Iceland

443-Today

**Iceland** is an island nation located in Northern Europe, on the island of Iceland. The island was first discovered by the British Empire, and settled by them soon after. The native Icelandic people were involved in some protests that occurred in 121 AD. After swapping hands from Scotland to the Colonials, it gained its independence in early 142AD as a kingdom under Leif Erikson due to its extreme distance from Tokyo. The nation was dormant and did not engage in any foreign affairs with the exception of small-scale trading with its neighbors. The Finnish Empire eventually conquered the island in 192 AD after a quick battle on the outskirts of Reykjavik.

After the dissolution of the first Finnish empire, the island was stuck in a state of anarchy for some years until it united into the Icelandic Confederation in 210 AD. Under the confederation, Iceland saw a brief technological and cultural renaissance, which included the development of its capital and the formation of a robust navy. However, advancements stopped after 212 and the nation stagnated and eventually declined until its conquest by the People's Republic of United Ireland in 220 AD. The island switched hands to the empire of Normandy, then Estonia, which controlled the island up to the Solar Flare.

What happened in Iceland during the period of chaos between the catastrophe and its subsequent colonization by Great Britain in 237 AD remains unknown to this day, but it can be surmised that the Estonian colonizers (and to a lesser extent, other minorities such as the Finns) were largely wiped out by famines, disease, and genocide by the native Icelanders. The most notable artifact from this period is a stone obelisk that was discovered in a flood in 1000 AD caused by a volcano erupting in Vatnajökull glacier (also known as a jökulhlaup). Its strange carvings, written in contemporary Estonian, that seem to presage many events occuring after 232 AD and up to 1000 AD and onwards have baffled archeologists, historians and scientists alike.

From 241 to 312AD, Iceland endured a long series of occupations from the empire of Benelux, the Euskadi, Britain, the CSA (under Atlantica), until finally achieving independence as a republic. For seventy years, the country enjoyed a calm era of peace, in which some of the most recognizable writers in Iceland were born. In 381AD, Iceland colonized England, marking its first and only foray as a player on the world stage. It would also colonize Karelia, Greenland and parts of Canada, however it was forced to cede Karelia to the German Reich, prompting them to form the second Anti-Fascist League in 390.

During the Reawakening war, Iceland backed Bharat, declaring war on Unified Altay in 392. It would be best known for landing on Bohai bay and managing to hold the beachhead for a month straight. Although they were eventually pushed out by the forces of the PRC, the bravery and exploits of the Icelandic soldiers turned them into cultural icons back home, and secured a fair amount of prestige for the country. However, this would not last for long, as the Second Empire of Euskadi conquered the nation in 395 after securing the western coast of their home island, ending their period of relevance.

Following its conquest by Sweden and eventual independence in 443 AD, Iceland has maintained continuous sovereignty, making it one of the oldest nations in Worlda of Nations, having survived 650 years. Iceland is recognizable for hosting the only Nordic culture not influenced by the Finns in Europe, and glorifies its history and struggles against foreign invaders.