Grand Northern Empire

The Grand Northern Empire of **Northuria & Northern Julia**, more commonly referred to as just **Grand Northern Empire**, is a nation located in Northern Enadia. It is home to roughly 1.25 billion Northurians, and is ruled by Emperor Cnut I, with it's capital city at Trondheim.

## Etymology

"Grand Northern Empire" is a term used by **Northuria & Northern Julia** as they control much of Northern Enadia. **Northuria** is a term coined by the Enadians, coming from the Old Enadian word "norta", meaning "north." **Julia** was a former nation, which was named after the Enadii port "Yul," as the Julii tribe lived near the port.

## History

### The Beginning

The Northurii tribe emerged in the Swatiski Delta sometime around 800 BC. They had some form of currency, but that was the only organization. When Crochon and his family arrived in the Swatiski Delta, the Northurii warmly welcomed them. As most of his descendants married Northurii, Northurians can be seen as cousins to the Mosians.

### The Swatiski Flood

In the 180s BC, an event occured that would greatly shape history. There was presumably a hurricane in the Illirican channel, and it sent a lot of water into the Swatiski Delta, causing it to flood. It sent the Mosii south, and the Northurii west to their current home.

### The Arrival of the Enadians

The Enadians first encountered the Northurii around 175 BC. Relations were originally friendly, but they quickly broke down, leading them to be conquered in the 150s BC. The Enadians broughts new culture to them, intermarrying with them. This was organized into the Autonomy of Northuria.

### The Autonomy of Northuria

After this, the Enadians built the port of Trondheim, as they had recently discovered Illiricium and could use the port as a means of trade. The Northurians wanted some of the trade money to go to them, causing Enadia to raise the prices. This eventually led to the breakdown of relations and conquest of Illiricium. During the Enadian Golden Age, the artist Cephas Brechadanysta resided in Northuria, some of his most famous paintings were "Night in Trondheim" and "To War," based on recounts of the battles with Geonan. The Northurians also took part in the 1480s rebellions.

### Independence

After the Illiricans gained independence, a surge of nationalism swept through Enadia, and Northuria gained their independence. A few years later, they fought wars with Julia and gained Northern Julia, making it landlocked. In the first years of the 1800s, they annexed parts of the Commonwealth of the Argimin and officially changed the name from the **Kingdom of Northuria** to the **Grand Northern Empire of Northuria & Northern Julia**.

### The Great Enadian Wars

During the Great Enadian Wars, Grand Northern Empire jointly attacked and took territory from MossW with Illiricium, leading to the rise of the National Freedom Party there, electing Cephas Aranaco and causing MossW to go to war with Illiricium, which they won. After the rise of the Black Sun Cult in Illiricium, **Grand Northern Empire** created the **Pact of Trondheim** with MossW and Cadia, defeating Illiricium and ending the rule of the cult.

### The Search for the Emperor

Shortly after the Great Enadian Wars, Emperor Hakon Mjerk became infected with Jakob's disease. Cephas Aranaco then sent him the cure that his scientists had made. A few days after, the Black Sun Cult took power in MossW, secretly kidnapping Hakon. They then ordered the entire nation to search for him. Soon after, they discovered what the Black Sun Cult had done, so they held him for ransom. The ransom payment was the lands that they took from MossW. They accepted the ransom and gave him back. However, it turned out they had given Hakon slow-acting poison before they gave him back, so he died 2 weeks after he returned to Trondheim.