Oethen

Oethen is a country on the east shore of the Trade Lake, bounded by Senheim, Kajasthan, Flenburgh and Varland.
The north of Oethen is governed from the capital, Laageward, and consists of the towns Landningen, Zouternisse, Gehoven and Arnburg. The south, the region of Zaltersee, is governed from Zaltmeer and contains Middelvoord, Hengedoorn, Oostergein and Hoffloopen.
== History ==
Oethen was founded several years after the demise of Varhold. It was created as a marcher duchy of the Kingdom of Flennlandr, which until recently had been a marcher state itself.
Oethen had a mostly uneventful history. It suffered an invasion at the hands of Varland in 583, but managed to hold off the invaders with the help of Flennlandr, and settled for a white peace.
In 635 Oethen's political situation became difficult. Flennlandr was divided between the sons of the now-deceased King Lukas, which made Oethen independent. Almost immediately Oethen was again invaded by Varland; this time it was forced to concede Landningen and Zouternisse.
In 651, Duke Jan van Scharnbeck invaded the southern duchy of Vastergein and partitioned it between himself and the Duke of Senheim, who had invaded from the south at the same time. This victory gave Oethen new fervour and only six years later, with assistance from Senheim and Flenburgh, Duke Jan conquered back the lands taken by Varland in the Third Zouterkrige.
Oethen has been geopolitically stable since 657, with only minor changes due to small conflicts between barons. Recently, though, the Dukes of Oethen have been remembering the glory won by their great-grandfathers. Oethen is considering directly backing Scanbrough and Lacrive in the War of the South Lake if the battle at Rolimar goes in the Allies' favour.
== Flag ==
Like most of the surrounding countries, the flag of Oethen is the coat of arms of the ruling House - in this case the flag is the arms of House van Woltheboer.Category:Countries