: Trade increases as factors continue to expand.

1771: Greece conquered.

1777: Destruction of attempted national assembly.

1781: Turkey taken, all Turks nearly killed in genocide.

1790: Noble Parliament made, along with House of Lords.

1802: First railroad track made.

1810: Conquest of Ukraine and Romania.

1829: Serfs given limited rights to freely marry and to hold property, but still under feudal control.

1840: Serfs bounded to land still, but given large amounts of freedom.

1849: Nobles now take place as leaders of Parliament, as well as their hereditary seats in the House of Lords.

1855: Railroads replace roads as main form of transportation.

1857: Iraq invaded.

1859: Iraq Conqured Entirely.

1861: Important roads all paved.

1865-1868: Conquest of Syria, Phonecia, Palestina, and of northwestern Iran.

1870: Army now composed fully of people based upon merit, but higher places as commanders of legions still maintained as nobles only.

1875: Islam restricted to current Moslem populations.

1879: Rebellion by Moslems; within three months all rebels killed.

1885: Scandinvan Catholicism takes root in Moslem provinces.

1891: Slaves under harsh conditions freed, does little to help msot enter freedom.

1896: Scandinvan Catholicism now one of the major religions in Scandinvan Moslem lands.

1900: Citizenship now based upon birth to both citizen parents and can only be gained through military service for non-citizens.

1905: Scandinvan Catholicism now majority religion in most of the Scandinvan Moslem lands.

1906: Right to hold office reserved for men who have served in army.

1910-1920: Civil war and rebellion in colonies, Emperor's power increases and colonies lose all autonomy.

1924-1934: The ten great years of peace.

1934: Agrarian and factory slaves all freed.

1934-1949: Last wars against the northern 'barbarian' states and the final destruction of the desert Moslem kingdoms. Rebellion in the central plains, revolt in the Fiery Delta, and civil war as peasents rise against nobility. All of which the Empire came out on top in the end.

1935: To supply war effort slaves that were forced back into factory and farms.

1949: Victory on all fronts.

1953: Anti-slavery movement grows.

1954: Pro-slavery wins in High Court case which will keep slavery alive.

1953-1964: Russian Wars of Conquest

1961: Slaves freed from mines.

1964: Nobility grow in wealth while their serfs and slaves suffer.

1968: Conservaties dominate elected seats in goverment.

1971: Emperor decides not to use his autocratic powers to end slavery.

1974: Emperor frees all serfs and slaves still under his city estates.

1978: Anti-slavery movement grows expontienally.

1980: Mongolia Conquered

1983: All Slaves Freed

1985-present Modern Times

Climate

Mostly temperate throughout the entire empire, but there is a large tropical zones in the southern empire. There are also artic conditions in the northern part and glaciers there and in the mountains.

Terrain

Terrain: Flat plains cover most of the empire, with mountains taking up great parts of the country, and from the mountainous areas highlands extend forth for quite a distance.

Elevations: Lowest Point: Valley of the Iron Blade: -124 meters

Highest Point: Mount Diamond Peak: 10,362 meters

Natural Resources

Sapphires, Diamonds, Rubies, Opals, Emeralds, Silver, Gold, Copper, Coal, Platinum, Marble, Granite, Limestone, Sandstone, Forest, Zinc, Magnesium Dioxide, Magnesium, Uranium, Iron, Titanium, Aluminum, Vast Virgin Forests, hydropower, huge land and offshore natural gas and oil deposits, etc.

Demographics

Basic Information: The Empire is divided mostly between two groups, the citizens and non-citizens, with their being a third smaller group of auxiliary citizens. The third group is made up of people who served in the Imperial Army for twelve years and were granted partial citizenship in return for their service to the empire. But, if they do not marry a citizen of an auxiliary, of which the children of each marriage would gain full citizenship for their children. As well this law applies to citizens and if either doesn’t marry a citizen or auxiliary citizen their children would not have any form of citizenship.

To be able

Population: Total: 5,007,000,000

Citizen: 2,500,000,000

Auxiliary Citizen: 107,000,000

Non-Citizen: 1,300,000,000

Nationality: Singular: Scandinvan Plural: Scandinvans

Ethnic Groups-Demography: Citizen: 89% Norse Scandinvan, 1.6% Valgardian Norse (ruling class), 3.4% Old Tribal Norse (knights), 2% Germans, 2% Finnish, 2% other.

Auxiliary Citizen: 62% German, 18% Russian, 8% Anglo-Saxon, 4% Baltic Peoples, 4% Rus, 3% Irish, and 1% French.

Non-Citizen: 16% Baltic Peoples, 12% German, 6% French, 3% Anglo-Saxon, 3% Magyar, 10% Russian, 10% of Various African Descent, 12% Hispanic, 8% Asian, 15% Norse Immigrants, 5.2% Old Tribal Norse, and .8% People of Mixed Races.

Religions: 78% Catholic, 20% Odinists (old Viking Religion), 18% Protestant Detonations, 2% Buddhist, 6% Atheist, 6% Banned Religions.

Unemployment Rate: 2.59%

Literacy: Definition: People over 15 can read and write.

Total: 99.85%

Male: 99.9%

Female: 99.8%

Government

Country Name:

Full Name: The Glorious Empire of the Scandinvans

Short Name: The Scandivan Empire

Government Type: Emperor heading the government, with Parliament playing a large part.

Imperial Capital: Valgard

Parliamentary Capital: Valdra

Independence: Unknown, the current line of emperors remain unbroken for thousands of years and have ruled the country just as long.

National Holidays:

Day of Peace: February 2nd

Renewal of Life: March 1st

Conquest of the Nine Kingdoms: March 27th

Rising of the Fields: May 3rd

Birth of the Emperor: June 10th

Flame of the Sun: June 30th

Constitution Day: July 28th

Unity of the Empire: August 17th

Gathering in the Fields: September 25th

Final Harvest: October 14th

Harvest Feast: November 22nd

Christmas: December 25th

New Year’s Day: December 31st


Constitution: July 28th , 1378

Legal Syestem: Enforces the Constitution, Imperial edicts, Parliamentary laws, will of the emperor, and protects the citizens of the Empire.

Suffrage: All citizens who have full citizenship, not auxiliary citizenship, and are of 20 years of age.

Executive Branch: Head of State: Emperor Reginald

Head of Government: Emperor Reginald

Commander of Army: Emperor Reginald

Imperial Advisor (elected): Memor Vernoco

Prime Minister (elected): David Weron

Minister of Defense (appointed): Lord Uinta

Minister of Economy: Lady Munastia

Minister of State (appointed): Lord Phillip

Legislative Branch: Parliament made up of 1000 seats (elected):

Imperialists: 175 seats

Traditionalists: 68 seats

Conservatives: 76 seats

Green: 24 seats

Republic: 66 seats

People’s Rights: 24 seats

Communists: 27 seats

Democracy Now: 20 seats

Pagan Revivalists: 43 seats

Christian Fundamentalists: 92 seats

Liberals: 46 seats

Nobles: 54 seats

Norse First: 98 seats

Non-Citizen Rights: 12 seats

Veterans: 56 seats

Theists: 24 seats

Merchant: 47 seats

Industries: 18 seats

Judicial Branch (from highest to lowest): High Imperial Court

Imperial Courts

Provincial Courts

District Courts

City Courts

Economy

Exchange Rate: 1 Darvian = $1.5910

Gross Domestic Product: $135,604,397,294,378.77

GDP Per Capita: $29,218.79

Unemployment Rate: 2.62%

Consumption: $0.00

Government Budget: $148,413,844,706,400.03

Government Expenditures: $136,540,737,129,888.05

Goverment Waste: $11,873,107,576,512.00

Exports: $15,318,509,822,810.74

Imports: $16,254,849,658,320.00

Trade Deficit: $936,339,835,509.26

Soceity

Generally, the people of the Scandinavian Empire maintain an ancient prejudice that can be traced back to their Norse ancestry. Though the Norse make up the single largest group in the country they are not the majority. Yet they make up nearly one hundred percent of the citizens that can vote. With them controlling the Parliament and supporting the emperors the Norse have controlled the armed forces, politics, economy, and the imperial throne for the empire’s entire history. At the top of the Norse society are the extremely long –lived Valgardian Norse, of which the emperors belong to, and they are wealthiest and most powerful single group in the country. As a whole the Norse generally separate themselves from non-Norse and even more so non-White peoples. Though the government doesn’t endorse this they do nothing to stop. This has resulted with the Norse making their own communities and schools that are separated from non-Norse and other races. These communities tend to have far better schools, higher incomes, and greater standards of living then the rest of the empire. An example of this is the imperial capital of Valgard which by Imperial law no non-Valgardian may enter save by the Emperors consent, which is rarely given.

The non-Norse Europeans and people of other races have in turn have been put in a inferior place. These groups cannot vote and cannot be elected to public office, due to strict citizen laws. As well they have a lower educational standard, inferior healthcare, and overall have lower incomes and standards of living. In the past and present the Imperial government has generally overlooked this, despite large protests by citizens, auxiliary citizens, and non-citizens.

Imperial Family

Emperor Reginald II: No longer reigning Emperor, but acts as a figure head now since he has crowned his son Emperor. In private he has a loving and gracious man who puts his family first. Yet, in public he is a strong and resolved man.(Deceased)

Emperor Olaf IV: The current Emperor of the Scandinvans who rules as autocrat of all the Scandinvan Empire and is the head of the government, military, and ruler of all subsidiary lands to the Empire. He himself is wise and conservative ruler who is a kind and jubilant man for most of the time. Though he is a decisive man who will act quickly and efficiently in the name of the Empire. He is the son of Emperor Reginald.

Princess Elfhame: A young and beautiful woman who is married to Crown Prince Edward of Granate, She is a smart, charming, shy, women who is loyal to her family and nation. A well educated woman who is happy to be married to a prince of Granate. She is the daughter of Emperor Reginald.

Princess Fastrada: Great Niece of Emperor Reginald. Married to Lord Prince Godfrey. She is talented person who plays a central role in the social circles of the elite of the Empire and sets many trends in the general populations.

Empress Frigg: A reserved figure, current wife of Emperor Reginald. Old now she still plays an important in palace and social life.

Empress Gerd: The wife of Emperor Olaf IV who is a strong, intelligent, and calculating woman who reigns as an important of the Imperial couple.

Crown Prince Olav: A young child who currently is showing signs of being a very intelligent lad when he becomes older.

Lord Prince Godfrey: The brother of Emperor Olaf who acts as High General who is a very cunning and wise man who also plays a major role in the politics of the House of Lords and in Parliament.

Lord Prince Godfrey: The head of the House of Lords and King of the Second Kingdom. He is a very powerful leader in politics and is an extremely successful businessman and politician.

Lord Godwinson: The first cousin of Emperor Olaf. He is the Grand Admiral of the Imperial Navy. A military man who serves the Empire and Emperor well and to the letter,

Lord Christian: First Cousin to Emperor Olaf: A strong man who is active in the politics of the Empire who is an important power broker.