Olav

Kingdom of Olav is a small, but prosperous Kingdom in the southern coast of Edelmaa. The capital of Olav is the magnificent Olav Castle.
== History ==
Olav was originally a small fiefdom surrounding the Olav Castle. The Olav fiefdom was part of the Perickard family estate. The Perickards were originally one of the two Marquess houses of the Kingdom of Workhold, however in 170, with the Edelmaa Great War, the Perickards under the leadership of Octavio Perickard established their own sovereign Kingdom; the Kingdom of Olav. This was negotiated with Lyon Niskain and Jiri Baathúr during the Treaty of Kerry's Farm in the latter half of the Great War. With the end of the war, Olav became an independent monarchy and Octavio became its first King.
== Society ==
=== Politics ===
Olav was a nearly centralized monarchy. Olav was ruled by a very powerful monarch and a small government called the Court Esquiratoiré. Named so after the Palace Esquiratoiré where the diet is held and all members of the court are invited to decide on important matters. Members of the Court Esquiratoiré were almost always members of the ruling Perickard family, however this changed following the Borian War, as many Perickards died in the war.
Kingdom of Olav didn't have that many fiefdoms or provinces to govern, hence they didn't have many nobles who owned land. The most significant estate in Olav's history was the County of Hamn, which was lost to Workhold after the Borian War. Following that, the Barony of Lestwin became one of the greatest titles in Olav. The second-greatest house in Olav, after the Perickards, was the house of Alfeld, the descendants of Marth Alfeld.
=== Foreign policy ===
Kingdom of Olav traded very heavily with the Westlands and many countries of Olia. Though Olav had very minimal exports, the country's geographical and political position made it ideal as merchant's hub.
=== Culture ===
Though nobility exists in Olav, it is not an aristocracy but instead a meritocracy. Aristocrats own estates, but positions in the Court Esquiratoiré are handed to commoners as well, such as Braum Kamhuber who became the Olavian Warmaster in 296. Olav has a tradition of sticking out to peasants and commoners, as that was the casus belli for Octavio Perickard to rebel against the Worvian crown in the Great War.
Festivities were held quite often, usually funded by the Court. Many special dates in the Kingdom of Olav were;
* 21st November, 'King's Day'
* ? June, 'Heroes Day' — Date varies, but is held in June. It is known as the Heroes Day as it celebrates the victory at the Battle of Wolfsee.
* 28th February, 'Alcohol Day' — 28th February celebrates the establishment of Marth's Brewery, and in 28th February the Court funds free Alcohol festivities for the people.
In Olav, merchants and sailors were greatly respected, as they were responsible for much of the trade in Olav, which was the lifeblood of the Kingdom.
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