Fi'rran History

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(Pre-1500 is a hard feat to recall, there are inconsistencies in the timeline.)

It is unknown when or where the first settlers originate from. Some sources state that they come from Vikings that lived in the vicinity of what is now Denmark and Norway. Chances are they at least came from somewhere around the North Sea or English Channel.

At some point around the 1430s the existence of Fi'rran became better known in Europe. Surges of people started arriving on ships from Western Europe bringing Fi'rran out of isolation whether it wanted to or not.

#### 1500s

It is known there was a large conflict and reform around 1500 after a tyrannical leader had been assassinated by citizens from lack of correct conduct during an invasion on their territory, which forever shaped how politics there worked. The states to break off were Vozdein, Lokxeld (anglicised as Vezdia and Luckzheld) along with the "anarchists"/rebels. Many documents of events around the time of conflict were presumably destroyed as there are limited surviving archives composed in the native language.

Vozdein and Lokxeld would collaborate to push back invaders into staying on their own designated island in the South. At the same time the "anarchists" in the North East area of the island were enacting atrocities upon each other and neighbouring settlements. This would eventually be taken care of by the two power states and their newly settled 4th island state made up of what were technically previously invaders.

After the anarchists were crushed and the new state had been settled down Vozdein and Lokxeld united the land into one country, which was very democratic for its time, with 7 districts/counties. There was relative peace in the isles for some time.

#### 1600s

Countries on the Western coast of Europe all had claims over Fi'rran territory, natives denied the validity of them amongst themselves. The natives were disturbed by the rising slave trade. They were growing anxious for their own safety too and groups were formed to monitor the ports for signs of slave trading. By the late 1600s these nation's claims grew too pressing to simply dismiss. Military vessels of other countries were starting to pass into Fi'rran waters without permission.

#### 1700s

The American colonies began to rise against their ruler, throwing Fi'rran into a questionable position due to being stuck between the clashing Great Britain and America. The nation feared a power struggle and still wished to be a part of Europe. Surprisingly Great Britain had been one of the more passive claimants over Fi'rran. Finally settling the territorial dispute peacefully sounded ideal. Unifying also came with the term of going against France, which at the time was one of the countries blamed for the invasion that cause the 1500s conflict. So in the 1770s Fi'rran agreed to unify with Great Britain.

#### 1800s

Through the industrial revolution Fi'rran was still tied to the United Kingdom but longed for independence, which started to spike especially when Britain backed the confederacy in the American Civil War even though Britain supposedly abolished slavery. The empire was strong - the UK had tried converting Fi'rran to English culture, but when that had failed they resorted to neglect instead. Despite all of this, conditions were liveable enough on the island to deal with for the time being.

#### 1900s

During WW1 Fi'rran was torn in whether to participate. Britain urged they do so, there wasn't much choice to do otherwise but Fi'rran was still very reluctant to joining. Living conditions were dropping steadily at this time, reaching critical levels after the Wall Street Crash of 1929, causing tensions to flare up to new levels.

As the Second World War started to rear its head Britain began to fear the situation in Fi'rran would also boil over. They were right to be worried, as the Fi'rran resilience soon hatched a successful coup against the British embassy in Vozdein - giving them an ultimatum, if they were granted independence from the empire they'd side with the Allies; if not then they'd align with the Axis powers.

On the 1st of January 1940, Fi'rran was granted independence in the modern era. After everything that had occurred, it seemed like a new reform was due, but it would have to wait. Once the United States had joined the war, Fi'rran was viewed as a nice tactical advantage due to its location. The island worked as a pitstop and security over Atlantic territory. Immediately after the war was done it was time at last to rebuild the system from the ground up. By 1958 Fi'rran was a sound nation again, remaining neutral throughout the rest of the 20th century.

#### 2000s

Fi'rran has decent relations with most countries, including ones it may have fought with during its history. This may be mainly due to its modern day neutrality in conflicts and refusal to "gang up" on any nation. It is especially diplomatically friendly with other countries that were once colonies of the British Empire. Despite identifying as being within the borders of the continent of Europe and seeming eligible to join, Fi'rran is not a part of the EU.