The First Nordic War

## The Beginning

### 1301-1293 BCE

During this time the kingdom of vallaris had several minor conflicts with the nordic empire. With the vallarians having an ever greater need for a port, the pressure on the nordic empire keeps growing until around 1293 the vallarians lay siege to söbruke a large port city on the eastern side. The nordic empire sees this as a declaration of war and so starts the first nordic war.

### 1292-1290 BCE

When the army of the nordic empire arrives at söbruke, they push back the vallarians to their homelands. Seeing that the nordic empire was too strong they go for the capital of sewerund. At sewenster, they hope to take over the country and allow them access to the sea of sewerund. They are met with heavy resistance and to reduce causalities, they besiege the city. after 3 hard months of work, King Losek III surrenders. After Sewerund falls the rhonarbian realm closes the route from the sea of sewerund to the torvian sea.. The act enrages the kingdom of vallaris as they have come so far yet this had set them back again. In 1291, The Vallarian army invades the rhonarbian realm. The attack was long awaited but surprised them when they attacked from the west. Whilst the rhonarbian army focuses on the western embankments, the rest of the vallarian army travels through the sea of sewerund and attacks from the north. The rhonarbian realm was fighting on both fronts now and was quickly loosing land. A week after the ambush a single ship slipped through the enemies eyes unnoticed. By this time the rhonarbian realm was crushed with all remaining land being the capital of dormead.

### 1290 - 1289 BCE

When a lonely vessel, battered by the waves and covered in seagull excretion arrived at the major town of karøstadt, the locals were surprised to find that it wasn't filled with merchants. Instead it was barren with only a few tired looking sailors onboard. The locals brought them to the major of karøstadt. In front of the harold the sailors told of the war ragging on in the rhonarbian realm and of how the vallarians had taken over sewerund and rhonarbia and the single most concerning word was the threat of war. And with that they asked for help and so harold drew his sword and prepared for battle.

Harold had a plan. One so Ingenious and sly that it must work. Harold sent a ship to the rhonarbian realm with one purpose; to spread the word that the nordic empire was declaring war against the vallarians. When the ship arrived a month later, the vallarians, in all their power were foolish enough to attack the south eastern border where many small villages lay. In the meantime Harold had shown his plan to the ruler of Kysttåkelund whom had agreed to set forth with his plan and so half of the countries army moved up north to söbruke. Once the Vallarians started to attack the king gave Harold the war and so he ordered everyone to flee to the major port city of karøstadt. He did not order an attack or a defence, Instead he patiently waited in karøstadt in hope that their plan would succeed.

On April 19th 1289 BCE, A force of 10,000 men appeared at the gates of karøstadt. Tha Vallarians had thought fit to attack as everywhere they had attacked was an easy win. When they arrived they took a fleet of 20 ships with them. When in the morning hours they started the siege the ships rolled in to the empty bay in which lay the port and began surrounding the city from the south. Towards midday, the siege was at a stalemate. The attackers refused to suffer any more casualties as they had many after they underestimated the cities defence and nor was the order given to ride out and meet the attackers in battle either. At the strike of noon, a fleet of 30 ships sailed into the bay and began to fight the attackers. Overwhelmed and cornered in the bay the defenders fled towards the city. Those who reached it were soon shot down by archers. Those who turned to fight died bitterly against the massive amount of ships the defenders possessed. Although the attackers had been thrown off, the defenders hadn't survived without incident. 7 ships were either destroyed or uncapable of fighting. The Vallarians though beaten up still resisted the cities defence and proceeded to retreat to former territory to regain strength. Back in karøstadt, there was still much to do as the plan wasn't complete yet.

In the midsummers heat, a farmer watches as out of the mist ridden sea a fleet of ships materializes. Panicked he runs to the nearest town to spread the word. When news reaches the capital of dormead, it lays in ruins and ashes. The Nordic empire had attacked the capital from the west. The battle raged for days until the plan reared to a close. In early July, the part of the army that Harold had sent to söbruke arrived form the north. Surprised and out numbered the capital fell as the Vallarians gave way to the attackers. With the rhonarbian realm back in control of itself, the country had to entirely get rid of the vallarians. After fully recovering, the rhonarbian realm decided to get revenge and headed out towards the south coast of Sewerund where the nordic empire was fighting.

Burning fields and ruined villages lay behind them when they encountered the other army. They regrouped and waited for the right moment to strike. Infront of them lay the capital. Behind which lay the sea. The following morning, spies located several ships emerging from the horizon. Now was the chance. It was early, just after sunrise. A horn blew in the distance and with that the army approached the looming walls of the fortress. As the siege began, the port was stormed by the soldiers on the ships. It was only now that the Vallarian leader realised that he had underestimated the power of 2 nations freeing up a vassal was too powerful to control. He fled the city and left it to burn, leaving many dead in his wake.

With all countries freed up they had to reassemble and create a plan to avenge themselves on the vallarians. Harold had died in battle and the leader of Sewerund perished on the fire. The rhonarbians decided to go ahead and besiege the city in hopes that the others would soon follow. With Harolds passing, Haroldson was elected leader of the attack. Sewerund decided to fill any cargo ships with their soldiers and those of the nordic empire. Now prepared, they headed off into battle.

### 1288 BCE

With the tides now turned, the forces joined up just south of vallaris. The oceans were freezing and snow was covering the ships when they arrived. The battle was slow and may were slain. Once they had the port under their control they proceeded to position their troops in the port and headed for the residential areas in hopes that the leader would accept surrender if the livelihoods of his people were in danger. The leader didn't seem to make a move when they captured the residential areas and so they were forced to move to the heart of the city and manually gain control over the empire. The soldiers froze and were picked of by archers on the roofs of buildings. The stances of war were shifting but they wouldn't give up now. Dusk began to settle and the crew had to abort the attack and set up camp.

It was late that night that Haroldson got an Idea. He assembled the best and most loyal troops and snuck out of the camp to wards a shallow alley that led to the heart. He found a bribe able nightguard and with that the were in the heart. They crept as shadows in the cold night. Once arriving at the townhall, Harold son ordered his crew to wait for him as he climbed up the rough walls to a small window at the top of the building. He carefully stepped in and walked into a room illuminated by candle light. He peaked in and saw the leader and two guards. He drew his sword and leapt in catching the first guard off guard and exchanged two blows before he stabbed him through the guts. The second guard, now very aware of the situation positioned himself in front of the leader and drew his sword. They exchanged many blows, but haroldson was clever enough to always keep his back to the now closed door to prevent the leader from escaping. It was at this time when the rest of his elite troops had entered the town hall and instead of participating in the dual, they walked down the hall, killing all in their way. Haroldson eventually pinned both the king and the guard in a corer off the room and managed to chop off the guards arm and slash across his chest. The guard fell, revealing the leader of the vallarians. With the townhall now secured, they took the defenders by surprise from the back. The battle had finally been won.

In the grand hall in the city centre, dressed in purple robes, knelled the leader of the vallarians. Infront of many onlookers, Haroldson drew his sword and with one swift blow decapitated the man that had caused so much grief across the northern hemisphere. The World was now back in peace and the first nordic war had ended.