The First War of Nordic Aggression

## Introduction

The First War of Nordic Aggression, Or World War One as it is also known. Was a conflict that took place on CCnet nations two. The war began on April 18th, 2021 when the Nordic Empire sieged Kiev. Causing global outrage and the subsequent defense of Kyiv by many nations including Spain, Carthage, The Oceanic Empire, The Abbasid Caliphate, and others. This conflict was the first full-scale war on Nations2, and the consequences are still felt on the server today.

## Causes of the War

The causes of the war are relatively simple, The Nordic Empire, or Great Nordic Empire As it later became known. Was composed in those days, primarily of a group of Pvpers known as the Pandas. It is believed to have been a group of friends led by PandaDivino, Who would later be crowned Emperor. Moreover these 'Pandas' Were likely a nomadic group who went from server to server for pvp. And this is likely how they found CCnet. According to Power747, a prominent player in Nordic from that time, "Our Plan was like speedrun server destruction" The essence of this was as thus: Nordic bore no grudge towards the nations it would eventually find itself embroiled in conflict with, rather the purpose of starting the conflict was as power747 put it, to essentially speedrun world conquest. All though all this certainly begs the question; Why did the world come to the aid of Kiev but not Britain, which fell to the Nordics only four days before the war began The Oceanic Empire had at this time, already allied itself with the Teutonic order. Yet this still leaves Spain and Carthage, Led by a player known as Lmao\_ItzThunder. Who would later go on to found and lead the American Syndicate until its eventual destruction, Joined the war against Nordic not out of hatred, but primarily because a Nordic player by the name of Keytetsu, who was most likely somewhat responsible for diplomacy said it would be more enjoyable for everybody if Carthage took Teutonic's side. And so Carthage did, And Spain who according to their leader Neboogles was "pretty chummy with them" [Carthage] Likely followed their North African ally into the war. The only other nation major nation involved was the Abbasid Caliphate, about which very little is known. What is known is that they were a nation based out of Iraq. According to Lmao\_ItzThunder, the only source for any of the information about the Caliphate "Abbasids helped in pretty much every siege but it was only a couple guys. They'd send maybe 1-4 guys to a siege". With all these nations now in the war the groundwork for the coming war was now in place.

## Start of the War

April 18th, The Nordic Empire sieged Kyiv with a force of approximately twenty players. The nations of the world rallied, at first the Nordic Armies are able to cap the banner unopposed while also breaching Kyiv's bunker. And because of this Turtle and his men frantically moved all their valuables into a neutral town. However, by the end of the day, substantial help had arrived. The Teutonic forces also numbered around twenty. This culminated in the famous battle of the North Wall. The battle began when the Allied armies defending Kyiv emerged from the western part of the fortress and made their way toward the shelter that the Nordics had erected to protect themselves from cannon fire near the banner. The allied armies quickly gained a lead by killing three Nordic soldiers in quick succession. However, things balanced out as many of Nordic's highly skilled pvpers came into the fray. By the end 5 Nordics and 6 Allied Soldiers had been killed. This is out of approximately 40 participants. Despite the fact that the allies suffered more casualties, the Nordics were ultimately driven off the banner allowing Teutonic and its allies to regain some lost points. It is also important to note that at this time Siege bases did not exist, therefore the remaining Nordics were forced to retire some two thousand blocks to their home base at Vestfold. This victory was decisive and prevented the war from ending quickly. However, the Nordics were not fully beaten. Very little action was seen at Kyiv thereafter, and as a result, the Teutonic Order would siege the Nordics at their capital Vestfold on April 19th. However, this siege would go severely awry for the Teutonic order and its allies, resulting in heavy losses and causing any real fighting to end within a few hours of the siege beginning. Importantly this event marks the first time Vestfold would be sieged, and it would not be the last.

## Conquest of Spain and Nordic Declaration of War

Though Emperor PandaDivino's Ambitions regarding the Teutonic order had been foiled, his appetite for territorial conquest had not been sated. After a week of pause and preparation, On April 24th the Nordics rapidly deployed to southwestern Spain. There they quickly set up a siege base with potions, movecraft, shells, and the other necessities of war. Through their haste, they managed to catch the Spaniards unawares. Neboogles only had a few hours of warning before the siege commenced. Spain's unpreparedness compounded by the fact that their leader, the aforementioned Neboogles was out of town for the day, and other key members such as 7ett and Chckns are reported to have stopped playing actively. And as a result, it was Carthage that led the defense of Zafra on the first day, this undoubtedly caused a souring of Nordic-Carthaginian relations. Whereas previous Carthaginian involvement in the battle around Kyiv had been agreed upon by both Sides, the Nordics certainly did not appreciate Carthage showing up at Zafra to defend Spain. Moreover, Teutonic was not present at the siege of Zafra causing Spanish and Carthaginian attitudes towards the Teutonic order to worsen significantly. On the 25th of April Carthage launched a diversionary attack on Paris in an effort to divert attention away from Zafra. This ploy was unsuccessful with no fighting happening in France during this time. Following this Nordic not only continued to attack and win at Zafra but issued an unofficial declaration of war against Carthage as a result. With a statement being put out by one of the leaders of the Nordic Empire Divy007. Though the exact wording of what he said is not known, it can be effectively summarized as "Carthago Delenda Est" Rendered in English as "Carthage Must be Destroyed". Though reinforcements had arrived from other nations on the second day, which nations exactly is unclear. Nevertheless Nordic was able to win the siege and occupy Zafra. Importantly the siege saw the first use of a claimed siege base outside the defender's fort as well as heavy use of cannon fire and airpower. Screenshots such as the one inserted above seem to indicate this, The combination of further attacks by Nordic as well as Divy007's statement resulted in the official formation of an anti-Nordic coalition. Which included nearly every nation on the server at that time but was comprised of three major powers; Spain, Carthage and the Teutonic Order.

## The Week of Slander and Siege of London

Following the siege of Zafra, a week of what can only be described as 'shit talking' ensued. Much of it was carried out by the British elements of the Nordic Empire, notably Divy007 and OrbitPrime. All this slander was interpreted by the Carthaginians as a buildup to a siege. However on April 30th, when nothing happened the Carthaginians who at this point were quite infuriated. Made the rash decision to siege London. Which at this time, had a pair of walls as well as an aircraft carrier on the Thames River. The siege notably saw the usage of NPC Soldiers by both sides. And the FPS issues caused by them would be a key factor in their later removal. In addition to that, there was heavy use of airpower on the British side. The siege was a victory for the Nordic Empire, cementing PandaDivino's ability to protect their territory.

## Siege of Tunis and Formation of the S.C.A.

Following the siege of London, Lmao\_ItzThunder and Neboogles agreed to form the S.C.A. as a counter to the Teutonic influence. The third part of the alliance was made of the Abbasid Caliphate, though they were by comparison to Spain and Carthage, a minor player. This action officialized a split in what had effectively become an Anti-Nordic coalition. This split would become significant later on as the peace agreements were drafted and agreed upon. However, the war continued on and this event was soon lost in the shadow of the largest siege that CCnet had yet seen. On May 6th. at 4 P.M. GMT. The siege of Tunis began, as legend would have it Emperor Panda Divino himself was the one who placed the banner, but this has never been confirmed. The Carthaginian defenders sounded the alarm, summoning the coalition to battle. The Nordics attacked hard by and gained an advantage early on. Nevertheless, the Carthaginians fought like demons in those early hours. NPC soldiers again saw substantial use, with some sources describing the battle as a "NPC soldier meta". The defenders also set up sky cannons on a platform at Y 200. This combined with a canister shot, which at that time was extremely deadly did massive damage to the Nordics. However, this was eventually nullified as the attackers constructed a substantial wall and fortification around the banner. The coalition soon arrived, and the Nordics, who were primarily Italian in real life logged off with a 20k lead. Overnight the Coalition capped to a substantial degree, with the Nordics not managing to wrest banner control from the Defenders until 5 P.M. GMT. At that point, Carthage and her allies held a point advantage of eighty thousand points. However, the Nordics had mobilized their full force, with some sources on the defenders' side estimating it at 40. In addition to that the former Nordics themselves claim they had around 30 people. A substantial force, and if it is true, by far the largest army that has ever been mobilized on Nations 2. Perhaps only being surpassed by the American Syndicate a year later. And by weight of sheer numbers, the Nordics nullified the points from the defender's overnight capping session and turned the siege 30k points in their favor. Come midnight May 7th the Defender's morale was broken. All that effort put in capping overnight was destroyed in the face of a massive Nordic army. There was no hope of further reinforcements because anybody who could help was already there. Including the Teutonics. Issues for the defenders were even further compounded by a policy dispute in the nation of Shinseistan. The then leader Nuxyr, took offense to Lmao Itz Thunder's comments about his cannoneering after the former supposedly made multiple poor shots, resulting in friendly fire incidents. However, Boukirchin eventually managed to wrest control of the nation from Nuxyr. Boukirchin remains the leader of Shinseistan at the time of writing. Furthermore, the co-leader of Carthage MRCOWDUDE got permanently banned for reasons unknown. The final two sessions were led by EnourmeFrikandel, whose efforts reduced the Nordic point advantage by 10k points. These final efforts on the part of the defenders turned out to be in vain. As on May 9th Tunis fell under Nordic occupation, leaving the Emperor and all his men victorious on what was the largest siege on CCnet up to that point, and quite possibly one of the largest of all time. With frequent 20v20's taking place on the desert sands outside Carthage its easy to see why this siege is so Significant. It reinforced the idea that Nordic was an unstoppable horde and severely damaged the morale of the Coalition. But the war was by no means over, for there was one final act.

## The Great Revolt and Second Siege of Paris.

In late May, the S.C.A. set in motion a plan that they had been working on for three weeks. In a blur of activity, the Nordics were taken by surprise as Zafra and Tunis revolted simultaneously. While the Teutonic order sieged Paris and Vestfold. Although the siege of Vestfold petered out quickly, The coalition made a substantial effort at Paris and successfully drew Nordic forces away from Zafra and Tunis. At this time, the leader of the Teutonic Order MrTurtleGamer had been negotiating with Nordic over a ceasefire. the S.C.A. was in opposition to any peace deal due to their belief in a possible Victory over the Nordics. But never the less an agreement was reached. Zafra and Tunis would be unoccupied, the siege of Vestfold would be surrendered but the siege of Paris would carry on. The S.C.A. was on board with this but it seems that MrTurtleGamer decided to snub his allies and surrendered the siege of Paris.

## The End.

On May 24th 2021 a treaty was signed between the Nordic Empire, the Teutonic order, The Oceanic Empire and Shinseistan. Agreeing that the former would not attack the rest for a period of three weeks and vice versa. Some would call it a ceasefire but all contemporary sources seem to agree that it brought a difinitive end to the war and laid the foundations for the next one. The historical impact of this conflict cannot be understated. It brought Nordic to the world stage as the world's most powerful nation. It laid the foundations for the Anti-Nordic coalition that would eventually destroy the Empire itself. And all though nobody was put under occupation as a result of the war it was widely seen as a Nordic victory. And considering the relative status of Nordic Before and after the war, its easy to see why. Moreover, global involvement in this conflict also lead some to call it WW1. However I as the author of this article have decided to entitle the conflict "The First War of Nordic Aggression" as I feel it better represents the causes and nature of the war. With that being said this was the contest that determined the general flow of politics for the next year and a half. It firmly organized the server into two camps. A state which it remains in to this very day.

## Credits

Author: NotWeirdGuy

Sources of information:

Darth\_Fener

TheTechnos

Power747

Neboogles

Lmao\_Itz\_Thunder

NotWeirdGuy

Srilho\_PT

As well as various assorted Historical artifacts and miscellaneous screenshots.

Note: This page is unfinished and requires editing, and possibly further research and subsequent revisions. It should not be taken as a definitive history and requires more work to be accurate.