Vladislüv of Veletia

**Vladislüv** (English: *Vladislav*; 715 - ), also called **Vladislüv the Angry** (Polabian: *Glusĕ*, LIT. spiteful), **the Invader** (Polabian: *Krigir*, LIT. warrior), or **the Liberator** was Varxnĕr of Veletia from November 5th, 744 to present day. Vladislüv's birth name was **Vladislüv Barnimius vit Låbüvaika**. Close friends of Vladislüv call him **Vlad** for short.

## Youth

Vladislüv was raised in a small palace in Låbüvaika. By palace, I mean a fine stone house. He was schooled privately every day. During the Winter of 728, Vladislüv's father, Boguslaus, fell ill with the Francian Plague. Vladislüv was crowned Er of Låbüstorĕ the next year at only age 13.

## Reign as Er of Låbüstorĕ

Vlad spent much of his first reign attempting to make Veletia stronger and larger. Either through conquering or furious diplomacy.

### Låbüstorĕst'ĕ Krigi

The Låbüstorĕst'ĕ Krigi are a series of offensive wars between the Veletian Tribe and nearby tribes. The Låbüstorĕst'ĕ Krigi were started by Vladislüv one week after his 18th birthday. The main goal of these wars was to annex the tribes and absorb them into Veletia, which was accomplished. The Låbüstorĕst'ĕ Krigi were from 733 to 744. As we can see, these wars were very successful. This was the only important thing that really happened in his reign.

### Legend of the Coronation as Varxnĕr of Låbüdegnă

A common tale in Veletia was about his Coronation as Varxnĕr of Låbüdegnă. The tale was told orally so there are many variations of it. In a quick rundown, the story goes like this; After Vladislüv had sieged the last fortress, he had the chief pulled out and arrested on spot. The chief was put on his knees and Vladislüv was to put the Sovereign Crown of Veletia (Polabian: *Krąs så Låbüdegna*) on his head. The chief was then killed via slitting of the throat. Common explanations for who this chief was varies from an archenemy and a doubtful chief. While cool, Vladislüv denied the accusations of the story, but many still suspect it to be true.

### The First Baltic War

Veletia had helped Svitjod in the First Baltic War. Veletia was promised East Schwerin in exchange for their help. The main cause of the was Svitjod wanting its original territory before a previous war with the Germanic Order. The Germanic Order was greatly outnumbered, but in a shocking turn of events, it had come out to a German victory. Upon hearing of the news, Vladislüv was absolutely furious. In a statement following the war, he made it known that his hate for the Germans was unmatched, which was where he gets his epithet 'the Angry". All of this had taken place 748 to 749.

### Marriage to Frida Trýgvaldsdottír

The marriage to Frida in 750 had large effects on the country. Two years after the marriage, much of Veletia was Odinist, including Vladislüv. The same year, in 752, Frida gave birth to little Francis Philip Leopold Oscar Boguslaus Vladislav (Polabian: *Francišek Philip Leopolda Oskar Bogüslås Vladislüv*), the heir apparent to the Veletian throne.

### Invasion of Silesia

After 2 years of postponing due to the birth of Francis vit Låbüvaika and the marriage of him and Frida of Svitjod, Vladislüv was finally able to begin his long awaited invasion of Silesia in 753. The army came across some tribes, two surrendered peacefully, but the others were completely annihilated, having their heads put on spikes of which the army would be carried around on. The invasion was very successful. Upon Vladislüv's return, he was called "Vlad the Invader" (Polabian: *Vlad Krigir*, LIT. Vlad Warrior).