Thrisveld

In the Rinnarverse, the "**Thrisveld**" is a name for an alliance of nations that stood against the Four Powers. The name they used back then was "The Free Peoples" or "The League of Independent States".

In spite of their Vetarbroitar name meaning "threefold", they consisted of five chief members. Their members were Kheya Wita, a Native American federal republic; the Ramrajya, India under a theocratic Hindu republic; Australia; Mexico; and Gotaland, an Asatru monarchy that broke away from the brutal Nordic State.

As they formed their alliance, they declared that their goal was to prevent the many sins of Earth's history from being repeated, and to do so they tried to build a better society. The motto is "The Cycle Ends Here", in the languages of Lakhota, Sanskrit, English, Pitjantjatjara, Warlpiri, and Wati (three of the most-spoken Aboriginal languages of Australia), Nahuatl, Spanish, and Swedish.

## Canon-19

The "**Thrisveld**" is a name for three nations greatly respected by the Vetarbroitar. They were Akhand Bharat (India), Australia, and Mexico, three nations that resisted the influence and might of the Four Powers.

Akhand Bharat and Mexico have raised alliances to protect some countries from the Four Powers, and sent troops to defend their allies. Australia also supported the ASEAN Alliance before and during World War III.

According to Vetarbroitar folklore, the Thrisveld defended the lesser nations of Earth from being conquered by the Four Powers, making them heroes. To honour their sacrifices, the Vetarbroitar sent warriors to aid the three nations during World War III, such as during India's wars against China and the Arabian Empire. It was due to the Vetarbroitar's technology and a civil war in China that aided India's expansion: but when the Indians learned that the Vetarbroitar also planned to slaughter more people to build their own empire on Earth, they pressured the government to expel the Vetarbroitar. But it was too late, and the world burned.

In Vetarbroitar religious art, some of the einherjar are depicted with brown or dark skin to honour the Thrisveld's nations. Some Vetarbroitar also sang Hindu hymns to celebrate their resistance to Westernisation and Arabian domination.

But in later years, the Vetarbroitar started to hate Earth even more, until less and less Vetarbroitar protected anyone from the Thrisveld nations, condemning them as though they were any other Earthling. They eventually withdrew their support for their Earthling allies as they joined the Farsiders' empire.

## Honourary allies

In addition to the Thrisveld, several other peoples are given the same protection and respect:

* All indigenous peoples in the Americas - They are considered by the Vetarbroitar as the "rightful peoples of the Americas", so the Vetarbroitar supported them and protected them. When the Earth Union grew weak, some Vetarbroitar aided Native resistance movements to reestablish Native-led nations.
* All native Africans, including Tamazigh, Copts, and Guanches - Because they have "suffered too much" in history, the Vetarbroitar also tried to help them and defend them, mainly to raise them as a barrier to weaken the Four Powers.
* Gotaland - Considered a righteous successor of the hated Nordic State for its rejection of cruelty and its closer adherence to the Norse gods.

## Trivia

* The name "Thrisveld" was a corruption of "þrisvardeild", which means "the threefold league" in Icelandic.
* As its allies wanted to include Akhand Bharat among their supposed "polytheist resistance", the government of Akhand Bharat and various Hindu leaders proposed the term "Paitriki" (one who follows their ancestors) instead of "pagan", due to the negative association of the latter term with British and Mughal rule. "Paitriki" is considered more inclusive and respectful than "pagan", even as their allies refused to follow the Dharma.
	+ Earlier, the leaders of Akhand Bharat proposed "Dharmic" (one who follows righteousness) as a term for non-Abrahamics, but the Gotalanders and most of their polytheist allies refused the term because they were not Hindus.
	+ Another term used by the Vetarbroitar to refer to people who worship their native gods is "réttlatar", which means "righteous". This term is also used for Hindus, Buddhists, and other Asian and indigenous religions. A third term used was "Trothwise".
* During World War III, the Vetarbroitar supported India and various other countries, as they wanted to use them to punish the Four Powers by making their allies into empires. They believed in a scenario where the Thrisveld and other polytheists would rule the world to avenge all persecutions throughout history, known as the "Heimvéning" (Consecration of the World).
* The Trunduk novels are popular among the Vetarbroitar, because they depicted a pagan nation that resisted Westernisation, Americanisation, fascism, corporate rule, and communism. Its titular nation became a role model for the Vetarbroitar.