Frozyland City

Frozyland City is the capital city of the Kingdom of Frozyland. It was founded in 262AA (*2013*). It is located south of Mount Tantiss. Frozyland City is home to several organizations including the United Nations and the Library.

## Etymology

Frozyland City derives its name from the Ferosi, the name given by New Sisanctum to a tribe roughly in the same area where Frozyland is today. Ferosi in turn is derived from the Sisanctan 'ferox', which means 'fierce' or 'wild'. Thus Frozyland means 'land of the Ferosi'.

## History

### Early Modern Era (250AA - 600AA)

Frozyland City, and by extension the Kingdom of Frozyland, was founded in 262AA (*2013*) by a group of people who travelled north to explore and settle new lands. They found a suitable location on a small mountain just north of a river. The spot was highly defensible against enemies, which made it the perfect place to settle a city. In its early days, the city was under the protection of a landlord, Elias the Great, who would become the first king of Frozyland. Under his rule, the people of Frozyland built a castle and some defensive towers on the mountain's southern edge. Some of these early structures survived to this day and can be visited in the Rothenburg District.

King Elias was succeeded by King Cedric I in 312AA. King Cedric I further expanded Frozyland within its historical city centre (today's Rothenburg District). Under his rule, Elias' castle was expanded into a palace, a casino was built on the opposite side of the town and walls were built to further defend the city against foreign raiders. An artificial lake was also created and named Nose Lake. King Cedric I ordered a commemorative monument to be built in the shape of a nose. During Cedric I's rule, a ship from Ingen City brought supplies to expand and build up the country. Cedric often felt emboldened by his popularity and often ordered weird construction projects, such as the statue of Piloswine, built somewhere between 345 and 359AA. During this time, Frozyland had a trade partnership with USA, although through Project Tantiss, this trade relationship mostly favored Frozyland.

In 359AA, the Piloswine statue burnt down. It is suspected that raiders from USA razed the building to the ground, but there is very little evidence of who the actual culprit was. Nevertheless, Frozyland nationalists used the event to rally people for war against USA. After the elections were won by the Nationalist Party, the cry for war was getting louder and louder. Eventually, the new Nationalist government declared war on USA, starting the Frozyland-USA War. At the conclusion of the war in 363AA, an elderly King Cedric I ordered the construction of a new town square, Peace Square, located in front of the ruins of the former Piloswine statue. In the aftermath of the war, the Library also decided to move its headquarters from Ingen City to Frozyland City.

King Cedric I died in 365AA and was succeeded by King Cedric II, who continued the expansion of Frozyland. In the late 360s, a new city district was built; the Venezia District. Meanwhile, scandals rocked the Nationalist Party as one of its ministers had filled his pockets with loot raided from USA's underground base. In subsequent elections, the Nationalist Party was blasted back into irrelevance. In the 370s, Frozyland constructed a metro network and connected it to USA's and Ingen City's metro network. Frozyland's streets were electrified and lampposts were put around the entire city to light up the streets at night. In 374AA, the first international football match was played between FC Frozyland and the Ingen Giants, ending in a 2-1 victory for Frozyland. To celebrate this, King Cedric II ordered all future football matches to be free.

Frozyland continued to grow internally and externally under King Cedric II and his successors. The following districts were constructed in chronological order:

* Palatino District (*2014*)
* Rechteroever District (*2014*)
* Petit Paris District (*2015*)
* Westpoort District (*2015)*
* Westminster District (*2015)*

In 415AA, Frozyland was connected to the global highway system. At that moment, the highway sat at the western border of the city and ran straight through the Westpoort and Westminster Districts. The growing city also resulted in a growing empire, with several new towns being founded across the Kingdom. Between 550AA and 600AA, Frozyland began a rapid process of industrialization, with several more city districts being built:

* Duckerloo District (*2015)*
* Josephstadt/Josefov District (*2016)*
* Montparnasse District (*2016)*

### Modern Era (600AA - 1000AA)

In 600AA, the leaders of the nations of Frozyland, USA and T-Town gathered in Frozyland to found the United Nations. The UN quickly established ground rules for international conduct. Frozyland continued to grow, with the following districts being built since 600AA:

* Frederikshavn District (*2016*)
* Brandenburger District (*2017*)
* Sint-Gillis District (*2017*)
* Zoliborz District (*2017)*
* Carbon Neutral Industry Zone (*2017*)
* La Pedrera District (*2018*)

In addition, in 667AA new parliament buildings were constructed to house the Riksdag and the Flotte, a symbol of Frozyland's democratic institutions and traditions.

### Post-Modern Era (1000AA - present)

During the Post-Modern Era, Frozyland City hasn't seen the construction of major new districts, indicating the city has reached its limits in terms of growth. However, that doesn't mean that the city has remained unchanged. The Sint-Gillis District in particular received a major facelift in the 12th century AA in a wider effort to gentrify the area of the Central Station. In addition, older buildings continue to be broken down to be replaced by newer more aesthetic buildings.