War of the Pyrenees

Painting of the Battle of Auyará

The **War of the Pyrenees** was a religious expedition by the Voronians into the Realm of Acquitáine during the late 5th century, caused by the rise of religious extremism in Voronia throughout the early 5th century and King Lionar III's desire to conquer lands outside of Voronia. The war would last from 478 to 484 and would see the Voronians be decisively defeated in the early stages of the war in 479, before making a comeback in 481 and defeating the Noobs by 484 with the Treaty of Touliránnia. Although the gains by the Voronians and impact on the Noob religion were small, the war weakened the Realm of Acquitáine and led to its stagnation throughout the 6th to the 10th centuries and eventual fall.

The war would give a window to the northern Francian tribes, as Acquitáine was no longer capable of continuing their expeditions and invasions of the northern tribes, eventually leading to the strengthening of the tribes and the War of the Rhine and the rise of Parizénnya and eventual formation of Francia.

## Prelude

### Gammerian Religion Wars

Throughout most of the 3rd and 4th centuries the Gammerians under the Decist Church led the First Gammerian Religion Wars a series of incursions primarily into northern Italy and Acquitáine in order to reconquer lost Decist lands and spread the 'true faith', the incursions into Acquitáine would occur late into the 3rd century, and would see the Gammerians attempt to pass through the city of Nícette and further into Acquitáine, culminating in the Sieges of Nícette in 378, 392 and 403, with only the last resulting in a Gammerian victory, into 408 the Gammerians would lead another incursion into Marsarhignná, failing to conquer the city and being repelled back to Nícette.

Throughout this period the Realm of Acquitáine would enter in a short period of civil war between the Dynasty of Iuronna under Malgár III and the Dynasty of Verlómia under Narantgár of Neyelervonn, lasting from 409 to 411, although resulting in the victory of the Dynasty of Iuronna, the Realm of Acquitáine would become weakened due to the civil war, leading to a Gammerian incursion reaching Touliránnia in 412, the following battle would be a decisive victory by the Noobs and would lead to the siege of Nícette in 413, resulting in Acquitáine reconquering the city. Soon the Gammerian incursions into the regions around the Alps begun to die out and the Gammerian incursions into Acquitáine would end with the Second Battle of Nícette in 418, in another Acquitánnian victory.

The Gammerian incursions made the north of Acquitáine open to raids by the Northern Francians, culminating in the battle and loss of Orámia in 421.

### Francian Incursions and Rise of Voronia

The Francian raids into Acquitáine led to the weakening of the northern frontier and led to Malgár III leading an incursion into Northern Francia in order to reconquer Orámia, the incursion would however end up being bogged down and defeated in late 422 near Elerátia, Malgár III would be fatally wounded during the battle, dying in the 9th of December of 422, his sucessor Tarivon II would be forced to give up on going directly to Orámia, instead deciding to lead an incursion into Bordaxen in 426. The incursion would be slightly successful and the surrounding regions of Bordaxen would be conquered, 1 year later in mid 427 the city would be besieged by Tarivon II and conquered.