Union of Kalmaris

The **Union of Kalmaris** (also known as the **Kalmaris Union**, or just **Kalmaris**, often called the first UK or the True UK by its leadership in mockery of the United Kingdoms) consisted of the lands of Norway, Sweden, Denmark, Greenland, Svalbard, the Skyrim colony, and the land east of those countries as well as the land east of Finland. This made it the second largest nation in the game next to Russia, and had a population of around 30 million. It is now officially succeeded by Norway, Denmark, and Sweden-Finnmark.

It was formally allied with the Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth and had a standing defensive pact with the Jewish Order of the Caucasus as well as the Confederation of the New World. It also had tense relations with the United Kingdoms and the Mayaztinca Empire.

## History

The history of the Union begins with the birth of Pally, son of the duke of Lolland who's father was Christopher (who wasn't seriously injured in battle and fully recovered), son of Valdemar IV, and who's mother was a Norwegian/Swedish noble gal of house Bielke. Following the death of Christopher III, Pally, who was on the Swedish Privy council, was chiefly responsible for negotiating and keeping the nation from falling into civil war, and was elected (being backed by his father) king of the Union as he was the last descendant of Valdemar IV and Hakon VI.

Kalmaris fought an accidental war against Prussia in 1460 and conquered them, where they remained in the Union until 1490 when they threatened rebellion. They had since repaired relations and were in a mutual friendship with one another. After conquering Prussia at the time, the Union realized its error, and waged war with the Teutonic Knights in which Livonia (modern day Estonia and Latvia) was added to the Union in 1470, supposedly "to bring their fellow Nords in line" as was said by Pally the First because they waged several campaigns against their allies, the Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth.

With the advent of the New Mongolian horde during the 1500's and their invasion of Finland, the Union was drawn into that conflict as it vowed to protect Finland, and it had a standing defensive pact with the Jewish Order of the Caucasus. Together with the help of Polish-Lithuania and Muscovy, they pushed back the Mongols to Mongolia, while Muscovy annexed the Kievan Rus and renamed itself Russia, and all parties retain friendly relations to this day. In order to attain a friendly relationship with the newly established Confederation of the New World, and stop rebellions from being incited against Kalmaris in the fatherland's colony of Skyrim, the two nations entered a defensive pact: the Union helped the fledgling Confederacy win its independence from the UK while fighting against the Mayaztinca in the process, leaving relations with the two empires strained.

### Civil War

With the Saudi occupation of the Northern Isles off the coast of Scotland, a war between the new Saudi nation erupted and Kalmaris refused to recognize it despite it having the full support and protection of the pile of rubble known as Scotland. However, a cease fire had been called allowing the nation time to recuperate while Kalmaris fought a massive rebellion in Denmark and Norway, which is being supported by the pile of rubble known as Scotland.

Though the Eurasian and the Pan-Germanic alliances had been causing new tensions in Europe to rise, Kalmaris had pulled off out of its alliances in Europe, excluding Russia, in lieu of the incoming war. The Union's new Queen, Margaret II (as Pally 3 died in 1666) formally sought peace with Gustavus as the global ice age brought about famine and the fact that two generations of Nords had grown up during the civil war.

In 1676, the war between Gustavus and his allies, and the Kalmaris Union ended on the tenth anniversary of Pally III's death. The terms of the treaty had Denmark and Norway split off, officially dissolving the Union, with cooperative research and farming agreements between the new nations to ensure that they have enough food with the onslaught of the ice age. The war with the Saudi fledgling state has still not ended, and is still at a ceasefire as of present. As such, Margaret II and Gustavus Adolphus reign in Denmark and Norway, with Sweden-Finnmark adopting all colonies and political responsibilities of the Kalmaris Union.

### Pan-Nordic sentiment and inter-Nord relations after secession

Despite the war, most citizens of the three kingdoms still see themselves as being a unified area in all but name. As one citizen put it, "Even independence didn't totally kill Pan-Nordic nationalism." Gustavus cited this as the main reason he wanted peace and did his best not to wreck any of the nations, which would have spelled disaster for all Nords globally. Relations between the three kingdoms are improving through effort from both monarchs as of 1686.