Alinorian Isle War

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The **Alinorian Isle War**, sometime preferred to as the **Alinorian War**, and most commonly known as the **War of the Two Kings**, is a civil war in the Summerset Isles between 5E 1034 to 5E 1039 during the Fifth Era.

## Background

In the Summerset Isles, Marcus had visit cities such as Alinor, the capital, Skywatch and Vulkhel Guard. However his trip was was short due to tensions rising of Calcamar Elsinlock, the deposed High King, who was the son of the High Queen Ayrenn Elsinlock. Ryairil's policies had been drift away from the Elven supremacy that was previously held by previous Alinorian monarchs, and that he stated that the supremacy over men and mer. He also claimed that the Elsinlock Dynasty uses the deity Talos situation and the Dominion forced the Empire to ban Talos, which caused the Nords of Skyrim turned against the Empire.

## History

### Calcamar's Return

Calcamar Elsinlock had started a countercoup against Ryairil who usurped the Alinorian throne sometime around 5E 890. During Ryairil's reign, he had improved relations with the Empire and Skyrim, as well being a ally to the Alliance. However, with Calcamar's presence in the Isles, lead into a five or six year civil war in the Isles who was commonly known as the "**Alinorian Isle War**." However due to Romana II had heard about a civil war in the Isles, decided not to enter the Altmer war, and doesn't want to interfere the war, and only wanted to the Altmer to settle this and was concerned about which outcome that might affect the economy and the relations between the Fourth Empire and the Dominion.

The civil war had already destructed most of the Elven cities which are rebuild years later, the capital city Alinor are untouched by Ryairil's magical reforms. In 5E 1034, the first major battle was at near Skywatch, which High King Ryairil's victory over Calcamar's forces. The battle as described as on the dark, thunderstorm day battle near the city of Skywatch.The High King Ryairil with Arelyon, the Duke of Skywatch met Calcamar with his allies met each other at the Entila's Folly, which was the bloodiest battle in Altmeri history and records shown that Ryairil won over Calcamar and having more heavy losses than Calcamar which had more casualties than Ryairil. Altmeri historians' records about the battle had stated that Ryairil formed a shield wall while Calcamar's mistake (either full-scale assault or distrust of his advisors) caused him the battle.

After the battle, both forces return to their respective cities. The following year in 5E 1035, Ryairil's forces took control of Auridon by defeating Calcamar's forces at battles Battle of Glister Vale in 5E 1035, Silsilen and Vulkhel Guard in 5E 1036. By that time in 5E 1036, Ryairil fought Calcamar multiple times in the Summerset Isle, while the former High King Calcamar's claim to the throne was by "right of conquest."

### Tides Turning

However Ryairil's health mentally decline which Calcamar took this as a opportunity, and launched his counter offensive by proclaiming his right as High King, which Ryairil usurped. The counter offensive had made a huge blow to Ryairil's reputation and legacy while imforming his supporters that the Elisnlock Dynasty said false information, however in reality the Elisnlocks had already moved away from the Elven supremacy motion at the dawn of the Fifth Era.

High King Ryairil suffered his first defeat by Calcamar at the battle at Shimmerene, which had stated by historians to be a large scale battle that it was so large that clashing from the two armies can be heard in the Isles. The battle near the city of Shimmerene, had taminished Ryairil's rule, and Calcamar had also to defeat Duke Arelyon twice at the second battle of Glister Vale in 5E 1037, and Shimmerence in 5E 1038.

### Ryairil Assassinated

By the end of 5E 1038, the people and cities of Alinor, Skywatch and Lillandril turned against him, and in the first months of 5E 1039, let Calcamar about Ryairil's whereabouts, and eventually had started traveled back to Alinor without him noticing the capital rise against him. Eventually unnoticed to be his downfall, Ryairil had reached the main gates at Alinor, he was assassinated by an archer which his body was tossed and burned to the ground, officially ending the civil war.

## Aftermath

Calcamar return to the Alinorian throne and become High King again. During his return to the throne, Calcamar re-established relations with the Empire despite Ryairil's claimed to be one and paid restored the damages that was caused during Ryairil's reign. Empress Romana II also one of the Tamrielic Alliance members sent their congratulations and condolences to Calacmar.

## Major Battles

* Siege of Skywatch
* Battle of Entila's Folly
* Battle of Glister Vale
* Battle of Silsilen
* Siege of Vulkhel Guard
* Siege of Glister Vale
* Siege at Shimmerene