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The Kingdom of Æthele (Æthic: Æþele) is a constitutional monarchy of over 11 million people in the region of [[Ajax]]. Æthele’s capital, [[Edmond, Æthele|Edmond]], is the political and financial heart of the country.<br />
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In ancient times, the territories making up modern day Æthele were divided up into a [[wikipedia:heptarchy|heptarchy]] of minor, Anglo-Saxon states connected by a common language, customs, and traditions. After centuries of disunity, these states were unified in 865 CE by the Roman Catholic King [[Duncan of Æthele|Duncan]] of Corraidhín. After centuries of direct rule, the [[King of Æthele]] steadily relinquished power to the [[House of Delegates of Æthelse|House of Delegates]] led by a [[Lord Minister of Æthele|Lord Minister]]. The King of Æthele is [[Malcom IV of Æthele|Malcom IV]] and the Lord Minister is [[Douglass Wynstonn]].<br />
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In the early 20th century, a [[Æthic Civil War|civil war]] between the monarchy and communist forces in the southwest of the country from 1920 - 1923 was crushed by the monarchy. The country grew from an agricultural state to a larger industrial power starting in the 1950s with new advancements in key technical industries, particularly aerospace industry, the arms industry, and the manufacturing side of the software industry.<br />
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Æthele boasts the largest organized fraternal order in [[Ajax]], noted in the [[Grand Lodge of the Sparrow]], a union of local fraternities of taxidermists.<br />
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== Etymology ==<br />
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The name ''Æthele'' derives from the original [[wikipedia:Mercian dialect|Common]] term for the geographic area of Æthele, ''Atheland'', a name given to the [[Athic people]], an ethnic group that predated modern day [[Æthic people|Æthics]].<br />
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== History ==<br />
=== Bronze Age ===<br />
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During the last glacial period, and up until about 13,000 years ago, most of Æthele was covered with ice, most of the time. There is no evidence of any humans being in Æthele before Mesolithic people arrived between 6,000 BC and 5,000 BC.<br />
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From about 4,500 BC Neolithic settlers arrived introducing housing cultures and stone monuments. The [[wikipedia:Bronze Age|Bronze Age]] – defined by the use of metal – began around 2,500 BC, with technology changing people's everyday lives during this period through innovations such as the wheel, harnessing oxen, weaving textiles, brewing alcohol, and skillful metalworking, which produced new weapons and tools, along with fine gold decoration and jewelry, such as brooches and torcs.<br />
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=== Classical Era ===<br />
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During the [[wikipedia:Iron Age|Iron Age]] the [[wikipedia:English language|Common]] dialect emerged on the continent around the same time that [[Athic people]] began to form as a cultural group. The small Athic kingdoms often engaged in minor conflicts with one another for a period of 6 and a half centuries. By 600 C.E., 5 Kingdoms ruled over the Athic territories: The Kingdoms of Valland, Corraidhín, Donneset, Synegold, and Erthwood.<br />
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By the 2nd century AD, the [[Fabrian Magisterium|Christian faith]] had been introduced among Athic peoples. By the 4th century, several small southern kingdoms had adopted the religion, and as these smaller kingdoms became absorbed into the Kingdoms of Corraidhín and Erthwood, the ruling classes slowly began to adopt them. In the northern Kingdoms of Valland and Synegold, they were actively persecuted by their Kings. This began to lead to tensions between the Kingdoms over time.<br />
=== Athic Crusade ===<br />
:''See also: [[Athic Crusade]]''<br />
The marriage of King John III of Corraidhín and the daughter and only child of King Vincent IV of Erthwood united the Kingdoms of Corraidhín and Erthwood in 801 A.D. King John III and Queen Margaret gave birth to Duncan of Corraidhín, who ascended the throne in 843 A.D. as King Duncan I of Corraidhín.<br />
[[File:Christian_Conversion_of_the_Saxons.jpg|200px|left|thumb|''Surrender of Henry of Donneset'' by John Margyle, 1836.]]<br />
In 856 A.D., Duncan I gained the political and financial backing of the Catholic Church in Edmond to launch a Holy Crusade against the non-Christian Kingdoms in the north. The Crusade's conquest of the Donneset lasts 3 years, decisively ending when Duncan I descends on King Henry IV of Donneset's army of twelve thousand men with a force of twenty-five thousand men. Attacking from the west, Duncan easily broke the men under King Henry IV, who were guarding the bridges towards the capital of Donneset. Henry IV is captured and the House of Donneset swears fealty to the House of Corraidhín and converts to Christianity.<br />
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After recuperating his forces and mustering another ten thousand from the House of Donneset, Duncan I marched into Valland in 860 A.D., decisively defeating Vallic forces in the [[Massacre of Firth]], where eight thousand Vallic soldiers were surprised early on the 5th of April of that year by an advance force of Duncan's cavalry at the village of Firth. The King of Valland was slain and his first son vanished, presumed killed by the Christian forces. The House of Valland's Queen-consort swore fealty to King Duncan on behalf of the infant second son, and the heir-apparent to the House.<br />
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Duncan's forces attempt to cross into Synegold by crossing westward over the Both River but are stopped by the marshlands and are forced to engage at the strongholds of Clonburrow, Naismur, and Donnehall. Synic King Lawrence VII posts fifteen thousand men at these strongholds, which King Duncan is forced to lay siege too. After several probing attacks, King Duncan attempts to force a crossing Clonburrow in August of 861 but the attack fails. The next year, King Duncan again attacks at Clonburrow but the attacks fail miserably, forcing the King to reevaluate his strategy. Finally, in July of 862, King Duncan's forces breached the gates at Clonburrow and took the fortress, forcing the Synic's to abandon their strongholds at Naismur and Donnehall for a final siege at the capital at Syne. King Duncan lays siege to Syne for 2 years, and the siege finally breaks when a mutiny in the garrison allows Duncan's forces to raze Syne to the ground, leading to the House of Synegold's extinction.<br />
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Following King Duncan's conquest of Athic lands, the Church in Edmond coronated him as ''"Ic Cyng sylfum Æthele,"'' or ''"First King of Æthele,"'' formally uniting the old Athic kingdoms into one state and uniting them all Æthic people under one banner.<br />
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=== Middle Ages ===<br />
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The Athic Crusade saw agricultural output decline significantly, leading to repeated famines, exacerbated by the rapid population growth of the earlier era. The Athic Crusade also disrupted trade throughout the country, especially after the destruction of the large trading city of Syne. Inadvertently, many Æthics on the coastline turned to fishing, an economic industry that still dominates in many coastal villages today. Most devastating, though, was the spread of [[wikipedia:Typhus|typhus]] that decimated the populations of the densely populated cities of Edmond and Jessburrow. Typhus outbreaks continued to affect Æthele for intervals between 1000 and 1450, and claimed the life of [[Lothair II of Æthele|Lothair II]] thirty-five days into his reign in 1294. The horrors of typhus and the seeming inability of the Church to provide relief would lead to a rapid decline of church influence in Æthic politics. By the reign of [[Nicholas II of Æthele|Nicholas II]], the Church's representative in the [[Royal Court of Edmond]] had all but diminished.<br />
[[File:Cathédrale_Autun_02.JPG|200px|right|thumb|The Edmond Cathedral was built between 1163 and 1182 and is a National Landmark.]]<br />
Trade began to recover by 1100. By the 13th century, much of Æthele experienced strong economic growth. The trade routes from the south linked with those of established Æthic ports and eventually the trade routes of the Thalassan Ocean to create a network economy in Æthele. Cities expanded greatly during this period and the Monarchy grew in power while the Church diminished. During this period, the modern commercial infrastructure developed, with double-entry book-keeping, joint stock companies, an international banking system, a systematized foreign exchange market, insurance, and government debt.<br />
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==== Foundation of the Grand Lodge of the Sparrow ====<br />
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As the economy rapidly expanded and more and more citizens began to accumulate wealth, competitive hunting grew as a popular pastime. This resulted in a large economic demand for taxidermists. It was not uncommon for several taxidermists to live in local communities, and at one point it was one of the largest industries. Local fraternities and organizations began to organize gradually after the 11th century, often meeting weekly at night in secluded areas or in Churches.<br />
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The earliest masonic texts each contain some sort of a history of the craft, or mystery, of taxidermy. Twenty-five manuscripts which are known as the [[Belros Collective]] which date back to the 14th century and were discovered in the [[Royal Library of Edmond]] by scholars in the 20th century. The Collective contains the charters of three Lodges in Belros, Vergen and Kessrow and a draft of early masonic ceremonies, but all were turned over to the Grand Lodge. The Grand Lodge of the Sparrow of Æthele was formally chartered in 1392, with 2/3rds of all Lodges represented at the inaugural meeting.<br />
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While it is relatively unknown when the first Æthic King joined the Grand Lodge, however, it is speculated that King [[Lothair IV of Æthele|Lothair IV]] was the first to join the Lodge based on accounts from the time, reportedly doing so in the 1360s. The first King to acknowledge his involvement in the Grand Lodge was [[Malcolm II of Æthele|Malcolm II]], who recorded scheduled meetings with the Grand Master, [[Sir Howard Bercow]], in his private diary. Malcolm II formally appointed the Grand Master of the Grand Lodge to a permanent position in the [[Royal Court of Edmond]], permanently solidifying the political position of the Grand Lodge in Æthic politics.<br />
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=== Enlightenment ===<br />
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==== War of Æthic Succession ====<br />
:''See also: [[War of Æthic Succession]], [[Allamunnic Wars of Unification]]''<br />
Nicholas VIII reigned as King of the Æthics beginning in 1836, upon the death of his father, Wealhmær VI. In 1850, Nicholas married Theodura of Onneria, bringing the Kingdoms of Æthele and [[Onneria]] into a personal union. In 1852, the Allamunic crisis began after a vote by the [[Pan-Allamunnic Union]]'s member-states to form a centralized military, which the Kingdoms of [[Staalmark]] and Onneria protested. They raised armies and marched to besiege Roan, the headquarters of the new Union Army. Honoring his marriage to Theodura, Nicholas VIII mobilized the 1st Army and marched north with 20,000 to join the attack. The Allamunnic conflicts that led to Allamunnic unification began on 12 July 1852, when the [[Siege of Roan (1852 - 1853)|Siege of Roan]] began.<br />
[[File:ÆlfsigeSurrenderÆthele.jpg|200px|left|thumb|Lord Ælfsige surrendering to Nicholas IX at the [[Second Battle of the Marð]].]]<br />
Nicholas VIII was killed in an artillery attack while leading a brigade of men in an attack on the city on 23 February 1853. His closest heirs were his brothers, John and Ælfsige of the Æthic [[House of Corraidhín]], who both disputed and claimed the throne of Æthele.<br />
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Nicholas VIII's death immediately raised questions of succession, as he had left no successor to the throne; an Æthic custom if the Monarch has no children. Both of Nicholas' brothers, John and Ælfsige, determined they were to inherit the throne, leading to a political crisis which the [[House of Delegates of Æthele|House of Delegates]] was unable to resolve. Acting on the stalemate, Ælfsige gained the backing of the two largest houses, the House of Valland and the House of Donneset, to support him in seizing power. He was coronated King of the Æthics in Kleeds on 7 July 1953, taking the regal name Ælfsige IV. The House of Delegates dissolved itself three days later when John himself was coronated King in Edmond, taking the regal name Nicholas IX. Nicholas gained the support of the smaller houses of Meadwine, Ealdgyð and Dáire.<br />
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Both Houses quickly raised volunteer armies that fought mostly in the Sneerabd over the course of four years, with battles fought in open farmland with large cavalry engagement. Intense combat left 50,000 to 70,000 people dead.<br />
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The war effectively ended in August, 1862, when Ælfsige was captured and surrendered to Nicholas at the [[Second Battle of the Marð]]. Ælfsige's units quickly dissolved. Much of the Sneerabd's infrastructure was destroyed, especially the transportation systems and agriculture. Ælfsige was banned from court, had his titles stripped and was imprisoned for life in Edmond. He died in prison in 1879. The Lords who supported him were banned from court and their families placed under house arrest for 25 years.<br />
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=== Industrial Revolution ===<br />
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Modern production methods began to spread into Æthele during the 1830s and 1840s. Average income and population began to exhibit unprecedented sustained growth. This increase in the standard of living for the general population began to increase consistently for the first time in Æthele's history, and populations in the cities began to increase dramatically.<br />
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Cities had to modernize quickly to avoid large outbreaks of disease, and the first modern sewage systems began to be developed in the 1840s. Hospitals were set up and sanitation laws went into effect. The [[Great Fire of Edmond]] destroyed much of the northern part of the city, including the historic cultural center of the city and the [[National Opera House]], which had been built five years earlier.<br />
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The House of Delegates abandoned the old electoral system in 1866 and passed the [[Elections Act of 1866]], which created a [[wikipedia:Fixed term election|fixed term elections system]]. The rise of the [[Rúm Gaderwist|Rúm]] as a strong political party dominated much of 19th-century Æthic politics.<br />
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[[wikipedia:Communism|Shraderism]] spread to Æthele in the 1870s, with the founding of [[Þéodlic Schraeydd Forfhere]], the Shraderist political party which stood for elections in [[Æthic general election, 1880|1880]], [[Æthic general election, 1885|1885]], [[Æthic general election, 1890|1890]] and [[Æthic general election, 1895|1895]]. It abandoned electoral politics and did not field candidates in the [[Æthic general election, 1900|1900]] election, resorting to demonstrations and protests.<br />
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=== 20th century ===<br />
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==== Æthic Civil War ====<br />
[[File:Osteraufstand_-_Dublin_-_Barrikade.jpg|200px|right|thumb|Barricades erected in Edmond in the first days of the Æthic Civil War.]]<br />
:''See also: [[Æthic Civil War]]''<br />
On February 13th, 1920, Shraderist organizations led by Harold Collins and the [[Þéodlic Schraeydd Forfhere]] launched a national uprising in the large industrial centers of Edmond and Belros in the Becumescedeland. A State of Emergency was declared at 9:00 am on the 14th by Lord Minister [[Kenneth Bolton]], and the National Army mobilized to respond to the uprising at the [[Kellenscastel]]. By the 16th, the ÞSF had raised over 20,000 volunteers to fight the National Army. The uprising in Edmond had failed by April 27th, but a garrison of 6,000 in Belros repelled attacks from National Army units before being reinforced by countryside battalions, bolstering the garrison to 15,000.<br />
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Monarchist forces were raised by King [[Nicholas XI]] and [[Siege of Belros|laid siege]] to Belros for a 3-year siege. Collins launched a guerrilla campaign in the Sneereabd which inflicted heavy casualties on Monarchist forces and the National Army. Air raids and heavy artillery were launched in open campaigns for the first time in Æthic history. On July 13th, 1922, Collins engaged the IX Corps of the National Army at the [[Battle of Gardner's Fork]] and was decisively defeated, partially in thanks to air bombardment by the National Army and the first employment of tanks in Æthic history. After losing a majority of his men, Collins abandoned the remainder of the force to join the resistance in Belros.<br />
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The resistance in Belros lasted for 7 more months before the main lines to the south of the city were breached by a large assault of tanks and infantry on February 1st, 1923. Collins surrendered the city 4 days later. He was tried and later executed and the ÞSF was permanently dissolved.<br />
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=== Contemporary history ===<br />
[[File:ÆthicCrisisKleeds.jpg|200px|right|thumb|Æthic soldiers chasing a ÆFM child soldier in Kleeds, July 1966.]]<br />
:''See also: [[Æthic crisis]]''<br />
Following the conclusion of the civil war, [[Nicholas XI of Æthele|Nicholas XI]] often opposed progressive movements that he viewed as backed by remnants of the ÞSF. Æthic troops were often deployed to break strikes and shut down labor movements throughout the 1930s and 1940s. Following his death in 1941, his son, [[Nicholas XII of Æthele|Nicholas XII]], continued these efforts. [[Blódegesa]] took place on 21 June 1954. The event took place when Nicholas XII ordered troops to the Royal University of Edmond where a demonstration of 100 students and faculty demanding more democratic rights took place. The troops fired on the crowd, killing 9 students and 2 professors. This launched the Æthic crisis, as a loose coalition of left-wing militants launched the [[Æthic Free Movement]] (ÆFM), which called for increased democratization of the country. Royalist supporters fought ÆFM militants throughout the country in a crisis which claimed over 15,000 lives and lasted until 1968, when the House of Delegates resolved an end to the conflict by negotiating the May 15 Ceasefire and passing the [[Acts of Elections and Democratic Rule]], which diminished the power of the monarch by stripping them of their power over the military and in political affairs, in addition to lowering the voting age and removing voting restrictions.<br />
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Following the death of Nicholas XII, King [[Wealhmær VII of Æthele|Wealhmær VII]] ascended to the throne. During Wealhmær's reign, he championed democratic and social reforms, which inadvertently restored the Monarchy's influence as a political institution in the country. The House of Delegates reinstated powers of the monarch taken away during Nicholas XII. An economic revival took place in the late 1980s and early 1990s, heightened by the invention of the internet and increased globalization. Good economic times were widespread for several sectors, and new industries such as especially solar power and internet services, flourished. Tourist travel increased and housing construction reached an all-time high.<br />
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Following the death of Wealhmær VII on 12 July 2001, [[Malcom IV of Æthele|Malcom IV]] ascended to the throne. The Rúm was reelected to the majority in the House of Delegates for the first time in decades, under Lord Douglas Wynstonn. Labor unions, while already existing in Æthele during the 1920s, grew very rapidly during this time, often gaining large membership and attaining full funding through its members.<br />
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== Geography, wildlife, and environment ==<br />
[[File:Rheinzusammenfluss.JPG|200px|right|thumb|The Both River in the Flintscedelands.]]<br />
Æthele is divided into three geographic regions: the Becumescedeland (Æthic: Reachland) in the south, dominated by rivers and dense forests; Sneereabd (Æthic: Midcountry) in the center with flat, rolling plains and Flintscedelands (Æthic: Rocklands) in the north.<br />
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Most of Æthele has a generally mild climate, though there is significant variation given the variety of landscapes across the country. The Sneereabd has a humid continental climate throughout the region with extremes of both heat and cold. Heavy snowfall occurs from late November to late February every year, however annual snowfall on highway mountain passes in the Flintscedelands rival some of the snowiest cities in Æthele, which can result in hazardous driving conditions.<br />
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=== Wildlife ===<br />
[[File:Megaloceros_Species.jpg|200px|right|thumb|Hunting has led to the extinction of 7 species of deer native to Æthele.]]<br />
Æthele is home to a wide variety of wildlife. [[wikipedia:Deer|Deer]], [[wikipedia:elk|elk]], [[wikipedia:mountain goats|mountain goats]], [[wikipedia:marmots|marmots]], [[wikipedia:beavers|beavers]], [[wikipedia:muskrats|muskrats]], [[wikipedia:coyotes|coyotes]], [[wikipedia:wolves|wolves]], [[wikipedia:swans|swans]], [[wikipedia:loons|loons]], [[wikipedia:hawks|hawks]], [[wikipedia:owls|owls]], [[wikipedia:ravens|ravens]], [[wikipedia:harlequin ducks|harlequin ducks]], and many other sorts of ducks. Smaller birds ([[wikipedia:robins|robins]], [[wikipedia:jays|jays]], and so on) also abound thanks to the country's climate.<br />
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Many healthy populations of fish are present, including [[wikipedia:salmonids|salmonids]] such as several species of [[wikipedia:salmon|salmon]] and [[wikipedia:trout|trout]]. On the coast, [[wikipedia:harbour seals|harbour seals]] and [[Æthic western otter|river otters]] are common. It is not uncommon for whales to be spotted of the Æthic coastline as Æthele's waters are near migratory patterns for many species of whale. <br />
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Due to the country's traditional hunting practices, human presence in Æthele has led to the extinction of 17 mammal species including [[Æthic caribou]], [[Æthic monk seal]]s, and 4 species of birds, including the [[Edmond pigeon]] and the [[Æthic stork]].<br />
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== Demographics ==<br />
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=== Population ===<br />
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Æthele's population in the 2010 National Census was 11,143,523. Of this ground, 4,423,142 Æthics were between ages 0 and 20, 4,523,998 Æthics were between ages 20 and 60, and 2,196,383 Æthics were over 60. The population of Æthele is dominated by the [[Æthic people|Æthic ethnic group]], who comprise of 8,589,091 or 77% of the population. 1,448,658, or 13% of Æthic citizens responded that they were of Lyncanestrian descent, and 1,105,774, or 10% responded they were of Ottonian descent.<br />
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Æthele reports positive immigration numbers, estimating that around 11,000 people immigrate to Æthele every year.<br />
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Æthele's national language is a [[wikipedia:Mercian dialect|specific version of the Common language]]. The language developed with the Æthic ethnic group. [[wikipedia:English language|Ottonian]] is also commonly spoken in Æthele. [[Audonic language|Audonic]] is also spoken in communities bordering Lyncanestria. The National Curriculum required Æthic to be taught in schools across the country, and the Ministry of Education reports that Ottonian is one of the nation's largest taken elective course of the National Curriculum.<br />
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=== Religion ===<br />
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Freedom of religion is recognized as part of the Æthic Constitution. Approximately 75% of Æthele's population is [[Fabrian Magisterium|Catholic]]. The remaining 15% of Æthele's Christians are [[wikipedia:Protestantism|Protestant]]. [[wikipedia:Judaism|Judaism]] is the third largest religion in Æthele, with approximately 45,000 Jews living in the country. Non-religious people account for 2% of Æthics.<br />
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Christianity and Judaism first reached Æthele around the same time, around the 2nd century. The [[Archdiocese of Edmond]] was first founded in Edmond in 900, preceding the [[Athic Mission]]. The highest ranking spiritual leader in Æthele is the Archbishop of Edmond, [[Stanley James]].<br />
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=== Health ===<br />
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[[Folclic Eftbót Ambehtness]] (FEA) is the country's national healthcare service since 1969. Public healthcare is available and free to all permanent residents in Æthele. Private health insurance is available for alternative methods of treatment. Æthic obesity rates have hovered around 15% for the last 20 years.<br />
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Folclic Eftbót Ambehtness is managed by a large central bureaucracy, and the service covers primary care, in-patient care, long-term healthcare, psychiatric care and treatments, ophthalmology, and dentistry. Prior to the FEA, healthcare coverage plans were administered by private insurance companies.<br />
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=== Education ===<br />
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Æthele has many public institutions of higher education. The University of Edmond State University of Edmond City College - East Campus is the largest public university in Æthele, offering courses in all fields and providing a well funded and well received mandatory program introducing attendees to paying taxes, voting and all forms of political philosophy. There are also local community colleges with generally more open admission policies, shorter academic programs, and lower tuition. Of Æthics twenty-five and older, 68.9% graduated from college and 7.6% attended law schools. The basic literacy rate is approximately 99%.<br />
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Æthele has an established structure of foreign relations. It is a member state of the [[North Ajaxi Treaty Alliance]], contributing annually to the defense pact in a variety of ways. A majority of Ajaxi nations have embassies in Edmond. The officially stated goals of the foreign policy of the Kingdom of Æthele are mentioned in the ''Directory of Foreign Conduct'' of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, are "to advance Æthele's status as a democratic state, open to economic investment and growth, and to sustain a secure and prosperous world for the benefit of the Æthic people and the international community".<br />
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== Economy ==<br />
[[File:Downtown_Milwaukee_from_the_Milwaukee_River.jpg|200px|right|thumb|Kleeds is considered a large financial market and houses the largest stock exchange in Æthele.]]<br />
The economy of Æthele is a [[wikipedia:Developed country|highly developed]] [[wikipedia:social market economy|social market economy]]. The service sector contributes around 60% of the total GDP, industry 11%, and agriculture 29%. Exports account for 39% of national output. The top 7 exports of Æthele are food products, vehicle products, electronics, alcohol, organic chemicals, home decor products. Tourism is a popular regional industry in Sneereabd with it's seasonal food and beer festivals. The large annual international trade fairs, and congresses are held in several Æthic cities such as Edmond, Kleeds, and Hannstead.<br />
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== Infrastructure ==<br />
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=== Transportation ===<br />
[[File:ÆtheleTrolley.png|200px|right|thumb|The Municipal Transit Service in Edmond.]]<br />
Transportation played a large role in the industrial development of Æthele. The Nónfær, the nine highways that extend through Æthele from Becumescedeland to the Flintscedelands, were built between 1930 and 1955. Æthele is served by two international airports, the largest being in Edmond, and 4 regional airports. Æthele has an extensive passenger and freight rail transportation network. Passenger rail services were nationalized in 1974 and were incorporated into the [[Þéodlic Cregelád Ambehtness]], or National Rail Service.<br />
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Streetcars, known as lanucræts are famous throughout large cities in Æthele. The lanucræts first launched in Edmond in 1901. 39% of Æthics living in major cities use lanucræts to get to work every day and streetcar systems operate in all of 4 major cities, governed by municipal transit authorities.<br />
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=== Energy ===<br />
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Æthele imports 60% of its primary energy from neighboring countries. In 2016, 45% of the energy created in Æthele was nuclear power, 31% of energy came from hydro-electric and 24% came from natural gas. Æthele committed to emissions reductions in 2015, agreeing to phase out nuclear power by 2030 through investments in renewable energy and waste-to-energy initiatives.<br />
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=== Water supply and sanitation ===<br />
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Water is not scarce in Æthele, except for occasional localized droughts. Responsibility for water supply and sanitation provision lies with municipalities, which are regulated by the national government. Professional associations and utility associations play an important role in the sector. More than 99 percent of users are connected to a public water supply system. The remainder is served by private wells. Water supply in Æthele is continuous, at good pressure, and drinking water quality is excellent, ensured by universal municipal compliance with national drinking water directives. Wastewater treatment is universal. 97 percent of municipal wastewater is treated according to the most recent government study (2013) including nutrient elimination, a much higher percentage.<br />
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=== Food ===<br />
[[File:NeelysBeer2018logo.png|200px|right|thumb|Neely's Brewery was first founded in Jessburrow in 1821 and is the most bought beer in Æthele.]]<br />
Jessburrow has been home to over 50 breweries and over 100 brewing companies throughout the course of its history. Of these, several major breweries grew during the 1830s and several beer giants emerged in Æthele including [[Neele & Bolton Brewing Co.|Neele & Bolton]], [[Dunstan's Brewing Co.|Dunstan Brew]], [[Ælfnod's Brewing Co.|Ælfnod's]] and [[Leof's Brewing Co.|Leof's Gold]].<br />
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A large portion of farming communities in the Sneereabd means that poultry and dairy farming is a strong local industry, with about 14,000 poultry farms and 20,000 dairy farms nationwide. [[wikipedia:Steak and eggs|Steak and eggs]] is considered one of the largest consumed dishes in Æthele.<br />
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Seasonal food festivals are a popular tradition. [[Bæftanlencten]] is a popular festival celebrated the weekend after Easter, complemented by parades and large festivals celebrating the beginning of the growing season and the featuring of many seasonal winter beers. The [[Hærfesttídonsymbelnes]] is the autumn celebration celebrated during the first weekend of October, which features summer foods, eating competition and summer beers. Approximately 85% of Æthics celebrate these holidays every year.<br />
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=== Literature, art and philosophy ===<br />
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Æthele has always been a country of poets, writers, and novelists. It was the home of novelists Rudyard Brenton, Cedric Margyle, Themla Rafferty, and Carissa Spring, of poets Sidney Keely, Jamie Keaton, Ryan Wiley, and Nicholas Brooks, and of famous playwright Malcolm Pons.<br />
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=== Music ===<br />
Various styles of music are popular in Æthele from the indigenous folk music of Æthele to heavy metal. Notable composers of classical music from Æthele include Jamie Byrd and Phillip Starney. Jessburrow is considered the music center of the country, with several Æthic rock bands coming from there including [[The Townies]], [[Past Noon]] and [[The Underground]] and notable singers such as [[Ed Lambert]] and [[Marcy Downes]].<br />
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=== Sports ===<br />
[[wikipedia:The Massachusetts Game|Gamenclywb]] is the national sport of Æthele. The Gamenclywb Gefégnes is the national association for gamenclywb. Other sports popular in Æthele are [[wikipedia:Association football|association football]] and [[wikipedia:rugby|rugby]].<br />
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Public media accounts for 45% of the Æthic media market, dominated by [[Æthic Spell Gegylda]] (ASG). Æthic Spell Gegylda is Æthele's publicly funded radio, television and Internet broadcasting service launched in 1933. There are currently fifty-five television channels and hundreds of local radio stations in Æthele. ASG controls the top four national television channels (ASG 1-4, with the next ten channels dominated by private national news corporations. The remaining networks are reserved for private use. Edmond dominates the media sector in Æthele. The Æthic publishing sector, including books, directories and databases, journals, magazines, and business media, newspapers and news agencies, employs around 55,000 people.</div>Demphorhttps://iiwiki.us/mediawiki/index.php?title=%C3%86thele&diff=103101Æthele2019-08-21T00:00:48Z<p>Demphor: /* Religion */</p>
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The Kingdom of Æthele (Æthic: Æþele) is a constitutional monarchy of over 11 million people in the region of [[Ajax]]. Æthele’s capital, [[Edmond, Æthele|Edmond]], is the political and financial heart of the country.<br />
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In ancient times, the territories making up modern day Æthele were divided up into a [[wikipedia:heptarchy|heptarchy]] of minor, Anglo-Saxon states connected by a common language, customs, and traditions. After centuries of disunity, these states were unified in 865 CE by the Roman Catholic King [[Duncan of Æthele|Duncan]] of Corraidhín. After centuries of direct rule, the [[King of Æthele]] steadily relinquished power to the [[House of Delegates of Æthelse|House of Delegates]] led by a [[Lord Minister of Æthele|Lord Minister]]. The King of Æthele is [[Malcom IV of Æthele|Malcom IV]] and the Lord Minister is [[Douglass Wynstonn]].<br />
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In the early 20th century, a [[Æthic Civil War|civil war]] between the monarchy and communist forces in the southwest of the country from 1920 - 1923 was crushed by the monarchy. The country grew from an agricultural state to a larger industrial power starting in the 1950s with new advancements in key technical industries, particularly aerospace industry, the arms industry, and the manufacturing side of the software industry.<br />
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Æthele boasts the largest organized fraternal order in [[Ajax]], noted in the [[Grand Lodge of the Sparrow]], a union of local fraternities of taxidermists.<br />
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== Etymology ==<br />
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The name ''Æthele'' derives from the original [[wikipedia:Mercian dialect|Common]] term for the geographic area of Æthele, ''Atheland'', a name given to the [[Athic people]], an ethnic group that predated modern day [[Æthic people|Æthics]].<br />
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== History ==<br />
=== Bronze Age ===<br />
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During the last glacial period, and up until about 13,000 years ago, most of Æthele was covered with ice, most of the time. There is no evidence of any humans being in Æthele before Mesolithic people arrived between 6,000 BC and 5,000 BC.<br />
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From about 4,500 BC Neolithic settlers arrived introducing housing cultures and stone monuments. The [[wikipedia:Bronze Age|Bronze Age]] – defined by the use of metal – began around 2,500 BC, with technology changing people's everyday lives during this period through innovations such as the wheel, harnessing oxen, weaving textiles, brewing alcohol, and skillful metalworking, which produced new weapons and tools, along with fine gold decoration and jewelry, such as brooches and torcs.<br />
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=== Classical Era ===<br />
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During the [[wikipedia:Iron Age|Iron Age]] the [[wikipedia:English language|Common]] dialect emerged on the continent around the same time that [[Athic people]] began to form as a cultural group. The small Athic kingdoms often engaged in minor conflicts with one another for a period of 6 and a half centuries. By 600 C.E., 5 Kingdoms ruled over the Athic territories: The Kingdoms of Valland, Corraidhín, Donneset, Synegold, and Erthwood.<br />
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By the 2nd century AD, the [[Fabrian Magisterium|Christian faith]] had been introduced among Athic peoples. By the 4th century, several small southern kingdoms had adopted the religion, and as these smaller kingdoms became absorbed into the Kingdoms of Corraidhín and Erthwood, the ruling classes slowly began to adopt them. In the northern Kingdoms of Valland and Synegold, they were actively persecuted by their Kings. This began to lead to tensions between the Kingdoms over time.<br />
=== Athic Crusade ===<br />
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The marriage of King John III of Corraidhín and the daughter and only child of King Vincent IV of Erthwood united the Kingdoms of Corraidhín and Erthwood in 801 A.D. King John III and Queen Margaret gave birth to Duncan of Corraidhín, who ascended the throne in 843 A.D. as King Duncan I of Corraidhín.<br />
[[File:Christian_Conversion_of_the_Saxons.jpg|200px|left|thumb|''Surrender of Henry of Donneset'' by John Margyle, 1836.]]<br />
In 856 A.D., Duncan I gained the political and financial backing of the Catholic Church in Edmond to launch a Holy Crusade against the non-Christian Kingdoms in the north. The Crusade's conquest of the Donneset lasts 3 years, decisively ending when Duncan I descends on King Henry IV of Donneset's army of twelve thousand men with a force of twenty-five thousand men. Attacking from the west, Duncan easily broke the men under King Henry IV, who were guarding the bridges towards the capital of Donneset. Henry IV is captured and the House of Donneset swears fealty to the House of Corraidhín and converts to Christianity.<br />
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After recuperating his forces and mustering another ten thousand from the House of Donneset, Duncan I marched into Valland in 860 A.D., decisively defeating Vallic forces in the [[Massacre of Firth]], where eight thousand Vallic soldiers were surprised early on the 5th of April of that year by an advance force of Duncan's cavalry at the village of Firth. The King of Valland was slain and his first son vanished, presumed killed by the Christian forces. The House of Valland's Queen-consort swore fealty to King Duncan on behalf of the infant second son, and the heir-apparent to the House.<br />
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Duncan's forces attempt to cross into Synegold by crossing westward over the Both River but are stopped by the marshlands and are forced to engage at the strongholds of Clonburrow, Naismur, and Donnehall. Synic King Lawrence VII posts fifteen thousand men at these strongholds, which King Duncan is forced to lay siege too. After several probing attacks, King Duncan attempts to force a crossing Clonburrow in August of 861 but the attack fails. The next year, King Duncan again attacks at Clonburrow but the attacks fail miserably, forcing the King to reevaluate his strategy. Finally, in July of 862, King Duncan's forces breached the gates at Clonburrow and took the fortress, forcing the Synic's to abandon their strongholds at Naismur and Donnehall for a final siege at the capital at Syne. King Duncan lays siege to Syne for 2 years, and the siege finally breaks when a mutiny in the garrison allows Duncan's forces to raze Syne to the ground, leading to the House of Synegold's extinction.<br />
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Following King Duncan's conquest of Athic lands, the Church in Edmond coronated him as ''"Ic Cyng sylfum Æthele,"'' or ''"First King of Æthele,"'' formally uniting the old Athic kingdoms into one state and uniting them all Æthic people under one banner.<br />
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=== Middle Ages ===<br />
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The Athic Crusade saw agricultural output decline significantly, leading to repeated famines, exacerbated by the rapid population growth of the earlier era. The Athic Crusade also disrupted trade throughout the country, especially after the destruction of the large trading city of Syne. Inadvertently, many Æthics on the coastline turned to fishing, an economic industry that still dominates in many coastal villages today. Most devastating, though, was the spread of [[wikipedia:Typhus|typhus]] that decimated the populations of the densely populated cities of Edmond and Jessburrow. Typhus outbreaks continued to affect Æthele for intervals between 1000 and 1450, and claimed the life of [[Lothair II of Æthele|Lothair II]] thirty-five days into his reign in 1294. The horrors of typhus and the seeming inability of the Church to provide relief would lead to a rapid decline of church influence in Æthic politics. By the reign of [[Nicholas II of Æthele|Nicholas II]], the Church's representative in the [[Royal Court of Edmond]] had all but diminished.<br />
[[File:Cathédrale_Autun_02.JPG|200px|right|thumb|The Edmond Cathedral was built between 1163 and 1182 and is a National Landmark.]]<br />
Trade began to recover by 1100. By the 13th century, much of Æthele experienced strong economic growth. The trade routes from the south linked with those of established Æthic ports and eventually the trade routes of the Thalassan Ocean to create a network economy in Æthele. Cities expanded greatly during this period and the Monarchy grew in power while the Church diminished. During this period, the modern commercial infrastructure developed, with double-entry book-keeping, joint stock companies, an international banking system, a systematized foreign exchange market, insurance, and government debt.<br />
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==== Foundation of the Grand Lodge of the Sparrow ====<br />
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As the economy rapidly expanded and more and more citizens began to accumulate wealth, competitive hunting grew as a popular pastime. This resulted in a large economic demand for taxidermists. It was not uncommon for several taxidermists to live in local communities, and at one point it was one of the largest industries. Local fraternities and organizations began to organize gradually after the 11th century, often meeting weekly at night in secluded areas or in Churches.<br />
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The earliest masonic texts each contain some sort of a history of the craft, or mystery, of taxidermy. Twenty-five manuscripts which are known as the [[Belros Collective]] which date back to the 14th century and were discovered in the [[Royal Library of Edmond]] by scholars in the 20th century. The Collective contains the charters of three Lodges in Belros, Vergen and Kessrow and a draft of early masonic ceremonies, but all were turned over to the Grand Lodge. The Grand Lodge of the Sparrow of Æthele was formally chartered in 1392, with 2/3rds of all Lodges represented at the inaugural meeting.<br />
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While it is relatively unknown when the first Æthic King joined the Grand Lodge, however, it is speculated that King [[Lothair IV of Æthele|Lothair IV]] was the first to join the Lodge based on accounts from the time, reportedly doing so in the 1360s. The first King to acknowledge his involvement in the Grand Lodge was [[Malcolm II of Æthele|Malcolm II]], who recorded scheduled meetings with the Grand Master, [[Sir Howard Bercow]], in his private diary. Malcolm II formally appointed the Grand Master of the Grand Lodge to a permanent position in the [[Royal Court of Edmond]], permanently solidifying the political position of the Grand Lodge in Æthic politics.<br />
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=== Enlightenment ===<br />
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==== War of Æthic Succession ====<br />
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Nicholas VIII reigned as King of the Æthics beginning in 1836, upon the death of his father, Wealhmær VI. In 1850, Nicholas married Theodura of Onneria, bringing the Kingdoms of Æthele and [[Onneria]] into a personal union. In 1852, the Allamunic crisis began after a vote by the [[Pan-Allamunnic Union]]'s member-states to form a centralized military, which the Kingdoms of [[Staalmark]] and Onneria protested. They raised armies and marched to besiege Roan, the headquarters of the new Union Army. Honoring his marriage to Theodura, Nicholas VIII mobilized the 1st Army and marched north with 20,000 to join the attack. The Allamunnic conflicts that led to Allamunnic unification began on 12 July 1852, when the [[Siege of Roan (1852 - 1853)|Siege of Roan]] began.<br />
[[File:ÆlfsigeSurrenderÆthele.jpg|200px|left|thumb|Lord Ælfsige surrendering to Nicholas IX at the [[Second Battle of the Marð]].]]<br />
Nicholas VIII was killed in an artillery attack while leading a brigade of men in an attack on the city on 23 February 1853. His closest heirs were his brothers, John and Ælfsige of the Æthic [[House of Corraidhín]], who both disputed and claimed the throne of Æthele.<br />
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Nicholas VIII's death immediately raised questions of succession, as he had left no successor to the throne; an Æthic custom if the Monarch has no children. Both of Nicholas' brothers, John and Ælfsige, determined they were to inherit the throne, leading to a political crisis which the [[House of Delegates of Æthele|House of Delegates]] was unable to resolve. Acting on the stalemate, Ælfsige gained the backing of the two largest houses, the House of Valland and the House of Donneset, to support him in seizing power. He was coronated King of the Æthics in Kleeds on 7 July 1953, taking the regal name Ælfsige IV. The House of Delegates dissolved itself three days later when John himself was coronated King in Edmond, taking the regal name Nicholas IX. Nicholas gained the support of the smaller houses of Meadwine, Ealdgyð and Dáire.<br />
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Both Houses quickly raised volunteer armies that fought mostly in the Sneerabd over the course of four years, with battles fought in open farmland with large cavalry engagement. Intense combat left 50,000 to 70,000 people dead.<br />
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The war effectively ended in August, 1862, when Ælfsige was captured and surrendered to Nicholas at the [[Second Battle of the Marð]]. Ælfsige's units quickly dissolved. Much of the Sneerabd's infrastructure was destroyed, especially the transportation systems and agriculture. Ælfsige was banned from court, had his titles stripped and was imprisoned for life in Edmond. He died in prison in 1879. The Lords who supported him were banned from court and their families placed under house arrest for 25 years.<br />
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=== Industrial Revolution ===<br />
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Modern production methods began to spread into Æthele during the 1830s and 1840s. Average income and population began to exhibit unprecedented sustained growth. This increase in the standard of living for the general population began to increase consistently for the first time in Æthele's history, and populations in the cities began to increase dramatically.<br />
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Cities had to modernize quickly to avoid large outbreaks of disease, and the first modern sewage systems began to be developed in the 1840s. Hospitals were set up and sanitation laws went into effect. The [[Great Fire of Edmond]] destroyed much of the northern part of the city, including the historic cultural center of the city and the [[National Opera House]], which had been built five years earlier.<br />
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The House of Delegates abandoned the old electoral system in 1866 and passed the [[Elections Act of 1866]], which created a [[wikipedia:Fixed term election|fixed term elections system]]. The rise of the [[Rúm Gaderwist|Rúm]] as a strong political party dominated much of 19th-century Æthic politics.<br />
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[[wikipedia:Communism|Shraderism]] spread to Æthele in the 1870s, with the founding of [[Þéodlic Schraeydd Forfhere]], the Shraderist political party which stood for elections in [[Æthic general election, 1880|1880]], [[Æthic general election, 1885|1885]], [[Æthic general election, 1890|1890]] and [[Æthic general election, 1895|1895]]. It abandoned electoral politics and did not field candidates in the [[Æthic general election, 1900|1900]] election, resorting to demonstrations and protests.<br />
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=== 20th century ===<br />
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==== Æthic Civil War ====<br />
[[File:Osteraufstand_-_Dublin_-_Barrikade.jpg|200px|right|thumb|Barricades erected in Edmond in the first days of the Æthic Civil War.]]<br />
:''See also: [[Æthic Civil War]]''<br />
On February 13th, 1920, Shraderist organizations led by Harold Collins and the [[Þéodlic Schraeydd Forfhere]] launched a national uprising in the large industrial centers of Edmond and Belros in the Becumescedeland. A State of Emergency was declared at 9:00 am on the 14th by Lord Minister [[Kenneth Bolton]], and the National Army mobilized to respond to the uprising at the [[Kellenscastel]]. By the 16th, the ÞSF had raised over 20,000 volunteers to fight the National Army. The uprising in Edmond had failed by April 27th, but a garrison of 6,000 in Belros repelled attacks from National Army units before being reinforced by countryside battalions, bolstering the garrison to 15,000.<br />
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Monarchist forces were raised by King [[Nicholas XI]] and [[Siege of Belros|laid siege]] to Belros for a 3-year siege. Collins launched a guerrilla campaign in the Sneereabd which inflicted heavy casualties on Monarchist forces and the National Army. Air raids and heavy artillery were launched in open campaigns for the first time in Æthic history. On July 13th, 1922, Collins engaged the IX Corps of the National Army at the [[Battle of Gardner's Fork]] and was decisively defeated, partially in thanks to air bombardment by the National Army and the first employment of tanks in Æthic history. After losing a majority of his men, Collins abandoned the remainder of the force to join the resistance in Belros.<br />
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The resistance in Belros lasted for 7 more months before the main lines to the south of the city were breached by a large assault of tanks and infantry on February 1st. Collins surrendered the city 4 days later. He was tried and later executed and the ÞSF was permanently dissolved.<br />
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=== Contemporary history ===<br />
[[File:ÆthicCrisisKleeds.jpg|200px|right|thumb|Æthic soldiers chasing a ÆFM child soldier in Kleeds, July 1966.]]<br />
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Following the conclusion of the civil war, [[Nicholas XI of Æthele|Nicholas XI]] often opposed progressive movements that he viewed as backed by remnants of the ÞSF. Æthic troops were often deployed to break strikes and shut down labor movements throughout the 1930s and 1940s. Following his death in 1941, his son, [[Nicholas XII of Æthele|Nicholas XII]], continued these efforts. [[Blódegesa]] took place on 21 June 1954. The event took place when Nicholas XII ordered troops to the Royal University of Edmond where a demonstration of 100 students and faculty demanding more democratic rights took place. The troops fired on the crowd, killing 9 students and 2 professors. This launched the Æthic crisis, as a loose coalition of left-wing militants launched the [[Æthic Free Movement]] (ÆFM), which called for increased democratization of the country. Royalist supporters fought ÆFM militants throughout the country in a crisis which claimed over 15,000 lives and lasted until 1968, when the House of Delegates resolved an end to the conflict by negotiating the May 15 Ceasefire and passing the [[Acts of Elections and Democratic Rule]], which diminished the power of the monarch by stripping them of their power over the military and in political affairs, in addition to lowering the voting age and removing voting restrictions.<br />
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Following the death of Nicholas XII, King [[Wealhmær VII of Æthele|Wealhmær VII]] ascended to the throne. During Wealhmær's reign, he championed democratic and social reforms, which inadvertently restored the Monarchy's influence as a political institution in the country. The House of Delegates reinstated powers of the monarch taken away during Nicholas XII. An economic revival took place in the late 1980s and early 1990s, heightened by the invention of the internet and increased globalization. Good economic times were widespread for several sectors, and new industries such as especially solar power and internet services, flourished. Tourist travel increased and housing construction reached an all-time high.<br />
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Following the death of Wealhmær VII on 12 July 2001, [[Malcom IV of Æthele|Malcom IV]] ascended to the throne. The Rúm was reelected to the majority in the House of Delegates for the first time in decades, under Lord Douglas Wynstonn. Labor unions, while already existing in Æthele during the 1920s, grew very rapidly during this time, often gaining large membership and attaining full funding through its members.<br />
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== Geography, wildlife, and environment ==<br />
[[File:Rheinzusammenfluss.JPG|200px|right|thumb|The Both River in the Flintscedelands.]]<br />
Æthele is divided into three geographic regions: the Becumescedeland (Æthic: Reachland) in the south, dominated by rivers and dense forests; Sneereabd (Æthic: Midcountry) in the center with flat, rolling plains and Flintscedelands (Æthic: Rocklands) in the north.<br />
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Most of Æthele has a generally mild climate, though there is significant variation given the variety of landscapes across the country. The Sneereabd has a humid continental climate throughout the region with extremes of both heat and cold. Heavy snowfall occurs from late November to late February every year, however annual snowfall on highway mountain passes in the Flintscedelands rival some of the snowiest cities in Æthele, which can result in hazardous driving conditions.<br />
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=== Wildlife ===<br />
[[File:Megaloceros_Species.jpg|200px|right|thumb|Hunting has led to the extinction of 7 species of deer native to Æthele.]]<br />
Æthele is home to a wide variety of wildlife. [[wikipedia:Deer|Deer]], [[wikipedia:elk|elk]], [[wikipedia:mountain goats|mountain goats]], [[wikipedia:marmots|marmots]], [[wikipedia:beavers|beavers]], [[wikipedia:muskrats|muskrats]], [[wikipedia:coyotes|coyotes]], [[wikipedia:wolves|wolves]], [[wikipedia:swans|swans]], [[wikipedia:loons|loons]], [[wikipedia:hawks|hawks]], [[wikipedia:owls|owls]], [[wikipedia:ravens|ravens]], [[wikipedia:harlequin ducks|harlequin ducks]], and many other sorts of ducks. Smaller birds ([[wikipedia:robins|robins]], [[wikipedia:jays|jays]], and so on) also abound thanks to the country's climate.<br />
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Many healthy populations of fish are present, including [[wikipedia:salmonids|salmonids]] such as several species of [[wikipedia:salmon|salmon]] and [[wikipedia:trout|trout]]. On the coast, [[wikipedia:harbour seals|harbour seals]] and [[Æthic western otter|river otters]] are common. It is not uncommon for whales to be spotted of the Æthic coastline as Æthele's waters are near migratory patterns for many species of whale. <br />
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Due to the country's traditional hunting practices, human presence in Æthele has led to the extinction of 17 mammal species including [[Æthic caribou]], [[Æthic monk seal]]s, and 4 species of birds, including the [[Edmond pigeon]] and the [[Æthic stork]].<br />
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== Demographics ==<br />
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=== Population ===<br />
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Æthele's population in the 2010 National Census was 11,143,523. Of this ground, 4,423,142 Æthics were between ages 0 and 20, 4,523,998 Æthics were between ages 20 and 60, and 2,196,383 Æthics were over 60. The population of Æthele is dominated by the [[Æthic people|Æthic ethnic group]], who comprise of 8,589,091 or 77% of the population. 1,448,658, or 13% of Æthic citizens responded that they were of Lyncanestrian descent, and 1,105,774, or 10% responded they were of Ottonian descent.<br />
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Æthele reports positive immigration numbers, estimating that around 11,000 people immigrate to Æthele every year.<br />
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=== Language ===<br />
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Æthele's national language is a [[wikipedia:Mercian dialect|specific version of the Common language]]. The language developed with the Æthic ethnic group. [[wikipedia:English language|Ottonian]] is also commonly spoken in Æthele. [[Audonic language|Audonic]] is also spoken in communities bordering Lyncanestria. The National Curriculum required Æthic to be taught in schools across the country, and the Ministry of Education reports that Ottonian is one of the nation's largest taken elective course of the National Curriculum.<br />
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Freedom of religion is recognized as part of the Æthic Constitution. Approximately 75% of Æthele's population is [[Fabrian Magisterium|Catholic]]. The remaining 15% of Æthele's Christians are [[wikipedia:Protestantism|Protestant]]. [[wikipedia:Judaism|Judaism]] is the third largest religion in Æthele, with approximately 45,000 Jews living in the country. Non-religious people account for 2% of Æthics.<br />
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Christianity and Judaism first reached Æthele around the same time, around the 2nd century. The [[Archdiocese of Edmond]] was first founded in Edmond in 900, preceding the [[Athic Mission]]. The highest ranking spiritual leader in Æthele is the Archbishop of Edmond, [[Stanley James]].<br />
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=== Health ===<br />
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[[Folclic Eftbót Ambehtness]] (FEA) is the country's national healthcare service since 1969. Public healthcare is available and free to all permanent residents in Æthele. Private health insurance is available for alternative methods of treatment. Æthic obesity rates have hovered around 15% for the last 20 years.<br />
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Folclic Eftbót Ambehtness is managed by a large central bureaucracy, and the service covers primary care, in-patient care, long-term healthcare, psychiatric care and treatments, ophthalmology, and dentistry. Prior to the FEA, healthcare coverage plans were administered by private insurance companies.<br />
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=== Education ===<br />
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Æthele has many public institutions of higher education. The University of Edmond State University of Edmond City College - East Campus is the largest public university in Æthele, offering courses in all fields and providing a well funded and well received mandatory program introducing attendees to paying taxes, voting and all forms of political philosophy. There are also local community colleges with generally more open admission policies, shorter academic programs, and lower tuition. Of Æthics twenty-five and older, 68.9% graduated from college and 7.6% attended law schools. The basic literacy rate is approximately 99%.<br />
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Æthele has an established structure of foreign relations. It is a member state of the [[North Ajaxi Treaty Alliance]], contributing annually to the defense pact in a variety of ways. A majority of Ajaxi nations have embassies in Edmond. The officially stated goals of the foreign policy of the Kingdom of Æthele are mentioned in the ''Directory of Foreign Conduct'' of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, are "to advance Æthele's status as a democratic state, open to economic investment and growth, and to sustain a secure and prosperous world for the benefit of the Æthic people and the international community".<br />
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== Economy ==<br />
[[File:Downtown_Milwaukee_from_the_Milwaukee_River.jpg|200px|right|thumb|Kleeds is considered a large financial market and houses the largest stock exchange in Æthele.]]<br />
The economy of Æthele is a [[wikipedia:Developed country|highly developed]] [[wikipedia:social market economy|social market economy]]. The service sector contributes around 60% of the total GDP, industry 11%, and agriculture 29%. Exports account for 39% of national output. The top 7 exports of Æthele are food products, vehicle products, electronics, alcohol, organic chemicals, home decor products. Tourism is a popular regional industry in Sneereabd with it's seasonal food and beer festivals. The large annual international trade fairs, and congresses are held in several Æthic cities such as Edmond, Kleeds, and Hannstead.<br />
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== Infrastructure ==<br />
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=== Transportation ===<br />
[[File:ÆtheleTrolley.png|200px|right|thumb|The Municipal Transit Service in Edmond.]]<br />
Transportation played a large role in the industrial development of Æthele. The Nónfær, the nine highways that extend through Æthele from Becumescedeland to the Flintscedelands, were built between 1930 and 1955. Æthele is served by two international airports, the largest being in Edmond, and 4 regional airports. Æthele has an extensive passenger and freight rail transportation network. Passenger rail services were nationalized in 1974 and were incorporated into the [[Þéodlic Cregelád Ambehtness]], or National Rail Service.<br />
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Streetcars, known as lanucræts are famous throughout large cities in Æthele. The lanucræts first launched in Edmond in 1901. 39% of Æthics living in major cities use lanucræts to get to work every day and streetcar systems operate in all of 4 major cities, governed by municipal transit authorities.<br />
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=== Energy ===<br />
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Æthele imports 60% of its primary energy from neighboring countries. In 2016, 45% of the energy created in Æthele was nuclear power, 31% of energy came from hydro-electric and 24% came from natural gas. Æthele committed to emissions reductions in 2015, agreeing to phase out nuclear power by 2030 through investments in renewable energy and waste-to-energy initiatives.<br />
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=== Water supply and sanitation ===<br />
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Water is not scarce in Æthele, except for occasional localized droughts. Responsibility for water supply and sanitation provision lies with municipalities, which are regulated by the national government. Professional associations and utility associations play an important role in the sector. More than 99 percent of users are connected to a public water supply system. The remainder is served by private wells. Water supply in Æthele is continuous, at good pressure, and drinking water quality is excellent, ensured by universal municipal compliance with national drinking water directives. Wastewater treatment is universal. 97 percent of municipal wastewater is treated according to the most recent government study (2013) including nutrient elimination, a much higher percentage.<br />
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[[File:NeelysBeer2018logo.png|200px|right|thumb|Neely's Brewery was first founded in Jessburrow in 1821 and is the most bought beer in Æthele.]]<br />
Jessburrow has been home to over 50 breweries and over 100 brewing companies throughout the course of its history. Of these, several major breweries grew during the 1830s and several beer giants emerged in Æthele including [[Neele & Bolton Brewing Co.|Neele & Bolton]], [[Dunstan's Brewing Co.|Dunstan Brew]], [[Ælfnod's Brewing Co.|Ælfnod's]] and [[Leof's Brewing Co.|Leof's Gold]].<br />
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A large portion of farming communities in the Sneereabd means that poultry and dairy farming is a strong local industry, with about 14,000 poultry farms and 20,000 dairy farms nationwide. [[wikipedia:Steak and eggs|Steak and eggs]] is considered one of the largest consumed dishes in Æthele.<br />
==== Seasonal festivals ====<br />
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Seasonal food festivals are a popular tradition. [[Bæftanlencten]] is a popular festival celebrated the weekend after Easter, complemented by parades and large festivals celebrating the beginning of the growing season and the featuring of many seasonal winter beers. The [[Hærfesttídonsymbelnes]] is the autumn celebration celebrated during the first weekend of October, which features summer foods, eating competition and summer beers. Approximately 85% of Æthics celebrate these holidays every year.<br />
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=== Literature, art and philosophy ===<br />
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Æthele has always been a country of poets, writers, and novelists. It was the home of novelists Rudyard Brenton, Cedric Margyle, Themla Rafferty, and Carissa Spring, of poets Sidney Keely, Jamie Keaton, Ryan Wiley, and Nicholas Brooks, and of famous playwright Malcolm Pons.<br />
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=== Music ===<br />
Various styles of music are popular in Æthele from the indigenous folk music of Æthele to heavy metal. Notable composers of classical music from Æthele include Jamie Byrd and Phillip Starney. Jessburrow is considered the music center of the country, with several Æthic rock bands coming from there including [[The Townies]], [[Past Noon]] and [[The Underground]] and notable singers such as [[Ed Lambert]] and [[Marcy Downes]].<br />
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=== Sports ===<br />
[[wikipedia:The Massachusetts Game|Gamenclywb]] is the national sport of Æthele. The Gamenclywb Gefégnes is the national association for gamenclywb. Other sports popular in Æthele are [[wikipedia:Association football|association football]] and [[wikipedia:rugby|rugby]].<br />
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=== Mass media ===<br />
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Public media accounts for 45% of the Æthic media market, dominated by [[Æthic Spell Gegylda]] (ASG). Æthic Spell Gegylda is Æthele's publicly funded radio, television and Internet broadcasting service launched in 1933. There are currently fifty-five television channels and hundreds of local radio stations in Æthele. ASG controls the top four national television channels (ASG 1-4, with the next ten channels dominated by private national news corporations. The remaining networks are reserved for private use. Edmond dominates the media sector in Æthele. The Æthic publishing sector, including books, directories and databases, journals, magazines, and business media, newspapers and news agencies, employs around 55,000 people.</div>Demphorhttps://iiwiki.us/mediawiki/index.php?title=%C3%86thele&diff=103100Æthele2019-08-21T00:00:41Z<p>Demphor: /* Language */</p>
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In ancient times, the territories making up modern day Æthele were divided up into a [[wikipedia:heptarchy|heptarchy]] of minor, Anglo-Saxon states connected by a common language, customs, and traditions. After centuries of disunity, these states were unified in 865 CE by the Roman Catholic King [[Duncan of Æthele|Duncan]] of Corraidhín. After centuries of direct rule, the [[King of Æthele]] steadily relinquished power to the [[House of Delegates of Æthelse|House of Delegates]] led by a [[Lord Minister of Æthele|Lord Minister]]. The King of Æthele is [[Malcom IV of Æthele|Malcom IV]] and the Lord Minister is [[Douglass Wynstonn]].<br />
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In the early 20th century, a [[Æthic Civil War|civil war]] between the monarchy and communist forces in the southwest of the country from 1920 - 1923 was crushed by the monarchy. The country grew from an agricultural state to a larger industrial power starting in the 1950s with new advancements in key technical industries, particularly aerospace industry, the arms industry, and the manufacturing side of the software industry.<br />
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Æthele boasts the largest organized fraternal order in [[Ajax]], noted in the [[Grand Lodge of the Sparrow]], a union of local fraternities of taxidermists.<br />
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== Etymology ==<br />
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The name ''Æthele'' derives from the original [[wikipedia:Mercian dialect|Common]] term for the geographic area of Æthele, ''Atheland'', a name given to the [[Athic people]], an ethnic group that predated modern day [[Æthic people|Æthics]].<br />
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== History ==<br />
=== Bronze Age ===<br />
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During the last glacial period, and up until about 13,000 years ago, most of Æthele was covered with ice, most of the time. There is no evidence of any humans being in Æthele before Mesolithic people arrived between 6,000 BC and 5,000 BC.<br />
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From about 4,500 BC Neolithic settlers arrived introducing housing cultures and stone monuments. The [[wikipedia:Bronze Age|Bronze Age]] – defined by the use of metal – began around 2,500 BC, with technology changing people's everyday lives during this period through innovations such as the wheel, harnessing oxen, weaving textiles, brewing alcohol, and skillful metalworking, which produced new weapons and tools, along with fine gold decoration and jewelry, such as brooches and torcs.<br />
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=== Classical Era ===<br />
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During the [[wikipedia:Iron Age|Iron Age]] the [[wikipedia:English language|Common]] dialect emerged on the continent around the same time that [[Athic people]] began to form as a cultural group. The small Athic kingdoms often engaged in minor conflicts with one another for a period of 6 and a half centuries. By 600 C.E., 5 Kingdoms ruled over the Athic territories: The Kingdoms of Valland, Corraidhín, Donneset, Synegold, and Erthwood.<br />
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By the 2nd century AD, the [[Fabrian Magisterium|Christian faith]] had been introduced among Athic peoples. By the 4th century, several small southern kingdoms had adopted the religion, and as these smaller kingdoms became absorbed into the Kingdoms of Corraidhín and Erthwood, the ruling classes slowly began to adopt them. In the northern Kingdoms of Valland and Synegold, they were actively persecuted by their Kings. This began to lead to tensions between the Kingdoms over time.<br />
=== Athic Crusade ===<br />
:''See also: [[Athic Crusade]]''<br />
The marriage of King John III of Corraidhín and the daughter and only child of King Vincent IV of Erthwood united the Kingdoms of Corraidhín and Erthwood in 801 A.D. King John III and Queen Margaret gave birth to Duncan of Corraidhín, who ascended the throne in 843 A.D. as King Duncan I of Corraidhín.<br />
[[File:Christian_Conversion_of_the_Saxons.jpg|200px|left|thumb|''Surrender of Henry of Donneset'' by John Margyle, 1836.]]<br />
In 856 A.D., Duncan I gained the political and financial backing of the Catholic Church in Edmond to launch a Holy Crusade against the non-Christian Kingdoms in the north. The Crusade's conquest of the Donneset lasts 3 years, decisively ending when Duncan I descends on King Henry IV of Donneset's army of twelve thousand men with a force of twenty-five thousand men. Attacking from the west, Duncan easily broke the men under King Henry IV, who were guarding the bridges towards the capital of Donneset. Henry IV is captured and the House of Donneset swears fealty to the House of Corraidhín and converts to Christianity.<br />
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After recuperating his forces and mustering another ten thousand from the House of Donneset, Duncan I marched into Valland in 860 A.D., decisively defeating Vallic forces in the [[Massacre of Firth]], where eight thousand Vallic soldiers were surprised early on the 5th of April of that year by an advance force of Duncan's cavalry at the village of Firth. The King of Valland was slain and his first son vanished, presumed killed by the Christian forces. The House of Valland's Queen-consort swore fealty to King Duncan on behalf of the infant second son, and the heir-apparent to the House.<br />
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Duncan's forces attempt to cross into Synegold by crossing westward over the Both River but are stopped by the marshlands and are forced to engage at the strongholds of Clonburrow, Naismur, and Donnehall. Synic King Lawrence VII posts fifteen thousand men at these strongholds, which King Duncan is forced to lay siege too. After several probing attacks, King Duncan attempts to force a crossing Clonburrow in August of 861 but the attack fails. The next year, King Duncan again attacks at Clonburrow but the attacks fail miserably, forcing the King to reevaluate his strategy. Finally, in July of 862, King Duncan's forces breached the gates at Clonburrow and took the fortress, forcing the Synic's to abandon their strongholds at Naismur and Donnehall for a final siege at the capital at Syne. King Duncan lays siege to Syne for 2 years, and the siege finally breaks when a mutiny in the garrison allows Duncan's forces to raze Syne to the ground, leading to the House of Synegold's extinction.<br />
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Following King Duncan's conquest of Athic lands, the Church in Edmond coronated him as ''"Ic Cyng sylfum Æthele,"'' or ''"First King of Æthele,"'' formally uniting the old Athic kingdoms into one state and uniting them all Æthic people under one banner.<br />
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=== Middle Ages ===<br />
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The Athic Crusade saw agricultural output decline significantly, leading to repeated famines, exacerbated by the rapid population growth of the earlier era. The Athic Crusade also disrupted trade throughout the country, especially after the destruction of the large trading city of Syne. Inadvertently, many Æthics on the coastline turned to fishing, an economic industry that still dominates in many coastal villages today. Most devastating, though, was the spread of [[wikipedia:Typhus|typhus]] that decimated the populations of the densely populated cities of Edmond and Jessburrow. Typhus outbreaks continued to affect Æthele for intervals between 1000 and 1450, and claimed the life of [[Lothair II of Æthele|Lothair II]] thirty-five days into his reign in 1294. The horrors of typhus and the seeming inability of the Church to provide relief would lead to a rapid decline of church influence in Æthic politics. By the reign of [[Nicholas II of Æthele|Nicholas II]], the Church's representative in the [[Royal Court of Edmond]] had all but diminished.<br />
[[File:Cathédrale_Autun_02.JPG|200px|right|thumb|The Edmond Cathedral was built between 1163 and 1182 and is a National Landmark.]]<br />
Trade began to recover by 1100. By the 13th century, much of Æthele experienced strong economic growth. The trade routes from the south linked with those of established Æthic ports and eventually the trade routes of the Thalassan Ocean to create a network economy in Æthele. Cities expanded greatly during this period and the Monarchy grew in power while the Church diminished. During this period, the modern commercial infrastructure developed, with double-entry book-keeping, joint stock companies, an international banking system, a systematized foreign exchange market, insurance, and government debt.<br />
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==== Foundation of the Grand Lodge of the Sparrow ====<br />
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As the economy rapidly expanded and more and more citizens began to accumulate wealth, competitive hunting grew as a popular pastime. This resulted in a large economic demand for taxidermists. It was not uncommon for several taxidermists to live in local communities, and at one point it was one of the largest industries. Local fraternities and organizations began to organize gradually after the 11th century, often meeting weekly at night in secluded areas or in Churches.<br />
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The earliest masonic texts each contain some sort of a history of the craft, or mystery, of taxidermy. Twenty-five manuscripts which are known as the [[Belros Collective]] which date back to the 14th century and were discovered in the [[Royal Library of Edmond]] by scholars in the 20th century. The Collective contains the charters of three Lodges in Belros, Vergen and Kessrow and a draft of early masonic ceremonies, but all were turned over to the Grand Lodge. The Grand Lodge of the Sparrow of Æthele was formally chartered in 1392, with 2/3rds of all Lodges represented at the inaugural meeting.<br />
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While it is relatively unknown when the first Æthic King joined the Grand Lodge, however, it is speculated that King [[Lothair IV of Æthele|Lothair IV]] was the first to join the Lodge based on accounts from the time, reportedly doing so in the 1360s. The first King to acknowledge his involvement in the Grand Lodge was [[Malcolm II of Æthele|Malcolm II]], who recorded scheduled meetings with the Grand Master, [[Sir Howard Bercow]], in his private diary. Malcolm II formally appointed the Grand Master of the Grand Lodge to a permanent position in the [[Royal Court of Edmond]], permanently solidifying the political position of the Grand Lodge in Æthic politics.<br />
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=== Enlightenment ===<br />
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==== War of Æthic Succession ====<br />
:''See also: [[War of Æthic Succession]], [[Allamunnic Wars of Unification]]''<br />
Nicholas VIII reigned as King of the Æthics beginning in 1836, upon the death of his father, Wealhmær VI. In 1850, Nicholas married Theodura of Onneria, bringing the Kingdoms of Æthele and [[Onneria]] into a personal union. In 1852, the Allamunic crisis began after a vote by the [[Pan-Allamunnic Union]]'s member-states to form a centralized military, which the Kingdoms of [[Staalmark]] and Onneria protested. They raised armies and marched to besiege Roan, the headquarters of the new Union Army. Honoring his marriage to Theodura, Nicholas VIII mobilized the 1st Army and marched north with 20,000 to join the attack. The Allamunnic conflicts that led to Allamunnic unification began on 12 July 1852, when the [[Siege of Roan (1852 - 1853)|Siege of Roan]] began.<br />
[[File:ÆlfsigeSurrenderÆthele.jpg|200px|left|thumb|Lord Ælfsige surrendering to Nicholas IX at the [[Second Battle of the Marð]].]]<br />
Nicholas VIII was killed in an artillery attack while leading a brigade of men in an attack on the city on 23 February 1853. His closest heirs were his brothers, John and Ælfsige of the Æthic [[House of Corraidhín]], who both disputed and claimed the throne of Æthele.<br />
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Nicholas VIII's death immediately raised questions of succession, as he had left no successor to the throne; an Æthic custom if the Monarch has no children. Both of Nicholas' brothers, John and Ælfsige, determined they were to inherit the throne, leading to a political crisis which the [[House of Delegates of Æthele|House of Delegates]] was unable to resolve. Acting on the stalemate, Ælfsige gained the backing of the two largest houses, the House of Valland and the House of Donneset, to support him in seizing power. He was coronated King of the Æthics in Kleeds on 7 July 1953, taking the regal name Ælfsige IV. The House of Delegates dissolved itself three days later when John himself was coronated King in Edmond, taking the regal name Nicholas IX. Nicholas gained the support of the smaller houses of Meadwine, Ealdgyð and Dáire.<br />
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Both Houses quickly raised volunteer armies that fought mostly in the Sneerabd over the course of four years, with battles fought in open farmland with large cavalry engagement. Intense combat left 50,000 to 70,000 people dead.<br />
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The war effectively ended in August, 1862, when Ælfsige was captured and surrendered to Nicholas at the [[Second Battle of the Marð]]. Ælfsige's units quickly dissolved. Much of the Sneerabd's infrastructure was destroyed, especially the transportation systems and agriculture. Ælfsige was banned from court, had his titles stripped and was imprisoned for life in Edmond. He died in prison in 1879. The Lords who supported him were banned from court and their families placed under house arrest for 25 years.<br />
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=== Industrial Revolution ===<br />
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Modern production methods began to spread into Æthele during the 1830s and 1840s. Average income and population began to exhibit unprecedented sustained growth. This increase in the standard of living for the general population began to increase consistently for the first time in Æthele's history, and populations in the cities began to increase dramatically.<br />
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Cities had to modernize quickly to avoid large outbreaks of disease, and the first modern sewage systems began to be developed in the 1840s. Hospitals were set up and sanitation laws went into effect. The [[Great Fire of Edmond]] destroyed much of the northern part of the city, including the historic cultural center of the city and the [[National Opera House]], which had been built five years earlier.<br />
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The House of Delegates abandoned the old electoral system in 1866 and passed the [[Elections Act of 1866]], which created a [[wikipedia:Fixed term election|fixed term elections system]]. The rise of the [[Rúm Gaderwist|Rúm]] as a strong political party dominated much of 19th-century Æthic politics.<br />
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[[wikipedia:Communism|Shraderism]] spread to Æthele in the 1870s, with the founding of [[Þéodlic Schraeydd Forfhere]], the Shraderist political party which stood for elections in [[Æthic general election, 1880|1880]], [[Æthic general election, 1885|1885]], [[Æthic general election, 1890|1890]] and [[Æthic general election, 1895|1895]]. It abandoned electoral politics and did not field candidates in the [[Æthic general election, 1900|1900]] election, resorting to demonstrations and protests.<br />
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=== 20th century ===<br />
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==== Æthic Civil War ====<br />
[[File:Osteraufstand_-_Dublin_-_Barrikade.jpg|200px|right|thumb|Barricades erected in Edmond in the first days of the Æthic Civil War.]]<br />
:''See also: [[Æthic Civil War]]''<br />
On February 13th, 1920, Shraderist organizations led by Harold Collins and the [[Þéodlic Schraeydd Forfhere]] launched a national uprising in the large industrial centers of Edmond and Belros in the Becumescedeland. A State of Emergency was declared at 9:00 am on the 14th by Lord Minister [[Kenneth Bolton]], and the National Army mobilized to respond to the uprising at the [[Kellenscastel]]. By the 16th, the ÞSF had raised over 20,000 volunteers to fight the National Army. The uprising in Edmond had failed by April 27th, but a garrison of 6,000 in Belros repelled attacks from National Army units before being reinforced by countryside battalions, bolstering the garrison to 15,000.<br />
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Monarchist forces were raised by King [[Nicholas XI]] and [[Siege of Belros|laid siege]] to Belros for a 3-year siege. Collins launched a guerrilla campaign in the Sneereabd which inflicted heavy casualties on Monarchist forces and the National Army. Air raids and heavy artillery were launched in open campaigns for the first time in Æthic history. On July 13th, 1922, Collins engaged the IX Corps of the National Army at the [[Battle of Gardner's Fork]] and was decisively defeated, partially in thanks to air bombardment by the National Army and the first employment of tanks in Æthic history. After losing a majority of his men, Collins abandoned the remainder of the force to join the resistance in Belros.<br />
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The resistance in Belros lasted for 7 more months before the main lines to the south of the city were breached by a large assault of tanks and infantry on February 1st. Collins surrendered the city 4 days later. He was tried and later executed and the ÞSF was permanently dissolved.<br />
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=== Contemporary history ===<br />
[[File:ÆthicCrisisKleeds.jpg|200px|right|thumb|Æthic soldiers chasing a ÆFM child soldier in Kleeds, July 1966.]]<br />
:''See also: [[Æthic crisis]]''<br />
Following the conclusion of the civil war, [[Nicholas XI of Æthele|Nicholas XI]] often opposed progressive movements that he viewed as backed by remnants of the ÞSF. Æthic troops were often deployed to break strikes and shut down labor movements throughout the 1930s and 1940s. Following his death in 1941, his son, [[Nicholas XII of Æthele|Nicholas XII]], continued these efforts. [[Blódegesa]] took place on 21 June 1954. The event took place when Nicholas XII ordered troops to the Royal University of Edmond where a demonstration of 100 students and faculty demanding more democratic rights took place. The troops fired on the crowd, killing 9 students and 2 professors. This launched the Æthic crisis, as a loose coalition of left-wing militants launched the [[Æthic Free Movement]] (ÆFM), which called for increased democratization of the country. Royalist supporters fought ÆFM militants throughout the country in a crisis which claimed over 15,000 lives and lasted until 1968, when the House of Delegates resolved an end to the conflict by negotiating the May 15 Ceasefire and passing the [[Acts of Elections and Democratic Rule]], which diminished the power of the monarch by stripping them of their power over the military and in political affairs, in addition to lowering the voting age and removing voting restrictions.<br />
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Following the death of Nicholas XII, King [[Wealhmær VII of Æthele|Wealhmær VII]] ascended to the throne. During Wealhmær's reign, he championed democratic and social reforms, which inadvertently restored the Monarchy's influence as a political institution in the country. The House of Delegates reinstated powers of the monarch taken away during Nicholas XII. An economic revival took place in the late 1980s and early 1990s, heightened by the invention of the internet and increased globalization. Good economic times were widespread for several sectors, and new industries such as especially solar power and internet services, flourished. Tourist travel increased and housing construction reached an all-time high.<br />
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Following the death of Wealhmær VII on 12 July 2001, [[Malcom IV of Æthele|Malcom IV]] ascended to the throne. The Rúm was reelected to the majority in the House of Delegates for the first time in decades, under Lord Douglas Wynstonn. Labor unions, while already existing in Æthele during the 1920s, grew very rapidly during this time, often gaining large membership and attaining full funding through its members.<br />
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== Geography, wildlife, and environment ==<br />
[[File:Rheinzusammenfluss.JPG|200px|right|thumb|The Both River in the Flintscedelands.]]<br />
Æthele is divided into three geographic regions: the Becumescedeland (Æthic: Reachland) in the south, dominated by rivers and dense forests; Sneereabd (Æthic: Midcountry) in the center with flat, rolling plains and Flintscedelands (Æthic: Rocklands) in the north.<br />
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Most of Æthele has a generally mild climate, though there is significant variation given the variety of landscapes across the country. The Sneereabd has a humid continental climate throughout the region with extremes of both heat and cold. Heavy snowfall occurs from late November to late February every year, however annual snowfall on highway mountain passes in the Flintscedelands rival some of the snowiest cities in Æthele, which can result in hazardous driving conditions.<br />
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=== Wildlife ===<br />
[[File:Megaloceros_Species.jpg|200px|right|thumb|Hunting has led to the extinction of 7 species of deer native to Æthele.]]<br />
Æthele is home to a wide variety of wildlife. [[wikipedia:Deer|Deer]], [[wikipedia:elk|elk]], [[wikipedia:mountain goats|mountain goats]], [[wikipedia:marmots|marmots]], [[wikipedia:beavers|beavers]], [[wikipedia:muskrats|muskrats]], [[wikipedia:coyotes|coyotes]], [[wikipedia:wolves|wolves]], [[wikipedia:swans|swans]], [[wikipedia:loons|loons]], [[wikipedia:hawks|hawks]], [[wikipedia:owls|owls]], [[wikipedia:ravens|ravens]], [[wikipedia:harlequin ducks|harlequin ducks]], and many other sorts of ducks. Smaller birds ([[wikipedia:robins|robins]], [[wikipedia:jays|jays]], and so on) also abound thanks to the country's climate.<br />
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Many healthy populations of fish are present, including [[wikipedia:salmonids|salmonids]] such as several species of [[wikipedia:salmon|salmon]] and [[wikipedia:trout|trout]]. On the coast, [[wikipedia:harbour seals|harbour seals]] and [[Æthic western otter|river otters]] are common. It is not uncommon for whales to be spotted of the Æthic coastline as Æthele's waters are near migratory patterns for many species of whale. <br />
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Due to the country's traditional hunting practices, human presence in Æthele has led to the extinction of 17 mammal species including [[Æthic caribou]], [[Æthic monk seal]]s, and 4 species of birds, including the [[Edmond pigeon]] and the [[Æthic stork]].<br />
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== Demographics ==<br />
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Æthele's population in the 2010 National Census was 11,143,523. Of this ground, 4,423,142 Æthics were between ages 0 and 20, 4,523,998 Æthics were between ages 20 and 60, and 2,196,383 Æthics were over 60. The population of Æthele is dominated by the [[Æthic people|Æthic ethnic group]], who comprise of 8,589,091 or 77% of the population. 1,448,658, or 13% of Æthic citizens responded that they were of Lyncanestrian descent, and 1,105,774, or 10% responded they were of Ottonian descent.<br />
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Æthele reports positive immigration numbers, estimating that around 11,000 people immigrate to Æthele every year.<br />
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=== Language ===<br />
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Æthele's national language is a [[wikipedia:Mercian dialect|specific version of the Common language]]. The language developed with the Æthic ethnic group. [[wikipedia:English language|Ottonian]] is also commonly spoken in Æthele. [[Audonic language|Audonic]] is also spoken in communities bordering Lyncanestria. The National Curriculum required Æthic to be taught in schools across the country, and the Ministry of Education reports that Ottonian is one of the nation's largest taken elective course of the National Curriculum.<br />
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=== Religion ===<br />
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Freedom of religion is recognized as part of the Æthic Constitution. Approximately 70% of Æthele's population is [[Fabrian Magisterium|Catholic]]. The remaining 20% of Æthele's Christians are [[wikipedia:Protestantism|Protestant]]. [[wikipedia:Judaism|Judaism]] is the third largest religion in Æthele, with approximately 45,000 Jews living in the country. Non-religious people account for 2% of Æthics.<br />
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Christianity and Judaism first reached Æthele around the same time, around the 2nd century. The [[Archdiocese of Edmond]] was first founded in Edmond in 900, preceding the [[Athic Mission]]. The highest ranking spiritual leader in Æthele is the Archbishop of Edmond, [[Stanley James]].<br />
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=== Health ===<br />
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[[Folclic Eftbót Ambehtness]] (FEA) is the country's national healthcare service since 1969. Public healthcare is available and free to all permanent residents in Æthele. Private health insurance is available for alternative methods of treatment. Æthic obesity rates have hovered around 15% for the last 20 years.<br />
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Folclic Eftbót Ambehtness is managed by a large central bureaucracy, and the service covers primary care, in-patient care, long-term healthcare, psychiatric care and treatments, ophthalmology, and dentistry. Prior to the FEA, healthcare coverage plans were administered by private insurance companies.<br />
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=== Education ===<br />
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Æthele has many public institutions of higher education. The University of Edmond State University of Edmond City College - East Campus is the largest public university in Æthele, offering courses in all fields and providing a well funded and well received mandatory program introducing attendees to paying taxes, voting and all forms of political philosophy. There are also local community colleges with generally more open admission policies, shorter academic programs, and lower tuition. Of Æthics twenty-five and older, 68.9% graduated from college and 7.6% attended law schools. The basic literacy rate is approximately 99%.<br />
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Æthele has an established structure of foreign relations. It is a member state of the [[North Ajaxi Treaty Alliance]], contributing annually to the defense pact in a variety of ways. A majority of Ajaxi nations have embassies in Edmond. The officially stated goals of the foreign policy of the Kingdom of Æthele are mentioned in the ''Directory of Foreign Conduct'' of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, are "to advance Æthele's status as a democratic state, open to economic investment and growth, and to sustain a secure and prosperous world for the benefit of the Æthic people and the international community".<br />
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== Economy ==<br />
[[File:Downtown_Milwaukee_from_the_Milwaukee_River.jpg|200px|right|thumb|Kleeds is considered a large financial market and houses the largest stock exchange in Æthele.]]<br />
The economy of Æthele is a [[wikipedia:Developed country|highly developed]] [[wikipedia:social market economy|social market economy]]. The service sector contributes around 60% of the total GDP, industry 11%, and agriculture 29%. Exports account for 39% of national output. The top 7 exports of Æthele are food products, vehicle products, electronics, alcohol, organic chemicals, home decor products. Tourism is a popular regional industry in Sneereabd with it's seasonal food and beer festivals. The large annual international trade fairs, and congresses are held in several Æthic cities such as Edmond, Kleeds, and Hannstead.<br />
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== Infrastructure ==<br />
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=== Transportation ===<br />
[[File:ÆtheleTrolley.png|200px|right|thumb|The Municipal Transit Service in Edmond.]]<br />
Transportation played a large role in the industrial development of Æthele. The Nónfær, the nine highways that extend through Æthele from Becumescedeland to the Flintscedelands, were built between 1930 and 1955. Æthele is served by two international airports, the largest being in Edmond, and 4 regional airports. Æthele has an extensive passenger and freight rail transportation network. Passenger rail services were nationalized in 1974 and were incorporated into the [[Þéodlic Cregelád Ambehtness]], or National Rail Service.<br />
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Streetcars, known as lanucræts are famous throughout large cities in Æthele. The lanucræts first launched in Edmond in 1901. 39% of Æthics living in major cities use lanucræts to get to work every day and streetcar systems operate in all of 4 major cities, governed by municipal transit authorities.<br />
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=== Energy ===<br />
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Æthele imports 60% of its primary energy from neighboring countries. In 2016, 45% of the energy created in Æthele was nuclear power, 31% of energy came from hydro-electric and 24% came from natural gas. Æthele committed to emissions reductions in 2015, agreeing to phase out nuclear power by 2030 through investments in renewable energy and waste-to-energy initiatives.<br />
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=== Water supply and sanitation ===<br />
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Water is not scarce in Æthele, except for occasional localized droughts. Responsibility for water supply and sanitation provision lies with municipalities, which are regulated by the national government. Professional associations and utility associations play an important role in the sector. More than 99 percent of users are connected to a public water supply system. The remainder is served by private wells. Water supply in Æthele is continuous, at good pressure, and drinking water quality is excellent, ensured by universal municipal compliance with national drinking water directives. Wastewater treatment is universal. 97 percent of municipal wastewater is treated according to the most recent government study (2013) including nutrient elimination, a much higher percentage.<br />
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=== Food ===<br />
[[File:NeelysBeer2018logo.png|200px|right|thumb|Neely's Brewery was first founded in Jessburrow in 1821 and is the most bought beer in Æthele.]]<br />
Jessburrow has been home to over 50 breweries and over 100 brewing companies throughout the course of its history. Of these, several major breweries grew during the 1830s and several beer giants emerged in Æthele including [[Neele & Bolton Brewing Co.|Neele & Bolton]], [[Dunstan's Brewing Co.|Dunstan Brew]], [[Ælfnod's Brewing Co.|Ælfnod's]] and [[Leof's Brewing Co.|Leof's Gold]].<br />
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A large portion of farming communities in the Sneereabd means that poultry and dairy farming is a strong local industry, with about 14,000 poultry farms and 20,000 dairy farms nationwide. [[wikipedia:Steak and eggs|Steak and eggs]] is considered one of the largest consumed dishes in Æthele.<br />
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Seasonal food festivals are a popular tradition. [[Bæftanlencten]] is a popular festival celebrated the weekend after Easter, complemented by parades and large festivals celebrating the beginning of the growing season and the featuring of many seasonal winter beers. The [[Hærfesttídonsymbelnes]] is the autumn celebration celebrated during the first weekend of October, which features summer foods, eating competition and summer beers. Approximately 85% of Æthics celebrate these holidays every year.<br />
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=== Literature, art and philosophy ===<br />
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Æthele has always been a country of poets, writers, and novelists. It was the home of novelists Rudyard Brenton, Cedric Margyle, Themla Rafferty, and Carissa Spring, of poets Sidney Keely, Jamie Keaton, Ryan Wiley, and Nicholas Brooks, and of famous playwright Malcolm Pons.<br />
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=== Music ===<br />
Various styles of music are popular in Æthele from the indigenous folk music of Æthele to heavy metal. Notable composers of classical music from Æthele include Jamie Byrd and Phillip Starney. Jessburrow is considered the music center of the country, with several Æthic rock bands coming from there including [[The Townies]], [[Past Noon]] and [[The Underground]] and notable singers such as [[Ed Lambert]] and [[Marcy Downes]].<br />
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=== Sports ===<br />
[[wikipedia:The Massachusetts Game|Gamenclywb]] is the national sport of Æthele. The Gamenclywb Gefégnes is the national association for gamenclywb. Other sports popular in Æthele are [[wikipedia:Association football|association football]] and [[wikipedia:rugby|rugby]].<br />
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=== Mass media ===<br />
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Public media accounts for 45% of the Æthic media market, dominated by [[Æthic Spell Gegylda]] (ASG). Æthic Spell Gegylda is Æthele's publicly funded radio, television and Internet broadcasting service launched in 1933. There are currently fifty-five television channels and hundreds of local radio stations in Æthele. ASG controls the top four national television channels (ASG 1-4, with the next ten channels dominated by private national news corporations. The remaining networks are reserved for private use. Edmond dominates the media sector in Æthele. The Æthic publishing sector, including books, directories and databases, journals, magazines, and business media, newspapers and news agencies, employs around 55,000 people.</div>Demphorhttps://iiwiki.us/mediawiki/index.php?title=%C3%86thele&diff=103099Æthele2019-08-20T23:59:09Z<p>Demphor: /* Religion */</p>
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The Kingdom of Æthele (Æthic: Æþele) is a constitutional monarchy of over 11 million people in the region of [[Ajax]]. Æthele’s capital, [[Edmond, Æthele|Edmond]], is the political and financial heart of the country.<br />
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In ancient times, the territories making up modern day Æthele were divided up into a [[wikipedia:heptarchy|heptarchy]] of minor, Anglo-Saxon states connected by a common language, customs, and traditions. After centuries of disunity, these states were unified in 865 CE by the Roman Catholic King [[Duncan of Æthele|Duncan]] of Corraidhín. After centuries of direct rule, the [[King of Æthele]] steadily relinquished power to the [[House of Delegates of Æthelse|House of Delegates]] led by a [[Lord Minister of Æthele|Lord Minister]]. The King of Æthele is [[Malcom IV of Æthele|Malcom IV]] and the Lord Minister is [[Douglass Wynstonn]].<br />
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In the early 20th century, a [[Æthic Civil War|civil war]] between the monarchy and communist forces in the southwest of the country from 1920 - 1923 was crushed by the monarchy. The country grew from an agricultural state to a larger industrial power starting in the 1950s with new advancements in key technical industries, particularly aerospace industry, the arms industry, and the manufacturing side of the software industry.<br />
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Æthele boasts the largest organized fraternal order in [[Ajax]], noted in the [[Grand Lodge of the Sparrow]], a union of local fraternities of taxidermists.<br />
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== Etymology ==<br />
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The name ''Æthele'' derives from the original [[wikipedia:Mercian dialect|Common]] term for the geographic area of Æthele, ''Atheland'', a name given to the [[Athic people]], an ethnic group that predated modern day [[Æthic people|Æthics]].<br />
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== History ==<br />
=== Bronze Age ===<br />
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During the last glacial period, and up until about 13,000 years ago, most of Æthele was covered with ice, most of the time. There is no evidence of any humans being in Æthele before Mesolithic people arrived between 6,000 BC and 5,000 BC.<br />
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From about 4,500 BC Neolithic settlers arrived introducing housing cultures and stone monuments. The [[wikipedia:Bronze Age|Bronze Age]] – defined by the use of metal – began around 2,500 BC, with technology changing people's everyday lives during this period through innovations such as the wheel, harnessing oxen, weaving textiles, brewing alcohol, and skillful metalworking, which produced new weapons and tools, along with fine gold decoration and jewelry, such as brooches and torcs.<br />
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=== Classical Era ===<br />
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During the [[wikipedia:Iron Age|Iron Age]] the [[wikipedia:English language|Common]] dialect emerged on the continent around the same time that [[Athic people]] began to form as a cultural group. The small Athic kingdoms often engaged in minor conflicts with one another for a period of 6 and a half centuries. By 600 C.E., 5 Kingdoms ruled over the Athic territories: The Kingdoms of Valland, Corraidhín, Donneset, Synegold, and Erthwood.<br />
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By the 2nd century AD, the [[Fabrian Magisterium|Christian faith]] had been introduced among Athic peoples. By the 4th century, several small southern kingdoms had adopted the religion, and as these smaller kingdoms became absorbed into the Kingdoms of Corraidhín and Erthwood, the ruling classes slowly began to adopt them. In the northern Kingdoms of Valland and Synegold, they were actively persecuted by their Kings. This began to lead to tensions between the Kingdoms over time.<br />
=== Athic Crusade ===<br />
:''See also: [[Athic Crusade]]''<br />
The marriage of King John III of Corraidhín and the daughter and only child of King Vincent IV of Erthwood united the Kingdoms of Corraidhín and Erthwood in 801 A.D. King John III and Queen Margaret gave birth to Duncan of Corraidhín, who ascended the throne in 843 A.D. as King Duncan I of Corraidhín.<br />
[[File:Christian_Conversion_of_the_Saxons.jpg|200px|left|thumb|''Surrender of Henry of Donneset'' by John Margyle, 1836.]]<br />
In 856 A.D., Duncan I gained the political and financial backing of the Catholic Church in Edmond to launch a Holy Crusade against the non-Christian Kingdoms in the north. The Crusade's conquest of the Donneset lasts 3 years, decisively ending when Duncan I descends on King Henry IV of Donneset's army of twelve thousand men with a force of twenty-five thousand men. Attacking from the west, Duncan easily broke the men under King Henry IV, who were guarding the bridges towards the capital of Donneset. Henry IV is captured and the House of Donneset swears fealty to the House of Corraidhín and converts to Christianity.<br />
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After recuperating his forces and mustering another ten thousand from the House of Donneset, Duncan I marched into Valland in 860 A.D., decisively defeating Vallic forces in the [[Massacre of Firth]], where eight thousand Vallic soldiers were surprised early on the 5th of April of that year by an advance force of Duncan's cavalry at the village of Firth. The King of Valland was slain and his first son vanished, presumed killed by the Christian forces. The House of Valland's Queen-consort swore fealty to King Duncan on behalf of the infant second son, and the heir-apparent to the House.<br />
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Duncan's forces attempt to cross into Synegold by crossing westward over the Both River but are stopped by the marshlands and are forced to engage at the strongholds of Clonburrow, Naismur, and Donnehall. Synic King Lawrence VII posts fifteen thousand men at these strongholds, which King Duncan is forced to lay siege too. After several probing attacks, King Duncan attempts to force a crossing Clonburrow in August of 861 but the attack fails. The next year, King Duncan again attacks at Clonburrow but the attacks fail miserably, forcing the King to reevaluate his strategy. Finally, in July of 862, King Duncan's forces breached the gates at Clonburrow and took the fortress, forcing the Synic's to abandon their strongholds at Naismur and Donnehall for a final siege at the capital at Syne. King Duncan lays siege to Syne for 2 years, and the siege finally breaks when a mutiny in the garrison allows Duncan's forces to raze Syne to the ground, leading to the House of Synegold's extinction.<br />
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Following King Duncan's conquest of Athic lands, the Church in Edmond coronated him as ''"Ic Cyng sylfum Æthele,"'' or ''"First King of Æthele,"'' formally uniting the old Athic kingdoms into one state and uniting them all Æthic people under one banner.<br />
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=== Middle Ages ===<br />
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The Athic Crusade saw agricultural output decline significantly, leading to repeated famines, exacerbated by the rapid population growth of the earlier era. The Athic Crusade also disrupted trade throughout the country, especially after the destruction of the large trading city of Syne. Inadvertently, many Æthics on the coastline turned to fishing, an economic industry that still dominates in many coastal villages today. Most devastating, though, was the spread of [[wikipedia:Typhus|typhus]] that decimated the populations of the densely populated cities of Edmond and Jessburrow. Typhus outbreaks continued to affect Æthele for intervals between 1000 and 1450, and claimed the life of [[Lothair II of Æthele|Lothair II]] thirty-five days into his reign in 1294. The horrors of typhus and the seeming inability of the Church to provide relief would lead to a rapid decline of church influence in Æthic politics. By the reign of [[Nicholas II of Æthele|Nicholas II]], the Church's representative in the [[Royal Court of Edmond]] had all but diminished.<br />
[[File:Cathédrale_Autun_02.JPG|200px|right|thumb|The Edmond Cathedral was built between 1163 and 1182 and is a National Landmark.]]<br />
Trade began to recover by 1100. By the 13th century, much of Æthele experienced strong economic growth. The trade routes from the south linked with those of established Æthic ports and eventually the trade routes of the Thalassan Ocean to create a network economy in Æthele. Cities expanded greatly during this period and the Monarchy grew in power while the Church diminished. During this period, the modern commercial infrastructure developed, with double-entry book-keeping, joint stock companies, an international banking system, a systematized foreign exchange market, insurance, and government debt.<br />
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==== Foundation of the Grand Lodge of the Sparrow ====<br />
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As the economy rapidly expanded and more and more citizens began to accumulate wealth, competitive hunting grew as a popular pastime. This resulted in a large economic demand for taxidermists. It was not uncommon for several taxidermists to live in local communities, and at one point it was one of the largest industries. Local fraternities and organizations began to organize gradually after the 11th century, often meeting weekly at night in secluded areas or in Churches.<br />
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The earliest masonic texts each contain some sort of a history of the craft, or mystery, of taxidermy. Twenty-five manuscripts which are known as the [[Belros Collective]] which date back to the 14th century and were discovered in the [[Royal Library of Edmond]] by scholars in the 20th century. The Collective contains the charters of three Lodges in Belros, Vergen and Kessrow and a draft of early masonic ceremonies, but all were turned over to the Grand Lodge. The Grand Lodge of the Sparrow of Æthele was formally chartered in 1392, with 2/3rds of all Lodges represented at the inaugural meeting.<br />
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While it is relatively unknown when the first Æthic King joined the Grand Lodge, however, it is speculated that King [[Lothair IV of Æthele|Lothair IV]] was the first to join the Lodge based on accounts from the time, reportedly doing so in the 1360s. The first King to acknowledge his involvement in the Grand Lodge was [[Malcolm II of Æthele|Malcolm II]], who recorded scheduled meetings with the Grand Master, [[Sir Howard Bercow]], in his private diary. Malcolm II formally appointed the Grand Master of the Grand Lodge to a permanent position in the [[Royal Court of Edmond]], permanently solidifying the political position of the Grand Lodge in Æthic politics.<br />
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=== Enlightenment ===<br />
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==== War of Æthic Succession ====<br />
:''See also: [[War of Æthic Succession]], [[Allamunnic Wars of Unification]]''<br />
Nicholas VIII reigned as King of the Æthics beginning in 1836, upon the death of his father, Wealhmær VI. In 1850, Nicholas married Theodura of Onneria, bringing the Kingdoms of Æthele and [[Onneria]] into a personal union. In 1852, the Allamunic crisis began after a vote by the [[Pan-Allamunnic Union]]'s member-states to form a centralized military, which the Kingdoms of [[Staalmark]] and Onneria protested. They raised armies and marched to besiege Roan, the headquarters of the new Union Army. Honoring his marriage to Theodura, Nicholas VIII mobilized the 1st Army and marched north with 20,000 to join the attack. The Allamunnic conflicts that led to Allamunnic unification began on 12 July 1852, when the [[Siege of Roan (1852 - 1853)|Siege of Roan]] began.<br />
[[File:ÆlfsigeSurrenderÆthele.jpg|200px|left|thumb|Lord Ælfsige surrendering to Nicholas IX at the [[Second Battle of the Marð]].]]<br />
Nicholas VIII was killed in an artillery attack while leading a brigade of men in an attack on the city on 23 February 1853. His closest heirs were his brothers, John and Ælfsige of the Æthic [[House of Corraidhín]], who both disputed and claimed the throne of Æthele.<br />
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Nicholas VIII's death immediately raised questions of succession, as he had left no successor to the throne; an Æthic custom if the Monarch has no children. Both of Nicholas' brothers, John and Ælfsige, determined they were to inherit the throne, leading to a political crisis which the [[House of Delegates of Æthele|House of Delegates]] was unable to resolve. Acting on the stalemate, Ælfsige gained the backing of the two largest houses, the House of Valland and the House of Donneset, to support him in seizing power. He was coronated King of the Æthics in Kleeds on 7 July 1953, taking the regal name Ælfsige IV. The House of Delegates dissolved itself three days later when John himself was coronated King in Edmond, taking the regal name Nicholas IX. Nicholas gained the support of the smaller houses of Meadwine, Ealdgyð and Dáire.<br />
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Both Houses quickly raised volunteer armies that fought mostly in the Sneerabd over the course of four years, with battles fought in open farmland with large cavalry engagement. Intense combat left 50,000 to 70,000 people dead.<br />
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The war effectively ended in August, 1862, when Ælfsige was captured and surrendered to Nicholas at the [[Second Battle of the Marð]]. Ælfsige's units quickly dissolved. Much of the Sneerabd's infrastructure was destroyed, especially the transportation systems and agriculture. Ælfsige was banned from court, had his titles stripped and was imprisoned for life in Edmond. He died in prison in 1879. The Lords who supported him were banned from court and their families placed under house arrest for 25 years.<br />
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=== Industrial Revolution ===<br />
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Modern production methods began to spread into Æthele during the 1830s and 1840s. Average income and population began to exhibit unprecedented sustained growth. This increase in the standard of living for the general population began to increase consistently for the first time in Æthele's history, and populations in the cities began to increase dramatically.<br />
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Cities had to modernize quickly to avoid large outbreaks of disease, and the first modern sewage systems began to be developed in the 1840s. Hospitals were set up and sanitation laws went into effect. The [[Great Fire of Edmond]] destroyed much of the northern part of the city, including the historic cultural center of the city and the [[National Opera House]], which had been built five years earlier.<br />
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The House of Delegates abandoned the old electoral system in 1866 and passed the [[Elections Act of 1866]], which created a [[wikipedia:Fixed term election|fixed term elections system]]. The rise of the [[Rúm Gaderwist|Rúm]] as a strong political party dominated much of 19th-century Æthic politics.<br />
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[[wikipedia:Communism|Shraderism]] spread to Æthele in the 1870s, with the founding of [[Þéodlic Schraeydd Forfhere]], the Shraderist political party which stood for elections in [[Æthic general election, 1880|1880]], [[Æthic general election, 1885|1885]], [[Æthic general election, 1890|1890]] and [[Æthic general election, 1895|1895]]. It abandoned electoral politics and did not field candidates in the [[Æthic general election, 1900|1900]] election, resorting to demonstrations and protests.<br />
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=== 20th century ===<br />
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==== Æthic Civil War ====<br />
[[File:Osteraufstand_-_Dublin_-_Barrikade.jpg|200px|right|thumb|Barricades erected in Edmond in the first days of the Æthic Civil War.]]<br />
:''See also: [[Æthic Civil War]]''<br />
On February 13th, 1920, Shraderist organizations led by Harold Collins and the [[Þéodlic Schraeydd Forfhere]] launched a national uprising in the large industrial centers of Edmond and Belros in the Becumescedeland. A State of Emergency was declared at 9:00 am on the 14th by Lord Minister [[Kenneth Bolton]], and the National Army mobilized to respond to the uprising at the [[Kellenscastel]]. By the 16th, the ÞSF had raised over 20,000 volunteers to fight the National Army. The uprising in Edmond had failed by April 27th, but a garrison of 6,000 in Belros repelled attacks from National Army units before being reinforced by countryside battalions, bolstering the garrison to 15,000.<br />
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Monarchist forces were raised by King [[Nicholas XI]] and [[Siege of Belros|laid siege]] to Belros for a 3-year siege. Collins launched a guerrilla campaign in the Sneereabd which inflicted heavy casualties on Monarchist forces and the National Army. Air raids and heavy artillery were launched in open campaigns for the first time in Æthic history. On July 13th, 1922, Collins engaged the IX Corps of the National Army at the [[Battle of Gardner's Fork]] and was decisively defeated, partially in thanks to air bombardment by the National Army and the first employment of tanks in Æthic history. After losing a majority of his men, Collins abandoned the remainder of the force to join the resistance in Belros.<br />
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The resistance in Belros lasted for 7 more months before the main lines to the south of the city were breached by a large assault of tanks and infantry on February 1st. Collins surrendered the city 4 days later. He was tried and later executed and the ÞSF was permanently dissolved.<br />
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=== Contemporary history ===<br />
[[File:ÆthicCrisisKleeds.jpg|200px|right|thumb|Æthic soldiers chasing a ÆFM child soldier in Kleeds, July 1966.]]<br />
:''See also: [[Æthic crisis]]''<br />
Following the conclusion of the civil war, [[Nicholas XI of Æthele|Nicholas XI]] often opposed progressive movements that he viewed as backed by remnants of the ÞSF. Æthic troops were often deployed to break strikes and shut down labor movements throughout the 1930s and 1940s. Following his death in 1941, his son, [[Nicholas XII of Æthele|Nicholas XII]], continued these efforts. [[Blódegesa]] took place on 21 June 1954. The event took place when Nicholas XII ordered troops to the Royal University of Edmond where a demonstration of 100 students and faculty demanding more democratic rights took place. The troops fired on the crowd, killing 9 students and 2 professors. This launched the Æthic crisis, as a loose coalition of left-wing militants launched the [[Æthic Free Movement]] (ÆFM), which called for increased democratization of the country. Royalist supporters fought ÆFM militants throughout the country in a crisis which claimed over 15,000 lives and lasted until 1968, when the House of Delegates resolved an end to the conflict by negotiating the May 15 Ceasefire and passing the [[Acts of Elections and Democratic Rule]], which diminished the power of the monarch by stripping them of their power over the military and in political affairs, in addition to lowering the voting age and removing voting restrictions.<br />
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Following the death of Nicholas XII, King [[Wealhmær VII of Æthele|Wealhmær VII]] ascended to the throne. During Wealhmær's reign, he championed democratic and social reforms, which inadvertently restored the Monarchy's influence as a political institution in the country. The House of Delegates reinstated powers of the monarch taken away during Nicholas XII. An economic revival took place in the late 1980s and early 1990s, heightened by the invention of the internet and increased globalization. Good economic times were widespread for several sectors, and new industries such as especially solar power and internet services, flourished. Tourist travel increased and housing construction reached an all-time high.<br />
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Following the death of Wealhmær VII on 12 July 2001, [[Malcom IV of Æthele|Malcom IV]] ascended to the throne. The Rúm was reelected to the majority in the House of Delegates for the first time in decades, under Lord Douglas Wynstonn. Labor unions, while already existing in Æthele during the 1920s, grew very rapidly during this time, often gaining large membership and attaining full funding through its members.<br />
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== Geography, wildlife, and environment ==<br />
[[File:Rheinzusammenfluss.JPG|200px|right|thumb|The Both River in the Flintscedelands.]]<br />
Æthele is divided into three geographic regions: the Becumescedeland (Æthic: Reachland) in the south, dominated by rivers and dense forests; Sneereabd (Æthic: Midcountry) in the center with flat, rolling plains and Flintscedelands (Æthic: Rocklands) in the north.<br />
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Most of Æthele has a generally mild climate, though there is significant variation given the variety of landscapes across the country. The Sneereabd has a humid continental climate throughout the region with extremes of both heat and cold. Heavy snowfall occurs from late November to late February every year, however annual snowfall on highway mountain passes in the Flintscedelands rival some of the snowiest cities in Æthele, which can result in hazardous driving conditions.<br />
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=== Wildlife ===<br />
[[File:Megaloceros_Species.jpg|200px|right|thumb|Hunting has led to the extinction of 7 species of deer native to Æthele.]]<br />
Æthele is home to a wide variety of wildlife. [[wikipedia:Deer|Deer]], [[wikipedia:elk|elk]], [[wikipedia:mountain goats|mountain goats]], [[wikipedia:marmots|marmots]], [[wikipedia:beavers|beavers]], [[wikipedia:muskrats|muskrats]], [[wikipedia:coyotes|coyotes]], [[wikipedia:wolves|wolves]], [[wikipedia:swans|swans]], [[wikipedia:loons|loons]], [[wikipedia:hawks|hawks]], [[wikipedia:owls|owls]], [[wikipedia:ravens|ravens]], [[wikipedia:harlequin ducks|harlequin ducks]], and many other sorts of ducks. Smaller birds ([[wikipedia:robins|robins]], [[wikipedia:jays|jays]], and so on) also abound thanks to the country's climate.<br />
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Many healthy populations of fish are present, including [[wikipedia:salmonids|salmonids]] such as several species of [[wikipedia:salmon|salmon]] and [[wikipedia:trout|trout]]. On the coast, [[wikipedia:harbour seals|harbour seals]] and [[Æthic western otter|river otters]] are common. It is not uncommon for whales to be spotted of the Æthic coastline as Æthele's waters are near migratory patterns for many species of whale. <br />
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Due to the country's traditional hunting practices, human presence in Æthele has led to the extinction of 17 mammal species including [[Æthic caribou]], [[Æthic monk seal]]s, and 4 species of birds, including the [[Edmond pigeon]] and the [[Æthic stork]].<br />
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== Demographics ==<br />
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Æthele's population in the 2010 National Census was 11,143,523. Of this ground, 4,423,142 Æthics were between ages 0 and 20, 4,523,998 Æthics were between ages 20 and 60, and 2,196,383 Æthics were over 60. The population of Æthele is dominated by the [[Æthic people|Æthic ethnic group]], who comprise of 8,589,091 or 77% of the population. 1,448,658, or 13% of Æthic citizens responded that they were of Lyncanestrian descent, and 1,105,774, or 10% responded they were of Ottonian descent.<br />
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Æthele reports positive immigration numbers, estimating that around 11,000 people immigrate to Æthele every year.<br />
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=== Language ===<br />
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Æthele's national language is a [[wikipedia:Mercian dialect|specific version of the Common language]]. The language developed with the Æthic ethnic group. [[wikipedia:English language|Ottonian]] is also commonly spoken in Æthele. [[Audonic language|Audonic]] is also spoken in communities bordering Lyncanestria. The National Curriculum required Æthic to be taught in schools across the country, and the Ministry of Education reports that Ottonian is one of the nation's largest taken elective course of the National Curriculum.<br />
=== Religion ===<br />
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Freedom of religion is recognized as part of the Æthic Constitution. Approximately 70% of Æthele's population is [[Fabrian Magisterium|Catholic]]. The remaining 20% of Æthele's Christians are [[wikipedia:Protestantism|Protestant]]. [[wikipedia:Judaism|Judaism]] is the third largest religion in Æthele, with approximately 45,000 Jews living in the country. Non-religious people account for 2% of Æthics.<br />
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Christianity and Judaism first reached Æthele around the same time, around the 2nd century. The [[Archdiocese of Edmond]] was first founded in Edmond in 900, preceding the [[Athic Mission]]. The highest ranking spiritual leader in Æthele is the Archbishop of Edmond, [[Stanley James]].<br />
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=== Health ===<br />
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[[Folclic Eftbót Ambehtness]] (FEA) is the country's national healthcare service since 1969. Public healthcare is available and free to all permanent residents in Æthele. Private health insurance is available for alternative methods of treatment. Æthic obesity rates have hovered around 15% for the last 20 years.<br />
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Folclic Eftbót Ambehtness is managed by a large central bureaucracy, and the service covers primary care, in-patient care, long-term healthcare, psychiatric care and treatments, ophthalmology, and dentistry. Prior to the FEA, healthcare coverage plans were administered by private insurance companies.<br />
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=== Education ===<br />
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Æthele has many public institutions of higher education. The University of Edmond State University of Edmond City College - East Campus is the largest public university in Æthele, offering courses in all fields and providing a well funded and well received mandatory program introducing attendees to paying taxes, voting and all forms of political philosophy. There are also local community colleges with generally more open admission policies, shorter academic programs, and lower tuition. Of Æthics twenty-five and older, 68.9% graduated from college and 7.6% attended law schools. The basic literacy rate is approximately 99%.<br />
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Æthele has an established structure of foreign relations. It is a member state of the [[North Ajaxi Treaty Alliance]], contributing annually to the defense pact in a variety of ways. A majority of Ajaxi nations have embassies in Edmond. The officially stated goals of the foreign policy of the Kingdom of Æthele are mentioned in the ''Directory of Foreign Conduct'' of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, are "to advance Æthele's status as a democratic state, open to economic investment and growth, and to sustain a secure and prosperous world for the benefit of the Æthic people and the international community".<br />
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== Economy ==<br />
[[File:Downtown_Milwaukee_from_the_Milwaukee_River.jpg|200px|right|thumb|Kleeds is considered a large financial market and houses the largest stock exchange in Æthele.]]<br />
The economy of Æthele is a [[wikipedia:Developed country|highly developed]] [[wikipedia:social market economy|social market economy]]. The service sector contributes around 60% of the total GDP, industry 11%, and agriculture 29%. Exports account for 39% of national output. The top 7 exports of Æthele are food products, vehicle products, electronics, alcohol, organic chemicals, home decor products. Tourism is a popular regional industry in Sneereabd with it's seasonal food and beer festivals. The large annual international trade fairs, and congresses are held in several Æthic cities such as Edmond, Kleeds, and Hannstead.<br />
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== Infrastructure ==<br />
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=== Transportation ===<br />
[[File:ÆtheleTrolley.png|200px|right|thumb|The Municipal Transit Service in Edmond.]]<br />
Transportation played a large role in the industrial development of Æthele. The Nónfær, the nine highways that extend through Æthele from Becumescedeland to the Flintscedelands, were built between 1930 and 1955. Æthele is served by two international airports, the largest being in Edmond, and 4 regional airports. Æthele has an extensive passenger and freight rail transportation network. Passenger rail services were nationalized in 1974 and were incorporated into the [[Þéodlic Cregelád Ambehtness]], or National Rail Service.<br />
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Streetcars, known as lanucræts are famous throughout large cities in Æthele. The lanucræts first launched in Edmond in 1901. 39% of Æthics living in major cities use lanucræts to get to work every day and streetcar systems operate in all of 4 major cities, governed by municipal transit authorities.<br />
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=== Energy ===<br />
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Æthele imports 60% of its primary energy from neighboring countries. In 2016, 45% of the energy created in Æthele was nuclear power, 31% of energy came from hydro-electric and 24% came from natural gas. Æthele committed to emissions reductions in 2015, agreeing to phase out nuclear power by 2030 through investments in renewable energy and waste-to-energy initiatives.<br />
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=== Water supply and sanitation ===<br />
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Water is not scarce in Æthele, except for occasional localized droughts. Responsibility for water supply and sanitation provision lies with municipalities, which are regulated by the national government. Professional associations and utility associations play an important role in the sector. More than 99 percent of users are connected to a public water supply system. The remainder is served by private wells. Water supply in Æthele is continuous, at good pressure, and drinking water quality is excellent, ensured by universal municipal compliance with national drinking water directives. Wastewater treatment is universal. 97 percent of municipal wastewater is treated according to the most recent government study (2013) including nutrient elimination, a much higher percentage.<br />
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=== Food ===<br />
[[File:NeelysBeer2018logo.png|200px|right|thumb|Neely's Brewery was first founded in Jessburrow in 1821 and is the most bought beer in Æthele.]]<br />
Jessburrow has been home to over 50 breweries and over 100 brewing companies throughout the course of its history. Of these, several major breweries grew during the 1830s and several beer giants emerged in Æthele including [[Neele & Bolton Brewing Co.|Neele & Bolton]], [[Dunstan's Brewing Co.|Dunstan Brew]], [[Ælfnod's Brewing Co.|Ælfnod's]] and [[Leof's Brewing Co.|Leof's Gold]].<br />
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A large portion of farming communities in the Sneereabd means that poultry and dairy farming is a strong local industry, with about 14,000 poultry farms and 20,000 dairy farms nationwide. [[wikipedia:Steak and eggs|Steak and eggs]] is considered one of the largest consumed dishes in Æthele.<br />
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Seasonal food festivals are a popular tradition. [[Bæftanlencten]] is a popular festival celebrated the weekend after Easter, complemented by parades and large festivals celebrating the beginning of the growing season and the featuring of many seasonal winter beers. The [[Hærfesttídonsymbelnes]] is the autumn celebration celebrated during the first weekend of October, which features summer foods, eating competition and summer beers. Approximately 85% of Æthics celebrate these holidays every year.<br />
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=== Literature, art and philosophy ===<br />
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Æthele has always been a country of poets, writers, and novelists. It was the home of novelists Rudyard Brenton, Cedric Margyle, Themla Rafferty, and Carissa Spring, of poets Sidney Keely, Jamie Keaton, Ryan Wiley, and Nicholas Brooks, and of famous playwright Malcolm Pons.<br />
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=== Music ===<br />
Various styles of music are popular in Æthele from the indigenous folk music of Æthele to heavy metal. Notable composers of classical music from Æthele include Jamie Byrd and Phillip Starney. Jessburrow is considered the music center of the country, with several Æthic rock bands coming from there including [[The Townies]], [[Past Noon]] and [[The Underground]] and notable singers such as [[Ed Lambert]] and [[Marcy Downes]].<br />
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=== Sports ===<br />
[[wikipedia:The Massachusetts Game|Gamenclywb]] is the national sport of Æthele. The Gamenclywb Gefégnes is the national association for gamenclywb. Other sports popular in Æthele are [[wikipedia:Association football|association football]] and [[wikipedia:rugby|rugby]].<br />
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Public media accounts for 45% of the Æthic media market, dominated by [[Æthic Spell Gegylda]] (ASG). Æthic Spell Gegylda is Æthele's publicly funded radio, television and Internet broadcasting service launched in 1933. There are currently fifty-five television channels and hundreds of local radio stations in Æthele. ASG controls the top four national television channels (ASG 1-4, with the next ten channels dominated by private national news corporations. The remaining networks are reserved for private use. Edmond dominates the media sector in Æthele. The Æthic publishing sector, including books, directories and databases, journals, magazines, and business media, newspapers and news agencies, employs around 55,000 people.</div>Demphorhttps://iiwiki.us/mediawiki/index.php?title=%C3%86thele&diff=102743Æthele2019-08-19T22:49:33Z<p>Demphor: /* Foreign relations */</p>
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The Kingdom of Æthele (Æthic: Æþele) is a constitutional monarchy of over 11 million people in the region of [[Ajax]]. Æthele’s capital, [[Edmond, Æthele|Edmond]], is the political and financial heart of the country.<br />
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In ancient times, the territories making up modern day Æthele were divided up into a [[wikipedia:heptarchy|heptarchy]] of minor, Anglo-Saxon states connected by a common language, customs, and traditions. After centuries of disunity, these states were unified in 865 CE by the Roman Catholic King [[Duncan of Æthele|Duncan]] of Corraidhín. After centuries of direct rule, the [[King of Æthele]] steadily relinquished power to the [[House of Delegates of Æthelse|House of Delegates]] led by a [[Lord Minister of Æthele|Lord Minister]]. The King of Æthele is [[Malcom IV of Æthele|Malcom IV]] and the Lord Minister is [[Douglass Wynstonn]].<br />
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In the early 20th century, a [[Æthic Civil War|civil war]] between the monarchy and communist forces in the southwest of the country from 1920 - 1923 was crushed by the monarchy. The country grew from an agricultural state to a larger industrial power starting in the 1950s with new advancements in key technical industries, particularly aerospace industry, the arms industry, and the manufacturing side of the software industry.<br />
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Æthele boasts the largest organized fraternal order in [[Ajax]], noted in the [[Grand Lodge of the Sparrow]], a union of local fraternities of taxidermists.<br />
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== Etymology ==<br />
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The name ''Æthele'' derives from the original [[wikipedia:Mercian dialect|Common]] term for the geographic area of Æthele, ''Atheland'', a name given to the [[Athic people]], an ethnic group that predated modern day [[Æthic people|Æthics]].<br />
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== History ==<br />
=== Bronze Age ===<br />
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During the last glacial period, and up until about 13,000 years ago, most of Æthele was covered with ice, most of the time. There is no evidence of any humans being in Æthele before Mesolithic people arrived between 6,000 BC and 5,000 BC.<br />
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From about 4,500 BC Neolithic settlers arrived introducing housing cultures and stone monuments. The [[wikipedia:Bronze Age|Bronze Age]] – defined by the use of metal – began around 2,500 BC, with technology changing people's everyday lives during this period through innovations such as the wheel, harnessing oxen, weaving textiles, brewing alcohol, and skillful metalworking, which produced new weapons and tools, along with fine gold decoration and jewelry, such as brooches and torcs.<br />
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=== Classical Era ===<br />
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During the [[wikipedia:Iron Age|Iron Age]] the [[wikipedia:English language|Common]] dialect emerged on the continent around the same time that [[Athic people]] began to form as a cultural group. The small Athic kingdoms often engaged in minor conflicts with one another for a period of 6 and a half centuries. By 600 C.E., 5 Kingdoms ruled over the Athic territories: The Kingdoms of Valland, Corraidhín, Donneset, Synegold, and Erthwood.<br />
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By the 2nd century AD, the [[Fabrian Magisterium|Christian faith]] had been introduced among Athic peoples. By the 4th century, several small southern kingdoms had adopted the religion, and as these smaller kingdoms became absorbed into the Kingdoms of Corraidhín and Erthwood, the ruling classes slowly began to adopt them. In the northern Kingdoms of Valland and Synegold, they were actively persecuted by their Kings. This began to lead to tensions between the Kingdoms over time.<br />
=== Athic Crusade ===<br />
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The marriage of King John III of Corraidhín and the daughter and only child of King Vincent IV of Erthwood united the Kingdoms of Corraidhín and Erthwood in 801 A.D. King John III and Queen Margaret gave birth to Duncan of Corraidhín, who ascended the throne in 843 A.D. as King Duncan I of Corraidhín.<br />
[[File:Christian_Conversion_of_the_Saxons.jpg|200px|left|thumb|''Surrender of Henry of Donneset'' by John Margyle, 1836.]]<br />
In 856 A.D., Duncan I gained the political and financial backing of the Catholic Church in Edmond to launch a Holy Crusade against the non-Christian Kingdoms in the north. The Crusade's conquest of the Donneset lasts 3 years, decisively ending when Duncan I descends on King Henry IV of Donneset's army of twelve thousand men with a force of twenty-five thousand men. Attacking from the west, Duncan easily broke the men under King Henry IV, who were guarding the bridges towards the capital of Donneset. Henry IV is captured and the House of Donneset swears fealty to the House of Corraidhín and converts to Christianity.<br />
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After recuperating his forces and mustering another ten thousand from the House of Donneset, Duncan I marched into Valland in 860 A.D., decisively defeating Vallic forces in the [[Massacre of Firth]], where eight thousand Vallic soldiers were surprised early on the 5th of April of that year by an advance force of Duncan's cavalry at the village of Firth. The King of Valland was slain and his first son vanished, presumed killed by the Christian forces. The House of Valland's Queen-consort swore fealty to King Duncan on behalf of the infant second son, and the heir-apparent to the House.<br />
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Duncan's forces attempt to cross into Synegold by crossing westward over the Both River but are stopped by the marshlands and are forced to engage at the strongholds of Clonburrow, Naismur, and Donnehall. Synic King Lawrence VII posts fifteen thousand men at these strongholds, which King Duncan is forced to lay siege too. After several probing attacks, King Duncan attempts to force a crossing Clonburrow in August of 861 but the attack fails. The next year, King Duncan again attacks at Clonburrow but the attacks fail miserably, forcing the King to reevaluate his strategy. Finally, in July of 862, King Duncan's forces breached the gates at Clonburrow and took the fortress, forcing the Synic's to abandon their strongholds at Naismur and Donnehall for a final siege at the capital at Syne. King Duncan lays siege to Syne for 2 years, and the siege finally breaks when a mutiny in the garrison allows Duncan's forces to raze Syne to the ground, leading to the House of Synegold's extinction.<br />
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Following King Duncan's conquest of Athic lands, the Church in Edmond coronated him as ''"Ic Cyng sylfum Æthele,"'' or ''"First King of Æthele,"'' formally uniting the old Athic kingdoms into one state and uniting them all Æthic people under one banner.<br />
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=== Middle Ages ===<br />
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The Athic Crusade saw agricultural output decline significantly, leading to repeated famines, exacerbated by the rapid population growth of the earlier era. The Athic Crusade also disrupted trade throughout the country, especially after the destruction of the large trading city of Syne. Inadvertently, many Æthics on the coastline turned to fishing, an economic industry that still dominates in many coastal villages today. Most devastating, though, was the spread of [[wikipedia:Typhus|typhus]] that decimated the populations of the densely populated cities of Edmond and Jessburrow. Typhus outbreaks continued to affect Æthele for intervals between 1000 and 1450, and claimed the life of [[Lothair II of Æthele|Lothair II]] thirty-five days into his reign in 1294. The horrors of typhus and the seeming inability of the Church to provide relief would lead to a rapid decline of church influence in Æthic politics. By the reign of [[Nicholas II of Æthele|Nicholas II]], the Church's representative in the [[Royal Court of Edmond]] had all but diminished.<br />
[[File:Cathédrale_Autun_02.JPG|200px|right|thumb|The Edmond Cathedral was built between 1163 and 1182 and is a National Landmark.]]<br />
Trade began to recover by 1100. By the 13th century, much of Æthele experienced strong economic growth. The trade routes from the south linked with those of established Æthic ports and eventually the trade routes of the Thalassan Ocean to create a network economy in Æthele. Cities expanded greatly during this period and the Monarchy grew in power while the Church diminished. During this period, the modern commercial infrastructure developed, with double-entry book-keeping, joint stock companies, an international banking system, a systematized foreign exchange market, insurance, and government debt.<br />
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==== Foundation of the Grand Lodge of the Sparrow ====<br />
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As the economy rapidly expanded and more and more citizens began to accumulate wealth, competitive hunting grew as a popular pastime. This resulted in a large economic demand for taxidermists. It was not uncommon for several taxidermists to live in local communities, and at one point it was one of the largest industries. Local fraternities and organizations began to organize gradually after the 11th century, often meeting weekly at night in secluded areas or in Churches.<br />
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The earliest masonic texts each contain some sort of a history of the craft, or mystery, of taxidermy. Twenty-five manuscripts which are known as the [[Belros Collective]] which date back to the 14th century and were discovered in the [[Royal Library of Edmond]] by scholars in the 20th century. The Collective contains the charters of three Lodges in Belros, Vergen and Kessrow and a draft of early masonic ceremonies, but all were turned over to the Grand Lodge. The Grand Lodge of the Sparrow of Æthele was formally chartered in 1392, with 2/3rds of all Lodges represented at the inaugural meeting.<br />
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While it is relatively unknown when the first Æthic King joined the Grand Lodge, however, it is speculated that King [[Lothair IV of Æthele|Lothair IV]] was the first to join the Lodge based on accounts from the time, reportedly doing so in the 1360s. The first King to acknowledge his involvement in the Grand Lodge was [[Malcolm II of Æthele|Malcolm II]], who recorded scheduled meetings with the Grand Master, [[Sir Howard Bercow]], in his private diary. Malcolm II formally appointed the Grand Master of the Grand Lodge to a permanent position in the [[Royal Court of Edmond]], permanently solidifying the political position of the Grand Lodge in Æthic politics.<br />
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=== Enlightenment ===<br />
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==== War of Æthic Succession ====<br />
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Nicholas VIII reigned as King of the Æthics beginning in 1836, upon the death of his father, Wealhmær VI. In 1850, Nicholas married Theodura of Onneria, bringing the Kingdoms of Æthele and [[Onneria]] into a personal union. In 1852, the Allamunic crisis began after a vote by the [[Pan-Allamunnic Union]]'s member-states to form a centralized military, which the Kingdoms of [[Staalmark]] and Onneria protested. They raised armies and marched to besiege Roan, the headquarters of the new Union Army. Honoring his marriage to Theodura, Nicholas VIII mobilized the 1st Army and marched north with 20,000 to join the attack. The Allamunnic conflicts that led to Allamunnic unification began on 12 July 1852, when the [[Siege of Roan (1852 - 1853)|Siege of Roan]] began.<br />
[[File:ÆlfsigeSurrenderÆthele.jpg|200px|left|thumb|Lord Ælfsige surrendering to Nicholas IX at the [[Second Battle of the Marð]].]]<br />
Nicholas VIII was killed in an artillery attack while leading a brigade of men in an attack on the city on 23 February 1853. His closest heirs were his brothers, John and Ælfsige of the Æthic [[House of Corraidhín]], who both disputed and claimed the throne of Æthele.<br />
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Nicholas VIII's death immediately raised questions of succession, as he had left no successor to the throne; an Æthic custom if the Monarch has no children. Both of Nicholas' brothers, John and Ælfsige, determined they were to inherit the throne, leading to a political crisis which the [[House of Delegates of Æthele|House of Delegates]] was unable to resolve. Acting on the stalemate, Ælfsige gained the backing of the two largest houses, the House of Valland and the House of Donneset, to support him in seizing power. He was coronated King of the Æthics in Kleeds on 7 July 1953, taking the regal name Ælfsige IV. The House of Delegates dissolved itself three days later when John himself was coronated King in Edmond, taking the regal name Nicholas IX. Nicholas gained the support of the smaller houses of Meadwine, Ealdgyð and Dáire.<br />
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Both Houses quickly raised volunteer armies that fought mostly in the Sneerabd over the course of four years, with battles fought in open farmland with large cavalry engagement. Intense combat left 50,000 to 70,000 people dead.<br />
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The war effectively ended in August, 1862, when Ælfsige was captured and surrendered to Nicholas at the [[Second Battle of the Marð]]. Ælfsige's units quickly dissolved. Much of the Sneerabd's infrastructure was destroyed, especially the transportation systems and agriculture. Ælfsige was banned from court, had his titles stripped and was imprisoned for life in Edmond. He died in prison in 1879. The Lords who supported him were banned from court and their families placed under house arrest for 25 years.<br />
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=== Industrial Revolution ===<br />
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Modern production methods began to spread into Æthele during the 1830s and 1840s. Average income and population began to exhibit unprecedented sustained growth. This increase in the standard of living for the general population began to increase consistently for the first time in Æthele's history, and populations in the cities began to increase dramatically.<br />
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Cities had to modernize quickly to avoid large outbreaks of disease, and the first modern sewage systems began to be developed in the 1840s. Hospitals were set up and sanitation laws went into effect. The [[Great Fire of Edmond]] destroyed much of the northern part of the city, including the historic cultural center of the city and the [[National Opera House]], which had been built five years earlier.<br />
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The House of Delegates abandoned the old electoral system in 1866 and passed the [[Elections Act of 1866]], which created a [[wikipedia:Fixed term election|fixed term elections system]]. The rise of the [[Rúm Gaderwist|Rúm]] as a strong political party dominated much of 19th-century Æthic politics.<br />
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[[wikipedia:Communism|Shraderism]] spread to Æthele in the 1870s, with the founding of [[Þéodlic Schraeydd Forfhere]], the Shraderist political party which stood for elections in [[Æthic general election, 1880|1880]], [[Æthic general election, 1885|1885]], [[Æthic general election, 1890|1890]] and [[Æthic general election, 1895|1895]]. It abandoned electoral politics and did not field candidates in the [[Æthic general election, 1900|1900]] election, resorting to demonstrations and protests.<br />
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==== Æthic Civil War ====<br />
[[File:Osteraufstand_-_Dublin_-_Barrikade.jpg|200px|right|thumb|Barricades erected in Edmond in the first days of the Æthic Civil War.]]<br />
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On February 13th, 1920, Shraderist organizations led by Harold Collins and the [[Þéodlic Schraeydd Forfhere]] launched a national uprising in the large industrial centers of Edmond and Belros in the Becumescedeland. A State of Emergency was declared at 9:00 am on the 14th by Lord Minister [[Kenneth Bolton]], and the National Army mobilized to respond to the uprising at the [[Kellenscastel]]. By the 16th, the ÞSF had raised over 20,000 volunteers to fight the National Army. The uprising in Edmond had failed by April 27th, but a garrison of 6,000 in Belros repelled attacks from National Army units before being reinforced by countryside battalions, bolstering the garrison to 15,000.<br />
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Monarchist forces were raised by King [[Nicholas XI]] and [[Siege of Belros|laid siege]] to Belros for a 3-year siege. Collins launched a guerrilla campaign in the Sneereabd which inflicted heavy casualties on Monarchist forces and the National Army. Air raids and heavy artillery were launched in open campaigns for the first time in Æthic history. On July 13th, 1922, Collins engaged the IX Corps of the National Army at the [[Battle of Gardner's Fork]] and was decisively defeated, partially in thanks to air bombardment by the National Army and the first employment of tanks in Æthic history. After losing a majority of his men, Collins abandoned the remainder of the force to join the resistance in Belros.<br />
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The resistance in Belros lasted for 7 more months before the main lines to the south of the city were breached by a large assault of tanks and infantry on February 1st. Collins surrendered the city 4 days later. He was tried and later executed and the ÞSF was permanently dissolved.<br />
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=== Contemporary history ===<br />
[[File:ÆthicCrisisKleeds.jpg|200px|right|thumb|Æthic soldiers chasing a ÆFM child soldier in Kleeds, July 1966.]]<br />
:''See also: [[Æthic crisis]]''<br />
Following the conclusion of the civil war, [[Nicholas XI of Æthele|Nicholas XI]] often opposed progressive movements that he viewed as backed by remnants of the ÞSF. Æthic troops were often deployed to break strikes and shut down labor movements throughout the 1930s and 1940s. Following his death in 1941, his son, [[Nicholas XII of Æthele|Nicholas XII]], continued these efforts. [[Blódegesa]] took place on 21 June 1954. The event took place when Nicholas XII ordered troops to the Royal University of Edmond where a demonstration of 100 students and faculty demanding more democratic rights took place. The troops fired on the crowd, killing 9 students and 2 professors. This launched the Æthic crisis, as a loose coalition of left-wing militants launched the [[Æthic Free Movement]] (ÆFM), which called for increased democratization of the country. Royalist supporters fought ÆFM militants throughout the country in a crisis which claimed over 15,000 lives and lasted until 1968, when the House of Delegates resolved an end to the conflict by negotiating the May 15 Ceasefire and passing the [[Acts of Elections and Democratic Rule]], which diminished the power of the monarch by stripping them of their power over the military and in political affairs, in addition to lowering the voting age and removing voting restrictions.<br />
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Following the death of Nicholas XII, King [[Wealhmær VII of Æthele|Wealhmær VII]] ascended to the throne. During Wealhmær's reign, he championed democratic and social reforms, which inadvertently restored the Monarchy's influence as a political institution in the country. The House of Delegates reinstated powers of the monarch taken away during Nicholas XII. An economic revival took place in the late 1980s and early 1990s, heightened by the invention of the internet and increased globalization. Good economic times were widespread for several sectors, and new industries such as especially solar power and internet services, flourished. Tourist travel increased and housing construction reached an all-time high.<br />
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Following the death of Wealhmær VII on 12 July 2001, [[Malcom IV of Æthele|Malcom IV]] ascended to the throne. The Rúm was reelected to the majority in the House of Delegates for the first time in decades, under Lord Douglas Wynstonn. Labor unions, while already existing in Æthele during the 1920s, grew very rapidly during this time, often gaining large membership and attaining full funding through its members.<br />
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== Geography, wildlife, and environment ==<br />
[[File:Rheinzusammenfluss.JPG|200px|right|thumb|The Both River in the Flintscedelands.]]<br />
Æthele is divided into three geographic regions: the Becumescedeland (Æthic: Reachland) in the south, dominated by rivers and dense forests; Sneereabd (Æthic: Midcountry) in the center with flat, rolling plains and Flintscedelands (Æthic: Rocklands) in the north.<br />
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Most of Æthele has a generally mild climate, though there is significant variation given the variety of landscapes across the country. The Sneereabd has a humid continental climate throughout the region with extremes of both heat and cold. Heavy snowfall occurs from late November to late February every year, however annual snowfall on highway mountain passes in the Flintscedelands rival some of the snowiest cities in Æthele, which can result in hazardous driving conditions.<br />
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=== Wildlife ===<br />
[[File:Megaloceros_Species.jpg|200px|right|thumb|Hunting has led to the extinction of 7 species of deer native to Æthele.]]<br />
Æthele is home to a wide variety of wildlife. [[wikipedia:Deer|Deer]], [[wikipedia:elk|elk]], [[wikipedia:mountain goats|mountain goats]], [[wikipedia:marmots|marmots]], [[wikipedia:beavers|beavers]], [[wikipedia:muskrats|muskrats]], [[wikipedia:coyotes|coyotes]], [[wikipedia:wolves|wolves]], [[wikipedia:swans|swans]], [[wikipedia:loons|loons]], [[wikipedia:hawks|hawks]], [[wikipedia:owls|owls]], [[wikipedia:ravens|ravens]], [[wikipedia:harlequin ducks|harlequin ducks]], and many other sorts of ducks. Smaller birds ([[wikipedia:robins|robins]], [[wikipedia:jays|jays]], and so on) also abound thanks to the country's climate.<br />
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Many healthy populations of fish are present, including [[wikipedia:salmonids|salmonids]] such as several species of [[wikipedia:salmon|salmon]] and [[wikipedia:trout|trout]]. On the coast, [[wikipedia:harbour seals|harbour seals]] and [[Æthic western otter|river otters]] are common. It is not uncommon for whales to be spotted of the Æthic coastline as Æthele's waters are near migratory patterns for many species of whale. <br />
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Due to the country's traditional hunting practices, human presence in Æthele has led to the extinction of 17 mammal species including [[Æthic caribou]], [[Æthic monk seal]]s, and 4 species of birds, including the [[Edmond pigeon]] and the [[Æthic stork]].<br />
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== Demographics ==<br />
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=== Population ===<br />
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Æthele's population in the 2010 National Census was 11,143,523. Of this ground, 4,423,142 Æthics were between ages 0 and 20, 4,523,998 Æthics were between ages 20 and 60, and 2,196,383 Æthics were over 60. The population of Æthele is dominated by the [[Æthic people|Æthic ethnic group]], who comprise of 8,589,091 or 77% of the population. 1,448,658, or 13% of Æthic citizens responded that they were of Lyncanestrian descent, and 1,105,774, or 10% responded they were of Ottonian descent.<br />
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Æthele reports positive immigration numbers, estimating that around 11,000 people immigrate to Æthele every year.<br />
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=== Language ===<br />
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Æthele's national language is a [[wikipedia:Mercian dialect|specific version of the Common language]]. The language developed with the Æthic ethnic group. [[wikipedia:English language|Ottonian]] is also commonly spoken in Æthele. [[Audonic language|Audonic]] is also spoken in communities bordering Lyncanestria. The National Curriculum required Æthic to be taught in schools across the country, and the Ministry of Education reports that Ottonian is one of the nation's largest taken elective course of the National Curriculum.<br />
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Freedom of religion is recognized as part of the Æthic Constitution. Approximately 70% of Æthele's population is [[Fabrian Magisterium|Catholic]]. The remaining 4% of Æthele's Christians are [[wikipedia:Protestantism|Protestant]]. [[wikipedia:Judaism|Judaism]] is the second largest religion in Æthele, and [[wikipedia:Islam|Islam]] the third largest. Non-religious people account for 2% of Æthics.<br />
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Christianity and Judaism first reached Æthele around the same time, around the 2nd century. The [[Archdiocese of Edmond]] was first founded in Edmond in 900, preceding the [[Athic Mission]]. The highest ranking spiritual leader in Æthele is the Archbishop of Edmond, [[Stanley James]].<br />
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=== Health ===<br />
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[[Folclic Eftbót Ambehtness]] (FEA) is the country's national healthcare service since 1969. Public healthcare is available and free to all permanent residents in Æthele. Private health insurance is available for alternative methods of treatment. Æthic obesity rates have hovered around 15% for the last 20 years.<br />
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Folclic Eftbót Ambehtness is managed by a large central bureaucracy, and the service covers primary care, in-patient care, long-term healthcare, psychiatric care and treatments, ophthalmology, and dentistry. Prior to the FEA, healthcare coverage plans were administered by private insurance companies.<br />
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=== Education ===<br />
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Æthele has many public institutions of higher education. The University of Edmond State University of Edmond City College - East Campus is the largest public university in Æthele, offering courses in all fields and providing a well funded and well received mandatory program introducing attendees to paying taxes, voting and all forms of political philosophy. There are also local community colleges with generally more open admission policies, shorter academic programs, and lower tuition. Of Æthics twenty-five and older, 68.9% graduated from college and 7.6% attended law schools. The basic literacy rate is approximately 99%.<br />
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Æthele has an established structure of foreign relations. It is a member state of the [[North Ajaxi Treaty Alliance]], contributing annually to the defense pact in a variety of ways. A majority of Ajaxi nations have embassies in Edmond. The officially stated goals of the foreign policy of the Kingdom of Æthele are mentioned in the ''Directory of Foreign Conduct'' of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, are "to advance Æthele's status as a democratic state, open to economic investment and growth, and to sustain a secure and prosperous world for the benefit of the Æthic people and the international community".<br />
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== Economy ==<br />
[[File:Downtown_Milwaukee_from_the_Milwaukee_River.jpg|200px|right|thumb|Kleeds is considered a large financial market and houses the largest stock exchange in Æthele.]]<br />
The economy of Æthele is a [[wikipedia:Developed country|highly developed]] [[wikipedia:social market economy|social market economy]]. The service sector contributes around 60% of the total GDP, industry 11%, and agriculture 29%. Exports account for 39% of national output. The top 7 exports of Æthele are food products, vehicle products, electronics, alcohol, organic chemicals, home decor products. Tourism is a popular regional industry in Sneereabd with it's seasonal food and beer festivals. The large annual international trade fairs, and congresses are held in several Æthic cities such as Edmond, Kleeds, and Hannstead.<br />
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== Infrastructure ==<br />
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=== Transportation ===<br />
[[File:ÆtheleTrolley.png|200px|right|thumb|The Municipal Transit Service in Edmond.]]<br />
Transportation played a large role in the industrial development of Æthele. The Nónfær, the nine highways that extend through Æthele from Becumescedeland to the Flintscedelands, were built between 1930 and 1955. Æthele is served by two international airports, the largest being in Edmond, and 4 regional airports. Æthele has an extensive passenger and freight rail transportation network. Passenger rail services were nationalized in 1974 and were incorporated into the [[Þéodlic Cregelád Ambehtness]], or National Rail Service.<br />
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Streetcars, known as lanucræts are famous throughout large cities in Æthele. The lanucræts first launched in Edmond in 1901. 39% of Æthics living in major cities use lanucræts to get to work every day and streetcar systems operate in all of 4 major cities, governed by municipal transit authorities.<br />
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=== Energy ===<br />
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Æthele imports 60% of its primary energy from neighboring countries. In 2016, 45% of the energy created in Æthele was nuclear power, 31% of energy came from hydro-electric and 24% came from natural gas. Æthele committed to emissions reductions in 2015, agreeing to phase out nuclear power by 2030 through investments in renewable energy and waste-to-energy initiatives.<br />
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=== Water supply and sanitation ===<br />
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Water is not scarce in Æthele, except for occasional localized droughts. Responsibility for water supply and sanitation provision lies with municipalities, which are regulated by the national government. Professional associations and utility associations play an important role in the sector. More than 99 percent of users are connected to a public water supply system. The remainder is served by private wells. Water supply in Æthele is continuous, at good pressure, and drinking water quality is excellent, ensured by universal municipal compliance with national drinking water directives. Wastewater treatment is universal. 97 percent of municipal wastewater is treated according to the most recent government study (2013) including nutrient elimination, a much higher percentage.<br />
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[[File:NeelysBeer2018logo.png|200px|right|thumb|Neely's Brewery was first founded in Jessburrow in 1821 and is the most bought beer in Æthele.]]<br />
Jessburrow has been home to over 50 breweries and over 100 brewing companies throughout the course of its history. Of these, several major breweries grew during the 1830s and several beer giants emerged in Æthele including [[Neele & Bolton Brewing Co.|Neele & Bolton]], [[Dunstan's Brewing Co.|Dunstan Brew]], [[Ælfnod's Brewing Co.|Ælfnod's]] and [[Leof's Brewing Co.|Leof's Gold]].<br />
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A large portion of farming communities in the Sneereabd means that poultry and dairy farming is a strong local industry, with about 14,000 poultry farms and 20,000 dairy farms nationwide. [[wikipedia:Steak and eggs|Steak and eggs]] is considered one of the largest consumed dishes in Æthele.<br />
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Seasonal food festivals are a popular tradition. [[Bæftanlencten]] is a popular festival celebrated the weekend after Easter, complemented by parades and large festivals celebrating the beginning of the growing season and the featuring of many seasonal winter beers. The [[Hærfesttídonsymbelnes]] is the autumn celebration celebrated during the first weekend of October, which features summer foods, eating competition and summer beers. Approximately 85% of Æthics celebrate these holidays every year.<br />
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=== Literature, art and philosophy ===<br />
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Æthele has always been a country of poets, writers, and novelists. It was the home of novelists Rudyard Brenton, Cedric Margyle, Themla Rafferty, and Carissa Spring, of poets Sidney Keely, Jamie Keaton, Ryan Wiley, and Nicholas Brooks, and of famous playwright Malcolm Pons.<br />
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=== Music ===<br />
Various styles of music are popular in Æthele from the indigenous folk music of Æthele to heavy metal. Notable composers of classical music from Æthele include Jamie Byrd and Phillip Starney. Jessburrow is considered the music center of the country, with several Æthic rock bands coming from there including [[The Townies]], [[Past Noon]] and [[The Underground]] and notable singers such as [[Ed Lambert]] and [[Marcy Downes]].<br />
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=== Sports ===<br />
[[wikipedia:The Massachusetts Game|Gamenclywb]] is the national sport of Æthele. The Gamenclywb Gefégnes is the national association for gamenclywb. Other sports popular in Æthele are [[wikipedia:Association football|association football]] and [[wikipedia:rugby|rugby]].<br />
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Public media accounts for 45% of the Æthic media market, dominated by [[Æthic Spell Gegylda]] (ASG). Æthic Spell Gegylda is Æthele's publicly funded radio, television and Internet broadcasting service launched in 1933. There are currently fifty-five television channels and hundreds of local radio stations in Æthele. ASG controls the top four national television channels (ASG 1-4, with the next ten channels dominated by private national news corporations. The remaining networks are reserved for private use. Edmond dominates the media sector in Æthele. The Æthic publishing sector, including books, directories and databases, journals, magazines, and business media, newspapers and news agencies, employs around 55,000 people.</div>Demphorhttps://iiwiki.us/mediawiki/index.php?title=%C3%86thele&diff=100543Æthele2019-08-13T19:50:44Z<p>Demphor: /* Transportation */</p>
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In ancient times, the territories making up modern day Æthele were divided up into a [[wikipedia:heptarchy|heptarchy]] of minor, Anglo-Saxon states connected by a common language, customs, and traditions. After centuries of disunity, these states were unified in 865 CE by the Roman Catholic King [[Duncan of Æthele|Duncan]] of Corraidhín. After centuries of direct rule, the [[King of Æthele]] steadily relinquished power to the [[House of Delegates of Æthelse|House of Delegates]] led by a [[Lord Minister of Æthele|Lord Minister]]. The King of Æthele is [[Malcom IV of Æthele|Malcom IV]] and the Lord Minister is [[Douglass Wynstonn]].<br />
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In the early 20th century, a [[Æthic Civil War|civil war]] between the monarchy and communist forces in the southwest of the country from 1920 - 1923 was crushed by the monarchy. The country grew from an agricultural state to a larger industrial power starting in the 1950s with new advancements in key technical industries, particularly aerospace industry, the arms industry, and the manufacturing side of the software industry.<br />
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Æthele boasts the largest organized fraternal order in [[Ajax]], noted in the [[Grand Lodge of the Sparrow]], a union of local fraternities of taxidermists.<br />
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== Etymology ==<br />
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The name ''Æthele'' derives from the original [[wikipedia:Mercian dialect|Common]] term for the geographic area of Æthele, ''Atheland'', a name given to the [[Athic people]], an ethnic group that predated modern day [[Æthic people|Æthics]].<br />
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== History ==<br />
=== Bronze Age ===<br />
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During the last glacial period, and up until about 13,000 years ago, most of Æthele was covered with ice, most of the time. There is no evidence of any humans being in Æthele before Mesolithic people arrived between 6,000 BC and 5,000 BC.<br />
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From about 4,500 BC Neolithic settlers arrived introducing housing cultures and stone monuments. The [[wikipedia:Bronze Age|Bronze Age]] – defined by the use of metal – began around 2,500 BC, with technology changing people's everyday lives during this period through innovations such as the wheel, harnessing oxen, weaving textiles, brewing alcohol, and skillful metalworking, which produced new weapons and tools, along with fine gold decoration and jewelry, such as brooches and torcs.<br />
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=== Classical Era ===<br />
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During the [[wikipedia:Iron Age|Iron Age]] the [[wikipedia:English language|Common]] dialect emerged on the continent around the same time that [[Athic people]] began to form as a cultural group. The small Athic kingdoms often engaged in minor conflicts with one another for a period of 6 and a half centuries. By 600 C.E., 5 Kingdoms ruled over the Athic territories: The Kingdoms of Valland, Corraidhín, Donneset, Synegold, and Erthwood.<br />
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By the 2nd century AD, the [[Fabrian Magisterium|Christian faith]] had been introduced among Athic peoples. By the 4th century, several small southern kingdoms had adopted the religion, and as these smaller kingdoms became absorbed into the Kingdoms of Corraidhín and Erthwood, the ruling classes slowly began to adopt them. In the northern Kingdoms of Valland and Synegold, they were actively persecuted by their Kings. This began to lead to tensions between the Kingdoms over time.<br />
=== Athic Crusade ===<br />
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The marriage of King John III of Corraidhín and the daughter and only child of King Vincent IV of Erthwood united the Kingdoms of Corraidhín and Erthwood in 801 A.D. King John III and Queen Margaret gave birth to Duncan of Corraidhín, who ascended the throne in 843 A.D. as King Duncan I of Corraidhín.<br />
[[File:Christian_Conversion_of_the_Saxons.jpg|200px|left|thumb|''Surrender of Henry of Donneset'' by John Margyle, 1836.]]<br />
In 856 A.D., Duncan I gained the political and financial backing of the Catholic Church in Edmond to launch a Holy Crusade against the non-Christian Kingdoms in the north. The Crusade's conquest of the Donneset lasts 3 years, decisively ending when Duncan I descends on King Henry IV of Donneset's army of twelve thousand men with a force of twenty-five thousand men. Attacking from the west, Duncan easily broke the men under King Henry IV, who were guarding the bridges towards the capital of Donneset. Henry IV is captured and the House of Donneset swears fealty to the House of Corraidhín and converts to Christianity.<br />
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After recuperating his forces and mustering another ten thousand from the House of Donneset, Duncan I marched into Valland in 860 A.D., decisively defeating Vallic forces in the [[Massacre of Firth]], where eight thousand Vallic soldiers were surprised early on the 5th of April of that year by an advance force of Duncan's cavalry at the village of Firth. The King of Valland was slain and his first son vanished, presumed killed by the Christian forces. The House of Valland's Queen-consort swore fealty to King Duncan on behalf of the infant second son, and the heir-apparent to the House.<br />
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Duncan's forces attempt to cross into Synegold by crossing westward over the Both River but are stopped by the marshlands and are forced to engage at the strongholds of Clonburrow, Naismur, and Donnehall. Synic King Lawrence VII posts fifteen thousand men at these strongholds, which King Duncan is forced to lay siege too. After several probing attacks, King Duncan attempts to force a crossing Clonburrow in August of 861 but the attack fails. The next year, King Duncan again attacks at Clonburrow but the attacks fail miserably, forcing the King to reevaluate his strategy. Finally, in July of 862, King Duncan's forces breached the gates at Clonburrow and took the fortress, forcing the Synic's to abandon their strongholds at Naismur and Donnehall for a final siege at the capital at Syne. King Duncan lays siege to Syne for 2 years, and the siege finally breaks when a mutiny in the garrison allows Duncan's forces to raze Syne to the ground, leading to the House of Synegold's extinction.<br />
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Following King Duncan's conquest of Athic lands, the Church in Edmond coronated him as ''"Ic Cyng sylfum Æthele,"'' or ''"First King of Æthele,"'' formally uniting the old Athic kingdoms into one state and uniting them all Æthic people under one banner.<br />
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=== Middle Ages ===<br />
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The Athic Crusade saw agricultural output decline significantly, leading to repeated famines, exacerbated by the rapid population growth of the earlier era. The Athic Crusade also disrupted trade throughout the country, especially after the destruction of the large trading city of Syne. Inadvertently, many Æthics on the coastline turned to fishing, an economic industry that still dominates in many coastal villages today. Most devastating, though, was the spread of [[wikipedia:Typhus|typhus]] that decimated the populations of the densely populated cities of Edmond and Jessburrow. Typhus outbreaks continued to affect Æthele for intervals between 1000 and 1450, and claimed the life of [[Lothair II of Æthele|Lothair II]] thirty-five days into his reign in 1294. The horrors of typhus and the seeming inability of the Church to provide relief would lead to a rapid decline of church influence in Æthic politics. By the reign of [[Nicholas II of Æthele|Nicholas II]], the Church's representative in the [[Royal Court of Edmond]] had all but diminished.<br />
[[File:Cathédrale_Autun_02.JPG|200px|right|thumb|The Edmond Cathedral was built between 1163 and 1182 and is a National Landmark.]]<br />
Trade began to recover by 1100. By the 13th century, much of Æthele experienced strong economic growth. The trade routes from the south linked with those of established Æthic ports and eventually the trade routes of the Thalassan Ocean to create a network economy in Æthele. Cities expanded greatly during this period and the Monarchy grew in power while the Church diminished. During this period, the modern commercial infrastructure developed, with double-entry book-keeping, joint stock companies, an international banking system, a systematized foreign exchange market, insurance, and government debt.<br />
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==== Foundation of the Grand Lodge of the Sparrow ====<br />
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As the economy rapidly expanded and more and more citizens began to accumulate wealth, competitive hunting grew as a popular pastime. This resulted in a large economic demand for taxidermists. It was not uncommon for several taxidermists to live in local communities, and at one point it was one of the largest industries. Local fraternities and organizations began to organize gradually after the 11th century, often meeting weekly at night in secluded areas or in Churches.<br />
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The earliest masonic texts each contain some sort of a history of the craft, or mystery, of taxidermy. Twenty-five manuscripts which are known as the [[Belros Collective]] which date back to the 14th century and were discovered in the [[Royal Library of Edmond]] by scholars in the 20th century. The Collective contains the charters of three Lodges in Belros, Vergen and Kessrow and a draft of early masonic ceremonies, but all were turned over to the Grand Lodge. The Grand Lodge of the Sparrow of Æthele was formally chartered in 1392, with 2/3rds of all Lodges represented at the inaugural meeting.<br />
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While it is relatively unknown when the first Æthic King joined the Grand Lodge, however, it is speculated that King [[Lothair IV of Æthele|Lothair IV]] was the first to join the Lodge based on accounts from the time, reportedly doing so in the 1360s. The first King to acknowledge his involvement in the Grand Lodge was [[Malcolm II of Æthele|Malcolm II]], who recorded scheduled meetings with the Grand Master, [[Sir Howard Bercow]], in his private diary. Malcolm II formally appointed the Grand Master of the Grand Lodge to a permanent position in the [[Royal Court of Edmond]], permanently solidifying the political position of the Grand Lodge in Æthic politics.<br />
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=== Enlightenment ===<br />
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==== War of Æthic Succession ====<br />
:''See also: [[War of Æthic Succession]], [[Allamunnic Wars of Unification]]''<br />
Nicholas VIII reigned as King of the Æthics beginning in 1836, upon the death of his father, Wealhmær VI. In 1850, Nicholas married Theodura of Onneria, bringing the Kingdoms of Æthele and [[Onneria]] into a personal union. In 1852, the Allamunic crisis began after a vote by the [[Pan-Allamunnic Union]]'s member-states to form a centralized military, which the Kingdoms of [[Staalmark]] and Onneria protested. They raised armies and marched to besiege Roan, the headquarters of the new Union Army. Honoring his marriage to Theodura, Nicholas VIII mobilized the 1st Army and marched north with 20,000 to join the attack. The Allamunnic conflicts that led to Allamunnic unification began on 12 July 1852, when the [[Siege of Roan (1852 - 1853)|Siege of Roan]] began.<br />
[[File:ÆlfsigeSurrenderÆthele.jpg|200px|left|thumb|Lord Ælfsige surrendering to Nicholas IX at the [[Second Battle of the Marð]].]]<br />
Nicholas VIII was killed in an artillery attack while leading a brigade of men in an attack on the city on 23 February 1853. His closest heirs were his brothers, John and Ælfsige of the Æthic [[House of Corraidhín]], who both disputed and claimed the throne of Æthele.<br />
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Nicholas VIII's death immediately raised questions of succession, as he had left no successor to the throne; an Æthic custom if the Monarch has no children. Both of Nicholas' brothers, John and Ælfsige, determined they were to inherit the throne, leading to a political crisis which the [[House of Delegates of Æthele|House of Delegates]] was unable to resolve. Acting on the stalemate, Ælfsige gained the backing of the two largest houses, the House of Valland and the House of Donneset, to support him in seizing power. He was coronated King of the Æthics in Kleeds on 7 July 1953, taking the regal name Ælfsige IV. The House of Delegates dissolved itself three days later when John himself was coronated King in Edmond, taking the regal name Nicholas IX. Nicholas gained the support of the smaller houses of Meadwine, Ealdgyð and Dáire.<br />
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Both Houses quickly raised volunteer armies that fought mostly in the Sneerabd over the course of four years, with battles fought in open farmland with large cavalry engagement. Intense combat left 50,000 to 70,000 people dead.<br />
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The war effectively ended in August, 1862, when Ælfsige was captured and surrendered to Nicholas at the [[Second Battle of the Marð]]. Ælfsige's units quickly dissolved. Much of the Sneerabd's infrastructure was destroyed, especially the transportation systems and agriculture. Ælfsige was banned from court, had his titles stripped and was imprisoned for life in Edmond. He died in prison in 1879. The Lords who supported him were banned from court and their families placed under house arrest for 25 years.<br />
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=== Industrial Revolution ===<br />
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Modern production methods began to spread into Æthele during the 1830s and 1840s. Average income and population began to exhibit unprecedented sustained growth. This increase in the standard of living for the general population began to increase consistently for the first time in Æthele's history, and populations in the cities began to increase dramatically.<br />
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Cities had to modernize quickly to avoid large outbreaks of disease, and the first modern sewage systems began to be developed in the 1840s. Hospitals were set up and sanitation laws went into effect. The [[Great Fire of Edmond]] destroyed much of the northern part of the city, including the historic cultural center of the city and the [[National Opera House]], which had been built five years earlier.<br />
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The House of Delegates abandoned the old electoral system in 1866 and passed the [[Elections Act of 1866]], which created a [[wikipedia:Fixed term election|fixed term elections system]]. The rise of the [[Rúm Gaderwist|Rúm]] as a strong political party dominated much of 19th-century Æthic politics.<br />
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[[wikipedia:Communism|Shraderism]] spread to Æthele in the 1870s, with the founding of [[Þéodlic Schraeydd Forfhere]], the Shraderist political party which stood for elections in [[Æthic general election, 1880|1880]], [[Æthic general election, 1885|1885]], [[Æthic general election, 1890|1890]] and [[Æthic general election, 1895|1895]]. It abandoned electoral politics and did not field candidates in the [[Æthic general election, 1900|1900]] election, resorting to demonstrations and protests.<br />
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=== 20th century ===<br />
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==== Æthic Civil War ====<br />
[[File:Osteraufstand_-_Dublin_-_Barrikade.jpg|200px|right|thumb|Barricades erected in Edmond in the first days of the Æthic Civil War.]]<br />
:''See also: [[Æthic Civil War]]''<br />
On February 13th, 1920, Shraderist organizations led by Harold Collins and the [[Þéodlic Schraeydd Forfhere]] launched a national uprising in the large industrial centers of Edmond and Belros in the Becumescedeland. A State of Emergency was declared at 9:00 am on the 14th by Lord Minister [[Kenneth Bolton]], and the National Army mobilized to respond to the uprising at the [[Kellenscastel]]. By the 16th, the ÞSF had raised over 20,000 volunteers to fight the National Army. The uprising in Edmond had failed by April 27th, but a garrison of 6,000 in Belros repelled attacks from National Army units before being reinforced by countryside battalions, bolstering the garrison to 15,000.<br />
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Monarchist forces were raised by King [[Nicholas XI]] and [[Siege of Belros|laid siege]] to Belros for a 3-year siege. Collins launched a guerrilla campaign in the Sneereabd which inflicted heavy casualties on Monarchist forces and the National Army. Air raids and heavy artillery were launched in open campaigns for the first time in Æthic history. On July 13th, 1922, Collins engaged the IX Corps of the National Army at the [[Battle of Gardner's Fork]] and was decisively defeated, partially in thanks to air bombardment by the National Army and the first employment of tanks in Æthic history. After losing a majority of his men, Collins abandoned the remainder of the force to join the resistance in Belros.<br />
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The resistance in Belros lasted for 7 more months before the main lines to the south of the city were breached by a large assault of tanks and infantry on February 1st. Collins surrendered the city 4 days later. He was tried and later executed and the ÞSF was permanently dissolved.<br />
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=== Contemporary history ===<br />
[[File:ÆthicCrisisKleeds.jpg|200px|right|thumb|Æthic soldiers chasing a ÆFM child soldier in Kleeds, July 1966.]]<br />
:''See also: [[Æthic crisis]]''<br />
Following the conclusion of the civil war, [[Nicholas XI of Æthele|Nicholas XI]] often opposed progressive movements that he viewed as backed by remnants of the ÞSF. Æthic troops were often deployed to break strikes and shut down labor movements throughout the 1930s and 1940s. Following his death in 1941, his son, [[Nicholas XII of Æthele|Nicholas XII]], continued these efforts. [[Blódegesa]] took place on 21 June 1954. The event took place when Nicholas XII ordered troops to the Royal University of Edmond where a demonstration of 100 students and faculty demanding more democratic rights took place. The troops fired on the crowd, killing 9 students and 2 professors. This launched the Æthic crisis, as a loose coalition of left-wing militants launched the [[Æthic Free Movement]] (ÆFM), which called for increased democratization of the country. Royalist supporters fought ÆFM militants throughout the country in a crisis which claimed over 15,000 lives and lasted until 1968, when the House of Delegates resolved an end to the conflict by negotiating the May 15 Ceasefire and passing the [[Acts of Elections and Democratic Rule]], which diminished the power of the monarch by stripping them of their power over the military and in political affairs, in addition to lowering the voting age and removing voting restrictions.<br />
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Following the death of Nicholas XII, King [[Wealhmær VII of Æthele|Wealhmær VII]] ascended to the throne. During Wealhmær's reign, he championed democratic and social reforms, which inadvertently restored the Monarchy's influence as a political institution in the country. The House of Delegates reinstated powers of the monarch taken away during Nicholas XII. An economic revival took place in the late 1980s and early 1990s, heightened by the invention of the internet and increased globalization. Good economic times were widespread for several sectors, and new industries such as especially solar power and internet services, flourished. Tourist travel increased and housing construction reached an all-time high.<br />
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Following the death of Wealhmær VII on 12 July 2001, [[Malcom IV of Æthele|Malcom IV]] ascended to the throne. The Rúm was reelected to the majority in the House of Delegates for the first time in decades, under Lord Douglas Wynstonn. Labor unions, while already existing in Æthele during the 1920s, grew very rapidly during this time, often gaining large membership and attaining full funding through its members.<br />
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== Geography, wildlife, and environment ==<br />
[[File:Rheinzusammenfluss.JPG|200px|right|thumb|The Both River in the Flintscedelands.]]<br />
Æthele is divided into three geographic regions: the Becumescedeland (Æthic: Reachland) in the south, dominated by rivers and dense forests; Sneereabd (Æthic: Midcountry) in the center with flat, rolling plains and Flintscedelands (Æthic: Rocklands) in the north.<br />
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Most of Æthele has a generally mild climate, though there is significant variation given the variety of landscapes across the country. The Sneereabd has a humid continental climate throughout the region with extremes of both heat and cold. Heavy snowfall occurs from late November to late February every year, however annual snowfall on highway mountain passes in the Flintscedelands rival some of the snowiest cities in Æthele, which can result in hazardous driving conditions.<br />
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=== Wildlife ===<br />
[[File:Megaloceros_Species.jpg|200px|right|thumb|Hunting has led to the extinction of 7 species of deer native to Æthele.]]<br />
Æthele is home to a wide variety of wildlife. [[wikipedia:Deer|Deer]], [[wikipedia:elk|elk]], [[wikipedia:mountain goats|mountain goats]], [[wikipedia:marmots|marmots]], [[wikipedia:beavers|beavers]], [[wikipedia:muskrats|muskrats]], [[wikipedia:coyotes|coyotes]], [[wikipedia:wolves|wolves]], [[wikipedia:swans|swans]], [[wikipedia:loons|loons]], [[wikipedia:hawks|hawks]], [[wikipedia:owls|owls]], [[wikipedia:ravens|ravens]], [[wikipedia:harlequin ducks|harlequin ducks]], and many other sorts of ducks. Smaller birds ([[wikipedia:robins|robins]], [[wikipedia:jays|jays]], and so on) also abound thanks to the country's climate.<br />
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Many healthy populations of fish are present, including [[wikipedia:salmonids|salmonids]] such as several species of [[wikipedia:salmon|salmon]] and [[wikipedia:trout|trout]]. On the coast, [[wikipedia:harbour seals|harbour seals]] and [[Æthic western otter|river otters]] are common. It is not uncommon for whales to be spotted of the Æthic coastline as Æthele's waters are near migratory patterns for many species of whale. <br />
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Due to the country's traditional hunting practices, human presence in Æthele has led to the extinction of 17 mammal species including [[Æthic caribou]], [[Æthic monk seal]]s, and 4 species of birds, including the [[Edmond pigeon]] and the [[Æthic stork]].<br />
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== Demographics ==<br />
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=== Population ===<br />
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Æthele's population in the 2010 National Census was 11,143,523. Of this ground, 4,423,142 Æthics were between ages 0 and 20, 4,523,998 Æthics were between ages 20 and 60, and 2,196,383 Æthics were over 60. The population of Æthele is dominated by the [[Æthic people|Æthic ethnic group]], who comprise of 8,589,091 or 77% of the population. 1,448,658, or 13% of Æthic citizens responded that they were of Lyncanestrian descent, and 1,105,774, or 10% responded they were of Ottonian descent.<br />
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Æthele reports positive immigration numbers, estimating that around 11,000 people immigrate to Æthele every year.<br />
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=== Language ===<br />
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Æthele's national language is a [[wikipedia:Mercian dialect|specific version of the Common language]]. The language developed with the Æthic ethnic group. [[wikipedia:English language|Ottonian]] is also commonly spoken in Æthele. [[Audonic language|Audonic]] is also spoken in communities bordering Lyncanestria. The National Curriculum required Æthic to be taught in schools across the country, and the Ministry of Education reports that Ottonian is one of the nation's largest taken elective course of the National Curriculum.<br />
=== Religion ===<br />
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Freedom of religion is recognized as part of the Æthic Constitution. Approximately 70% of Æthele's population is [[Fabrian Magisterium|Catholic]]. The remaining 4% of Æthele's Christians are [[wikipedia:Protestantism|Protestant]]. [[wikipedia:Judaism|Judaism]] is the second largest religion in Æthele, and [[wikipedia:Islam|Islam]] the third largest. Non-religious people account for 2% of Æthics.<br />
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Christianity and Judaism first reached Æthele around the same time, around the 2nd century. The [[Archdiocese of Edmond]] was first founded in Edmond in 900, preceding the [[Athic Mission]]. The highest ranking spiritual leader in Æthele is the Archbishop of Edmond, [[Stanley James]].<br />
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=== Health ===<br />
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[[Folclic Eftbót Ambehtness]] (FEA) is the country's national healthcare service since 1969. Public healthcare is available and free to all permanent residents in Æthele. Private health insurance is available for alternative methods of treatment. Æthic obesity rates have hovered around 15% for the last 20 years.<br />
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Folclic Eftbót Ambehtness is managed by a large central bureaucracy, and the service covers primary care, in-patient care, long-term healthcare, psychiatric care and treatments, ophthalmology, and dentistry. Prior to the FEA, healthcare coverage plans were administered by private insurance companies.<br />
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=== Education ===<br />
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Æthele has many public institutions of higher education. The University of Edmond State University of Edmond City College - East Campus is the largest public university in Æthele, offering courses in all fields and providing a well funded and well received mandatory program introducing attendees to paying taxes, voting and all forms of political philosophy. There are also local community colleges with generally more open admission policies, shorter academic programs, and lower tuition. Of Æthics twenty-five and older, 68.9% graduated from college and 7.6% attended law schools. The basic literacy rate is approximately 99%.<br />
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== Economy ==<br />
[[File:Downtown_Milwaukee_from_the_Milwaukee_River.jpg|200px|right|thumb|Kleeds is considered a large financial market and houses the largest stock exchange in Æthele.]]<br />
The economy of Æthele is a [[wikipedia:Developed country|highly developed]] [[wikipedia:social market economy|social market economy]]. The service sector contributes around 60% of the total GDP, industry 11%, and agriculture 29%. Exports account for 39% of national output. The top 7 exports of Æthele are food products, vehicle products, electronics, alcohol, organic chemicals, home decor products. Tourism is a popular regional industry in Sneereabd with it's seasonal food and beer festivals. The large annual international trade fairs, and congresses are held in several Æthic cities such as Edmond, Kleeds, and Hannstead.<br />
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== Infrastructure ==<br />
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=== Transportation ===<br />
[[File:ÆtheleTrolley.png|200px|right|thumb|The Municipal Transit Service in Edmond.]]<br />
Transportation played a large role in the industrial development of Æthele. The Nónfær, the nine highways that extend through Æthele from Becumescedeland to the Flintscedelands, were built between 1930 and 1955. Æthele is served by two international airports, the largest being in Edmond, and 4 regional airports. Æthele has an extensive passenger and freight rail transportation network. Passenger rail services were nationalized in 1974 and were incorporated into the [[Þéodlic Cregelád Ambehtness]], or National Rail Service.<br />
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Streetcars, known as lanucræts are famous throughout large cities in Æthele. The lanucræts first launched in Edmond in 1901. 39% of Æthics living in major cities use lanucræts to get to work every day and streetcar systems operate in all of 4 major cities, governed by municipal transit authorities.<br />
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=== Energy ===<br />
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Æthele imports 60% of its primary energy from neighboring countries. In 2016, 45% of the energy created in Æthele was nuclear power, 31% of energy came from hydro-electric and 24% came from natural gas. Æthele committed to emissions reductions in 2015, agreeing to phase out nuclear power by 2030 through investments in renewable energy and waste-to-energy initiatives.<br />
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=== Water supply and sanitation ===<br />
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Water is not scarce in Æthele, except for occasional localized droughts. Responsibility for water supply and sanitation provision lies with municipalities, which are regulated by the national government. Professional associations and utility associations play an important role in the sector. More than 99 percent of users are connected to a public water supply system. The remainder is served by private wells. Water supply in Æthele is continuous, at good pressure, and drinking water quality is excellent, ensured by universal municipal compliance with national drinking water directives. Wastewater treatment is universal. 97 percent of municipal wastewater is treated according to the most recent government study (2013) including nutrient elimination, a much higher percentage.<br />
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== Culture ==<br />
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=== Food ===<br />
[[File:NeelysBeer2018logo.png|200px|right|thumb|Neely's Brewery was first founded in Jessburrow in 1821 and is the most bought beer in Æthele.]]<br />
Jessburrow has been home to over 50 breweries and over 100 brewing companies throughout the course of its history. Of these, several major breweries grew during the 1830s and several beer giants emerged in Æthele including [[Neele & Bolton Brewing Co.|Neele & Bolton]], [[Dunstan's Brewing Co.|Dunstan Brew]], [[Ælfnod's Brewing Co.|Ælfnod's]] and [[Leof's Brewing Co.|Leof's Gold]].<br />
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A large portion of farming communities in the Sneereabd means that poultry and dairy farming is a strong local industry, with about 14,000 poultry farms and 20,000 dairy farms nationwide. [[wikipedia:Steak and eggs|Steak and eggs]] is considered one of the largest consumed dishes in Æthele.<br />
==== Seasonal festivals ====<br />
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Seasonal food festivals are a popular tradition. [[Bæftanlencten]] is a popular festival celebrated the weekend after Easter, complemented by parades and large festivals celebrating the beginning of the growing season and the featuring of many seasonal winter beers. The [[Hærfesttídonsymbelnes]] is the autumn celebration celebrated during the first weekend of October, which features summer foods, eating competition and summer beers. Approximately 85% of Æthics celebrate these holidays every year.<br />
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=== Literature, art and philosophy ===<br />
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Æthele has always been a country of poets, writers, and novelists. It was the home of novelists Rudyard Brenton, Cedric Margyle, Themla Rafferty, and Carissa Spring, of poets Sidney Keely, Jamie Keaton, Ryan Wiley, and Nicholas Brooks, and of famous playwright Malcolm Pons.<br />
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=== Music ===<br />
Various styles of music are popular in Æthele from the indigenous folk music of Æthele to heavy metal. Notable composers of classical music from Æthele include Jamie Byrd and Phillip Starney. Jessburrow is considered the music center of the country, with several Æthic rock bands coming from there including [[The Townies]], [[Past Noon]] and [[The Underground]] and notable singers such as [[Ed Lambert]] and [[Marcy Downes]].<br />
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=== Sports ===<br />
[[wikipedia:The Massachusetts Game|Gamenclywb]] is the national sport of Æthele. The Gamenclywb Gefégnes is the national association for gamenclywb. Other sports popular in Æthele are [[wikipedia:Association football|association football]] and [[wikipedia:rugby|rugby]].<br />
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=== Mass media ===<br />
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Public media accounts for 45% of the Æthic media market, dominated by [[Æthic Spell Gegylda]] (ASG). Æthic Spell Gegylda is Æthele's publicly funded radio, television and Internet broadcasting service launched in 1933. There are currently fifty-five television channels and hundreds of local radio stations in Æthele. ASG controls the top four national television channels (ASG 1-4, with the next ten channels dominated by private national news corporations. The remaining networks are reserved for private use. Edmond dominates the media sector in Æthele. The Æthic publishing sector, including books, directories and databases, journals, magazines, and business media, newspapers and news agencies, employs around 55,000 people.</div>Demphorhttps://iiwiki.us/mediawiki/index.php?title=File:%C3%86theleTrolley.png&diff=100542File:ÆtheleTrolley.png2019-08-13T19:50:13Z<p>Demphor: Original image from: https://www.metrojacksonville.com/forum/index.php?topic=1170.0</p>
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The Kingdom of Æthele (Æthic: Æþele) is a constitutional monarchy of over 11 million people in the region of [[Ajax]]. Æthele’s capital, [[Edmond, Æthele|Edmond]], is the political and financial heart of the country.<br />
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In ancient times, the territories making up modern day Æthele were divided up into a [[wikipedia:heptarchy|heptarchy]] of minor, Anglo-Saxon states connected by a common language, customs, and traditions. After centuries of disunity, these states were unified in 865 CE by the Roman Catholic King [[Duncan of Æthele|Duncan]] of Corraidhín. After centuries of direct rule, the [[King of Æthele]] steadily relinquished power to the [[House of Delegates of Æthelse|House of Delegates]] led by a [[Lord Minister of Æthele|Lord Minister]]. The King of Æthele is [[Malcom IV of Æthele|Malcom IV]] and the Lord Minister is [[Douglass Wynstonn]].<br />
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In the early 20th century, a [[Æthic Civil War|civil war]] between the monarchy and communist forces in the southwest of the country from 1920 - 1923 was crushed by the monarchy. The country grew from an agricultural state to a larger industrial power starting in the 1950s with new advancements in key technical industries, particularly aerospace industry, the arms industry, and the manufacturing side of the software industry.<br />
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Æthele boasts the largest organized fraternal order in [[Ajax]], noted in the [[Grand Lodge of the Sparrow]], a union of local fraternities of taxidermists.<br />
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== Etymology ==<br />
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The name ''Æthele'' derives from the original [[wikipedia:Mercian dialect|Common]] term for the geographic area of Æthele, ''Atheland'', a name given to the [[Athic people]], an ethnic group that predated modern day [[Æthic people|Æthics]].<br />
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== History ==<br />
=== Bronze Age ===<br />
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During the last glacial period, and up until about 13,000 years ago, most of Æthele was covered with ice, most of the time. There is no evidence of any humans being in Æthele before Mesolithic people arrived between 6,000 BC and 5,000 BC.<br />
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From about 4,500 BC Neolithic settlers arrived introducing housing cultures and stone monuments. The [[wikipedia:Bronze Age|Bronze Age]] – defined by the use of metal – began around 2,500 BC, with technology changing people's everyday lives during this period through innovations such as the wheel, harnessing oxen, weaving textiles, brewing alcohol, and skillful metalworking, which produced new weapons and tools, along with fine gold decoration and jewelry, such as brooches and torcs.<br />
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=== Classical Era ===<br />
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During the [[wikipedia:Iron Age|Iron Age]] the [[wikipedia:English language|Common]] dialect emerged on the continent around the same time that [[Athic people]] began to form as a cultural group. The small Athic kingdoms often engaged in minor conflicts with one another for a period of 6 and a half centuries. By 600 C.E., 5 Kingdoms ruled over the Athic territories: The Kingdoms of Valland, Corraidhín, Donneset, Synegold, and Erthwood.<br />
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By the 2nd century AD, the [[Fabrian Magisterium|Christian faith]] had been introduced among Athic peoples. By the 4th century, several small southern kingdoms had adopted the religion, and as these smaller kingdoms became absorbed into the Kingdoms of Corraidhín and Erthwood, the ruling classes slowly began to adopt them. In the northern Kingdoms of Valland and Synegold, they were actively persecuted by their Kings. This began to lead to tensions between the Kingdoms over time.<br />
=== Athic Crusade ===<br />
:''See also: [[Athic Crusade]]''<br />
The marriage of King John III of Corraidhín and the daughter and only child of King Vincent IV of Erthwood united the Kingdoms of Corraidhín and Erthwood in 801 A.D. King John III and Queen Margaret gave birth to Duncan of Corraidhín, who ascended the throne in 843 A.D. as King Duncan I of Corraidhín.<br />
[[File:Christian_Conversion_of_the_Saxons.jpg|200px|left|thumb|''Surrender of Henry of Donneset'' by John Margyle, 1836.]]<br />
In 856 A.D., Duncan I gained the political and financial backing of the Catholic Church in Edmond to launch a Holy Crusade against the non-Christian Kingdoms in the north. The Crusade's conquest of the Donneset lasts 3 years, decisively ending when Duncan I descends on King Henry IV of Donneset's army of twelve thousand men with a force of twenty-five thousand men. Attacking from the west, Duncan easily broke the men under King Henry IV, who were guarding the bridges towards the capital of Donneset. Henry IV is captured and the House of Donneset swears fealty to the House of Corraidhín and converts to Christianity.<br />
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After recuperating his forces and mustering another ten thousand from the House of Donneset, Duncan I marched into Valland in 860 A.D., decisively defeating Vallic forces in the [[Massacre of Firth]], where eight thousand Vallic soldiers were surprised early on the 5th of April of that year by an advance force of Duncan's cavalry at the village of Firth. The King of Valland was slain and his first son vanished, presumed killed by the Christian forces. The House of Valland's Queen-consort swore fealty to King Duncan on behalf of the infant second son, and the heir-apparent to the House.<br />
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Duncan's forces attempt to cross into Synegold by crossing westward over the Both River but are stopped by the marshlands and are forced to engage at the strongholds of Clonburrow, Naismur, and Donnehall. Synic King Lawrence VII posts fifteen thousand men at these strongholds, which King Duncan is forced to lay siege too. After several probing attacks, King Duncan attempts to force a crossing Clonburrow in August of 861 but the attack fails. The next year, King Duncan again attacks at Clonburrow but the attacks fail miserably, forcing the King to reevaluate his strategy. Finally, in July of 862, King Duncan's forces breached the gates at Clonburrow and took the fortress, forcing the Synic's to abandon their strongholds at Naismur and Donnehall for a final siege at the capital at Syne. King Duncan lays siege to Syne for 2 years, and the siege finally breaks when a mutiny in the garrison allows Duncan's forces to raze Syne to the ground, leading to the House of Synegold's extinction.<br />
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Following King Duncan's conquest of Athic lands, the Church in Edmond coronated him as ''"Ic Cyng sylfum Æthele,"'' or ''"First King of Æthele,"'' formally uniting the old Athic kingdoms into one state and uniting them all Æthic people under one banner.<br />
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=== Middle Ages ===<br />
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The Athic Crusade saw agricultural output decline significantly, leading to repeated famines, exacerbated by the rapid population growth of the earlier era. The Athic Crusade also disrupted trade throughout the country, especially after the destruction of the large trading city of Syne. Inadvertently, many Æthics on the coastline turned to fishing, an economic industry that still dominates in many coastal villages today. Most devastating, though, was the spread of [[wikipedia:Typhus|typhus]] that decimated the populations of the densely populated cities of Edmond and Jessburrow. Typhus outbreaks continued to affect Æthele for intervals between 1000 and 1450, and claimed the life of [[Lothair II of Æthele|Lothair II]] thirty-five days into his reign in 1294. The horrors of typhus and the seeming inability of the Church to provide relief would lead to a rapid decline of church influence in Æthic politics. By the reign of [[Nicholas II of Æthele|Nicholas II]], the Church's representative in the [[Royal Court of Edmond]] had all but diminished.<br />
[[File:Cathédrale_Autun_02.JPG|200px|right|thumb|The Edmond Cathedral was built between 1163 and 1182 and is a National Landmark.]]<br />
Trade began to recover by 1100. By the 13th century, much of Æthele experienced strong economic growth. The trade routes from the south linked with those of established Æthic ports and eventually the trade routes of the Thalassan Ocean to create a network economy in Æthele. Cities expanded greatly during this period and the Monarchy grew in power while the Church diminished. During this period, the modern commercial infrastructure developed, with double-entry book-keeping, joint stock companies, an international banking system, a systematized foreign exchange market, insurance, and government debt.<br />
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==== Foundation of the Grand Lodge of the Sparrow ====<br />
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As the economy rapidly expanded and more and more citizens began to accumulate wealth, competitive hunting grew as a popular pastime. This resulted in a large economic demand for taxidermists. It was not uncommon for several taxidermists to live in local communities, and at one point it was one of the largest industries. Local fraternities and organizations began to organize gradually after the 11th century, often meeting weekly at night in secluded areas or in Churches.<br />
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The earliest masonic texts each contain some sort of a history of the craft, or mystery, of taxidermy. Twenty-five manuscripts which are known as the [[Belros Collective]] which date back to the 14th century and were discovered in the [[Royal Library of Edmond]] by scholars in the 20th century. The Collective contains the charters of three Lodges in Belros, Vergen and Kessrow and a draft of early masonic ceremonies, but all were turned over to the Grand Lodge. The Grand Lodge of the Sparrow of Æthele was formally chartered in 1392, with 2/3rds of all Lodges represented at the inaugural meeting.<br />
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While it is relatively unknown when the first Æthic King joined the Grand Lodge, however, it is speculated that King [[Lothair IV of Æthele|Lothair IV]] was the first to join the Lodge based on accounts from the time, reportedly doing so in the 1360s. The first King to acknowledge his involvement in the Grand Lodge was [[Malcolm II of Æthele|Malcolm II]], who recorded scheduled meetings with the Grand Master, [[Sir Howard Bercow]], in his private diary. Malcolm II formally appointed the Grand Master of the Grand Lodge to a permanent position in the [[Royal Court of Edmond]], permanently solidifying the political position of the Grand Lodge in Æthic politics.<br />
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=== Enlightenment ===<br />
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==== War of Æthic Succession ====<br />
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Nicholas VIII reigned as King of the Æthics beginning in 1836, upon the death of his father, Wealhmær VI. In 1850, Nicholas married Theodura of Onneria, bringing the Kingdoms of Æthele and [[Onneria]] into a personal union. In 1852, the Allamunic crisis began after a vote by the [[Pan-Allamunnic Union]]'s member-states to form a centralized military, which the Kingdoms of [[Staalmark]] and Onneria protested. They raised armies and marched to besiege Roan, the headquarters of the new Union Army. Honoring his marriage to Theodura, Nicholas VIII mobilized the 1st Army and marched north with 20,000 to join the attack. The Allamunnic conflicts that led to Allamunnic unification began on 12 July 1852, when the [[Siege of Roan (1852 - 1853)|Siege of Roan]] began.<br />
[[File:ÆlfsigeSurrenderÆthele.jpg|200px|left|thumb|Lord Ælfsige surrendering to Nicholas IX at the [[Second Battle of the Marð]].]]<br />
Nicholas VIII was killed in an artillery attack while leading a brigade of men in an attack on the city on 23 February 1853. His closest heirs were his brothers, John and Ælfsige of the Æthic [[House of Corraidhín]], who both disputed and claimed the throne of Æthele.<br />
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Nicholas VIII's death immediately raised questions of succession, as he had left no successor to the throne; an Æthic custom if the Monarch has no children. Both of Nicholas' brothers, John and Ælfsige, determined they were to inherit the throne, leading to a political crisis which the [[House of Delegates of Æthele|House of Delegates]] was unable to resolve. Acting on the stalemate, Ælfsige gained the backing of the two largest houses, the House of Valland and the House of Donneset, to support him in seizing power. He was coronated King of the Æthics in Kleeds on 7 July 1953, taking the regal name Ælfsige IV. The House of Delegates dissolved itself three days later when John himself was coronated King in Edmond, taking the regal name Nicholas IX. Nicholas gained the support of the smaller houses of Meadwine, Ealdgyð and Dáire.<br />
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Both Houses quickly raised volunteer armies that fought mostly in the Sneerabd over the course of four years, with battles fought in open farmland with large cavalry engagement. Intense combat left 50,000 to 70,000 people dead.<br />
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The war effectively ended in August, 1862, when Ælfsige was captured and surrendered to Nicholas at the [[Second Battle of the Marð]]. Ælfsige's units quickly dissolved. Much of the Sneerabd's infrastructure was destroyed, especially the transportation systems and agriculture. Ælfsige was banned from court, had his titles stripped and was imprisoned for life in Edmond. He died in prison in 1879. The Lords who supported him were banned from court and their families placed under house arrest for 25 years.<br />
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=== Industrial Revolution ===<br />
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Modern production methods began to spread into Æthele during the 1830s and 1840s. Average income and population began to exhibit unprecedented sustained growth. This increase in the standard of living for the general population began to increase consistently for the first time in Æthele's history, and populations in the cities began to increase dramatically.<br />
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Cities had to modernize quickly to avoid large outbreaks of disease, and the first modern sewage systems began to be developed in the 1840s. Hospitals were set up and sanitation laws went into effect. The [[Great Fire of Edmond]] destroyed much of the northern part of the city, including the historic cultural center of the city and the [[National Opera House]], which had been built five years earlier.<br />
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The House of Delegates abandoned the old electoral system in 1866 and passed the [[Elections Act of 1866]], which created a [[wikipedia:Fixed term election|fixed term elections system]]. The rise of the [[Rúm Gaderwist|Rúm]] as a strong political party dominated much of 19th-century Æthic politics.<br />
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[[wikipedia:Communism|Shraderism]] spread to Æthele in the 1870s, with the founding of [[Þéodlic Schraeydd Forfhere]], the Shraderist political party which stood for elections in [[Æthic general election, 1880|1880]], [[Æthic general election, 1885|1885]], [[Æthic general election, 1890|1890]] and [[Æthic general election, 1895|1895]]. It abandoned electoral politics and did not field candidates in the [[Æthic general election, 1900|1900]] election, resorting to demonstrations and protests.<br />
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=== 20th century ===<br />
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==== Æthic Civil War ====<br />
[[File:Osteraufstand_-_Dublin_-_Barrikade.jpg|200px|right|thumb|Barricades erected in Edmond in the first days of the Æthic Civil War.]]<br />
:''See also: [[Æthic Civil War]]''<br />
On February 13th, 1920, Shraderist organizations led by Harold Collins and the [[Þéodlic Schraeydd Forfhere]] launched a national uprising in the large industrial centers of Edmond and Belros in the Becumescedeland. A State of Emergency was declared at 9:00 am on the 14th by Lord Minister [[Kenneth Bolton]], and the National Army mobilized to respond to the uprising at the [[Kellenscastel]]. By the 16th, the ÞSF had raised over 20,000 volunteers to fight the National Army. The uprising in Edmond had failed by April 27th, but a garrison of 6,000 in Belros repelled attacks from National Army units before being reinforced by countryside battalions, bolstering the garrison to 15,000.<br />
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Monarchist forces were raised by King [[Nicholas XI]] and [[Siege of Belros|laid siege]] to Belros for a 3-year siege. Collins launched a guerrilla campaign in the Sneereabd which inflicted heavy casualties on Monarchist forces and the National Army. Air raids and heavy artillery were launched in open campaigns for the first time in Æthic history. On July 13th, 1922, Collins engaged the IX Corps of the National Army at the [[Battle of Gardner's Fork]] and was decisively defeated, partially in thanks to air bombardment by the National Army and the first employment of tanks in Æthic history. After losing a majority of his men, Collins abandoned the remainder of the force to join the resistance in Belros.<br />
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The resistance in Belros lasted for 7 more months before the main lines to the south of the city were breached by a large assault of tanks and infantry on February 1st. Collins surrendered the city 4 days later. He was tried and later executed and the ÞSF was permanently dissolved.<br />
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=== Contemporary history ===<br />
[[File:ÆthicCrisisKleeds.jpg|200px|right|thumb|Æthic soldiers chasing a ÆFM child soldier in Kleeds, July 1966.]]<br />
:''See also: [[Æthic crisis]]''<br />
Following the conclusion of the civil war, [[Nicholas XI of Æthele|Nicholas XI]] often opposed progressive movements that he viewed as backed by remnants of the ÞSF. Æthic troops were often deployed to break strikes and shut down labor movements throughout the 1930s and 1940s. Following his death in 1941, his son, [[Nicholas XII of Æthele|Nicholas XII]], continued these efforts. [[Blódegesa]] took place on 21 June 1954. The event took place when Nicholas XII ordered troops to the Royal University of Edmond where a demonstration of 100 students and faculty demanding more democratic rights took place. The troops fired on the crowd, killing 9 students and 2 professors. This launched the Æthic crisis, as a loose coalition of left-wing militants launched the [[Æthic Free Movement]] (ÆFM), which called for increased democratization of the country. Royalist supporters fought ÆFM militants throughout the country in a crisis which claimed over 15,000 lives and lasted until 1968, when the House of Delegates resolved an end to the conflict by negotiating the May 15 Ceasefire and passing the [[Acts of Elections and Democratic Rule]], which diminished the power of the monarch by stripping them of their power over the military and in political affairs, in addition to lowering the voting age and removing voting restrictions.<br />
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Following the death of Nicholas XII, King [[Wealhmær VII of Æthele|Wealhmær VII]] ascended to the throne. During Wealhmær's reign, he championed democratic and social reforms, which inadvertently restored the Monarchy's influence as a political institution in the country. The House of Delegates reinstated powers of the monarch taken away during Nicholas XII. An economic revival took place in the late 1980s and early 1990s, heightened by the invention of the internet and increased globalization. Good economic times were widespread for several sectors, and new industries such as especially solar power and internet services, flourished. Tourist travel increased and housing construction reached an all-time high.<br />
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Following the death of Wealhmær VII on 12 July 2001, [[Malcom IV of Æthele|Malcom IV]] ascended to the throne. The Rúm was reelected to the majority in the House of Delegates for the first time in decades, under Lord Douglas Wynstonn. Labor unions, while already existing in Æthele during the 1920s, grew very rapidly during this time, often gaining large membership and attaining full funding through its members.<br />
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== Geography, wildlife, and environment ==<br />
[[File:Rheinzusammenfluss.JPG|200px|right|thumb|The Both River in the Flintscedelands.]]<br />
Æthele is divided into three geographic regions: the Becumescedeland (Æthic: Reachland) in the south, dominated by rivers and dense forests; Sneereabd (Æthic: Midcountry) in the center with flat, rolling plains and Flintscedelands (Æthic: Rocklands) in the north.<br />
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Most of Æthele has a generally mild climate, though there is significant variation given the variety of landscapes across the country. The Sneereabd has a humid continental climate throughout the region with extremes of both heat and cold. Heavy snowfall occurs from late November to late February every year, however annual snowfall on highway mountain passes in the Flintscedelands rival some of the snowiest cities in Æthele, which can result in hazardous driving conditions.<br />
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=== Wildlife ===<br />
[[File:Megaloceros_Species.jpg|200px|right|thumb|Hunting has led to the extinction of 7 species of deer native to Æthele.]]<br />
Æthele is home to a wide variety of wildlife. [[wikipedia:Deer|Deer]], [[wikipedia:elk|elk]], [[wikipedia:mountain goats|mountain goats]], [[wikipedia:marmots|marmots]], [[wikipedia:beavers|beavers]], [[wikipedia:muskrats|muskrats]], [[wikipedia:coyotes|coyotes]], [[wikipedia:wolves|wolves]], [[wikipedia:swans|swans]], [[wikipedia:loons|loons]], [[wikipedia:hawks|hawks]], [[wikipedia:owls|owls]], [[wikipedia:ravens|ravens]], [[wikipedia:harlequin ducks|harlequin ducks]], and many other sorts of ducks. Smaller birds ([[wikipedia:robins|robins]], [[wikipedia:jays|jays]], and so on) also abound thanks to the country's climate.<br />
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Many healthy populations of fish are present, including [[wikipedia:salmonids|salmonids]] such as several species of [[wikipedia:salmon|salmon]] and [[wikipedia:trout|trout]]. On the coast, [[wikipedia:harbour seals|harbour seals]] and [[Æthic western otter|river otters]] are common. It is not uncommon for whales to be spotted of the Æthic coastline as Æthele's waters are near migratory patterns for many species of whale. <br />
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Due to the country's traditional hunting practices, human presence in Æthele has led to the extinction of 17 mammal species including [[Æthic caribou]], [[Æthic monk seal]]s, and 4 species of birds, including the [[Edmond pigeon]] and the [[Æthic stork]].<br />
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== Demographics ==<br />
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Æthele's population in the 2010 National Census was 11,143,523. Of this ground, 4,423,142 Æthics were between ages 0 and 20, 4,523,998 Æthics were between ages 20 and 60, and 2,196,383 Æthics were over 60. The population of Æthele is dominated by the [[Æthic people|Æthic ethnic group]], who comprise of 8,589,091 or 77% of the population. 1,448,658, or 13% of Æthic citizens responded that they were of Lyncanestrian descent, and 1,105,774, or 10% responded they were of Ottonian descent.<br />
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Æthele reports positive immigration numbers, estimating that around 11,000 people immigrate to Æthele every year.<br />
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Æthele's national language is a [[wikipedia:Mercian dialect|specific version of the Common language]]. The language developed with the Æthic ethnic group. [[wikipedia:English language|Ottonian]] is also commonly spoken in Æthele. [[Audonic language|Audonic]] is also spoken in communities bordering Lyncanestria. The National Curriculum required Æthic to be taught in schools across the country, and the Ministry of Education reports that Ottonian is one of the nation's largest taken elective course of the National Curriculum.<br />
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Freedom of religion is recognized as part of the Æthic Constitution. Approximately 70% of Æthele's population is [[Fabrian Magisterium|Catholic]]. The remaining 4% of Æthele's Christians are [[wikipedia:Protestantism|Protestant]]. [[wikipedia:Judaism|Judaism]] is the second largest religion in Æthele, and [[wikipedia:Islam|Islam]] the third largest. Non-religious people account for 2% of Æthics.<br />
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Christianity and Judaism first reached Æthele around the same time, around the 2nd century. The [[Archdiocese of Edmond]] was first founded in Edmond in 900, preceding the [[Athic Mission]]. The highest ranking spiritual leader in Æthele is the Archbishop of Edmond, [[Stanley James]].<br />
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=== Health ===<br />
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[[Folclic Eftbót Ambehtness]] (FEA) is the country's national healthcare service since 1969. Public healthcare is available and free to all permanent residents in Æthele. Private health insurance is available for alternative methods of treatment. Æthic obesity rates have hovered around 15% for the last 20 years.<br />
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Folclic Eftbót Ambehtness is managed by a large central bureaucracy, and the service covers primary care, in-patient care, long-term healthcare, psychiatric care and treatments, ophthalmology, and dentistry. Prior to the FEA, healthcare coverage plans were administered by private insurance companies.<br />
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Æthele has many public institutions of higher education. The University of Edmond State University of Edmond City College - East Campus is the largest public university in Æthele, offering courses in all fields and providing a well funded and well received mandatory program introducing attendees to paying taxes, voting and all forms of political philosophy. There are also local community colleges with generally more open admission policies, shorter academic programs, and lower tuition. Of Æthics twenty-five and older, 68.9% graduated from college and 7.6% attended law schools. The basic literacy rate is approximately 99%.<br />
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[[File:Downtown_Milwaukee_from_the_Milwaukee_River.jpg|200px|right|thumb|Kleeds is considered a large financial market and houses the largest stock exchange in Æthele.]]<br />
The economy of Æthele is a [[wikipedia:Developed country|highly developed]] [[wikipedia:social market economy|social market economy]]. The service sector contributes around 60% of the total GDP, industry 11%, and agriculture 29%. Exports account for 39% of national output. The top 7 exports of Æthele are food products, vehicle products, electronics, alcohol, organic chemicals, home decor products. Tourism is a popular regional industry in Sneereabd with it's seasonal food and beer festivals. The large annual international trade fairs, and congresses are held in several Æthic cities such as Edmond, Kleeds, and Hannstead.<br />
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== Infrastructure ==<br />
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=== Transportation ===<br />
[[File:ÆtheleTrolley.jpg|200px|right|thumb|The Municipal Transit Service in Edmond.]]<br />
Transportation played a large role in the industrial development of Æthele. The Nónfær, the nine highways that extend through Æthele from Becumescedeland to the Flintscedelands, were built between 1930 and 1955. Æthele is served by two international airports, the largest being in Edmond, and 4 regional airports. Æthele has an extensive passenger and freight rail transportation network. Passenger rail services were nationalized in 1974 and were incorporated into the [[Þéodlic Cregelád Ambehtness]], or National Rail Service.<br />
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Streetcars, known as lanucræts are famous throughout large cities in Æthele. The lanucræts first launched in Edmond in 1901. 39% of Æthics living in major cities use lanucræts to get to work every day and streetcar systems operate in all of 4 major cities, governed by municipal transit authorities.<br />
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=== Energy ===<br />
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Æthele imports 60% of its primary energy from neighboring countries. In 2016, 45% of the energy created in Æthele was nuclear power, 31% of energy came from hydro-electric and 24% came from natural gas. Æthele committed to emissions reductions in 2015, agreeing to phase out nuclear power by 2030 through investments in renewable energy and waste-to-energy initiatives.<br />
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=== Water supply and sanitation ===<br />
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Water is not scarce in Æthele, except for occasional localized droughts. Responsibility for water supply and sanitation provision lies with municipalities, which are regulated by the national government. Professional associations and utility associations play an important role in the sector. More than 99 percent of users are connected to a public water supply system. The remainder is served by private wells. Water supply in Æthele is continuous, at good pressure, and drinking water quality is excellent, ensured by universal municipal compliance with national drinking water directives. Wastewater treatment is universal. 97 percent of municipal wastewater is treated according to the most recent government study (2013) including nutrient elimination, a much higher percentage.<br />
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== Culture ==<br />
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=== Food ===<br />
[[File:NeelysBeer2018logo.png|200px|right|thumb|Neely's Brewery was first founded in Jessburrow in 1821 and is the most bought beer in Æthele.]]<br />
Jessburrow has been home to over 50 breweries and over 100 brewing companies throughout the course of its history. Of these, several major breweries grew during the 1830s and several beer giants emerged in Æthele including [[Neele & Bolton Brewing Co.|Neele & Bolton]], [[Dunstan's Brewing Co.|Dunstan Brew]], [[Ælfnod's Brewing Co.|Ælfnod's]] and [[Leof's Brewing Co.|Leof's Gold]].<br />
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A large portion of farming communities in the Sneereabd means that poultry and dairy farming is a strong local industry, with about 14,000 poultry farms and 20,000 dairy farms nationwide. [[wikipedia:Steak and eggs|Steak and eggs]] is considered one of the largest consumed dishes in Æthele.<br />
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Seasonal food festivals are a popular tradition. [[Bæftanlencten]] is a popular festival celebrated the weekend after Easter, complemented by parades and large festivals celebrating the beginning of the growing season and the featuring of many seasonal winter beers. The [[Hærfesttídonsymbelnes]] is the autumn celebration celebrated during the first weekend of October, which features summer foods, eating competition and summer beers. Approximately 85% of Æthics celebrate these holidays every year.<br />
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=== Literature, art and philosophy ===<br />
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Æthele has always been a country of poets, writers, and novelists. It was the home of novelists Rudyard Brenton, Cedric Margyle, Themla Rafferty, and Carissa Spring, of poets Sidney Keely, Jamie Keaton, Ryan Wiley, and Nicholas Brooks, and of famous playwright Malcolm Pons.<br />
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=== Music ===<br />
Various styles of music are popular in Æthele from the indigenous folk music of Æthele to heavy metal. Notable composers of classical music from Æthele include Jamie Byrd and Phillip Starney. Jessburrow is considered the music center of the country, with several Æthic rock bands coming from there including [[The Townies]], [[Past Noon]] and [[The Underground]] and notable singers such as [[Ed Lambert]] and [[Marcy Downes]].<br />
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=== Sports ===<br />
[[wikipedia:The Massachusetts Game|Gamenclywb]] is the national sport of Æthele. The Gamenclywb Gefégnes is the national association for gamenclywb. Other sports popular in Æthele are [[wikipedia:Association football|association football]] and [[wikipedia:rugby|rugby]].<br />
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=== Mass media ===<br />
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Public media accounts for 45% of the Æthic media market, dominated by [[Æthic Spell Gegylda]] (ASG). Æthic Spell Gegylda is Æthele's publicly funded radio, television and Internet broadcasting service launched in 1933. There are currently fifty-five television channels and hundreds of local radio stations in Æthele. ASG controls the top four national television channels (ASG 1-4, with the next ten channels dominated by private national news corporations. The remaining networks are reserved for private use. Edmond dominates the media sector in Æthele. The Æthic publishing sector, including books, directories and databases, journals, magazines, and business media, newspapers and news agencies, employs around 55,000 people.</div>Demphorhttps://iiwiki.us/mediawiki/index.php?title=%C3%86thele&diff=100518Æthele2019-08-13T19:20:57Z<p>Demphor: </p>
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The Kingdom of Æthele (Æthic: Æþele) is a constitutional monarchy of over 11 million people in the region of [[Ajax]]. Æthele’s capital, [[Edmond, Æthele|Edmond]], is the political and financial heart of the country.<br />
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In ancient times, the territories making up modern day Æthele were divided up into a [[wikipedia:heptarchy|heptarchy]] of minor, Anglo-Saxon states connected by a common language, customs, and traditions. After centuries of disunity, these states were unified in 865 CE by the Roman Catholic King [[Duncan of Æthele|Duncan]] of Corraidhín. After centuries of direct rule, the [[King of Æthele]] steadily relinquished power to the [[House of Delegates of Æthelse|House of Delegates]] led by a [[Lord Minister of Æthele|Lord Minister]]. The King of Æthele is [[Malcom IV of Æthele|Malcom IV]] and the Lord Minister is [[Douglass Wynstonn]].<br />
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In the early 20th century, a [[Æthic Civil War|civil war]] between the monarchy and communist forces in the southwest of the country from 1920 - 1923 was crushed by the monarchy. The country grew from an agricultural state to a larger industrial power starting in the 1950s with new advancements in key technical industries, particularly aerospace industry, the arms industry, and the manufacturing side of the software industry.<br />
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Æthele boasts the largest organized fraternal order in [[Ajax]], noted in the [[Grand Lodge of the Sparrow]], a union of local fraternities of taxidermists.<br />
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== Etymology ==<br />
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The name ''Æthele'' derives from the original [[wikipedia:Mercian dialect|Common]] term for the geographic area of Æthele, ''Atheland'', a name given to the [[Athic people]], an ethnic group that predated modern day [[Æthic people|Æthics]].<br />
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== History ==<br />
=== Bronze Age ===<br />
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During the last glacial period, and up until about 13,000 years ago, most of Æthele was covered with ice, most of the time. There is no evidence of any humans being in Æthele before Mesolithic people arrived between 6,000 BC and 5,000 BC.<br />
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From about 4,500 BC Neolithic settlers arrived introducing housing cultures and stone monuments. The [[wikipedia:Bronze Age|Bronze Age]] – defined by the use of metal – began around 2,500 BC, with technology changing people's everyday lives during this period through innovations such as the wheel, harnessing oxen, weaving textiles, brewing alcohol, and skillful metalworking, which produced new weapons and tools, along with fine gold decoration and jewelry, such as brooches and torcs.<br />
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=== Classical Era ===<br />
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During the [[wikipedia:Iron Age|Iron Age]] the [[wikipedia:English language|Common]] dialect emerged on the continent around the same time that [[Athic people]] began to form as a cultural group. The small Athic kingdoms often engaged in minor conflicts with one another for a period of 6 and a half centuries. By 600 C.E., 5 Kingdoms ruled over the Athic territories: The Kingdoms of Valland, Corraidhín, Donneset, Synegold, and Erthwood.<br />
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By the 2nd century AD, the [[Fabrian Magisterium|Christian faith]] had been introduced among Athic peoples. By the 4th century, several small southern kingdoms had adopted the religion, and as these smaller kingdoms became absorbed into the Kingdoms of Corraidhín and Erthwood, the ruling classes slowly began to adopt them. In the northern Kingdoms of Valland and Synegold, they were actively persecuted by their Kings. This began to lead to tensions between the Kingdoms over time.<br />
=== Athic Crusade ===<br />
:''See also: [[Athic Crusade]]''<br />
The marriage of King John III of Corraidhín and the daughter and only child of King Vincent IV of Erthwood united the Kingdoms of Corraidhín and Erthwood in 801 A.D. King John III and Queen Margaret gave birth to Duncan of Corraidhín, who ascended the throne in 843 A.D. as King Duncan I of Corraidhín.<br />
[[File:Christian_Conversion_of_the_Saxons.jpg|200px|left|thumb|''Surrender of Henry of Donneset'' by John Margyle, 1836.]]<br />
In 856 A.D., Duncan I gained the political and financial backing of the Catholic Church in Edmond to launch a Holy Crusade against the non-Christian Kingdoms in the north. The Crusade's conquest of the Donneset lasts 3 years, decisively ending when Duncan I descends on King Henry IV of Donneset's army of twelve thousand men with a force of twenty-five thousand men. Attacking from the west, Duncan easily broke the men under King Henry IV, who were guarding the bridges towards the capital of Donneset. Henry IV is captured and the House of Donneset swears fealty to the House of Corraidhín and converts to Christianity.<br />
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After recuperating his forces and mustering another ten thousand from the House of Donneset, Duncan I marched into Valland in 860 A.D., decisively defeating Vallic forces in the [[Massacre of Firth]], where eight thousand Vallic soldiers were surprised early on the 5th of April of that year by an advance force of Duncan's cavalry at the village of Firth. The King of Valland was slain and his first son vanished, presumed killed by the Christian forces. The House of Valland's Queen-consort swore fealty to King Duncan on behalf of the infant second son, and the heir-apparent to the House.<br />
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Duncan's forces attempt to cross into Synegold by crossing westward over the Both River but are stopped by the marshlands and are forced to engage at the strongholds of Clonburrow, Naismur, and Donnehall. Synic King Lawrence VII posts fifteen thousand men at these strongholds, which King Duncan is forced to lay siege too. After several probing attacks, King Duncan attempts to force a crossing Clonburrow in August of 861 but the attack fails. The next year, King Duncan again attacks at Clonburrow but the attacks fail miserably, forcing the King to reevaluate his strategy. Finally, in July of 862, King Duncan's forces breached the gates at Clonburrow and took the fortress, forcing the Synic's to abandon their strongholds at Naismur and Donnehall for a final siege at the capital at Syne. King Duncan lays siege to Syne for 2 years, and the siege finally breaks when a mutiny in the garrison allows Duncan's forces to raze Syne to the ground, leading to the House of Synegold's extinction.<br />
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Following King Duncan's conquest of Athic lands, the Church in Edmond coronated him as ''"Ic Cyng sylfum Æthele,"'' or ''"First King of Æthele,"'' formally uniting the old Athic kingdoms into one state and uniting them all Æthic people under one banner.<br />
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=== Middle Ages ===<br />
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The Athic Crusade saw agricultural output decline significantly, leading to repeated famines, exacerbated by the rapid population growth of the earlier era. The Athic Crusade also disrupted trade throughout the country, especially after the destruction of the large trading city of Syne. Inadvertently, many Æthics on the coastline turned to fishing, an economic industry that still dominates in many coastal villages today. Most devastating, though, was the spread of [[wikipedia:Typhus|typhus]] that decimated the populations of the densely populated cities of Edmond and Jessburrow. Typhus outbreaks continued to affect Æthele for intervals between 1000 and 1450, and claimed the life of [[Lothair II of Æthele|Lothair II]] thirty-five days into his reign in 1294. The horrors of typhus and the seeming inability of the Church to provide relief would lead to a rapid decline of church influence in Æthic politics. By the reign of [[Nicholas II of Æthele|Nicholas II]], the Church's representative in the [[Royal Court of Edmond]] had all but diminished.<br />
[[File:Cathédrale_Autun_02.JPG|200px|right|thumb|The Edmond Cathedral was built between 1163 and 1182 and is a National Landmark.]]<br />
Trade began to recover by 1100. By the 13th century, much of Æthele experienced strong economic growth. The trade routes from the south linked with those of established Æthic ports and eventually the trade routes of the Thalassan Ocean to create a network economy in Æthele. Cities expanded greatly during this period and the Monarchy grew in power while the Church diminished. During this period, the modern commercial infrastructure developed, with double-entry book-keeping, joint stock companies, an international banking system, a systematized foreign exchange market, insurance, and government debt.<br />
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==== Foundation of the Grand Lodge of the Sparrow ====<br />
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As the economy rapidly expanded and more and more citizens began to accumulate wealth, competitive hunting grew as a popular pastime. This resulted in a large economic demand for taxidermists. It was not uncommon for several taxidermists to live in local communities, and at one point it was one of the largest industries. Local fraternities and organizations began to organize gradually after the 11th century, often meeting weekly at night in secluded areas or in Churches.<br />
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The earliest masonic texts each contain some sort of a history of the craft, or mystery, of taxidermy. Twenty-five manuscripts which are known as the [[Belros Collective]] which date back to the 14th century and were discovered in the [[Royal Library of Edmond]] by scholars in the 20th century. The Collective contains the charters of three Lodges in Belros, Vergen and Kessrow and a draft of early masonic ceremonies, but all were turned over to the Grand Lodge. The Grand Lodge of the Sparrow of Æthele was formally chartered in 1392, with 2/3rds of all Lodges represented at the inaugural meeting.<br />
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While it is relatively unknown when the first Æthic King joined the Grand Lodge, however, it is speculated that King [[Lothair IV of Æthele|Lothair IV]] was the first to join the Lodge based on accounts from the time, reportedly doing so in the 1360s. The first King to acknowledge his involvement in the Grand Lodge was [[Malcolm II of Æthele|Malcolm II]], who recorded scheduled meetings with the Grand Master, [[Sir Howard Bercow]], in his private diary. Malcolm II formally appointed the Grand Master of the Grand Lodge to a permanent position in the [[Royal Court of Edmond]], permanently solidifying the political position of the Grand Lodge in Æthic politics.<br />
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=== Enlightenment ===<br />
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==== War of Æthic Succession ====<br />
:''See also: [[War of Æthic Succession]], [[Allamunnic Wars of Unification]]''<br />
Nicholas VIII reigned as King of the Æthics beginning in 1836, upon the death of his father, Wealhmær VI. In 1850, Nicholas married Theodura of Onneria, bringing the Kingdoms of Æthele and [[Onneria]] into a personal union. In 1852, the Allamunic crisis began after a vote by the [[Pan-Allamunnic Union]]'s member-states to form a centralized military, which the Kingdoms of [[Staalmark]] and Onneria protested. They raised armies and marched to besiege Roan, the headquarters of the new Union Army. Honoring his marriage to Theodura, Nicholas VIII mobilized the 1st Army and marched north with 20,000 to join the attack. The Allamunnic conflicts that led to Allamunnic unification began on 12 July 1852, when the [[Siege of Roan (1852 - 1853)|Siege of Roan]] began.<br />
[[File:ÆlfsigeSurrenderÆthele.jpg|200px|left|thumb|Lord Ælfsige surrendering to Nicholas IX at the [[Second Battle of the Marð]].]]<br />
Nicholas VIII was killed in an artillery attack while leading a brigade of men in an attack on the city on 23 February 1853. His closest heirs were his brothers, John and Ælfsige of the Æthic [[House of Corraidhín]], who both disputed and claimed the throne of Æthele.<br />
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Nicholas VIII's death immediately raised questions of succession, as he had left no successor to the throne; an Æthic custom if the Monarch has no children. Both of Nicholas' brothers, John and Ælfsige, determined they were to inherit the throne, leading to a political crisis which the [[House of Delegates of Æthele|House of Delegates]] was unable to resolve. Acting on the stalemate, Ælfsige gained the backing of the two largest houses, the House of Valland and the House of Donneset, to support him in seizing power. He was coronated King of the Æthics in Kleeds on 7 July 1953, taking the regal name Ælfsige IV. The House of Delegates dissolved itself three days later when John himself was coronated King in Edmond, taking the regal name Nicholas IX. Nicholas gained the support of the smaller houses of Meadwine, Ealdgyð and Dáire.<br />
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Both Houses quickly raised volunteer armies that fought mostly in the Sneerabd over the course of four years, with battles fought in open farmland with large cavalry engagement. Intense combat left 50,000 to 70,000 people dead.<br />
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The war effectively ended in August, 1862, when Ælfsige was captured and surrendered to Nicholas at the [[Second Battle of the Marð]]. Ælfsige's units quickly dissolved. Much of the Sneerabd's infrastructure was destroyed, especially the transportation systems and agriculture. Ælfsige was banned from court, had his titles stripped and was imprisoned for life in Edmond. He died in prison in 1879. The Lords who supported him were banned from court and their families placed under house arrest for 25 years.<br />
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=== Industrial Revolution ===<br />
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Modern production methods began to spread into Æthele during the 1830s and 1840s. Average income and population began to exhibit unprecedented sustained growth. This increase in the standard of living for the general population began to increase consistently for the first time in Æthele's history, and populations in the cities began to increase dramatically.<br />
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Cities had to modernize quickly to avoid large outbreaks of disease, and the first modern sewage systems began to be developed in the 1840s. Hospitals were set up and sanitation laws went into effect. The [[Great Fire of Edmond]] destroyed much of the northern part of the city, including the historic cultural center of the city and the [[National Opera House]], which had been built five years earlier.<br />
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The House of Delegates abandoned the old electoral system in 1866 and passed the [[Elections Act of 1866]], which created a [[wikipedia:Fixed term election|fixed term elections system]]. The rise of the [[Rúm Gaderwist|Rúm]] as a strong political party dominated much of 19th-century Æthic politics.<br />
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[[wikipedia:Communism|Shraderism]] spread to Æthele in the 1870s, with the founding of [[Þéodlic Schraeydd Forfhere]], the Shraderist political party which stood for elections in [[Æthic general election, 1880|1880]], [[Æthic general election, 1885|1885]], [[Æthic general election, 1890|1890]] and [[Æthic general election, 1895|1895]]. It abandoned electoral politics and did not field candidates in the [[Æthic general election, 1900|1900]] election, resorting to demonstrations and protests.<br />
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=== 20th century ===<br />
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==== Æthic Civil War ====<br />
[[File:Osteraufstand_-_Dublin_-_Barrikade.jpg|200px|right|thumb|Barricades erected in Edmond in the first days of the Æthic Civil War.]]<br />
:''See also: [[Æthic Civil War]]''<br />
On February 13th, 1920, Shraderist organizations led by Harold Collins and the [[Þéodlic Schraeydd Forfhere]] launched a national uprising in the large industrial centers of Edmond and Belros in the Becumescedeland. A State of Emergency was declared at 9:00 am on the 14th by Lord Minister [[Kenneth Bolton]], and the National Army mobilized to respond to the uprising at the [[Kellenscastel]]. By the 16th, the ÞSF had raised over 20,000 volunteers to fight the National Army. The uprising in Edmond had failed by April 27th, but a garrison of 6,000 in Belros repelled attacks from National Army units before being reinforced by countryside battalions, bolstering the garrison to 15,000.<br />
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Monarchist forces were raised by King [[Nicholas XI]] and [[Siege of Belros|laid siege]] to Belros for a 3-year siege. Collins launched a guerrilla campaign in the Sneereabd which inflicted heavy casualties on Monarchist forces and the National Army. Air raids and heavy artillery were launched in open campaigns for the first time in Æthic history. On July 13th, 1922, Collins engaged the IX Corps of the National Army at the [[Battle of Gardner's Fork]] and was decisively defeated, partially in thanks to air bombardment by the National Army and the first employment of tanks in Æthic history. After losing a majority of his men, Collins abandoned the remainder of the force to join the resistance in Belros.<br />
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The resistance in Belros lasted for 7 more months before the main lines to the south of the city were breached by a large assault of tanks and infantry on February 1st. Collins surrendered the city 4 days later. He was tried and later executed and the ÞSF was permanently dissolved.<br />
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=== Contemporary history ===<br />
[[File:ÆthicCrisisKleeds.jpg|200px|right|thumb|Æthic soldiers chasing a ÆFM child soldier in Kleeds, July 1966.]]<br />
:''See also: [[Æthic crisis]]''<br />
Following the conclusion of the civil war, [[Nicholas XI of Æthele|Nicholas XI]] often opposed progressive movements that he viewed as backed by remnants of the ÞSF. Æthic troops were often deployed to break strikes and shut down labor movements throughout the 1930s and 1940s. Following his death in 1941, his son, [[Nicholas XII of Æthele|Nicholas XII]], continued these efforts. [[Blódegesa]] took place on 21 June 1954. The event took place when Nicholas XII ordered troops to the Royal University of Edmond where a demonstration of 100 students and faculty demanding more democratic rights took place. The troops fired on the crowd, killing 9 students and 2 professors. This launched the Æthic crisis, as a loose coalition of left-wing militants launched the [[Æthic Free Movement]] (ÆFM), which called for increased democratization of the country. Royalist supporters fought ÆFM militants throughout the country in a crisis which claimed over 15,000 lives and lasted until 1968, when the House of Delegates resolved an end to the conflict by negotiating the May 15 Ceasefire and passing the [[Acts of Elections and Democratic Rule]], which diminished the power of the monarch by stripping them of their power over the military and in political affairs, in addition to lowering the voting age and removing voting restrictions.<br />
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Following the death of Nicholas XII, King [[Wealhmær VII of Æthele|Wealhmær VII]] ascended to the throne. During Wealhmær's reign, he championed democratic and social reforms, which inadvertently restored the Monarchy's influence as a political institution in the country. The House of Delegates reinstated powers of the monarch taken away during Nicholas XII. An economic revival took place in the late 1980s and early 1990s, heightened by the invention of the internet and increased globalization. Good economic times were widespread for several sectors, and new industries such as especially solar power and internet services, flourished. Tourist travel increased and housing construction reached an all-time high.<br />
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Following the death of Wealhmær VII on 12 July 2001, [[Malcom IV of Æthele|Malcom IV]] ascended to the throne. The Rúm was reelected to the majority in the House of Delegates for the first time in decades, under Lord Douglas Wynstonn. Labor unions, while already existing in Æthele during the 1920s, grew very rapidly during this time, often gaining large membership and attaining full funding through its members.<br />
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== Geography, wildlife, and environment ==<br />
[[File:Rheinzusammenfluss.JPG|200px|right|thumb|The Both River in the Flintscedelands.]]<br />
Æthele is divided into three geographic regions: the Becumescedeland (Æthic: Reachland) in the south, dominated by rivers and dense forests; Sneereabd (Æthic: Midcountry) in the center with flat, rolling plains and Flintscedelands (Æthic: Rocklands) in the north.<br />
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Most of Æthele has a generally mild climate, though there is significant variation given the variety of landscapes across the country. The Sneereabd has a humid continental climate throughout the region with extremes of both heat and cold. Heavy snowfall occurs from late November to late February every year, however annual snowfall on highway mountain passes in the Flintscedelands rival some of the snowiest cities in Æthele, which can result in hazardous driving conditions.<br />
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=== Wildlife ===<br />
[[File:Megaloceros_Species.jpg|200px|right|thumb|Hunting has led to the extinction of 7 species of deer native to Æthele.]]<br />
Æthele is home to a wide variety of wildlife. [[wikipedia:Deer|Deer]], [[wikipedia:elk|elk]], [[wikipedia:mountain goats|mountain goats]], [[wikipedia:marmots|marmots]], [[wikipedia:beavers|beavers]], [[wikipedia:muskrats|muskrats]], [[wikipedia:coyotes|coyotes]], [[wikipedia:wolves|wolves]], [[wikipedia:swans|swans]], [[wikipedia:loons|loons]], [[wikipedia:hawks|hawks]], [[wikipedia:owls|owls]], [[wikipedia:ravens|ravens]], [[wikipedia:harlequin ducks|harlequin ducks]], and many other sorts of ducks. Smaller birds ([[wikipedia:robins|robins]], [[wikipedia:jays|jays]], and so on) also abound thanks to the country's climate.<br />
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Many healthy populations of fish are present, including [[wikipedia:salmonids|salmonids]] such as several species of [[wikipedia:salmon|salmon]] and [[wikipedia:trout|trout]]. On the coast, [[wikipedia:harbour seals|harbour seals]] and [[Æthic western otter|river otters]] are common. It is not uncommon for whales to be spotted of the Æthic coastline as Æthele's waters are near migratory patterns for many species of whale. <br />
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Due to the country's traditional hunting practices, human presence in Æthele has led to the extinction of 17 mammal species including [[Æthic caribou]], [[Æthic monk seal]]s, and 4 species of birds, including the [[Edmond pigeon]] and the [[Æthic stork]].<br />
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== Demographics ==<br />
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=== Population ===<br />
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Æthele's population in the 2010 National Census was 11,143,523. Of this ground, 4,423,142 Æthics were between ages 0 and 20, 4,523,998 Æthics were between ages 20 and 60, and 2,196,383 Æthics were over 60. The population of Æthele is dominated by the [[Æthic people|Æthic ethnic group]], who comprise of 8,589,091 or 77% of the population. 1,448,658, or 13% of Æthic citizens responded that they were of Lyncanestrian descent, and 1,105,774, or 10% responded they were of Ottonian descent.<br />
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Æthele reports positive immigration numbers, estimating that around 11,000 people immigrate to Æthele every year.<br />
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=== Language ===<br />
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Æthele's national language is a [[wikipedia:Mercian dialect|specific version of the Common language]]. The language developed with the Æthic ethnic group. [[wikipedia:English language|Ottonian]] is also commonly spoken in Æthele. [[Audonic language|Audonic]] is also spoken in communities bordering Lyncanestria. The National Curriculum required Æthic to be taught in schools across the country, and the Ministry of Education reports that Ottonian is one of the nation's largest taken elective course of the National Curriculum.<br />
=== Religion ===<br />
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Freedom of religion is recognized as part of the Æthic Constitution. Approximately 70% of Æthele's population is [[Fabrian Magisterium|Catholic]]. The remaining 4% of Æthele's Christians are [[wikipedia:Protestantism|Protestant]]. [[wikipedia:Judaism|Judaism]] is the second largest religion in Æthele, and [[wikipedia:Islam|Islam]] the third largest. Non-religious people account for 2% of Æthics.<br />
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Christianity and Judaism first reached Æthele around the same time, around the 2nd century. The [[Archdiocese of Edmond]] was first founded in Edmond in 900, preceding the [[Athic Mission]]. The highest ranking spiritual leader in Æthele is the Archbishop of Edmond, [[Stanley James]].<br />
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=== Health ===<br />
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[[Folclic Eftbót Ambehtness]] (FEA) is the country's national healthcare service since 1969. Public healthcare is available and free to all permanent residents in Æthele. Private health insurance is available for alternative methods of treatment. Æthic obesity rates have hovered around 15% for the last 20 years.<br />
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Folclic Eftbót Ambehtness is managed by a large central bureaucracy, and the service covers primary care, in-patient care, long-term healthcare, psychiatric care and treatments, ophthalmology, and dentistry. Prior to the FEA, healthcare coverage plans were administered by private insurance companies.<br />
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=== Education ===<br />
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Æthele has many public institutions of higher education. The University of Edmond State University of Edmond City College - East Campus is the largest public university in Æthele, offering courses in all fields and providing a well funded and well received mandatory program introducing attendees to paying taxes, voting and all forms of political philosophy. There are also local community colleges with generally more open admission policies, shorter academic programs, and lower tuition. Of Æthics twenty-five and older, 68.9% graduated from college and 7.6% attended law schools. The basic literacy rate is approximately 99%.<br />
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[[File:Downtown_Milwaukee_from_the_Milwaukee_River.jpg|200px|right|thumb|Kleeds is considered a large financial market and houses the largest stock exchange in Æthele.]]<br />
The economy of Æthele is a [[wikipedia:Developed country|highly developed]] [[wikipedia:social market economy|social market economy]]. The service sector contributes around 60% of the total GDP, industry 11%, and agriculture 29%. Exports account for 39% of national output. The top 7 exports of Æthele are food products, vehicle products, electronics, alcohol, organic chemicals, home decor products. Tourism is a popular regional industry in Sneereabd with it's seasonal food and beer festivals. The large annual international trade fairs, and congresses are held in several Æthic cities such as Edmond, Kleeds, and Hannstead.<br />
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== Infrastructure ==<br />
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=== Transportation ===<br />
[[File:MTSgreenline-convctr.jpg|200px|right|thumb|The Municipal Transit Service in Edmond.]]<br />
Transportation played a large role in the industrial development of Æthele. The Nónfær, the nine highways that extend through Æthele from Becumescedeland to the Flintscedelands, were built between 1930 and 1955. Æthele is served by two international airports, the largest being in Edmond, and 4 regional airports. Æthele has an extensive passenger and freight rail transportation network. Passenger rail services were nationalized in 1974 and were incorporated into the [[Þéodlic Cregelád Ambehtness]], or National Rail Service.<br />
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Streetcars, known as lanucræts are famous throughout large cities in Æthele. The lanucræts first launched in Edmond in 1901. 39% of Æthics living in major cities use lanucræts to get to work every day and streetcar systems operate in all of 4 major cities, governed by municipal transit authorities.<br />
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=== Energy ===<br />
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Æthele imports 60% of its primary energy from neighboring countries. In 2016, 45% of the energy created in Æthele was nuclear power, 31% of energy came from hydro-electric and 24% came from natural gas. Æthele committed to emissions reductions in 2015, agreeing to phase out nuclear power by 2030 through investments in renewable energy and waste-to-energy initiatives.<br />
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=== Water supply and sanitation ===<br />
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Water is not scarce in Æthele, except for occasional localized droughts. Responsibility for water supply and sanitation provision lies with municipalities, which are regulated by the national government. Professional associations and utility associations play an important role in the sector. More than 99 percent of users are connected to a public water supply system. The remainder is served by private wells. Water supply in Æthele is continuous, at good pressure, and drinking water quality is excellent, ensured by universal municipal compliance with national drinking water directives. Wastewater treatment is universal. 97 percent of municipal wastewater is treated according to the most recent government study (2013) including nutrient elimination, a much higher percentage.<br />
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[[File:NeelysBeer2018logo.png|200px|right|thumb|Neely's Brewery was first founded in Jessburrow in 1821 and is the most bought beer in Æthele.]]<br />
Jessburrow has been home to over 50 breweries and over 100 brewing companies throughout the course of its history. Of these, several major breweries grew during the 1830s and several beer giants emerged in Æthele including [[Neele & Bolton Brewing Co.|Neele & Bolton]], [[Dunstan's Brewing Co.|Dunstan Brew]], [[Ælfnod's Brewing Co.|Ælfnod's]] and [[Leof's Brewing Co.|Leof's Gold]].<br />
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A large portion of farming communities in the Sneereabd means that poultry and dairy farming is a strong local industry, with about 14,000 poultry farms and 20,000 dairy farms nationwide. [[wikipedia:Steak and eggs|Steak and eggs]] is considered one of the largest consumed dishes in Æthele.<br />
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Seasonal food festivals are a popular tradition. [[Bæftanlencten]] is a popular festival celebrated the weekend after Easter, complemented by parades and large festivals celebrating the beginning of the growing season and the featuring of many seasonal winter beers. The [[Hærfesttídonsymbelnes]] is the autumn celebration celebrated during the first weekend of October, which features summer foods, eating competition and summer beers. Approximately 85% of Æthics celebrate these holidays every year.<br />
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=== Literature, art and philosophy ===<br />
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Æthele has always been a country of poets, writers, and novelists. It was the home of novelists Rudyard Brenton, Cedric Margyle, Themla Rafferty, and Carissa Spring, of poets Sidney Keely, Jamie Keaton, Ryan Wiley, and Nicholas Brooks, and of famous playwright Malcolm Pons.<br />
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=== Music ===<br />
Various styles of music are popular in Æthele from the indigenous folk music of Æthele to heavy metal. Notable composers of classical music from Æthele include Jamie Byrd and Phillip Starney. Jessburrow is considered the music center of the country, with several Æthic rock bands coming from there including [[The Townies]], [[Past Noon]] and [[The Underground]] and notable singers such as [[Ed Lambert]] and [[Marcy Downes]].<br />
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=== Sports ===<br />
[[wikipedia:The Massachusetts Game|Gamenclywb]] is the national sport of Æthele. The Gamenclywb Gefégnes is the national association for gamenclywb. Other sports popular in Æthele are [[wikipedia:Association football|association football]] and [[wikipedia:rugby|rugby]].<br />
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Public media accounts for 45% of the Æthic media market, dominated by [[Æthic Spell Gegylda]] (ASG). Æthic Spell Gegylda is Æthele's publicly funded radio, television and Internet broadcasting service launched in 1933. There are currently fifty-five television channels and hundreds of local radio stations in Æthele. ASG controls the top four national television channels (ASG 1-4, with the next ten channels dominated by private national news corporations. The remaining networks are reserved for private use. Edmond dominates the media sector in Æthele. The Æthic publishing sector, including books, directories and databases, journals, magazines, and business media, newspapers and news agencies, employs around 55,000 people.</div>Demphorhttps://iiwiki.us/mediawiki/index.php?title=%C3%86thele&diff=97116Æthele2019-08-04T17:50:54Z<p>Demphor: /* War of Æthic Succession */</p>
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In ancient times, the territories making up modern day Æthele were divided up into a [[wikipedia:heptarchy|heptarchy]] of minor, Anglo-Saxon states connected by a common language, customs, and traditions. After centuries of disunity, these states were unified in 865 CE by the Roman Catholic King [[Duncan of Æthele|Duncan]] of Corraidhín. After centuries of direct rule, the [[King of Æthele]] steadily relinquished power to the [[House of Delegates of Æthelse|House of Delegates]] led by a [[Lord Minister of Æthele|Lord Minister]]. The King of Æthele is [[Malcom IV of Æthele|Malcom IV]] and the Lord Minister is [[Douglass Wynstonn]].<br />
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In the early 20th century, a [[Æthic Civil War|civil war]] between the monarchy and communist forces in the southwest of the country from 1920 - 1923 was crushed by the monarchy. The country grew from an agricultural state to a larger industrial power starting in the 1950s with new advancements in key technical industries, particularly aerospace industry, the arms industry, and the manufacturing side of the software industry.<br />
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Æthele boasts the largest organized fraternal order in [[Ajax]], noted in the [[Grand Lodge of the Sparrow]], a union of local fraternities of taxidermists.<br />
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== Etymology ==<br />
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The name ''Æthele'' derives from the original [[wikipedia:Mercian dialect|Common]] term for the geographic area of Æthele, ''Atheland'', a name given to the [[Athic people]], an ethnic group that predated modern day [[Æthic people|Æthics]].<br />
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== History ==<br />
=== Bronze Age ===<br />
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During the last glacial period, and up until about 13,000 years ago, most of Æthele was covered with ice, most of the time. There is no evidence of any humans being in Æthele before Mesolithic people arrived between 6,000 BC and 5,000 BC.<br />
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From about 4,500 BC Neolithic settlers arrived introducing housing cultures and stone monuments. The [[wikipedia:Bronze Age|Bronze Age]] – defined by the use of metal – began around 2,500 BC, with technology changing people's everyday lives during this period through innovations such as the wheel, harnessing oxen, weaving textiles, brewing alcohol, and skillful metalworking, which produced new weapons and tools, along with fine gold decoration and jewelry, such as brooches and torcs.<br />
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During the [[wikipedia:Iron Age|Iron Age]] the [[wikipedia:English language|Common]] dialect emerged on the continent around the same time that [[Athic people]] began to form as a cultural group. The small Athic kingdoms often engaged in minor conflicts with one another for a period of 6 and a half centuries. By 600 C.E., 5 Kingdoms ruled over the Athic territories: The Kingdoms of Valland, Corraidhín, Donneset, Synegold, and Erthwood.<br />
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By the 2nd century AD, the [[Fabrian Magisterium|Christian faith]] had been introduced among Athic peoples. By the 4th century, several small southern kingdoms had adopted the religion, and as these smaller kingdoms became absorbed into the Kingdoms of Corraidhín and Erthwood, the ruling classes slowly began to adopt them. In the northern Kingdoms of Valland and Synegold, they were actively persecuted by their Kings. This began to lead to tensions between the Kingdoms over time.<br />
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The marriage of King John III of Corraidhín and the daughter and only child of King Vincent IV of Erthwood united the Kingdoms of Corraidhín and Erthwood in 801 A.D. King John III and Queen Margaret gave birth to Duncan of Corraidhín, who ascended the throne in 843 A.D. as King Duncan I of Corraidhín.<br />
[[File:Christian_Conversion_of_the_Saxons.jpg|200px|left|thumb|''Surrender of Henry of Donneset'' by John Margyle, 1836.]]<br />
In 856 A.D., Duncan I gained the political and financial backing of the Catholic Church in Edmond to launch a Holy Crusade against the non-Christian Kingdoms in the north. The Crusade's conquest of the Donneset lasts 3 years, decisively ending when Duncan I descends on King Henry IV of Donneset's army of twelve thousand men with a force of twenty-five thousand men. Attacking from the west, Duncan easily broke the men under King Henry IV, who were guarding the bridges towards the capital of Donneset. Henry IV is captured and the House of Donneset swears fealty to the House of Corraidhín and converts to Christianity.<br />
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After recuperating his forces and mustering another ten thousand from the House of Donneset, Duncan I marched into Valland in 860 A.D., decisively defeating Vallic forces in the [[Massacre of Firth]], where eight thousand Vallic soldiers were surprised early on the 5th of April of that year by an advance force of Duncan's cavalry at the village of Firth. The King of Valland was slain and his first son vanished, presumed killed by the Christian forces. The House of Valland's Queen-consort swore fealty to King Duncan on behalf of the infant second son, and the heir-apparent to the House.<br />
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Duncan's forces attempt to cross into Synegold by crossing westward over the Both River but are stopped by the marshlands and are forced to engage at the strongholds of Clonburrow, Naismur, and Donnehall. Synic King Lawrence VII posts fifteen thousand men at these strongholds, which King Duncan is forced to lay siege too. After several probing attacks, King Duncan attempts to force a crossing Clonburrow in August of 861 but the attack fails. The next year, King Duncan again attacks at Clonburrow but the attacks fail miserably, forcing the King to reevaluate his strategy. Finally, in July of 862, King Duncan's forces breached the gates at Clonburrow and took the fortress, forcing the Synic's to abandon their strongholds at Naismur and Donnehall for a final siege at the capital at Syne. King Duncan lays siege to Syne for 2 years, and the siege finally breaks when a mutiny in the garrison allows Duncan's forces to raze Syne to the ground, leading to the House of Synegold's extinction.<br />
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Following King Duncan's conquest of Athic lands, the Church in Edmond coronated him as ''"Ic Cyng sylfum Æthele,"'' or ''"First King of Æthele,"'' formally uniting the old Athic kingdoms into one state and uniting them all Æthic people under one banner.<br />
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The Athic Crusade saw agricultural output decline significantly, leading to repeated famines, exacerbated by the rapid population growth of the earlier era. The Athic Crusade also disrupted trade throughout the country, especially after the destruction of the large trading city of Syne. Inadvertently, many Æthics on the coastline turned to fishing, an economic industry that still dominates in many coastal villages today. Most devastating, though, was the spread of [[wikipedia:Typhus|typhus]] that decimated the populations of the densely populated cities of Edmond and Jessburrow. Typhus outbreaks continued to affect Æthele for intervals between 1000 and 1450, and claimed the life of [[Lothair II of Æthele|Lothair II]] thirty-five days into his reign in 1294. The horrors of typhus and the seeming inability of the Church to provide relief would lead to a rapid decline of church influence in Æthic politics. By the reign of [[Nicholas II of Æthele|Nicholas II]], the Church's representative in the [[Royal Court of Edmond]] had all but diminished.<br />
[[File:Cathédrale_Autun_02.JPG|200px|right|thumb|The Edmond Cathedral was built between 1163 and 1182 and is a National Landmark.]]<br />
Trade began to recover by 1100. By the 13th century, much of Æthele experienced strong economic growth. The trade routes from the south linked with those of established Æthic ports and eventually the trade routes of the Thalassan Ocean to create a network economy in Æthele. Cities expanded greatly during this period and the Monarchy grew in power while the Church diminished. During this period, the modern commercial infrastructure developed, with double-entry book-keeping, joint stock companies, an international banking system, a systematized foreign exchange market, insurance, and government debt.<br />
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==== Foundation of the Grand Lodge of the Sparrow ====<br />
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As the economy rapidly expanded and more and more citizens began to accumulate wealth, competitive hunting grew as a popular pastime. This resulted in a large economic demand for taxidermists. It was not uncommon for several taxidermists to live in local communities, and at one point it was one of the largest industries. Local fraternities and organizations began to organize gradually after the 11th century, often meeting weekly at night in secluded areas or in Churches.<br />
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The earliest masonic texts each contain some sort of a history of the craft, or mystery, of taxidermy. Twenty-five manuscripts which are known as the [[Belros Collective]] which date back to the 14th century and were discovered in the [[Royal Library of Edmond]] by scholars in the 20th century. The Collective contains the charters of three Lodges in Belros, Vergen and Kessrow and a draft of early masonic ceremonies, but all were turned over to the Grand Lodge. The Grand Lodge of the Sparrow of Æthele was formally chartered in 1392, with 2/3rds of all Lodges represented at the inaugural meeting.<br />
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While it is relatively unknown when the first Æthic King joined the Grand Lodge, however, it is speculated that King [[Lothair IV of Æthele|Lothair IV]] was the first to join the Lodge based on accounts from the time, reportedly doing so in the 1360s. The first King to acknowledge his involvement in the Grand Lodge was [[Malcolm II of Æthele|Malcolm II]], who recorded scheduled meetings with the Grand Master, [[Sir Howard Bercow]], in his private diary. Malcolm II formally appointed the Grand Master of the Grand Lodge to a permanent position in the [[Royal Court of Edmond]], permanently solidifying the political position of the Grand Lodge in Æthic politics.<br />
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=== Enlightenment ===<br />
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==== War of Æthic Succession ====<br />
:''See also: [[War of Æthic Succession]], [[Allamunnic Wars of Unification]]''<br />
Nicholas VIII reigned as King of the Æthics beginning in 1836, upon the death of his father, Wealhmær VI. In 1850, Nicholas married Theodura of Onneria, bringing the Kingdoms of Æthele and [[Onneria]] into a personal union. In 1852, the Allamunic crisis began after a vote by the [[Pan-Allamunnic Union]]'s member-states to form a centralized military, which the Kingdoms of [[Staalmark]] and Onneria protested. They raised armies and marched to besiege Roan, the headquarters of the new Union Army. Honoring his marriage to Theodura, Nicholas VIII mobilized the 1st Army and marched north with 20,000 to join the attack. The Allamunnic conflicts that led to Allamunnic unification began on 12 July 1852, when the [[Siege of Roan (1852 - 1853)|Siege of Roan]] began.<br />
[[File:ÆlfsigeSurrenderÆthele.jpg|200px|left|thumb|Lord Ælfsige surrendering to Nicholas IX at the [[Second Battle of the Marð]].]]<br />
Nicholas VIII was killed in an artillery attack while leading a brigade of men in an attack on the city on 23 February 1853. His closest heirs were his brothers, John and Ælfsige of the Æthic [[House of Corraidhín]], who both disputed and claimed the throne of Æthele.<br />
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Nicholas VIII's death immediately raised questions of succession, as he had left no successor to the throne; an Æthic custom if the Monarch has no children. Both of Nicholas' brothers, John and Ælfsige, determined they were to inherit the throne, leading to a political crisis which the [[House of Delegates of Æthele|House of Delegates]] was unable to resolve. Acting on the stalemate, Ælfsige gained the backing of the two largest houses, the House of Valland and the House of Donneset, to support him in seizing power. He was coronated King of the Æthics in Kleeds on 7 July 1953, taking the regal name Ælfsige IV. The House of Delegates dissolved itself three days later when John himself was coronated King in Edmond, taking the regal name Nicholas IX. Nicholas gained the support of the smaller houses of Meadwine, Ealdgyð and Dáire.<br />
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Both Houses quickly raised volunteer armies that fought mostly in the Sneerabd over the course of four years, with battles fought in open farmland with large cavalry engagement. Intense combat left 50,000 to 70,000 people dead.<br />
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The war effectively ended in August, 1862, when Ælfsige was captured and surrendered to Nicholas at the [[Second Battle of the Marð]]. Ælfsige's units quickly dissolved. Much of the Sneerabd's infrastructure was destroyed, especially the transportation systems and agriculture. Ælfsige was banned from court, had his titles stripped and was imprisoned for life in Edmond. He died in prison in 1879. The Lords who supported him were banned from court and their families placed under house arrest for 25 years.<br />
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=== Industrial Revolution ===<br />
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Modern production methods began to spread into Æthele during the 1830s and 1840s. Average income and population began to exhibit unprecedented sustained growth. This increase in the standard of living for the general population began to increase consistently for the first time in Æthele's history, and populations in the cities began to increase dramatically.<br />
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Cities had to modernize quickly to avoid large outbreaks of disease, and the first modern sewage systems began to be developed in the 1840s. Hospitals were set up and sanitation laws went into effect. The [[Great Fire of Edmond]] destroyed much of the northern part of the city, including the historic cultural center of the city and the [[National Opera House]], which had been built five years earlier.<br />
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The House of Delegates abandoned the old electoral system in 1866 and passed the [[Elections Act of 1866]], which created a [[wikipedia:Fixed term election|fixed term elections system]]. The rise of the [[Rúm Gaderwist|Rúm]] as a strong political party dominated much of 19th-century Æthic politics.<br />
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[[wikipedia:Communism|Shraderism]] spread to Æthele in the 1870s, with the founding of [[Þéodlic Schraeydd Forfhere]], the Shraderist political party which stood for elections in [[Æthic general election, 1880|1880]], [[Æthic general election, 1885|1885]], [[Æthic general election, 1890|1890]] and [[Æthic general election, 1895|1895]]. It abandoned electoral politics and did not field candidates in the [[Æthic general election, 1900|1900]] election, resorting to demonstrations and protests.<br />
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=== 20th century ===<br />
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==== Æthic Civil War ====<br />
[[File:Osteraufstand_-_Dublin_-_Barrikade.jpg|200px|right|thumb|Barricades erected in Edmond in the first days of the Æthic Civil War.]]<br />
:''See also: [[Æthic Civil War]]''<br />
On February 13th, 1920, Shraderist organizations led by Harold Collins and the [[Þéodlic Schraeydd Forfhere]] launched a national uprising in the large industrial centers of Edmond and Belros in the Becumescedeland. A State of Emergency was declared at 9:00 am on the 14th by Lord Minister [[Kenneth Bolton]], and the National Army mobilized to respond to the uprising at the [[Kellenscastel]]. By the 16th, the ÞSF had raised over 20,000 volunteers to fight the National Army. The uprising in Edmond had failed by April 27th, but a garrison of 6,000 in Belros repelled attacks from National Army units before being reinforced by countryside battalions, bolstering the garrison to 15,000.<br />
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Monarchist forces were raised by King [[Nicholas XI]] and [[Siege of Belros|laid siege]] to Belros for a 3-year siege. Collins launched a guerrilla campaign in the Sneereabd which inflicted heavy casualties on Monarchist forces and the National Army. Air raids and heavy artillery were launched in open campaigns for the first time in Æthic history. On July 13th, 1922, Collins engaged the IX Corps of the National Army at the [[Battle of Gardner's Fork]] and was decisively defeated, partially in thanks to air bombardment by the National Army and the first employment of tanks in Æthic history. After losing a majority of his men, Collins abandoned the remainder of the force to join the resistance in Belros.<br />
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The resistance in Belros lasted for 7 more months before the main lines to the south of the city were breached by a large assault of tanks and infantry on February 1st. Collins surrendered the city 4 days later. He was tried and later executed and the ÞSF was permanently dissolved.<br />
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=== Contemporary history ===<br />
[[File:ÆthicCrisisKleeds.jpg|200px|right|thumb|Æthic soldiers chasing a ÆFM child soldier in Kleeds, July 1966.]]<br />
:''See also: [[Æthic crisis]]''<br />
Following the conclusion of the civil war, [[Nicholas XI of Æthele|Nicholas XI]] often opposed progressive movements that he viewed as backed by remnants of the ÞSF. Æthic troops were often deployed to break strikes and shut down labor movements throughout the 1930s and 1940s. Following his death in 1941, his son, [[Nicholas XII of Æthele|Nicholas XII]], continued these efforts. [[Blódegesa]] took place on 21 June 1954. The event took place when Nicholas XII ordered troops to the Royal University of Edmond where a demonstration of 100 students and faculty demanding more democratic rights took place. The troops fired on the crowd, killing 9 students and 2 professors. This launched the Æthic crisis, as a loose coalition of left-wing militants launched the [[Æthic Free Movement]] (ÆFM), which called for increased democratization of the country. Royalist supporters fought ÆFM militants throughout the country in a crisis which claimed over 15,000 lives and lasted until 1968, when the House of Delegates resolved an end to the conflict by negotiating the May 15 Ceasefire and passing the [[Acts of Elections and Democratic Rule]], which diminished the power of the monarch by stripping them of their power over the military and in political affairs, in addition to lowering the voting age and removing voting restrictions.<br />
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Following the death of Nicholas XII, King [[Wealhmær VII of Æthele|Wealhmær VII]] ascended to the throne. During Wealhmær's reign, he championed democratic and social reforms, which inadvertently restored the Monarchy's influence as a political institution in the country. The House of Delegates reinstated powers of the monarch taken away during Nicholas XII. An economic revival took place in the late 1980s and early 1990s, heightened by the invention of the internet and increased globalization. Good economic times were widespread for several sectors, and new industries such as especially solar power and internet services, flourished. Tourist travel increased and housing construction reached an all-time high.<br />
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Following the death of Wealhmær VII on 12 July 2001, [[Malcom IV of Æthele|Malcom IV]] ascended to the throne. The Rúm was reelected to the majority in the House of Delegates for the first time in decades, under Lord Douglas Wynstonn. Labor unions, while already existing in Æthele during the 1920s, grew very rapidly during this time, often gaining large membership and attaining full funding through its members.<br />
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== Geography, wildlife, and environment ==<br />
[[File:Rheinzusammenfluss.JPG|200px|right|thumb|The Both River in the Flintscedelands.]]<br />
Æthele is divided into three geographic regions: the Becumescedeland (Æthic: Reachland) in the south, dominated by rivers and dense forests; Sneereabd (Æthic: Midcountry) in the center with flat, rolling plains and Flintscedelands (Æthic: Rocklands) in the north.<br />
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Most of Æthele has a generally mild climate, though there is significant variation given the variety of landscapes across the country. The Sneereabd has a humid continental climate throughout the region with extremes of both heat and cold. Heavy snowfall occurs from late November to late February every year, however annual snowfall on highway mountain passes in the Flintscedelands rival some of the snowiest cities in Æthele, which can result in hazardous driving conditions.<br />
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=== Wildlife ===<br />
[[File:Megaloceros_Species.jpg|200px|right|thumb|Hunting has led to the extinction of 7 species of deer native to Æthele.]]<br />
Æthele is home to a wide variety of wildlife. [[wikipedia:Deer|Deer]], [[wikipedia:elk|elk]], [[wikipedia:mountain goats|mountain goats]], [[wikipedia:marmots|marmots]], [[wikipedia:beavers|beavers]], [[wikipedia:muskrats|muskrats]], [[wikipedia:coyotes|coyotes]], [[wikipedia:wolves|wolves]], [[wikipedia:swans|swans]], [[wikipedia:loons|loons]], [[wikipedia:hawks|hawks]], [[wikipedia:owls|owls]], [[wikipedia:ravens|ravens]], [[wikipedia:harlequin ducks|harlequin ducks]], and many other sorts of ducks. Smaller birds ([[wikipedia:robins|robins]], [[wikipedia:jays|jays]], and so on) also abound thanks to the country's climate.<br />
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Many healthy populations of fish are present, including [[wikipedia:salmonids|salmonids]] such as several species of [[wikipedia:salmon|salmon]] and [[wikipedia:trout|trout]]. On the coast, [[wikipedia:harbour seals|harbour seals]] and [[Æthic western otter|river otters]] are common. It is not uncommon for whales to be spotted of the Æthic coastline as Æthele's waters are near migratory patterns for many species of whale. <br />
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Due to the country's traditional hunting practices, human presence in Æthele has led to the extinction of 17 mammal species including [[Æthic caribou]], [[Æthic monk seal]]s, and 4 species of birds, including the [[Edmond pigeon]] and the [[Æthic stork]].<br />
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== Demographics ==<br />
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=== Population ===<br />
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Æthele's population in the 2010 National Census was 11,143,523. Of this ground, 4,423,142 Æthics were between ages 0 and 20, 4,523,998 Æthics were between ages 20 and 60, and 2,196,383 Æthics were over 60. The population of Æthele is dominated by the [[Æthic people|Æthic ethnic group]], who comprise of 8,589,091 or 77% of the population. 1,448,658, or 13% of Æthic citizens responded that they were of Lyncanestrian descent, and 1,105,774, or 10% responded they were of Ottonian descent.<br />
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Æthele reports positive immigration numbers, estimating that around 11,000 people immigrate to Æthele every year.<br />
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=== Language ===<br />
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Æthele's national language is a [[wikipedia:Mercian dialect|specific version of the Common language]]. The language developed with the Æthic ethnic group. [[wikipedia:English language|Ottonian]] is also commonly spoken in Æthele. [[Audonic language|Audonic]] is also spoken in communities bordering Lyncanestria. The National Curriculum required Æthic to be taught in schools across the country, and the Ministry of Education reports that Ottonian is one of the nation's largest taken elective course of the National Curriculum.<br />
=== Religion ===<br />
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Freedom of religion is recognized as part of the Æthic Constitution. Approximately 70% of Æthele's population is [[Fabrian Magisterium|Catholic]]. The remaining 4% of Æthele's Christians are [[wikipedia:Protestantism|Protestant]]. [[wikipedia:Judaism|Judaism]] is the second largest religion in Æthele, and [[wikipedia:Islam|Islam]] the third largest. Non-religious people account for 2% of Æthics.<br />
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Christianity and Judaism first reached Æthele around the same time, around the 2nd century. The [[Archdiocese of Edmond]] was first founded in Edmond in 900, preceding the [[Athic Mission]]. The highest ranking spiritual leader in Æthele is the Archbishop of Edmond, [[Stanley James]].<br />
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=== Health ===<br />
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[[Folclic Eftbót Ambehtness]] (FEA) is the country's national healthcare service since 1969. Public healthcare is available and free to all permanent residents in Æthele. Private health insurance is available for alternative methods of treatment. Æthic obesity rates have hovered around 15% for the last 20 years.<br />
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Folclic Eftbót Ambehtness is managed by a large central bureaucracy, and the service covers primary care, in-patient care, long-term healthcare, psychiatric care and treatments, ophthalmology, and dentistry. Prior to the FEA, healthcare coverage plans were administered by private insurance companies.<br />
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=== Education ===<br />
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Æthele has many public institutions of higher education. The University of Edmond State University of Edmond City College - East Campus is the largest public university in Æthele, offering courses in all fields and providing a well funded and well received mandatory program introducing attendees to paying taxes, voting and all forms of political philosophy. There are also local community colleges with generally more open admission policies, shorter academic programs, and lower tuition. Of Æthics twenty-five and older, 68.9% graduated from college and 7.6% attended law schools. The basic literacy rate is approximately 99%.<br />
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== Economy ==<br />
[[File:Downtown_Milwaukee_from_the_Milwaukee_River.jpg|200px|right|thumb|Kleeds is considered a large financial market and houses the largest stock exchange in Æthele.]]<br />
The economy of Æthele is a [[wikipedia:Developed country|highly developed]] [[wikipedia:social market economy|social market economy]]. The service sector contributes around 60% of the total GDP, industry 11%, and agriculture 29%. Exports account for 39% of national output. The top 7 exports of Æthele are food products, vehicle products, electronics, alcohol, organic chemicals, home decor products. Tourism is a popular regional industry in Sneereabd with it's seasonal food and beer festivals. The large annual international trade fairs, and congresses are held in several Æthic cities such as Edmond, Kleeds, and Hannstead.<br />
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== Infrastructure ==<br />
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=== Transportation ===<br />
[[File:MTSgreenline-convctr.jpg|200px|right|thumb|The Municipal Transit Service in Edmond.]]<br />
Transportation played a large role in the industrial development of Æthele. The Nónfær, the nine highways that extend through Æthele from Becumescedeland to the Flintscedelands, were built between 1930 and 1955. Æthele is served by two international airports, the largest being in Edmond, and 4 regional airports. Æthele has an extensive passenger and freight rail transportation network. Passenger rail services were nationalized in 1974 and were incorporated into the [[Þéodlic Cregelád Ambehtness]], or National Rail Service.<br />
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Streetcars, known as lanucræts are famous throughout large cities in Æthele. The lanucræts first launched in Edmond in 1901. 39% of Æthics living in major cities use lanucræts to get to work every day and streetcar systems operate in all of 4 major cities, governed by municipal transit authorities.<br />
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=== Energy ===<br />
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Æthele imports 60% of its primary energy from neighboring countries. In 2016, 45% of the energy created in Æthele was nuclear power, 31% of energy came from hydro-electric and 24% came from natural gas. Æthele committed to emissions reductions in 2015, agreeing to phase out nuclear power by 2030 through investments in renewable energy and waste-to-energy initiatives.<br />
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=== Water supply and sanitation ===<br />
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Water is not scarce in Æthele, except for occasional localized droughts. Responsibility for water supply and sanitation provision lies with municipalities, which are regulated by the national government. Professional associations and utility associations play an important role in the sector. More than 99 percent of users are connected to a public water supply system. The remainder is served by private wells. Water supply in Æthele is continuous, at good pressure, and drinking water quality is excellent, ensured by universal municipal compliance with national drinking water directives. Wastewater treatment is universal. 97 percent of municipal wastewater is treated according to the most recent government study (2013) including nutrient elimination, a much higher percentage.<br />
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== Culture ==<br />
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=== Food ===<br />
[[File:NeelysBeer2018logo.png|200px|right|thumb|Neely's Brewery was first founded in Jessburrow in 1821 and is the most bought beer in Æthele.]]<br />
Jessburrow has been home to over 50 breweries and over 100 brewing companies throughout the course of its history. Of these, several major breweries grew during the 1830s and several beer giants emerged in Æthele including [[Neele & Bolton Brewing Co.|Neele & Bolton]], [[Dunstan's Brewing Co.|Dunstan Brew]], [[Ælfnod's Brewing Co.|Ælfnod's]] and [[Leof's Brewing Co.|Leof's Gold]].<br />
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A large portion of farming communities in the Sneereabd means that poultry and dairy farming is a strong local industry, with about 14,000 poultry farms and 20,000 dairy farms nationwide. [[wikipedia:Steak and eggs|Steak and eggs]] is considered one of the largest consumed dishes in Æthele.<br />
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Seasonal food festivals are a popular tradition. [[Bæftanlencten]] is a popular festival celebrated the weekend after Easter, complemented by parades and large festivals celebrating the beginning of the growing season and the featuring of many seasonal winter beers. The [[Hærfesttídonsymbelnes]] is the autumn celebration celebrated during the first weekend of October, which features summer foods, eating competition and summer beers. Approximately 85% of Æthics celebrate these holidays every year.<br />
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=== Literature, art and philosophy ===<br />
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Æthele has always been a country of poets, writers, and novelists. It was the home of novelists Rudyard Brenton, Cedric Margyle, Themla Rafferty, and Carissa Spring, of poets Sidney Keely, Jamie Keaton, Ryan Wiley, and Nicholas Brooks, and of famous playwright Malcolm Pons.<br />
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Various styles of music are popular in Æthele from the indigenous folk music of Æthele to heavy metal. Notable composers of classical music from Æthele include Jamie Byrd and Phillip Starney. Jessburrow is considered the music center of the country, with several Æthic rock bands coming from there including [[The Townies]], [[Past Noon]] and [[The Underground]] and notable singers such as [[Ed Lambert]] and [[Marcy Downes]].<br />
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=== Sports ===<br />
[[wikipedia:The Massachusetts Game|Gamenclywb]] is the national sport of Æthele. The Gamenclywb Gefégnes is the national association for gamenclywb. Other sports popular in Æthele are [[wikipedia:Association football|association football]] and [[wikipedia:rugby|rugby]].<br />
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=== Mass media ===<br />
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Public media accounts for 45% of the Æthic media market, dominated by [[Æthic Spell Gegylda]] (ASG). Æthic Spell Gegylda is Æthele's publicly funded radio, television and Internet broadcasting service launched in 1933. There are currently fifty-five television channels and hundreds of local radio stations in Æthele. ASG controls the top four national television channels (ASG 1-4, with the next ten channels dominated by private national news corporations. The remaining networks are reserved for private use. Edmond dominates the media sector in Æthele. The Æthic publishing sector, including books, directories and databases, journals, magazines, and business media, newspapers and news agencies, employs around 55,000 people.</div>Demphorhttps://iiwiki.us/mediawiki/index.php?title=File:%C3%86lfsigeSurrender%C3%86thele.jpg&diff=97115File:ÆlfsigeSurrenderÆthele.jpg2019-08-04T17:50:28Z<p>Demphor: Benjamin West (American, 1738–1820)
General Monck Receiving Charles II on the Beaches of Dover, 1782
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Benjamin West (American, 1738–1820)<br />
General Monck Receiving Charles II on the Beaches of Dover, 1782<br />
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The Kingdom of Æthele (Æthic: Æþele) is a constitutional monarchy of over 11 million people in the region of [[Ajax]]. Æthele’s capital, [[Edmond, Æthele|Edmond]], is the political and financial heart of the country.<br />
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In ancient times, the territories making up modern day Æthele were divided up into a [[wikipedia:heptarchy|heptarchy]] of minor, Anglo-Saxon states connected by a common language, customs, and traditions. After centuries of disunity, these states were unified in 865 CE by the Roman Catholic King [[Duncan of Æthele|Duncan]] of Corraidhín. After centuries of direct rule, the [[King of Æthele]] steadily relinquished power to the [[House of Delegates of Æthelse|House of Delegates]] led by a [[Lord Minister of Æthele|Lord Minister]]. The King of Æthele is [[Malcom IV of Æthele|Malcom IV]] and the Lord Minister is [[Douglass Wynstonn]].<br />
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In the early 20th century, a [[Æthic Civil War|civil war]] between the monarchy and communist forces in the southwest of the country from 1920 - 1923 was crushed by the monarchy. The country grew from an agricultural state to a larger industrial power starting in the 1950s with new advancements in key technical industries, particularly aerospace industry, the arms industry, and the manufacturing side of the software industry.<br />
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Æthele boasts the largest organized fraternal order in [[Ajax]], noted in the [[Grand Lodge of the Sparrow]], a union of local fraternities of taxidermists.<br />
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== Etymology ==<br />
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The name ''Æthele'' derives from the original [[wikipedia:Mercian dialect|Common]] term for the geographic area of Æthele, ''Atheland'', a name given to the [[Athic people]], an ethnic group that predated modern day [[Æthic people|Æthics]].<br />
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== History ==<br />
=== Bronze Age ===<br />
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During the last glacial period, and up until about 13,000 years ago, most of Æthele was covered with ice, most of the time. There is no evidence of any humans being in Æthele before Mesolithic people arrived between 6,000 BC and 5,000 BC.<br />
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From about 4,500 BC Neolithic settlers arrived introducing housing cultures and stone monuments. The [[wikipedia:Bronze Age|Bronze Age]] – defined by the use of metal – began around 2,500 BC, with technology changing people's everyday lives during this period through innovations such as the wheel, harnessing oxen, weaving textiles, brewing alcohol, and skillful metalworking, which produced new weapons and tools, along with fine gold decoration and jewelry, such as brooches and torcs.<br />
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=== Classical Era ===<br />
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During the [[wikipedia:Iron Age|Iron Age]] the [[wikipedia:English language|Common]] dialect emerged on the continent around the same time that [[Athic people]] began to form as a cultural group. The small Athic kingdoms often engaged in minor conflicts with one another for a period of 6 and a half centuries. By 600 C.E., 5 Kingdoms ruled over the Athic territories: The Kingdoms of Valland, Corraidhín, Donneset, Synegold, and Erthwood.<br />
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By the 2nd century AD, the [[Fabrian Magisterium|Christian faith]] had been introduced among Athic peoples. By the 4th century, several small southern kingdoms had adopted the religion, and as these smaller kingdoms became absorbed into the Kingdoms of Corraidhín and Erthwood, the ruling classes slowly began to adopt them. In the northern Kingdoms of Valland and Synegold, they were actively persecuted by their Kings. This began to lead to tensions between the Kingdoms over time.<br />
=== Athic Crusade ===<br />
:''See also: [[Athic Crusade]]''<br />
The marriage of King John III of Corraidhín and the daughter and only child of King Vincent IV of Erthwood united the Kingdoms of Corraidhín and Erthwood in 801 A.D. King John III and Queen Margaret gave birth to Duncan of Corraidhín, who ascended the throne in 843 A.D. as King Duncan I of Corraidhín.<br />
[[File:Christian_Conversion_of_the_Saxons.jpg|200px|left|thumb|''Surrender of Henry of Donneset'' by John Margyle, 1836.]]<br />
In 856 A.D., Duncan I gained the political and financial backing of the Catholic Church in Edmond to launch a Holy Crusade against the non-Christian Kingdoms in the north. The Crusade's conquest of the Donneset lasts 3 years, decisively ending when Duncan I descends on King Henry IV of Donneset's army of twelve thousand men with a force of twenty-five thousand men. Attacking from the west, Duncan easily broke the men under King Henry IV, who were guarding the bridges towards the capital of Donneset. Henry IV is captured and the House of Donneset swears fealty to the House of Corraidhín and converts to Christianity.<br />
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After recuperating his forces and mustering another ten thousand from the House of Donneset, Duncan I marched into Valland in 860 A.D., decisively defeating Vallic forces in the [[Massacre of Firth]], where eight thousand Vallic soldiers were surprised early on the 5th of April of that year by an advance force of Duncan's cavalry at the village of Firth. The King of Valland was slain and his first son vanished, presumed killed by the Christian forces. The House of Valland's Queen-consort swore fealty to King Duncan on behalf of the infant second son, and the heir-apparent to the House.<br />
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Duncan's forces attempt to cross into Synegold by crossing westward over the Both River but are stopped by the marshlands and are forced to engage at the strongholds of Clonburrow, Naismur, and Donnehall. Synic King Lawrence VII posts fifteen thousand men at these strongholds, which King Duncan is forced to lay siege too. After several probing attacks, King Duncan attempts to force a crossing Clonburrow in August of 861 but the attack fails. The next year, King Duncan again attacks at Clonburrow but the attacks fail miserably, forcing the King to reevaluate his strategy. Finally, in July of 862, King Duncan's forces breached the gates at Clonburrow and took the fortress, forcing the Synic's to abandon their strongholds at Naismur and Donnehall for a final siege at the capital at Syne. King Duncan lays siege to Syne for 2 years, and the siege finally breaks when a mutiny in the garrison allows Duncan's forces to raze Syne to the ground, leading to the House of Synegold's extinction.<br />
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Following King Duncan's conquest of Athic lands, the Church in Edmond coronated him as ''"Ic Cyng sylfum Æthele,"'' or ''"First King of Æthele,"'' formally uniting the old Athic kingdoms into one state and uniting them all Æthic people under one banner.<br />
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=== Middle Ages ===<br />
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The Athic Crusade saw agricultural output decline significantly, leading to repeated famines, exacerbated by the rapid population growth of the earlier era. The Athic Crusade also disrupted trade throughout the country, especially after the destruction of the large trading city of Syne. Inadvertently, many Æthics on the coastline turned to fishing, an economic industry that still dominates in many coastal villages today. Most devastating, though, was the spread of [[wikipedia:Typhus|typhus]] that decimated the populations of the densely populated cities of Edmond and Jessburrow. Typhus outbreaks continued to affect Æthele for intervals between 1000 and 1450, and claimed the life of [[Lothair II of Æthele|Lothair II]] thirty-five days into his reign in 1294. The horrors of typhus and the seeming inability of the Church to provide relief would lead to a rapid decline of church influence in Æthic politics. By the reign of [[Nicholas II of Æthele|Nicholas II]], the Church's representative in the [[Royal Court of Edmond]] had all but diminished.<br />
[[File:Cathédrale_Autun_02.JPG|200px|right|thumb|The Edmond Cathedral was built between 1163 and 1182 and is a National Landmark.]]<br />
Trade began to recover by 1100. By the 13th century, much of Æthele experienced strong economic growth. The trade routes from the south linked with those of established Æthic ports and eventually the trade routes of the Thalassan Ocean to create a network economy in Æthele. Cities expanded greatly during this period and the Monarchy grew in power while the Church diminished. During this period, the modern commercial infrastructure developed, with double-entry book-keeping, joint stock companies, an international banking system, a systematized foreign exchange market, insurance, and government debt.<br />
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==== Foundation of the Grand Lodge of the Sparrow ====<br />
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As the economy rapidly expanded and more and more citizens began to accumulate wealth, competitive hunting grew as a popular pastime. This resulted in a large economic demand for taxidermists. It was not uncommon for several taxidermists to live in local communities, and at one point it was one of the largest industries. Local fraternities and organizations began to organize gradually after the 11th century, often meeting weekly at night in secluded areas or in Churches.<br />
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The earliest masonic texts each contain some sort of a history of the craft, or mystery, of taxidermy. Twenty-five manuscripts which are known as the [[Belros Collective]] which date back to the 14th century and were discovered in the [[Royal Library of Edmond]] by scholars in the 20th century. The Collective contains the charters of three Lodges in Belros, Vergen and Kessrow and a draft of early masonic ceremonies, but all were turned over to the Grand Lodge. The Grand Lodge of the Sparrow of Æthele was formally chartered in 1392, with 2/3rds of all Lodges represented at the inaugural meeting.<br />
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While it is relatively unknown when the first Æthic King joined the Grand Lodge, however, it is speculated that King [[Lothair IV of Æthele|Lothair IV]] was the first to join the Lodge based on accounts from the time, reportedly doing so in the 1360s. The first King to acknowledge his involvement in the Grand Lodge was [[Malcolm II of Æthele|Malcolm II]], who recorded scheduled meetings with the Grand Master, [[Sir Howard Bercow]], in his private diary. Malcolm II formally appointed the Grand Master of the Grand Lodge to a permanent position in the [[Royal Court of Edmond]], permanently solidifying the political position of the Grand Lodge in Æthic politics.<br />
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=== Enlightenment ===<br />
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==== War of Æthic Succession ====<br />
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=== Industrial Revolution ===<br />
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Modern production methods began to spread into Æthele during the 1830s and 1840s. Average income and population began to exhibit unprecedented sustained growth. This increase in the standard of living for the general population began to increase consistently for the first time in Æthele's history, and populations in the cities began to increase dramatically.<br />
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Cities had to modernize quickly to avoid large outbreaks of disease, and the first modern sewage systems began to be developed in the 1840s. Hospitals were set up and sanitation laws went into effect. The [[Great Fire of Edmond]] destroyed much of the northern part of the city, including the historic cultural center of the city and the [[National Opera House]], which had been built five years earlier.<br />
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The House of Delegates abandoned the old electoral system in 1866 and passed the [[Elections Act of 1866]], which created a [[wikipedia:Fixed term election|fixed term elections system]]. The rise of the [[Rúm Gaderwist|Rúm]] as a strong political party dominated much of 19th-century Æthic politics.<br />
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[[wikipedia:Communism|Shraderism]] spread to Æthele in the 1870s, with the founding of [[Þéodlic Schraeydd Forfhere]], the Shraderist political party which stood for elections in [[Æthic general election, 1880|1880]], [[Æthic general election, 1885|1885]], [[Æthic general election, 1890|1890]] and [[Æthic general election, 1895|1895]]. It abandoned electoral politics and did not field candidates in the [[Æthic general election, 1900|1900]] election, resorting to demonstrations and protests.<br />
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=== 20th century ===<br />
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==== Æthic Civil War ====<br />
[[File:Osteraufstand_-_Dublin_-_Barrikade.jpg|200px|right|thumb|Barricades erected in Edmond in the first days of the Æthic Civil War.]]<br />
:''See also: [[Æthic Civil War]]''<br />
On February 13th, 1920, Shraderist organizations led by Harold Collins and the [[Þéodlic Schraeydd Forfhere]] launched a national uprising in the large industrial centers of Edmond and Belros in the Becumescedeland. A State of Emergency was declared at 9:00 am on the 14th by Lord Minister [[Kenneth Bolton]], and the National Army mobilized to respond to the uprising at the [[Kellenscastel]]. By the 16th, the ÞSF had raised over 20,000 volunteers to fight the National Army. The uprising in Edmond had failed by April 27th, but a garrison of 6,000 in Belros repelled attacks from National Army units before being reinforced by countryside battalions, bolstering the garrison to 15,000.<br />
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Monarchist forces were raised by King [[Nicholas XI]] and [[Siege of Belros|laid siege]] to Belros for a 3-year siege. Collins launched a guerrilla campaign in the Sneereabd which inflicted heavy casualties on Monarchist forces and the National Army. Air raids and heavy artillery were launched in open campaigns for the first time in Æthic history. On July 13th, 1922, Collins engaged the IX Corps of the National Army at the [[Battle of Gardner's Fork]] and was decisively defeated, partially in thanks to air bombardment by the National Army and the first employment of tanks in Æthic history. After losing a majority of his men, Collins abandoned the remainder of the force to join the resistance in Belros.<br />
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The resistance in Belros lasted for 7 more months before the main lines to the south of the city were breached by a large assault of tanks and infantry on February 1st. Collins surrendered the city 4 days later. He was tried and later executed and the ÞSF was permanently dissolved.<br />
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=== Contemporary history ===<br />
[[File:ÆthicCrisisKleeds.jpg|200px|right|thumb|Æthic soldiers chasing a ÆFM child soldier in Kleeds, July 1966.]]<br />
:''See also: [[Æthic crisis]]''<br />
Following the conclusion of the civil war, [[Nicholas XI of Æthele|Nicholas XI]] often opposed progressive movements that he viewed as backed by remnants of the ÞSF. Æthic troops were often deployed to break strikes and shut down labor movements throughout the 1930s and 1940s. Following his death in 1941, his son, [[Nicholas XII of Æthele|Nicholas XII]], continued these efforts. [[Blódegesa]] took place on 21 June 1954. The event took place when Nicholas XII ordered troops to the Royal University of Edmond where a demonstration of 100 students and faculty demanding more democratic rights took place. The troops fired on the crowd, killing 9 students and 2 professors. This launched the Æthic crisis, as a loose coalition of left-wing militants launched the [[Æthic Free Movement]] (ÆFM), which called for increased democratization of the country. Royalist supporters fought ÆFM militants throughout the country in a crisis which claimed over 15,000 lives and lasted until 1968, when the House of Delegates resolved an end to the conflict by negotiating the May 15 Ceasefire and passing the [[Acts of Elections and Democratic Rule]], which diminished the power of the monarch by stripping them of their power over the military and in political affairs, in addition to lowering the voting age and removing voting restrictions.<br />
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Following the death of Nicholas XII, King [[Wealhmær VII of Æthele|Wealhmær VII]] ascended to the throne. During Wealhmær's reign, he championed democratic and social reforms, which inadvertently restored the Monarchy's influence as a political institution in the country. The House of Delegates reinstated powers of the monarch taken away during Nicholas XII. An economic revival took place in the late 1980s and early 1990s, heightened by the invention of the internet and increased globalization. Good economic times were widespread for several sectors, and new industries such as especially solar power and internet services, flourished. Tourist travel increased and housing construction reached an all-time high.<br />
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Following the death of Wealhmær VII on 12 July 2001, [[Malcom IV of Æthele|Malcom IV]] ascended to the throne. The Rúm was reelected to the majority in the House of Delegates for the first time in decades, under Lord Douglas Wynstonn. Labor unions, while already existing in Æthele during the 1920s, grew very rapidly during this time, often gaining large membership and attaining full funding through its members.<br />
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== Geography, wildlife, and environment ==<br />
[[File:Rheinzusammenfluss.JPG|200px|right|thumb|The Both River in the Flintscedelands.]]<br />
Æthele is divided into three geographic regions: the Becumescedeland (Æthic: Reachland) in the south, dominated by rivers and dense forests; Sneereabd (Æthic: Midcountry) in the center with flat, rolling plains and Flintscedelands (Æthic: Rocklands) in the north.<br />
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Most of Æthele has a generally mild climate, though there is significant variation given the variety of landscapes across the country. The Sneereabd has a humid continental climate throughout the region with extremes of both heat and cold. Heavy snowfall occurs from late November to late February every year, however annual snowfall on highway mountain passes in the Flintscedelands rival some of the snowiest cities in Æthele, which can result in hazardous driving conditions.<br />
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=== Wildlife ===<br />
[[File:Megaloceros_Species.jpg|200px|right|thumb|Hunting has led to the extinction of 7 species of deer native to Æthele.]]<br />
Æthele is home to a wide variety of wildlife. [[wikipedia:Deer|Deer]], [[wikipedia:elk|elk]], [[wikipedia:mountain goats|mountain goats]], [[wikipedia:marmots|marmots]], [[wikipedia:beavers|beavers]], [[wikipedia:muskrats|muskrats]], [[wikipedia:coyotes|coyotes]], [[wikipedia:wolves|wolves]], [[wikipedia:swans|swans]], [[wikipedia:loons|loons]], [[wikipedia:hawks|hawks]], [[wikipedia:owls|owls]], [[wikipedia:ravens|ravens]], [[wikipedia:harlequin ducks|harlequin ducks]], and many other sorts of ducks. Smaller birds ([[wikipedia:robins|robins]], [[wikipedia:jays|jays]], and so on) also abound thanks to the country's climate.<br />
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Many healthy populations of fish are present, including [[wikipedia:salmonids|salmonids]] such as several species of [[wikipedia:salmon|salmon]] and [[wikipedia:trout|trout]]. On the coast, [[wikipedia:harbour seals|harbour seals]] and [[Æthic western otter|river otters]] are common. It is not uncommon for whales to be spotted of the Æthic coastline as Æthele's waters are near migratory patterns for many species of whale. <br />
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Due to the country's traditional hunting practices, human presence in Æthele has led to the extinction of 17 mammal species including [[Æthic caribou]], [[Æthic monk seal]]s, and 4 species of birds, including the [[Edmond pigeon]] and the [[Æthic stork]].<br />
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== Demographics ==<br />
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Æthele's population in the 2010 National Census was 11,143,523. Of this ground, 4,423,142 Æthics were between ages 0 and 20, 4,523,998 Æthics were between ages 20 and 60, and 2,196,383 Æthics were over 60. The population of Æthele is dominated by the [[Æthic people|Æthic ethnic group]], who comprise of 8,589,091 or 77% of the population. 1,448,658, or 13% of Æthic citizens responded that they were of Lyncanestrian descent, and 1,105,774, or 10% responded they were of Ottonian descent.<br />
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Æthele reports positive immigration numbers, estimating that around 11,000 people immigrate to Æthele every year.<br />
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=== Language ===<br />
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Æthele's national language is a [[wikipedia:Mercian dialect|specific version of the Common language]]. The language developed with the Æthic ethnic group. [[wikipedia:English language|Ottonian]] is also commonly spoken in Æthele. [[Audonic language|Audonic]] is also spoken in communities bordering Lyncanestria. The National Curriculum required Æthic to be taught in schools across the country, and the Ministry of Education reports that Ottonian is one of the nation's largest taken elective course of the National Curriculum.<br />
=== Religion ===<br />
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Freedom of religion is recognized as part of the Æthic Constitution. Approximately 70% of Æthele's population is [[Fabrian Magisterium|Catholic]]. The remaining 4% of Æthele's Christians are [[wikipedia:Protestantism|Protestant]]. [[wikipedia:Judaism|Judaism]] is the second largest religion in Æthele, and [[wikipedia:Islam|Islam]] the third largest. Non-religious people account for 2% of Æthics.<br />
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Christianity and Judaism first reached Æthele around the same time, around the 2nd century. The [[Archdiocese of Edmond]] was first founded in Edmond in 900, preceding the [[Athic Mission]]. The highest ranking spiritual leader in Æthele is the Archbishop of Edmond, [[Stanley James]].<br />
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=== Health ===<br />
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[[Folclic Eftbót Ambehtness]] (FEA) is the country's national healthcare service since 1969. Public healthcare is available and free to all permanent residents in Æthele. Private health insurance is available for alternative methods of treatment. Æthic obesity rates have hovered around 15% for the last 20 years.<br />
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Folclic Eftbót Ambehtness is managed by a large central bureaucracy, and the service covers primary care, in-patient care, long-term healthcare, psychiatric care and treatments, ophthalmology, and dentistry. Prior to the FEA, healthcare coverage plans were administered by private insurance companies.<br />
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=== Education ===<br />
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Æthele has many public institutions of higher education. The University of Edmond State University of Edmond City College - East Campus is the largest public university in Æthele, offering courses in all fields and providing a well funded and well received mandatory program introducing attendees to paying taxes, voting and all forms of political philosophy. There are also local community colleges with generally more open admission policies, shorter academic programs, and lower tuition. Of Æthics twenty-five and older, 68.9% graduated from college and 7.6% attended law schools. The basic literacy rate is approximately 99%.<br />
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[[File:Downtown_Milwaukee_from_the_Milwaukee_River.jpg|200px|right|thumb|Kleeds is considered a large financial market and houses the largest stock exchange in Æthele.]]<br />
The economy of Æthele is a [[wikipedia:Developed country|highly developed]] [[wikipedia:social market economy|social market economy]]. The service sector contributes around 60% of the total GDP, industry 11%, and agriculture 29%. Exports account for 39% of national output. The top 7 exports of Æthele are food products, vehicle products, electronics, alcohol, organic chemicals, home decor products. Tourism is a popular regional industry in Sneereabd with it's seasonal food and beer festivals. The large annual international trade fairs, and congresses are held in several Æthic cities such as Edmond, Kleeds, and Hannstead.<br />
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== Infrastructure ==<br />
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=== Transportation ===<br />
[[File:MTSgreenline-convctr.jpg|200px|right|thumb|The Municipal Transit Service in Edmond.]]<br />
Transportation played a large role in the industrial development of Æthele. The Nónfær, the nine highways that extend through Æthele from Becumescedeland to the Flintscedelands, were built between 1930 and 1955. Æthele is served by two international airports, the largest being in Edmond, and 4 regional airports. Æthele has an extensive passenger and freight rail transportation network. Passenger rail services were nationalized in 1974 and were incorporated into the [[Þéodlic Cregelád Ambehtness]], or National Rail Service.<br />
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Streetcars, known as lanucræts are famous throughout large cities in Æthele. The lanucræts first launched in Edmond in 1901. 39% of Æthics living in major cities use lanucræts to get to work every day and streetcar systems operate in all of 4 major cities, governed by municipal transit authorities.<br />
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=== Energy ===<br />
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Æthele imports 60% of its primary energy from neighboring countries. In 2016, 45% of the energy created in Æthele was nuclear power, 31% of energy came from hydro-electric and 24% came from natural gas. Æthele committed to emissions reductions in 2015, agreeing to phase out nuclear power by 2030 through investments in renewable energy and waste-to-energy initiatives.<br />
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=== Water supply and sanitation ===<br />
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Water is not scarce in Æthele, except for occasional localized droughts. Responsibility for water supply and sanitation provision lies with municipalities, which are regulated by the national government. Professional associations and utility associations play an important role in the sector. More than 99 percent of users are connected to a public water supply system. The remainder is served by private wells. Water supply in Æthele is continuous, at good pressure, and drinking water quality is excellent, ensured by universal municipal compliance with national drinking water directives. Wastewater treatment is universal. 97 percent of municipal wastewater is treated according to the most recent government study (2013) including nutrient elimination, a much higher percentage.<br />
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== Culture ==<br />
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=== Food ===<br />
[[File:NeelysBeer2018logo.png|200px|right|thumb|Neely's Brewery was first founded in Jessburrow in 1821 and is the most bought beer in Æthele.]]<br />
Jessburrow has been home to over 50 breweries and over 100 brewing companies throughout the course of its history. Of these, several major breweries grew during the 1830s and several beer giants emerged in Æthele including [[Neele & Bolton Brewing Co.|Neele & Bolton]], [[Dunstan's Brewing Co.|Dunstan Brew]], [[Ælfnod's Brewing Co.|Ælfnod's]] and [[Leof's Brewing Co.|Leof's Gold]].<br />
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A large portion of farming communities in the Sneereabd means that poultry and dairy farming is a strong local industry, with about 14,000 poultry farms and 20,000 dairy farms nationwide. [[wikipedia:Steak and eggs|Steak and eggs]] is considered one of the largest consumed dishes in Æthele.<br />
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Seasonal food festivals are a popular tradition. [[Bæftanlencten]] is a popular festival celebrated the weekend after Easter, complemented by parades and large festivals celebrating the beginning of the growing season and the featuring of many seasonal winter beers. The [[Hærfesttídonsymbelnes]] is the autumn celebration celebrated during the first weekend of October, which features summer foods, eating competition and summer beers. Approximately 85% of Æthics celebrate these holidays every year.<br />
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=== Literature, art and philosophy ===<br />
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Æthele has always been a country of poets, writers, and novelists. It was the home of novelists Rudyard Brenton, Cedric Margyle, Themla Rafferty, and Carissa Spring, of poets Sidney Keely, Jamie Keaton, Ryan Wiley, and Nicholas Brooks, and of famous playwright Malcolm Pons.<br />
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=== Music ===<br />
Various styles of music are popular in Æthele from the indigenous folk music of Æthele to heavy metal. Notable composers of classical music from Æthele include Jamie Byrd and Phillip Starney. Jessburrow is considered the music center of the country, with several Æthic rock bands coming from there including [[The Townies]], [[Past Noon]] and [[The Underground]] and notable singers such as [[Ed Lambert]] and [[Marcy Downes]].<br />
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=== Sports ===<br />
[[wikipedia:The Massachusetts Game|Gamenclywb]] is the national sport of Æthele. The Gamenclywb Gefégnes is the national association for gamenclywb. Other sports popular in Æthele are [[wikipedia:Association football|association football]] and [[wikipedia:rugby|rugby]].<br />
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=== Mass media ===<br />
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Public media accounts for 45% of the Æthic media market, dominated by [[Æthic Spell Gegylda]] (ASG). Æthic Spell Gegylda is Æthele's publicly funded radio, television and Internet broadcasting service launched in 1933. There are currently fifty-five television channels and hundreds of local radio stations in Æthele. ASG controls the top four national television channels (ASG 1-4, with the next ten channels dominated by private national news corporations. The remaining networks are reserved for private use. Edmond dominates the media sector in Æthele. The Æthic publishing sector, including books, directories and databases, journals, magazines, and business media, newspapers and news agencies, employs around 55,000 people.</div>Demphorhttps://iiwiki.us/mediawiki/index.php?title=File:%C3%86thicCrisisKleeds.jpg&diff=97104File:ÆthicCrisisKleeds.jpg2019-08-04T17:31:41Z<p>Demphor: Screenshot from film '71 (2014).</p>
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The Kingdom of Æthele (Æthic: Æþele) is a constitutional monarchy of over 11 million people in the region of [[Ajax]]. Æthele’s capital, [[Edmond, Æthele|Edmond]], is the political and financial heart of the country.<br />
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In ancient times, the territories making up modern day Æthele were divided up into a [[wikipedia:heptarchy|heptarchy]] of minor, Anglo-Saxon states connected by a common language, customs, and traditions. After centuries of disunity, these states were unified in 865 CE by the Roman Catholic King [[Duncan of Æthele|Duncan]] of Corraidhín. After centuries of direct rule, the [[King of Æthele]] steadily relinquished power to the [[House of Delegates of Æthelse|House of Delegates]] led by a [[Lord Minister of Æthele|Lord Minister]]. The King of Æthele is [[Malcom IV of Æthele|Malcom IV]] and the Lord Minister is [[Douglass Wynstonn]].<br />
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In the early 20th century, a [[Æthic Civil War|civil war]] between the monarchy and communist forces in the southwest of the country from 1920 - 1923 was crushed by the monarchy. The country grew from an agricultural state to a larger industrial power starting in the 1950s with new advancements in key technical industries, particularly aerospace industry, the arms industry, and the manufacturing side of the software industry.<br />
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Æthele boasts the largest organized fraternal order in [[Ajax]], noted in the [[Grand Lodge of the Sparrow]], a union of local fraternities of taxidermists.<br />
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== Etymology ==<br />
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The name ''Æthele'' derives from the original [[wikipedia:Mercian dialect|Common]] term for the geographic area of Æthele, ''Atheland'', a name given to the [[Athic people]], an ethnic group that predated modern day [[Æthic people|Æthics]].<br />
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== History ==<br />
=== Bronze Age ===<br />
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During the last glacial period, and up until about 13,000 years ago, most of Æthele was covered with ice, most of the time. There is no evidence of any humans being in Æthele before Mesolithic people arrived between 6,000 BC and 5,000 BC.<br />
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From about 4,500 BC Neolithic settlers arrived introducing housing cultures and stone monuments. The [[wikipedia:Bronze Age|Bronze Age]] – defined by the use of metal – began around 2,500 BC, with technology changing people's everyday lives during this period through innovations such as the wheel, harnessing oxen, weaving textiles, brewing alcohol, and skillful metalworking, which produced new weapons and tools, along with fine gold decoration and jewelry, such as brooches and torcs.<br />
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=== Classical Era ===<br />
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During the [[wikipedia:Iron Age|Iron Age]] the [[wikipedia:English language|Common]] dialect emerged on the continent around the same time that [[Athic people]] began to form as a cultural group. The small Athic kingdoms often engaged in minor conflicts with one another for a period of 6 and a half centuries. By 600 C.E., 5 Kingdoms ruled over the Athic territories: The Kingdoms of Valland, Corraidhín, Donneset, Synegold, and Erthwood.<br />
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By the 2nd century AD, the [[Fabrian Magisterium|Christian faith]] had been introduced among Athic peoples. By the 4th century, several small southern kingdoms had adopted the religion, and as these smaller kingdoms became absorbed into the Kingdoms of Corraidhín and Erthwood, the ruling classes slowly began to adopt them. In the northern Kingdoms of Valland and Synegold, they were actively persecuted by their Kings. This began to lead to tensions between the Kingdoms over time.<br />
=== Athic Crusade ===<br />
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The marriage of King John III of Corraidhín and the daughter and only child of King Vincent IV of Erthwood united the Kingdoms of Corraidhín and Erthwood in 801 A.D. King John III and Queen Margaret gave birth to Duncan of Corraidhín, who ascended the throne in 843 A.D. as King Duncan I of Corraidhín.<br />
[[File:Christian_Conversion_of_the_Saxons.jpg|200px|left|thumb|''Surrender of Henry of Donneset'' by John Margyle, 1836.]]<br />
In 856 A.D., Duncan I gained the political and financial backing of the Catholic Church in Edmond to launch a Holy Crusade against the non-Christian Kingdoms in the north. The Crusade's conquest of the Donneset lasts 3 years, decisively ending when Duncan I descends on King Henry IV of Donneset's army of twelve thousand men with a force of twenty-five thousand men. Attacking from the west, Duncan easily broke the men under King Henry IV, who were guarding the bridges towards the capital of Donneset. Henry IV is captured and the House of Donneset swears fealty to the House of Corraidhín and converts to Christianity.<br />
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After recuperating his forces and mustering another ten thousand from the House of Donneset, Duncan I marched into Valland in 860 A.D., decisively defeating Vallic forces in the [[Massacre of Firth]], where eight thousand Vallic soldiers were surprised early on the 5th of April of that year by an advance force of Duncan's cavalry at the village of Firth. The King of Valland was slain and his first son vanished, presumed killed by the Christian forces. The House of Valland's Queen-consort swore fealty to King Duncan on behalf of the infant second son, and the heir-apparent to the House.<br />
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Duncan's forces attempt to cross into Synegold by crossing westward over the Both River but are stopped by the marshlands and are forced to engage at the strongholds of Clonburrow, Naismur, and Donnehall. Synic King Lawrence VII posts fifteen thousand men at these strongholds, which King Duncan is forced to lay siege too. After several probing attacks, King Duncan attempts to force a crossing Clonburrow in August of 861 but the attack fails. The next year, King Duncan again attacks at Clonburrow but the attacks fail miserably, forcing the King to reevaluate his strategy. Finally, in July of 862, King Duncan's forces breached the gates at Clonburrow and took the fortress, forcing the Synic's to abandon their strongholds at Naismur and Donnehall for a final siege at the capital at Syne. King Duncan lays siege to Syne for 2 years, and the siege finally breaks when a mutiny in the garrison allows Duncan's forces to raze Syne to the ground, leading to the House of Synegold's extinction.<br />
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Following King Duncan's conquest of Athic lands, the Church in Edmond coronated him as ''"Ic Cyng sylfum Æthele,"'' or ''"First King of Æthele,"'' formally uniting the old Athic kingdoms into one state and uniting them all Æthic people under one banner.<br />
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=== Middle Ages ===<br />
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The Athic Crusade saw agricultural output decline significantly, leading to repeated famines, exacerbated by the rapid population growth of the earlier era. The Athic Crusade also disrupted trade throughout the country, especially after the destruction of the large trading city of Syne. Inadvertently, many Æthics on the coastline turned to fishing, an economic industry that still dominates in many coastal villages today. Most devastating, though, was the spread of [[wikipedia:Typhus|typhus]] that decimated the populations of the densely populated cities of Edmond and Jessburrow. Typhus outbreaks continued to affect Æthele for intervals between 1000 and 1450, and claimed the life of [[Lothair II of Æthele|Lothair II]] thirty-five days into his reign in 1294. The horrors of typhus and the seeming inability of the Church to provide relief would lead to a rapid decline of church influence in Æthic politics. By the reign of [[Nicholas II of Æthele|Nicholas II]], the Church's representative in the [[Royal Court of Edmond]] had all but diminished.<br />
[[File:Cathédrale_Autun_02.JPG|200px|right|thumb|The Edmond Cathedral was built between 1163 and 1182 and is a National Landmark.]]<br />
Trade began to recover by 1100. By the 13th century, much of Æthele experienced strong economic growth. The trade routes from the south linked with those of established Æthic ports and eventually the trade routes of the Thalassan Ocean to create a network economy in Æthele. Cities expanded greatly during this period and the Monarchy grew in power while the Church diminished. During this period, the modern commercial infrastructure developed, with double-entry book-keeping, joint stock companies, an international banking system, a systematized foreign exchange market, insurance, and government debt.<br />
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==== Foundation of the Grand Lodge of the Sparrow ====<br />
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As the economy rapidly expanded and more and more citizens began to accumulate wealth, competitive hunting grew as a popular pastime. This resulted in a large economic demand for taxidermists. It was not uncommon for several taxidermists to live in local communities, and at one point it was one of the largest industries. Local fraternities and organizations began to organize gradually after the 11th century, often meeting weekly at night in secluded areas or in Churches.<br />
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The earliest masonic texts each contain some sort of a history of the craft, or mystery, of taxidermy. Twenty-five manuscripts which are known as the [[Belros Collective]] which date back to the 14th century and were discovered in the [[Royal Library of Edmond]] by scholars in the 20th century. The Collective contains the charters of three Lodges in Belros, Vergen and Kessrow and a draft of early masonic ceremonies, but all were turned over to the Grand Lodge. The Grand Lodge of the Sparrow of Æthele was formally chartered in 1392, with 2/3rds of all Lodges represented at the inaugural meeting.<br />
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While it is relatively unknown when the first Æthic King joined the Grand Lodge, however, it is speculated that King [[Lothair IV of Æthele|Lothair IV]] was the first to join the Lodge based on accounts from the time, reportedly doing so in the 1360s. The first King to acknowledge his involvement in the Grand Lodge was [[Malcolm II of Æthele|Malcolm II]], who recorded scheduled meetings with the Grand Master, [[Sir Howard Bercow]], in his private diary. Malcolm II formally appointed the Grand Master of the Grand Lodge to a permanent position in the [[Royal Court of Edmond]], permanently solidifying the political position of the Grand Lodge in Æthic politics.<br />
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=== Enlightenment ===<br />
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=== Industrial Revolution ===<br />
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Modern production methods began to spread into Æthele during the 1830s and 1840s. Average income and population began to exhibit unprecedented sustained growth. This increase in the standard of living for the general population began to increase consistently for the first time in Æthele's history, and populations in the cities began to increase dramatically.<br />
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Cities had to modernize quickly to avoid large outbreaks of disease, and the first modern sewage systems began to be developed in the 1840s. Hospitals were set up and sanitation laws went into effect. The [[Great Fire of Edmond]] destroyed much of the northern part of the city, including the historic cultural center of the city and the [[National Opera House]], which had been built five years earlier.<br />
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The House of Delegates abandoned the old electoral system in 1866 and passed the [[Elections Act of 1866]], which created a [[wikipedia:Fixed term election|fixed term elections system]]. The rise of the [[Rúm Gaderwist|Rúm]] as a strong political party dominated much of 19th-century Æthic politics.<br />
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[[wikipedia:Communism|Shraderism]] spread to Æthele in the 1870s, with the founding of [[Þéodlic Schraeydd Forfhere]], the Shraderist political party which stood for elections in [[Æthic general election, 1880|1880]], [[Æthic general election, 1885|1885]], [[Æthic general election, 1890|1890]] and [[Æthic general election, 1895|1895]]. It abandoned electoral politics and did not field candidates in the [[Æthic general election, 1900|1900]] election, resorting to demonstrations and protests.<br />
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=== 20th century ===<br />
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==== Æthic Civil War ====<br />
[[File:Osteraufstand_-_Dublin_-_Barrikade.jpg|200px|right|thumb|Barricades erected in Edmond in the first days of the Æthic Civil War.]]<br />
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On February 13th, 1920, Shraderist organizations led by Harold Collins and the [[Þéodlic Schraeydd Forfhere]] launched a national uprising in the large industrial centers of Edmond and Belros in the Becumescedeland. A State of Emergency was declared at 9:00 am on the 14th by Lord Minister [[Kenneth Bolton]], and the National Army mobilized to respond to the uprising at the [[Kellenscastel]]. By the 16th, the ÞSF had raised over 20,000 volunteers to fight the National Army. The uprising in Edmond had failed by April 27th, but a garrison of 6,000 in Belros repelled attacks from National Army units before being reinforced by countryside battalions, bolstering the garrison to 15,000.<br />
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Monarchist forces were raised by King [[Nicholas XI]] and [[Siege of Belros|laid siege]] to Belros for a 3-year siege. Collins launched a guerrilla campaign in the Sneereabd which inflicted heavy casualties on Monarchist forces and the National Army. Air raids and heavy artillery were launched in open campaigns for the first time in Æthic history. On July 13th, 1922, Collins engaged the IX Corps of the National Army at the [[Battle of Gardner's Fork]] and was decisively defeated, partially in thanks to air bombardment by the National Army and the first employment of tanks in Æthic history. After losing a majority of his men, Collins abandoned the remainder of the force to join the resistance in Belros.<br />
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The resistance in Belros lasted for 7 more months before the main lines to the south of the city were breached by a large assault of tanks and infantry on February 1st. Collins surrendered the city 4 days later. He was tried and later executed and the ÞSF was permanently dissolved.<br />
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=== Contemporary history ===<br />
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== Geography, wildlife, and environment ==<br />
[[File:Rheinzusammenfluss.JPG|200px|right|thumb|The Both River in the Flintscedelands.]]<br />
Æthele is divided into three geographic regions: the Becumescedeland (Æthic: Reachland) in the south, dominated by rivers and dense forests; Sneereabd (Æthic: Midcountry) in the center with flat, rolling plains and Flintscedelands (Æthic: Rocklands) in the north.<br />
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Most of Æthele has a generally mild climate, though there is significant variation given the variety of landscapes across the country. The Sneereabd has a humid continental climate throughout the region with extremes of both heat and cold. Heavy snowfall occurs from late November to late February every year, however annual snowfall on highway mountain passes in the Flintscedelands rival some of the snowiest cities in Æthele, which can result in hazardous driving conditions.<br />
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=== Wildlife ===<br />
[[File:Megaloceros_Species.jpg|200px|right|thumb|Hunting has led to the extinction of 7 species of deer native to Æthele.]]<br />
Æthele is home to a wide variety of wildlife. [[wikipedia:Deer|Deer]], [[wikipedia:elk|elk]], [[wikipedia:mountain goats|mountain goats]], [[wikipedia:marmots|marmots]], [[wikipedia:beavers|beavers]], [[wikipedia:muskrats|muskrats]], [[wikipedia:coyotes|coyotes]], [[wikipedia:wolves|wolves]], [[wikipedia:swans|swans]], [[wikipedia:loons|loons]], [[wikipedia:hawks|hawks]], [[wikipedia:owls|owls]], [[wikipedia:ravens|ravens]], [[wikipedia:harlequin ducks|harlequin ducks]], and many other sorts of ducks. Smaller birds ([[wikipedia:robins|robins]], [[wikipedia:jays|jays]], and so on) also abound thanks to the country's climate.<br />
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Many healthy populations of fish are present, including [[wikipedia:salmonids|salmonids]] such as several species of [[wikipedia:salmon|salmon]] and [[wikipedia:trout|trout]]. On the coast, [[wikipedia:harbour seals|harbour seals]] and [[Æthic western otter|river otters]] are common. It is not uncommon for whales to be spotted of the Æthic coastline as Æthele's waters are near migratory patterns for many species of whale. <br />
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Due to the country's traditional hunting practices, human presence in Æthele has led to the extinction of 17 mammal species including [[Æthic caribou]], [[Æthic monk seal]]s, and 4 species of birds, including the [[Edmond pigeon]] and the [[Æthic stork]].<br />
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== Demographics ==<br />
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Æthele's population in the 2010 National Census was 11,143,523. Of this ground, 4,423,142 Æthics were between ages 0 and 20, 4,523,998 Æthics were between ages 20 and 60, and 2,196,383 Æthics were over 60. The population of Æthele is dominated by the [[Æthic people|Æthic ethnic group]], who comprise of 8,589,091 or 77% of the population. 1,448,658, or 13% of Æthic citizens responded that they were of Lyncanestrian descent, and 1,105,774, or 10% responded they were of Ottonian descent.<br />
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Æthele reports positive immigration numbers, estimating that around 11,000 people immigrate to Æthele every year.<br />
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=== Language ===<br />
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Æthele's national language is a [[wikipedia:Mercian dialect|specific version of the Common language]]. The language developed with the Æthic ethnic group. [[wikipedia:English language|Ottonian]] is also commonly spoken in Æthele. [[Audonic language|Audonic]] is also spoken in communities bordering Lyncanestria. The National Curriculum required Æthic to be taught in schools across the country, and the Ministry of Education reports that Ottonian is one of the nation's largest taken elective course of the National Curriculum.<br />
=== Religion ===<br />
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Freedom of religion is recognized as part of the Æthic Constitution. Approximately 70% of Æthele's population is [[Fabrian Magisterium|Catholic]]. The remaining 4% of Æthele's Christians are [[wikipedia:Protestantism|Protestant]]. [[wikipedia:Judaism|Judaism]] is the second largest religion in Æthele, and [[wikipedia:Islam|Islam]] the third largest. Non-religious people account for 2% of Æthics.<br />
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Christianity and Judaism first reached Æthele around the same time, around the 2nd century. The [[Archdiocese of Edmond]] was first founded in Edmond in 900, preceding the [[Athic Mission]]. The highest ranking spiritual leader in Æthele is the Archbishop of Edmond, [[Stanley James]].<br />
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=== Health ===<br />
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[[Folclic Eftbót Ambehtness]] (FEA) is the country's national healthcare service since 1969. Public healthcare is available and free to all permanent residents in Æthele. Private health insurance is available for alternative methods of treatment. Æthic obesity rates have hovered around 15% for the last 20 years.<br />
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Folclic Eftbót Ambehtness is managed by a large central bureaucracy, and the service covers primary care, in-patient care, long-term healthcare, psychiatric care and treatments, ophthalmology, and dentistry. Prior to the FEA, healthcare coverage plans were administered by private insurance companies.<br />
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=== Education ===<br />
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Æthele has many public institutions of higher education. The University of Edmond State University of Edmond City College - East Campus is the largest public university in Æthele, offering courses in all fields and providing a well funded and well received mandatory program introducing attendees to paying taxes, voting and all forms of political philosophy. There are also local community colleges with generally more open admission policies, shorter academic programs, and lower tuition. Of Æthics twenty-five and older, 68.9% graduated from college and 7.6% attended law schools. The basic literacy rate is approximately 99%.<br />
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[[File:Downtown_Milwaukee_from_the_Milwaukee_River.jpg|200px|right|thumb|Kleeds is considered a large financial market and houses the largest stock exchange in Æthele.]]<br />
The economy of Æthele is a [[wikipedia:Developed country|highly developed]] [[wikipedia:social market economy|social market economy]]. The service sector contributes around 60% of the total GDP, industry 11%, and agriculture 29%. Exports account for 39% of national output. The top 7 exports of Æthele are food products, vehicle products, electronics, alcohol, organic chemicals, home decor products. Tourism is a popular regional industry in Sneereabd with it's seasonal food and beer festivals. The large annual international trade fairs, and congresses are held in several Æthic cities such as Edmond, Kleeds, and Hannstead.<br />
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== Infrastructure ==<br />
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=== Transportation ===<br />
[[File:MTSgreenline-convctr.jpg|200px|right|thumb|The Municipal Transit Service in Edmond.]]<br />
Transportation played a large role in the industrial development of Æthele. The Nónfær, the nine highways that extend through Æthele from Becumescedeland to the Flintscedelands, were built between 1930 and 1955. Æthele is served by two international airports, the largest being in Edmond, and 4 regional airports. Æthele has an extensive passenger and freight rail transportation network. Passenger rail services were nationalized in 1974 and were incorporated into the [[Þéodlic Cregelád Ambehtness]], or National Rail Service.<br />
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Streetcars, known as lanucræts are famous throughout large cities in Æthele. The lanucræts first launched in Edmond in 1901. 39% of Æthics living in major cities use lanucræts to get to work every day and streetcar systems operate in all of 4 major cities, governed by municipal transit authorities.<br />
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=== Energy ===<br />
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Æthele imports 60% of its primary energy from neighboring countries. In 2016, 45% of the energy created in Æthele was nuclear power, 31% of energy came from hydro-electric and 24% came from natural gas. Æthele committed to emissions reductions in 2015, agreeing to phase out nuclear power by 2030 through investments in renewable energy and waste-to-energy initiatives.<br />
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=== Water supply and sanitation ===<br />
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Water is not scarce in Æthele, except for occasional localized droughts. Responsibility for water supply and sanitation provision lies with municipalities, which are regulated by the national government. Professional associations and utility associations play an important role in the sector. More than 99 percent of users are connected to a public water supply system. The remainder is served by private wells. Water supply in Æthele is continuous, at good pressure, and drinking water quality is excellent, ensured by universal municipal compliance with national drinking water directives. Wastewater treatment is universal. 97 percent of municipal wastewater is treated according to the most recent government study (2013) including nutrient elimination, a much higher percentage.<br />
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== Culture ==<br />
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=== Food ===<br />
[[File:NeelysBeer2018logo.png|200px|right|thumb|Neely's Brewery was first founded in Jessburrow in 1821 and is the most bought beer in Æthele.]]<br />
Jessburrow has been home to over 50 breweries and over 100 brewing companies throughout the course of its history. Of these, several major breweries grew during the 1830s and several beer giants emerged in Æthele including [[Neele & Bolton Brewing Co.|Neele & Bolton]], [[Dunstan's Brewing Co.|Dunstan Brew]], [[Ælfnod's Brewing Co.|Ælfnod's]] and [[Leof's Brewing Co.|Leof's Gold]].<br />
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A large portion of farming communities in the Sneereabd means that poultry and dairy farming is a strong local industry, with about 14,000 poultry farms and 20,000 dairy farms nationwide. [[wikipedia:Steak and eggs|Steak and eggs]] is considered one of the largest consumed dishes in Æthele.<br />
==== Seasonal festivals ====<br />
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Seasonal food festivals are a popular tradition. [[Bæftanlencten]] is a popular festival celebrated the weekend after Easter, complemented by parades and large festivals celebrating the beginning of the growing season and the featuring of many seasonal winter beers. The [[Hærfesttídonsymbelnes]] is the autumn celebration celebrated during the first weekend of October, which features summer foods, eating competition and summer beers. Approximately 85% of Æthics celebrate these holidays every year.<br />
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=== Literature, art and philosophy ===<br />
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Æthele has always been a country of poets, writers, and novelists. It was the home of novelists Rudyard Brenton, Cedric Margyle, Themla Rafferty, and Carissa Spring, of poets Sidney Keely, Jamie Keaton, Ryan Wiley, and Nicholas Brooks, and of famous playwright Malcolm Pons.<br />
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=== Music ===<br />
Various styles of music are popular in Æthele from the indigenous folk music of Æthele to heavy metal. Notable composers of classical music from Æthele include Jamie Byrd and Phillip Starney. Jessburrow is considered the music center of the country, with several Æthic rock bands coming from there including [[The Townies]], [[Past Noon]] and [[The Underground]] and notable singers such as [[Ed Lambert]] and [[Marcy Downes]].<br />
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=== Sports ===<br />
[[wikipedia:The Massachusetts Game|Gamenclywb]] is the national sport of Æthele. The Gamenclywb Gefégnes is the national association for gamenclywb. Other sports popular in Æthele are [[wikipedia:Association football|association football]] and [[wikipedia:rugby|rugby]].<br />
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=== Mass media ===<br />
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Public media accounts for 45% of the Æthic media market, dominated by [[Æthic Spell Gegylda]] (ASG). Æthic Spell Gegylda is Æthele's publicly funded radio, television and Internet broadcasting service launched in 1933. There are currently fifty-five television channels and hundreds of local radio stations in Æthele. ASG controls the top four national television channels (ASG 1-4, with the next ten channels dominated by private national news corporations. The remaining networks are reserved for private use. Edmond dominates the media sector in Æthele. The Æthic publishing sector, including books, directories and databases, journals, magazines, and business media, newspapers and news agencies, employs around 55,000 people.</div>Demphorhttps://iiwiki.us/mediawiki/index.php?title=File:ASGLogo.png&diff=93594File:ASGLogo.png2019-07-29T00:54:05Z<p>Demphor: </p>
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| name = Nicholas XII<br />
| image = File:NicholasXIIÆthele.jpg<br />
| image_size = 220px<br />
| caption = <br />
| succession = [[Monarchy of Æthele|King of the Æthics]] <br />
| moretext = (Cyng sé Æthréd)<br />
| reign = 19 March 1941 – 6 June 1978<br />
| coronation = 10 April 1941 <br />
| predecessor = [[Nicholas XI of Æthele|Nicholas XI]]<br />
| cor-type =<br />
|suc-type = Successor<br />
|successor = [[Wealhmær VII of Æthele| Wealhmær VII]]<br />
|reg-type = Lord Ministers{{nbsp}}<br />
|regent = {{List collapsed|title=''See list''|1=[[Sebastian Ríoghnach]] <small>(1975-1978)</small>|2=[[Andrew Bada]] <small>(1965-1975)</small>|3=[[Walton Frigg]] <small>(1955-1965)</small>|4=[[Jefford Cyneburg]] <small>(1950-1955)</small>|5=[[Phillip Lithe]] <small>(1941-1950)</small>}}<br />
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| spouse = {{marriage|[[Margaret, Princess of Klydesmaron]]|23 March 1937}}<br />
| issue = {{ubl<br />
| [[Wealhmær VII of Æthele|Wealhmær VII]]<br />
| [[Jessica, Princess of Corrdahm]]<br />
| [[Phillip, Prince of Nærthwall]]<br />
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| full name = James Walter Phillip Symon<br />
| house = [[House of Corraidhín|Corraidhín]]<br />
| father = [[Nicholas XI of Æthele|Nicholas XI]]<br />
| mother = [[Beatrice of Ghant]]<br />
| birth_date = 9 April 1915<br />
| birth_place = [[Royal Court of Edmond]], [[Edmond]], [[Æthele]]<br />
| death_date = {{Death date and age|1978|6|6|1915|4|9|df=y}}<br />
| death_place = [[Royal Court of Edmond]], [[Edmond]], [[Æthele]]<br />
| religion = {{wp|Roman Catholic Church|Fabrian Catholic}}<br />
|}}<br />
'''Nicholas XII''' (James Walter Phillip Symon; 9 April 1915 – 6 June 1978) was King of the Æthics from 19 March 1941 until his death on 6 June 1978. Known publicly as James until his accession, and "Jamie" among his family and close friends, Nicholas XII was born in the reign of his father [[Nicholas XI of Æthele|Nicholas XI]]. As the first son of King Nicholas XI, who had preserved the [[Monarchy of Æthele|Æthic monarchy]] during and following the [[Æthic Civil War]] he attended the [[Royal Military Academy of Edmond]] as a teenager, and served in the Army in the 1930s. He married Duchess [[Margaret, Princess of Klydesmaron|Margaret Hughes Barrow]] of the House of Klydesmaron in 1937 and they had two songs, [[Wealhmær VII of Æthele|Wealhmær]] and [[Phillip, Prince of Nærthwall|Phillip]].<br />
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During Nicholas' reign, the activities of the Æthic Free Movement led to the [[Æthic crisis]], which lasted from 1954 to 1968, caused large political instability in the country. The [[House of Delegates of Æthele|House of Delegates]] voluntarily decreased the power of the monarch. Though Nicholas' forces had been able to successfully defeat the ÆFM insurgency, the Royal Court became increasingly scrutinized by the public. Throughout much of his later life, he was beset by smoking-related health problems in the later years of his reign. He was succeeded by his elder son, [[Wealhmær VII of Æthele|Wealhmær VII]].</div>Demphorhttps://iiwiki.us/mediawiki/index.php?title=Nicholas_XII_of_%C3%86thele&diff=92325Nicholas XII of Æthele2019-07-24T19:22:35Z<p>Demphor: </p>
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| name = Nicholas XII<br />
| image = File:NicholasXIIÆthele.jpg<br />
| image_size = 220px<br />
| caption = <br />
| succession = [[Monarchy of Æthele|King of the Æthics]] <br />
| moretext = (Cyng sé Æthréd)<br />
| reign = 19 March 1941 – 6 June 1978<br />
| coronation = 10 April 1941 <br />
| predecessor = [[Nicholas XI of Æthele|Nicholas XI]]<br />
| cor-type =<br />
|suc-type = Successor<br />
|successor = [[Wealhmær VII of Æthele| Wealhmær VII]]<br />
|reg-type = Lord Ministers{{nbsp}}<br />
|regent = {{List collapsed|title=''See list''|1=[[Sebastian Ríoghnach]] <small>(1975-1978)</small>|2=[[Andrew Bada]] <small>(1965-1975)</small>|3=[[Walton Frigg]] <small>(1955-1965)</small>|4=[[Jefford Cyneburg]] <small>(1950-1955)</small>|5=[[Phillip Lithe]] <small>(1941-1950)</small>}}<br />
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| spouse = {{marriage|[[Margaret, Princess of Klydesmaron]]|23 March 1937}}<br />
| issue = {{ubl<br />
| [[Wealhmær VII of Æthele|Wealhmær VII]]<br />
| [[Jessica, Princess of Corrdahm]]<br />
| [[Phillip, Prince of Nærthwall]]<br />
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| full name = James Walter Phillip Symon<br />
| house = [[House of Corraidhín|Corraidhín]]<br />
| father = [[Nicholas XI of Æthele|Nicholas XI]]<br />
| mother = [[Beatrice of Ghant]]<br />
| birth_date = 9 April 1915<br />
| birth_place = [[Royal Court of Edmond]], [[Edmond]], [[Æthele]]<br />
| death_date = {{Death date and age|1978|6|6|1915|4|9|df=y}}<br />
| death_place = [[Royal Court of Edmond]], [[Edmond]], [[Æthele]]<br />
| religion = {{wp|Roman Catholic Church|Fabrian Catholic}}<br />
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'''Nicholas XII''' (James Walter Phillip Symon; 9 April 1915 – 6 June 1978) was King of the Æthics from 19 March 1941 until his death on 6 June 1978. Known publicly as James until his accession, and "Jamie" among his family and close friends, Nicholas XII was born in the reign of his father [[Nicholas XI of Æthele|Nicholas XI]]. As the first son of King Nicholas XI, who had preserved the [[Monarchy of Æthele|Æthic monarchy]] during and following the [[Æthic Civil War]] he attended the [[Royal Military Academy of Edmond]] as a teenager, and served in the Army in the 1930s. He married Duchess [[Margaret, Princess of Klydesmaron|Margaret Hughes Barrow]] of the House of Klydesmaron in 1937 and they had two songs, [[Wealhmær VII of Æthele|Wealhmær]] and [[Phillip, Prince of Nærthwall|Phillip]].<br />
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During Nicholas' reign, the activities of the Æthic Free Movement led to the [[Æthic crisis]], which lasted from 1954 to 1968, caused large political instability in the country. The [[House of Delegates of Æthele|House of Delegates]] voluntarily decreased the power of the monarch. Though Nicholas' forces had been able to successfully defeat the AFM insurgency, the Royal Court became increasingly scrutinized by the public. Throughout much of his later life, he was beset by smoking-related health problems in the later years of his reign. He was succeeded by his elder son, [[Wealhmær VII of Æthele|Wealhmær VII]].</div>Demphorhttps://iiwiki.us/mediawiki/index.php?title=War_of_%C3%86thic_Succession&diff=69698War of Æthic Succession2019-05-14T01:21:02Z<p>Demphor: </p>
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|conflict = War of Æthic Succession<br />
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| caption = Nicholean calvary charging during the [[Battle of Klydefjork]]<br />
|date = 19 November 1853 - 17 August 1862<br />
|place = [[Æthele]]<br />
|result = [[Nicholas IX of Æthele|Nicholas IX]] coronated and recognized as King of the Æthics <br />
*[[Ælfsige Corraidhín]] is captured, imprisoned for life and stripped of all titles.<br />
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|[[File:Coat_of_Arms_Of_House_of_Meadwine2.png|25px]] House of Meadwine<br />
|[[File:Coat_of_Arms_Of_House_of_Ealdgyð.png|25px]] House of Ealdgyð<br />
|[[File:Coat_of_Arms_Of_House_of_Dáire.png|25px]] House of Dáire<br />
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|[[File:Coat_of_Arms_of_House_of_Corraidhín.png|25px]] Ælfsigean loyalists<br />
|[[File:Coat_of_Arms_Of_House_of_Valland.png|25px]] House of Valland<br />
|[[File:Coat_of_Arms_Of_House_of_Donneset.png|25px]] House of Donneset<br />
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|[[File:Coat_of_Arms_of_House_of_Corraidhín.png|25px]] [[Nicholas IX of Æthele|Nicholas IX]]<br />
|[[File:Coat_of_Arms_Of_House_of_Meadwine2.png|25px]] Lord Klaremont {{KIA}}<br />
|[[File:Coat_of_Arms_Of_House_of_Ealdgyð.png|25px]] Lord Roberts<br />
|[[File:Coat_of_Arms_Of_House_of_Dáire.png|25px]] Lord Alfred<br />
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|commander2 = {{ubl<br />
|[[File:Coat_of_Arms_of_House_of_Corraidhín.png|25px]] [[Ælfsige Corraidhín|Ælfsige IV]]<br />
|[[File:Coat_of_Arms_Of_House_of_Valland.png|25px]] Lord James<br />
|[[File:Coat_of_Arms_Of_House_of_Donneset.png|25px]] Lord Phillips<br />
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|strength1 = [[File:Coat_of_Arms_of_House_of_Corraidhín.png|25px]] 63,500<br>[[File:Coat_of_Arms_Of_House_of_Meadwine2.png|25px]] 51,000<br>[[File:Coat_of_Arms_Of_House_of_Ealdgyð.png|25px]] 46,000<br>[[File:Coat_of_Arms_Of_House_of_Dáire.png|25px]] 34,500<br />
|strength2 = [[File:Coat_of_Arms_of_House_of_Corraidhín.png|25px]] 77,000<br>[[File:Coat_of_Arms_Of_House_of_Valland.png|25px]] 49,500<br>[[File:Coat_of_Arms_Of_House_of_Donneset.png|25px]] 74,000<br />
|casualties1 = '''Military dead:''' <br>31,421<br>'''Civilians dead:''' <br><br />
|casualties2 = '''Military dead:''' <br>24,921<br>'''Civilians dead:''' <br><br />
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The '''War of Æthic Succession''' (1853–1861) was a [[Ajax|Belisarian]] conflict of the mid 19th century from 1853 to 1862, triggered by the death of the childless [[Nicholas VIII of Æthele]] in February 1853 at the [[Siege of Roan (1852 - 1853)|Siege of Roan]]. His closest heirs were his brothers, John and Ælfsige of the Æthic [[House of Corraidhín]], who both disputed and claimed the throne of Æthele.<br />
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Nicholas VIII's death immediately raised questions of succession, as he had left no successor to the throne; an Æthic custom if the Monarch has no children. Both of Nicholas' brothers, John and Ælfsige, determined they were to inherit the throne, leading to a political crisis which the [[House of Delegates of Æthele|House of Delegates]] was unable to resolve. Acting on the stalemate, Ælfsige gained the backing of the two largest houses, the House of Valland and the House of Donneset, to support him in seizing power. He was coronated King of the Æthics in Kleeds on 7 July 1953, taking the regal name Ælfsige IV. The House of Delegates dissolved itself three days later when John himself was coronated King in Edmond, taking the regal name Nicholas IX. Nicholas gained the support of the smaller houses of Meadwine, Ealdgyð and Dáire.<br />
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Both Houses quickly raised volunteer armies that fought mostly in the Sneerabd over the course of four years, with battles fought in open farmland with large cavalry engagement. Intense combat left 50,000 to 70,000 people dead.<br />
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The war effectively ended in August, 1862, when Ælfsige was captured and surrendered to Nicholas at the [[Second Battle of the Marð]]. Ælfsige's units quickly dissolved. Much of the Sneerabd's infrastructure was destroyed, especially the transportation systems and agriculture. Ælfsige was banned from court, had his titles stripped and was imprisoned for life in Edmond. He died in prison in 1879. The Lords who supported him were banned from court and their families placed under house arrest for 25 years.<br />
== Background ==<br />
=== Death of Nicholas VIII ===<br />
:''See also: [[Allamunnic Wars of Unification]]''<br />
Nicholas VIII reigned as King of the Æthics beginning in 1836, upon the death of his father, Wealhmær VI. In 1850, Nicholas married Theodura of Onneria, bringing the Kingdoms of Æthele and [[Onneria]] into a personal union. In 1852, the Allamunic crisis began after a vote by the [[Pan-Allamunnic Union]]'s member-states to form a centralized military, which the Kingdoms of [[Staalmark]] and Onneria protested. They raised armies and marched to besiege Roan, the headquarters of the new Union Army. Honoring his marriage to Theodura, Nicholas VIII mobilized the 1st Army and marched north with 20,000 to join the attack. The Allamunnic conflicts that led to Allamunnic unification began on 12 July 1852, when the [[Siege of Roan (1852 - 1853)|Siege of Roan]] began.<br />
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Nicholas VIII was killed in an artillery attack while leading a brigade of men in an attack on the city on 23 February 1853. The 1st Army withdrew with the remaining allied forces and was caught in the succeeding battle, again defeated. Æthele withdrew from the war in June.<br />
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[[File:General-Winfield-Scott-(1786-1866)1835.jpg|200px|thumb|right|[[Nicholas IX of Æthele]].]]<br />
[[File:John J. Crittenden.jpg|200px|thumb|right|[[wikipedia:Daguerreotype|Daguerreotype]] of Lord Ælfsige of Corraidhín, c. 1849.]]<br />
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* [[File:InniaFlag.png|25px]] [[Innia|Archduchy of Innia]]<br />
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* [[File:Staalmarkflag.png|25px]] [[Staalmark|Kingdom of Staalmark]]<br />
* [[File:Onneriaflag.png|25px]] [[Onneria|Kingdom of Onneria]]<br />
* {{flagicon|Æthele}} [[Æthele|Kingdom of Æthele]]<br />
* [[Ostmark|Kingdom of Ostmark]]<br />
* [[File:Flag of the Liothidian Empire.png|25px]] [[Liothidian Empire]] (from 1861 until 1872)<br />
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* [[File:Jormundeaflag.png|25px]] [[Maarkus Grahulm|Tyrant Maarkus Grahulm]]<br />
* [[File:InniaFlag.png|25px]] [[Adolfus V of Innia|Archduke Adolfus V]]<br />
* [[File:Skraelingiaflag.png|25px]] [[Rudulf IV of Skraelingia|King Rudulf IV]]<br />
* [[File:Tyrrslyndflag.png|25px]] [[Rona Leifsunn|President Rona Leifsunn]] <br />
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* [[File:Staalmarkflag.png|25px]] [[Junna VI of Staalmark|Queen Junna VI]]<br />
* [[File:Onneriaflag.png|25px]] [[Mikel X of Onneria|King Mikel X]] (until 1853)<br />
* [[File:Onneriaflag.png|25px]] [[Junn IX of Onneria|King Junn IX]] (from 1853)<br />
* {{flagicon|Æthele}} [[Nicholas VIII of Æthele|King Nicholas VIII]]{{KIA}}<br />
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* [[File:Flag of the Liothidian Empire.png|25px]] [[Manfred von Waldersee|Field Marshal Manfred von Waldersee]]<br />
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The Allamunnic Wars of Unification were a series of armed conflicts fought between 1852 and 1872 which led to the creation of the original Allamunnic State, later renamed to the Ottonian Federation (now commonly known as [[Ottonia]]). <br />
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The Wars of Unification are generally considered to have begun in earnest with the [[Siege of Roan (1852 - 1853)|Siege of Roan]], although small, local level armed-conflicts between state forces and nationalist agitators had been occurring sporadically for approximately a decade prior. <br />
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==Background & The Siege of Roan==<br />
{{main|Siege of Roan (1852 - 1853)}}<br />
The siege itself was precipitated by creation of the [[Unified Army of Allamunnika]] by a vote of the members of the [[Pan-Allamunnic Union]] which was seen by the monarchs of [[Staalmark]] and [[Onneria]] as an attempt to seize power and subsume the Allamunnic monarchies. In response, the two states, with the assistance of the allied realm of [[Æthele]] dispatched an army to disarm the Union. The siege was unsuccessful in taking Roan, and the forces were dispersed in disarray. However, what followed was almost a full year of continuous peace as the Union regrouped and retrained its forces, incorporating the now-flocks of volunteers from the various Allamunnic states.<br />
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==The Tyrrslynd Revolution==<br />
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By 1854, the monarchy of [[Tyrrslynd]] was still wavering in its support of the Union. Although the Union provided economic opportunities and a way to lessen costs of defense, the Union also benefitted Tyrrslynd's traditional rivals in Jormundea. Adding to their indecision was the broad popularity of the Allamunnic nationalist movement in Tyrrslynd, particularly in its largest cities. In fact, there were significant indications that the Tyrrslynder monarchy was prepared to side with Onneria and Staalmark.<br />
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That April, Tyrrslynder citizens, growing impatient with the monarchy and fearing it might go to war to aid a second attempt to disarm the Union, took to the streets. Armed mobs marched on the palace in Ardryk, forcing the royal family to flee to Draakurr. An [[Representative Assembly of Tyrrslynd|elected governing body]] was set up by the revolutionaries, who formally entered Tyrrslynd into the Union properly (rather than as an outside ally, as it had been previously).<br />
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Initial attempts by pro-monarchist forces to overthrow the republican government found themselves stymied by a supporting invasion by Union general [[Rikard Filius]] at the head of a 40,000-strong army, which helped a Republican force rout a Monarchist & Onnerian force at Roedgaard. With the Republican government's position secured, fears began to reach a fever pitch in [[Rikardsburg|Staalburg]] and [[Onneria (city)|Onneria]].<br />
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==The Riverland War==<br />
{{main|Riverland War}}<br />
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After a year of preparation and planning, the new Triple Alliance of Onneria, Staalmark, and Ostmark invaded Skraelingia in 1856, with an eye to cutting through there and Innia, turning both states against the Union (by coercion or regime-change), and then decapitating the Union's leadership in Roan.<br />
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The Allied force numbered approximately 200,000 troops, with half that number coming from the north (a combined Staalmarker-Ostmarker force) and half coming from the south (Onnerian, combined with Ghantish mercenaries). They quickly found themselves opposed by Union forces under Major Generals Rikard Filius and Moergyn Grahulm, two armies of approximately 50,000 troops each. These were augmented by local forces, 35,000 Skraelingians under Prince Graegur of Skraelingia and 18,000 Innians under Major General Kristiana Torren. <br />
<br />
Through three years of fighting, both sides absorbed heavy losses. The Union forces mostly conducted a defensive campaign, forcing the Allied forces to divide themselves and attack at a disadvantage in many cases, evening the odds. Moreover, Filius and Grahulm frequently utilized their own allies to attack the long, vulnerable supply lines of the invading armies. <br />
<br />
The turning point in the conflict came in 1859, when another 50,000-strong Union army led by Major General Rikard Filius, marched from Tyrrslynd into Onneria, defeating one Onnerian force at Kristofsburg before besieging another at Rynnurspurt. <br />
<br />
The invasion forced Onneria to draw on their forces in the Riverlands, which in turn allowed the Union forces to regroup and take the fight to the remaining Allied forces. It would take another two years of campaigning, but by 1861, Allied forces had been driven back to their own borders. <br />
<br />
==The Highland War==<br />
{{main|Highland War}}<br />
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By 1862, the Union had managed to regroup and consolidate its forces. Following the defeat of the Allied invasion of Innia and Skraelingia, the four member-states of the Union (Tyrrslynd, Jormundea, Innia, and Skraelingia) voted to formally combine their forces into the Unified Army of Allamunnika. In functional terms, most of the formations remained the same, and remained under the leadership of the same officers they had always been. However, henceforth there would be greater coordination and cooperation of national forces, all fighting under the same blue-and-gray banner, under the overall leadership of Captain-General U'Daanyl.<br />
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Ten years after the Siege of Roan began, the Union undertook its first strategically-offensive action. Leaving Kraag's force to defend Innia, Filius' army struck north from Skraelingia, while newly-promoted Major General Kaarla Redmunn struck into Staalmark's western border from Jormundea, complemented by Moergyn Grahulm's force striking north from Innia.</div>Demphorhttps://iiwiki.us/mediawiki/index.php?title=User_talk:Ozycaevias&diff=69523User talk:Ozycaevias2019-05-13T16:00:26Z<p>Demphor: /* On Message Previously Sent */</p>
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| [[Innia|Archduchy of Innia]]<br />
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| [[Adolfus of Staalmark|Prince Adolfus of Staalmark]]<br />
| [[Phillip, Duke of Rynnurspurt]]<br />
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The Siege of Roan was an attempt to take the city of Roan by the allied forces of the [[Staalmark|Kingdom of Staalmark]], [[Onneria|Kingdom of Onneria]], and [[Æthele|Kingdom of Æthele]]. At the time, Roan was the headquarters of the [[Pan-Allamunnic Union]], an alliance between the [[Jormundea|Jormundean Republic]], [[Innia|Archduchy of Innia]], [[Skraelingia|Kingdom of Skraelingia]] and [[Tyrrslynd|Kingdom of Tyrrslynd]]. Prior to the siege, Staalmark had been associated with the Union as well.<br />
<br />
Following a vote by the United Council of the [[Pan-Allamunnic Union]], [[Captain-General of the Pan-Allamunnic Union|Captain General]] [[Skaadi U'Daanyl]] formally announced the creation of the [[Unified Army of Allamunnika]] in 1850. Utilizing a number of volunteers drawn from the Union's member-states, trained by military officers from Jormundea and Innia, the Army was established with an eye to creating a rapid-response force that could assist in the defense of any member nation from an outside threat. However, Queen [[Junna VI of Staalmark]] and King [[Mikel X of Onneria]] were alarmed by what they viewed as a potential power-grab by the Union.<br />
<br />
In a bid to put a stop to the creation of the Army, the two monarchs dispatched forces to besiege Roan. In addition, Mikel called on his brother-in-law, King [[Nicholas VIII of Æthele]] to assist in the disarming of the Pan-Allamunnic Union, who mobilized his 1st Army and marched north to assist in the attack. The Allied force invested Roan while the [[Unified Army]] was still in the process of being trained. However, a defector from the Staalmarker force gave the Union advanced warning, and they were able to prepare a defense, turning what was meant to be a surprise attack into a siege.<br />
<br />
The siege lasted for eight months, with the vastly-outnumbered Union forces suffering heavy bombardment and repulsing numerous assaults. Although the forces were on the brink of starvation and were dwindling by February of 1853, a breakthrough came when, during an attempted assault, King Nicholas VIII was killed, leaving the 1st Army leaderless and confused. This precipitated a general crisis of leadership in the Allied ranks, which ground the siege to a near-halt. Still, the siege continued, albeit with less vigor, until word reached the remaining Allied commanders that Union-aligned reinforcements were inbound from the north and east. Ordering a general retreat, the siege was broken on March 6th. <br />
<br />
A retreat began, but before the Allied forces could split and return to their respective home countries, they were intercepted by the combined Union forces. Jormundeans under the command of Tyrant Margus Grahulm struck from the north, assisted by Innians under the command of [[Rikard Filiius]] from the east, gave battle at Faerynsburg. The result was a rout of Allied forces, who split and retreated in disorder to their home countries, leaving the Union forces a chance to regroup.<br />
<br />
==Aftermath==<br />
The siege was the opening battle of what became known as the [[Allamunnic Wars of Unification]]. The campaign proved to be a baptism of fire for the nascent Union forces, and the Unified Army quickly found itself receiving more volunteers, along with the full cooperation of Jormundea and Innia, even as Skraelingia and Tyrrslynd wavered. Æthic forces retreated back to Æthele as the country became embroiled in a political crisis brought upon by Nicholas VIII's death, an even that would lead to the [[War of Æthic Succession]]. The veterans of Roan became the nucleus of the Union Army that was trained, expanded, and reorganized over the course of 1853 and early 1854. After that year of relative peace (in which military action was limited to small skirmishes throughout the Allamunnic nations), the first war would begin in earnest in April of 1854.</div>Demphorhttps://iiwiki.us/mediawiki/index.php?title=War_of_%C3%86thic_Succession&diff=69450War of Æthic Succession2019-05-13T03:48:13Z<p>Demphor: </p>
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|date = 19 November 1853 - 17 August 1862<br />
|place = [[Æthele]]<br />
|result = [[Nicholas IX of Æthele|Nicholas IX]] coronated and recognized as King of the Æthics <br />
*[[Ælfsige Corraidhín]] is captured, imprisoned for life and stripped of all titles.<br />
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|[[File:Coat_of_Arms_Of_House_of_Meadwine2.png|25px]] House of Meadwine<br />
|[[File:Coat_of_Arms_Of_House_of_Ealdgyð.png|25px]] House of Ealdgyð<br />
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|[[File:Coat_of_Arms_of_House_of_Corraidhín.png|25px]] [[Nicholas IX of Æthele|Nicholas IX]]<br />
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|[[File:Coat_of_Arms_Of_House_of_Ealdgyð.png|25px]] Lord Roberts<br />
|[[File:Coat_of_Arms_Of_House_of_Dáire.png|25px]] Lord Alfred<br />
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The '''War of Æthic Succession''' (1853–1861) was a [[Ajax|Belisarian]] conflict of the mid 19th century from 1853 to 1862, triggered by the death of the childless [[Nicholas VIII of Æthele]] in February 1853 at the [[Siege of Roan (1852 - 1853)|Siege of Roan]]. His closest heirs were his brothers, John and Ælfsige of the Æthic [[House of Corraidhín]], who both disputed and claimed the throne of Æthele.<br />
<br />
Nicholas VIII's death immediately raised questions of succession, as he had left no successor to the throne; an Æthic custom if the Monarch has no children. Both of Nicholas' brothers, John and Ælfsige, determined they were to inherit the throne, leading to a political crisis which the [[House of Delegates of Æthele|House of Delegates]] was unable to resolve. Acting on the stalemate, Ælfsige gained the backing of the two largest houses, the House of Valland and the House of Donneset, to support him in seizing power. He was coronated King of the Æthics in Kleeds on 7 July 1953, taking the regal name Ælfsige IV. The House of Delegates dissolved itself three days later when John himself was coronated King in Edmond, taking the regal name Nicholas IX. Nicholas gained the support of the smaller houses of Meadwine, Ealdgyð and Dáire.<br />
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Both Houses quickly raised volunteer armies that fought mostly in the Sneerabd over the course of four years, with battles fought in open farmland with large cavalry engagement. Intense combat left 50,000 to 70,000 people dead.<br />
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The war effectively ended in August, 1862, when Ælfsige was captured and surrendered to Nicholas at the [[Second Battle of the Marð]]. Ælfsige's units quickly dissolved. Much of the Sneerabd infrastructure was destroyed, especially the transportation systems and agriculture. Ælfsige was banned from court, had his titles stripped and was imprisoned for life in Edmond. He died in prison in 1879. The Lords who supported him were banned from court and their families placed under house arrest for 25 years.</div>Demphorhttps://iiwiki.us/mediawiki/index.php?title=Siege_of_Roan_(1852_-_1853)&diff=69449Siege of Roan (1852 - 1853)2019-05-13T03:37:14Z<p>Demphor: </p>
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| date = July 12th, 1852 - March 6th, 1853<br />
| place = [[Roan-Ottonia]], [[Ottonia]]<br />
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| combatant1 = {{ubl<br />
| [[Onneria|Kingdom of Onneria]]<br />
| [[Staalmark|Kingdom of Staalmark]]<br />
| [[Æthele|Kingdom of Æthele]]<br />
}}<br />
| combatant2 = {{ubl<br />
| [[Pan-Allamunnic Union]]<br />
| [[Jormundea|Jormundean Republic]]<br />
| [[Innia|Archduchy of Innia]]<br />
}}<br />
| combatant3 = <br />
| commander1 = {{ubl<br />
| [[Adolfus of Staalmark|Prince Adolfus of Staalmark]]<br />
| [[Phillip, Duke of Rynnurspurt]]<br />
| [[Nicholas VIII of Æthele|Nicholas VII]] {{KIA}}<br />
}}<br />
| commander2 = {{ubl<br />
| [[Skaadi U'Daanyl|Captain-General Skaadi U'Daanyl]]<br />
| [[Margus Grahulm|Tyrant Margus Grahulm]]<br />
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| units1 = {{ubl<br />
| [[Staalmark|Army of the Riverlands]]<br />
| [[Onneria|Army of the Interior]]<br />
| [[Æthele|Æthic 1st Army]]<br />
}}<br />
| units2 = {{ubl<br />
| [[Unified Army of Allamunnika]] (besieged)<br />
| [[Army of the Bluwaalds (Jormundea)|Army of the Bluwaalds]] (reinforcing)<br />
}}<br />
| units3 = <br />
| strength1 = {{ubl<br />
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The Siege of Roan was an attempt to take the city of Roan by the allied forces of the [[Staalmark|Kingdom of Staalmark]], [[Onneria|Kingdom of Onneria]], and [[Æthele|Kingdom of Æthele]]. At the time, Roan was the headquarters of the [[Pan-Allamunnic Union]], an alliance between the [[Jormundea|Jormundean Republic]], [[Innia|Archduchy of Innia]], [[Skraelingia|Kingdom of Skraelingia]] and [[Tyrrslynd|Kingdom of Tyrrslynd]]. Prior to the siege, Staalmark had been associated with the Union as well.<br />
<br />
Following a vote by the United Council of the [[Pan-Allamunnic Union]], [[Captain-General of the Pan-Allamunnic Union|Captain General]] [[Skaadi U'Daanyl]] formally announced the creation of the [[Unified Army of Allamunnika]] in 1850. Utilizing a number of volunteers drawn from the Union's member-states, trained by military officers from Jormundea and Innia, the Army was established with an eye to creating a rapid-response force that could assist in the defense of any member nation from an outside threat. However, Queen [[Junna VI of Staalmark]] and King [[Mikel X of Onneria]] were alarmed by what they viewed as a potential power-grab by the Union.<br />
<br />
In a bid to put a stop to the creation of the Army, the two monarchs dispatched forces to besiege Roan. In addition, Mikel called on his brother-in-law, King [[Nicholas VIII of Æthele]] to assist in the disarming of the Pan-Allamunnic Union. The Allied force invested Roan while the [[Unified Army]] was still in the process of being trained. However, a defector from the Staalmarker force gave the Union advanced warning, and they were able to prepare a defense, turning what was meant to be a surprise attack into a siege.<br />
<br />
The siege lasted for eight months, with the vastly-outnumbered Union forces suffering heavy bombardment and repulsing numerous assaults. Although the forces were on the brink of starvation and were dwindling by February of 1853, a breakthrough came when, during an attempted assault, King Nicholas VIII was killed, leaving the Æthele army leaderless and confused and later would be the triggering event to the [[War of Æthic Succession]]. This precipitated a general crisis of leadership in the Allied ranks, which ground the siege to a near-halt. Still, the siege continued, albeit with less vigor, until word reached the remaining Allied commanders that Union-aligned reinforcements were inbound from the north and east. Ordering a general retreat, the siege was broken on March 6th. <br />
<br />
A retreat began, but before the Allied forces could split and return to their respective home countries, they were intercepted by the combined Union forces. Jormundeans under the command of Tyrant Margus Grahulm struck from the north, assisted by Innians under the command of [[Rikard Filiius]] from the east, gave battle at Faerynsburg. The result was a rout of Allied forces, who split and retreated in disorder to their home countries, leaving the Union forces a chance to regroup.<br />
<br />
==Aftermath==<br />
The siege was the opening battle of what became known as the [[Allamunnic Wars of Unification]]. The campaign proved to be a baptism of fire for the nascent Union forces, and the Unified Army quickly found itself receiving more volunteers, along with the full cooperation of Jormundea and Innia, even as Skraelingia and Tyrrslynd wavered. The veterans of Roan became the nucleus of the Union Army that was trained, expanded, and reorganized over the course of 1853 and early 1854. After that year of relative peace (in which military action was limited to small skirmishes throughout the Allamunnic nations), the first war would begin in earnest in April of 1854.</div>Demphorhttps://iiwiki.us/mediawiki/index.php?title=%C3%86thele&diff=68707Æthele2019-05-11T15:02:40Z<p>Demphor: </p>
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|native_name = Kingdom of Æthele <br />
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The Kingdom of Æthele (Æthic: Æþele) is a constitutional monarchy of over 11 million people in the region of [[Ajax]]. Æthele’s capital, [[Edmond, Æthele|Edmond]], is the political and financial heart of the country.<br />
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In ancient times, the territories making up modern day Æthele were divided up into a [[wikipedia:heptarchy|heptarchy]] of minor, Anglo-Saxon states connected by a common language, customs, and traditions. After centuries of disunity, these states were unified in 865 CE by the Roman Catholic King [[Duncan of Æthele|Duncan]] of Corraidhín. After centuries of direct rule, the [[King of Æthele]] steadily relinquished power to the [[House of Delegates of Æthelse|House of Delegates]] led by a [[Lord Minister of Æthele|Lord Minister]]. The King of Æthele is [[Malcom IV of Æthele|Malcom IV]] and the Lord Minister is [[Douglass Wynstonn]].<br />
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In the early 20th century, a [[Æthic Civil War|civil war]] between the monarchy and communist forces in the southwest of the country from 1920 - 1923 was crushed by the monarchy. The country grew from an agricultural state to a larger industrial power starting in the 1950s with new advancements in key technical industries, particularly aerospace industry, the arms industry, and the manufacturing side of the software industry.<br />
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Æthele boasts the largest organized fraternal order in [[Ajax]], noted in the [[Grand Lodge of the Sparrow]], a union of local fraternities of taxidermists.<br />
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== Etymology ==<br />
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The name ''Æthele'' derives from the original [[wikipedia:Mercian dialect|Common]] term for the geographic area of Æthele, ''Atheland'', a name given to the [[Athic people]], an ethnic group that predated modern day [[Æthic people|Æthics]].<br />
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== History ==<br />
=== Bronze Age ===<br />
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During the last glacial period, and up until about 13,000 years ago, most of Æthele was covered with ice, most of the time. There is no evidence of any humans being in Æthele before Mesolithic people arrived by boat from northern Acheron between 6,000 BC and 5,000 BC.<br />
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From about 4,500 BC Neolithic settlers arrived introducing housing cultures and stone monuments. The [[wikipedia:Bronze Age|Bronze Age]] – defined by the use of metal – began around 2,500 BC, with technology changing people's everyday lives during this period through innovations such as the wheel, harnessing oxen, weaving textiles, brewing alcohol, and skillful metalworking, which produced new weapons and tools, along with fine gold decoration and jewelry, such as brooches and torcs.<br />
=== Classical Era ===<br />
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During the [[wikipedia:Iron Age|Iron Age]] the [[wikipedia:English language|Common]] dialect emerged on the continent around the same time that [[Athic people]] began to form as a cultural group. The small Athic kingdoms often engaged in minor conflicts with one another for a period of 6 and a half centuries. By 600 C.E., 5 Kingdoms ruled over the Athic territories: The Kingdoms of Valland, Corraidhín, Donneset, Synegold, and Erthwood.<br />
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By the 2nd century AD, the [[Fabrian Magisterium|Christian faith]] had been introduced among Athic peoples. By the 4th century, several small southern kingdoms had adopted the religion, and as these smaller kingdoms became absorbed into the Kingdoms of Corraidhín and Erthwood, the ruling classes slowly began to adopt them. In the northern Kingdoms of Valland and Synegold, they were actively persecuted by their Kings. This began to lead to tensions between the Kingdoms over time.<br />
=== Athic Crusade ===<br />
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The marriage of King John III of Corraidhín and the daughter and only child of King Vincent IV of Erthwood united the Kingdoms of Corraidhín and Erthwood in 801 A.D. King John III and Queen Margaret gave birth to Duncan of Corraidhín, who ascended the throne in 843 A.D. as King Duncan I of Corraidhín.<br />
[[File:Christian_Conversion_of_the_Saxons.jpg|200px|left|thumb|''Surrender of Henry of Donneset'' by John Margyle, 1836.]]<br />
In 856 A.D., Duncan I gained the political and financial backing of the Catholic Church in Edmond to launch a Holy Crusade against the non-Christian Kingdoms in the north. The Crusade's conquest of the Donneset lasts 3 years, decisively ending when Duncan I descends on King Henry IV of Donneset's army of twelve thousand men with a force of twenty-five thousand men. Attacking from the west, Duncan easily broke the men under King Henry IV, who were guarding the bridges towards the capital of Donneset. Henry IV is captured and the House of Donneset swears fealty to the House of Corraidhín and converts to Christianity.<br />
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After recuperating his forces and mustering another ten thousand from the House of Donneset, Duncan I marched into Valland in 860 A.D., decisively defeating Vallic forces in the [[Massacre of Firth]], where eight thousand Vallic soldiers were surprised early on the 5th of April of that year by an advance force of Duncan's cavalry at the village of Firth. The King of Valland was slain and his first son vanished, presumed killed by the Christian forces. The House of Valland's Queen-consort swore fealty to King Duncan on behalf of the infant second son, and the heir-apparent to the House.<br />
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Duncan's forces attempt to cross into Synegold by crossing westward over the Both River but are stopped by the marshlands and are forced to engage at the strongholds of Clonburrow, Naismur, and Donnehall. Synic King Lawrence VII posts fifteen thousand men at these strongholds, which King Duncan is forced to lay siege too. After several probing attacks, King Duncan attempts to force a crossing Clonburrow in August of 861 but the attack fails. The next year, King Duncan again attacks at Clonburrow but the attacks fail miserably, forcing the King to reevaluate his strategy. Finally, in July of 862, King Duncan's forces breached the gates at Clonburrow and took the fortress, forcing the Synic's to abandon their strongholds at Naismur and Donnehall for a final siege at the capital at Syne. King Duncan lays siege to Syne for 2 years, and the siege finally breaks when a mutiny in the garrison allows Duncan's forces to raze Syne to the ground, leading to the House of Synegold's extinction.<br />
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Following King Duncan's conquest of Athic lands, the Church in Edmond coronated him as ''"Ic Cyng sylfum Æthele,"'' or ''"First King of Æthele,"'' formally uniting the old Athic kingdoms into one state and uniting them all Æthic people under one banner.<br />
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=== Middle Ages ===<br />
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The Athic Crusade saw agricultural output decline significantly, leading to repeated famines, exacerbated by the rapid population growth of the earlier era. The Athic Crusade also disrupted trade throughout the country, especially after the destruction of the large trading city of Syne. Inadvertently, many Æthics on the coastline turned to fishing, an economic industry that still dominates in many coastal villages today. Most devastating, though, was the spread of [[wikipedia:Typhus|typhus]] that decimated the populations of the densely populated cities of Edmond and Jessburrow. Typhus outbreaks continued to affect Æthele for intervals between 1000 and 1450, and claimed the life of [[Lothair II of Æthele|Lothair II]] thirty-five days into his reign in 1294. The horrors of typhus and the seeming inability of the Church to provide relief would lead to a rapid decline of church influence in Æthic politics. By the reign of [[Nicholas II of Æthele|Nicholas II]], the Church's representative in the [[Royal Court of Edmond]] had all but diminished.<br />
[[File:Cathédrale_Autun_02.JPG|200px|right|thumb|The Edmond Cathedral was built between 1163 and 1182 and is a National Landmark.]]<br />
Trade began to recover by 1100. By the 13th century, much of Æthele experienced strong economic growth. The trade routes from the south linked with those of established Æthic ports and eventually the trade routes of the Thalassan Ocean to create a network economy in Æthele. Cities expanded greatly during this period and the Monarchy grew in power while the Church diminished. During this period, the modern commercial infrastructure developed, with double-entry book-keeping, joint stock companies, an international banking system, a systematized foreign exchange market, insurance, and government debt.<br />
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==== Foundation of the Grand Lodge of the Sparrow ====<br />
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As the economy rapidly expanded and more and more citizens began to accumulate wealth, competitive hunting grew as a popular pastime. This resulted in a large economic demand for taxidermists. It was not uncommon for several taxidermists to live in local communities, and at one point it was one of the largest industries. Local fraternities and organizations began to organize gradually after the 11th century, often meeting weekly at night in secluded areas or in Churches.<br />
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The earliest masonic texts each contain some sort of a history of the craft, or mystery, of taxidermy. Twenty-five manuscripts which are known as the [[Belros Collective]] which date back to the 14th century and were discovered in the [[Royal Library of Edmond]] by scholars in the 20th century. The Collective contains the charters of three Lodges in Belros, Vergen and Kessrow and a draft of early masonic ceremonies, but all were turned over to the Grand Lodge. The Grand Lodge of the Sparrow of Æthele was formally chartered in 1392, with 2/3rds of all Lodges represented at the inaugural meeting.<br />
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While it is relatively unknown when the first Æthic King joined the Grand Lodge, however, it is speculated that King [[Lothair IV of Æthele|Lothair IV]] was the first to join the Lodge based on accounts from the time, reportedly doing so in the 1360s. The first King to acknowledge his involvement in the Grand Lodge was [[Malcolm II of Æthele|Malcolm II]], who recorded scheduled meetings with the Grand Master, [[Sir Howard Bercow]], in his private diary. Malcolm II formally appointed the Grand Master of the Grand Lodge to a permanent position in the [[Royal Court of Edmond]], permanently solidifying the political position of the Grand Lodge in Æthic politics.<br />
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=== Enlightenment ===<br />
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=== Industrial Revolution ===<br />
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Modern production methods began to spread into Æthele during the 1830s and 1840s. Average income and population began to exhibit unprecedented sustained growth. This increase in the standard of living for the general population began to increase consistently for the first time in Æthele's history, and populations in the cities began to increase dramatically.<br />
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Cities had to modernize quickly to avoid large outbreaks of disease, and the first modern sewage systems began to be developed in the 1840s. Hospitals were set up and sanitation laws went into effect. The [[Great Fire of Edmond]] destroyed much of the northern part of the city, including the historic cultural center of the city and the [[National Opera House]], which had been built five years earlier.<br />
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The House of Delegates abandoned the old electoral system in 1866 and passed the [[Elections Act of 1866]], which created a [[wikipedia:Fixed term election|fixed term elections system]]. The rise of the [[Rúm Gaderwist|Rúm]] as a strong political party dominated much of 19th-century Æthic politics.<br />
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[[wikipedia:Communism|Shraderism]] spread to Æthele in the 1870s, with the founding of [[Þéodlic Schraeydd Forfhere]], the Shraderist political party which stood for elections in [[Æthic general election, 1880|1880]], [[Æthic general election, 1885|1885]], [[Æthic general election, 1890|1890]] and [[Æthic general election, 1895|1895]]. It abandoned electoral politics and did not field candidates in the [[Æthic general election, 1900|1900]] election, resorting to demonstrations and protests.<br />
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=== 20th century ===<br />
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==== Æthic Civil War ====<br />
[[File:Osteraufstand_-_Dublin_-_Barrikade.jpg|200px|right|thumb|Barricades erected in Edmond in the first days of the Æthic Civil War.]]<br />
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On February 13th, 1920, Shraderist organizations led by Harold Collins and the [[Þéodlic Schraeydd Forfhere]] launched a national uprising in the large industrial centers of Edmond and Belros in the Becumescedeland. A State of Emergency was declared at 9:00 am on the 14th by Lord Minister [[Kenneth Bolton]], and the National Army mobilized to respond to the uprising at the [[Kellenscastel]]. By the 16th, the ÞSF had raised over 20,000 volunteers to fight the National Army. The uprising in Edmond had failed by April 27th, but a garrison of 6,000 in Belros repelled attacks from National Army units before being reinforced by countryside battalions, bolstering the garrison to 15,000.<br />
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Monarchist forces were raised by King [[Nicholas XI]] and [[Siege of Belros|laid siege]] to Belros for a 3-year siege. Collins launched a guerrilla campaign in the Sneereabd which inflicted heavy casualties on Monarchist forces and the National Army. Air raids and heavy artillery were launched in open campaigns for the first time in Æthic history. On July 13th, 1922, Collins engaged the IX Corps of the National Army at the [[Battle of Gardner's Fork]] and was decisively defeated, partially in thanks to air bombardment by the National Army and the first employment of tanks in Æthic history. After losing a majority of his men, Collins abandoned the remainder of the force to join the resistance in Belros.<br />
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The resistance in Belros lasted for 7 more months before the main lines to the south of the city were breached by a large assault of tanks and infantry on February 1st. Collins surrendered the city 4 days later. He was tried and later executed and the ÞSF was permanently dissolved.<br />
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=== Contemporary history ===<br />
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== Geography, wildlife, and environment ==<br />
[[File:Rheinzusammenfluss.JPG|200px|right|thumb|The Both River in the Flintscedelands.]]<br />
Æthele is divided into three geographic regions: the Becumescedeland (Æthic: Reachland) in the south, dominated by rivers and dense forests; Sneereabd (Æthic: Midcountry) in the center with flat, rolling plains and Flintscedelands (Æthic: Rocklands) in the north.<br />
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Most of Æthele has a generally mild climate, though there is significant variation given the variety of landscapes across the country. The Sneereabd has a humid continental climate throughout the region with extremes of both heat and cold. Heavy snowfall occurs from late November to late February every year, however annual snowfall on highway mountain passes in the Flintscedelands rival some of the snowiest cities in Æthele, which can result in hazardous driving conditions.<br />
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=== Wildlife ===<br />
[[File:Megaloceros_Species.jpg|200px|right|thumb|Hunting has led to the extinction of 7 species of deer native to Æthele.]]<br />
Æthele is home to a wide variety of wildlife. [[wikipedia:Deer|Deer]], [[wikipedia:elk|elk]], [[wikipedia:mountain goats|mountain goats]], [[wikipedia:marmots|marmots]], [[wikipedia:beavers|beavers]], [[wikipedia:muskrats|muskrats]], [[wikipedia:coyotes|coyotes]], [[wikipedia:wolves|wolves]], [[wikipedia:swans|swans]], [[wikipedia:loons|loons]], [[wikipedia:hawks|hawks]], [[wikipedia:owls|owls]], [[wikipedia:ravens|ravens]], [[wikipedia:harlequin ducks|harlequin ducks]], and many other sorts of ducks. Smaller birds ([[wikipedia:robins|robins]], [[wikipedia:jays|jays]], and so on) also abound thanks to the country's climate.<br />
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Many healthy populations of fish are present, including [[wikipedia:salmonids|salmonids]] such as several species of [[wikipedia:salmon|salmon]] and [[wikipedia:trout|trout]]. On the coast, [[wikipedia:harbour seals|harbour seals]] and [[Æthic western otter|river otters]] are common. It is not uncommon for whales to be spotted of the Æthic coastline as Æthele's waters are near migratory patterns for many species of whale. <br />
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Due to the country's traditional hunting practices, human presence in Æthele has led to the extinction of 17 mammal species including [[Æthic caribou]], [[Æthic monk seal]]s, and 4 species of birds, including the [[Edmond pigeon]] and the [[Æthic stork]].<br />
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== Demographics ==<br />
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Æthele's population in the 2010 National Census was 11,143,523. Of this ground, 4,423,142 Æthics were between ages 0 and 20, 4,523,998 Æthics were between ages 20 and 60, and 2,196,383 Æthics were over 60. The population of Æthele is dominated by the [[Æthic people|Æthic ethnic group]], who comprise of 8,589,091 or 77% of the population. 1,448,658, or 13% of Æthic citizens responded that they were of Lyncanestrian descent, and 1,105,774, or 10% responded they were of Ottonian descent.<br />
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Æthele reports positive immigration numbers, estimating that around 11,000 people immigrate to Æthele every year.<br />
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=== Language ===<br />
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Æthele's national language is a [[wikipedia:Mercian dialect|specific version of the Common language]]. The language developed with the Æthic ethnic group. [[wikipedia:English language|Ottonian]] is also commonly spoken in Æthele. [[Audonic language|Audonic]] is also spoken in communities bordering Lyncanestria. The National Curriculum required Æthic to be taught in schools across the country, and the Ministry of Education reports that Ottonian is one of the nation's largest taken elective course of the National Curriculum.<br />
=== Religion ===<br />
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Freedom of religion is recognized as part of the Æthic Constitution. Approximately 70% of Æthele's population is [[Fabrian Magisterium|Catholic]]. The remaining 4% of Æthele's Christians are [[wikipedia:Protestantism|Protestant]]. [[wikipedia:Judaism|Judaism]] is the second largest religion in Æthele, and [[wikipedia:Islam|Islam]] the third largest. Non-religious people account for 2% of Æthics.<br />
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Christianity and Judaism first reached Æthele around the same time, around the 2nd century. The [[Archdiocese of Edmond]] was first founded in Edmond in 900, preceding the [[Athic Mission]]. The highest ranking spiritual leader in Æthele is the Archbishop of Edmond, [[Stanley James]].<br />
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=== Health ===<br />
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[[Folclic Eftbót Ambehtness]] (FEA) is the country's national healthcare service since 1969. Public healthcare is available and free to all permanent residents in Æthele. Private health insurance is available for alternative methods of treatment. Æthic obesity rates have hovered around 15% for the last 20 years.<br />
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Folclic Eftbót Ambehtness is managed by a large central bureaucracy, and the service covers primary care, in-patient care, long-term healthcare, psychiatric care and treatments, ophthalmology, and dentistry. Prior to the FEA, healthcare coverage plans were administered by private insurance companies.<br />
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=== Education ===<br />
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Æthele has many public institutions of higher education. The University of Edmond State University of Edmond City College - East Campus is the largest public university in Æthele, offering courses in all fields and providing a well funded and well received mandatory program introducing attendees to paying taxes, voting and all forms of political philosophy. There are also local community colleges with generally more open admission policies, shorter academic programs, and lower tuition. Of Æthics twenty-five and older, 68.9% graduated from college and 7.6% attended law schools. The basic literacy rate is approximately 99%.<br />
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[[File:Downtown_Milwaukee_from_the_Milwaukee_River.jpg|200px|right|thumb|Kleeds is considered a large financial market and houses the largest stock exchange in Æthele.]]<br />
The economy of Æthele is a [[wikipedia:Developed country|highly developed]] [[wikipedia:social market economy|social market economy]]. The service sector contributes around 60% of the total GDP, industry 11%, and agriculture 29%. Exports account for 39% of national output. The top 7 exports of Æthele are food products, vehicle products, electronics, alcohol, organic chemicals, home decor products. Tourism is a popular regional industry in Sneereabd with it's seasonal food and beer festivals. The large annual international trade fairs, and congresses are held in several Æthic cities such as Edmond, Kleeds, and Hannstead.<br />
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=== Transportation ===<br />
[[File:MTSgreenline-convctr.jpg|200px|right|thumb|The Municipal Transit Service in Edmond.]]<br />
Transportation played a large role in the industrial development of Æthele. The Nónfær, the nine highways that extend through Æthele from Becumescedeland to the Flintscedelands, were built between 1930 and 1955. Æthele is served by two international airports, the largest being in Edmond, and 4 regional airports. Æthele has an extensive passenger and freight rail transportation network. Passenger rail services were nationalized in 1974 and were incorporated into the [[Þéodlic Cregelád Ambehtness]], or National Rail Service.<br />
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Streetcars, known as lanucræts are famous throughout large cities in Æthele. The lanucræts first launched in Edmond in 1901. 39% of Æthics living in major cities use lanucræts to get to work every day and streetcar systems operate in all of 4 major cities, governed by municipal transit authorities.<br />
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=== Energy ===<br />
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Æthele imports 60% of its primary energy from neighboring countries. In 2016, 45% of the energy created in Æthele was nuclear power, 31% of energy came from hydro-electric and 24% came from natural gas. Æthele committed to emissions reductions in 2015, agreeing to phase out nuclear power by 2030 through investments in renewable energy and waste-to-energy initiatives.<br />
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=== Water supply and sanitation ===<br />
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Water is not scarce in Æthele, except for occasional localized droughts. Responsibility for water supply and sanitation provision lies with municipalities, which are regulated by the national government. Professional associations and utility associations play an important role in the sector. More than 99 percent of users are connected to a public water supply system. The remainder is served by private wells. Water supply in Æthele is continuous, at good pressure, and drinking water quality is excellent, ensured by universal municipal compliance with national drinking water directives. Wastewater treatment is universal. 97 percent of municipal wastewater is treated according to the most recent government study (2013) including nutrient elimination, a much higher percentage.<br />
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=== Food ===<br />
[[File:NeelysBeer2018logo.png|200px|right|thumb|Neely's Brewery was first founded in Jessburrow in 1821 and is the most bought beer in Æthele.]]<br />
Jessburrow has been home to over 50 breweries and over 100 brewing companies throughout the course of its history. Of these, several major breweries grew during the 1830s and several beer giants emerged in Æthele including [[Neele & Bolton Brewing Co.|Neele & Bolton]], [[Dunstan's Brewing Co.|Dunstan Brew]], [[Ælfnod's Brewing Co.|Ælfnod's]] and [[Leof's Brewing Co.|Leof's Gold]].<br />
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A large portion of farming communities in the Sneereabd means that poultry and dairy farming is a strong local industry, with about 14,000 poultry farms and 20,000 dairy farms nationwide. [[wikipedia:Steak and eggs|Steak and eggs]] is considered one of the largest consumed dishes in Æthele.<br />
==== Seasonal festivals ====<br />
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Seasonal food festivals are a popular tradition. [[Bæftanlencten]] is a popular festival celebrated the weekend after Easter, complemented by parades and large festivals celebrating the beginning of the growing season and the featuring of many seasonal winter beers. The [[Hærfesttídonsymbelnes]] is the autumn celebration celebrated during the first weekend of October, which features summer foods, eating competition and summer beers. Approximately 85% of Æthics celebrate these holidays every year.<br />
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=== Literature, art and philosophy ===<br />
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Æthele has always been a country of poets, writers, and novelists. It was the home of novelists Rudyard Brenton, Cedric Margyle, Themla Rafferty, and Carissa Spring, of poets Sidney Keely, Jamie Keaton, Ryan Wiley, and Nicholas Brooks, and of famous playwright Malcolm Pons.<br />
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=== Music ===<br />
Various styles of music are popular in Æthele from the indigenous folk music of Æthele to heavy metal. Notable composers of classical music from Æthele include Jamie Byrd and Phillip Starney. Jessburrow is considered the music center of the country, with several Æthic rock bands coming from there including [[The Townies]], [[Past Noon]] and [[The Underground]] and notable singers such as [[Ed Lambert]] and [[Marcy Downes]].<br />
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=== Sports ===<br />
[[wikipedia:The Massachusetts Game|Gamenclywb]] is the national sport of Æthele. The Gamenclywb Gefégnes is the national association for gamenclywb. Other sports popular in Æthele are [[wikipedia:Association football|association football]] and [[wikipedia:rugby|rugby]].<br />
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=== Mass media ===<br />
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Public media accounts for 45% of the Æthic media market, dominated by [[Æthic Spell Gegylda]] (ASG). Æthic Spell Gegylda is Æthele's publicly funded radio, television and Internet broadcasting service launched in 1933. There are currently fifty-five television channels and hundreds of local radio stations in Æthele. ASG controls the top four national television channels (ASG 1-4, with the next ten channels dominated by private national news corporations. The remaining networks are reserved for private use. Edmond dominates the media sector in Æthele. The Æthic publishing sector, including books, directories and databases, journals, magazines, and business media, newspapers and news agencies, employs around 55,000 people.</div>Demphorhttps://iiwiki.us/mediawiki/index.php?title=War_of_%C3%86thic_Succession&diff=68703War of Æthic Succession2019-05-11T14:39:09Z<p>Demphor: </p>
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*[[Ælfsige Corraidhín]] is captured, imprisoned for life and stripped of all titles.<br />
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The '''War of Æthic Succession''' (1853–1861) was a [[Ajax|Belisarian]] conflict of the mid 19th century, triggered by the death of the childless [[Nicholas VIII of Æthele]] in February 1853. His closest heirs were his brothers of the Æthic [[House of Corraidhín]].<br />
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Nicholas VIII's death immediately raised questions of succession, as he had left no successor to the throne; an Æthic custom if the Monarch has no children. Both of Nicholas' brothers, John and Ælfsige, determined they were to inherit the throne, leading to a political crisis which the [[House of Delegates of Æthele|House of Delegates]] was unable to resolve. Acting on the stalemate, Ælfsige gained the backing of the two largest houses, the House of Valland and the House of Donneset, to support him in seizing power. He was coronated King of the Æthics in Kleeds on 7 July 1953, taking the regal name Ælfsige IV. The House of Delegates dissolved itself three days later when John himself was coronated King in Edmond, taking the regal name Nicholas IX. Nicholas gained the support of the smaller houses of Meadwine, Ealdgyð and Dáire.<br />
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Both Houses quickly raised volunteer armies that fought mostly in the Sneerabd over the course of four years, with battles fought in open farmland with large cavalry engagement. Intense combat left 50,000 to 70,000 people dead.<br />
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The war effectively ended in August, 1862, when Ælfsige was captured and surrendered to Nicholas at the [[Second Battle of the Marð]]. Ælfsige's units quickly dissolved. Much of the Sneerabd infrastructure was destroyed, especially the transportation systems and agriculture. Ælfsige was banned from court, had his titles stripped and was imprisoned for life in Edmond. He died in prison in 1879. The Lords who supported him were banned from court and their families placed under house arrest for 25 years.</div>Demphorhttps://iiwiki.us/mediawiki/index.php?title=War_of_%C3%86thic_Succession&diff=68636War of Æthic Succession2019-05-11T04:16:54Z<p>Demphor: Created page with "{{Region_icon_Ajax}} {{wip}} {{Infobox Military Conflict |conflict = War of Æthic Succession |partof = | image = Friedland_mazurovsky.jpg | caption = Nicholean cal..."</p>
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*[[Ælfsige Corraidhín]] is captured, imprisoned for life and stripped of all titles.<br />
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The '''War of Æthic Succession''' (1853–1861) was a [[Ajax|Belisarian]] conflict of the mid 19th century, triggered by the death of the childless [[Nicholas VIII of Æthele]] in February 1853. His closest heirs were his brothers of the Æthic [[House of Corraidhín]]; acquisition of an undivided Spanish Empire by either threatened the European balance of power.<br />
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Nicholas VIII's death immediately raised questions of succession, as he had left no successor to the throne; an Æthic custom if the Monarch has no children. Both of Nicholas' brothers, John and Ælfsige, determined they were to inherit the throne, leading to a political crisis which the [[House of Delegates of Æthele|House of Delegates]] was unable to resolve. Acting on the stalemate, Ælfsige gained the backing of the two largest houses, the House of Valland and the House of Donneset, to support him in seizing power. He was coronated King of the Æthics in Kleeds on 7 July 1953, taking the regal name Ælfsige IV. The House of Delegates dissolved itself three days later when John himself was coronated King in Edmond, taking the regal name Nicholas IX. Nicholas gained the support of the smaller houses of Meadwine, Ealdgyð and Dáire.<br />
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Both Houses quickly raised volunteer armies that fought mostly in the Sneerabd over the course of four years, with battles fought in open farmland with large cavalry engagement. Intense combat left 50,000 to 70,000 people dead.<br />
<br />
The war effectively ended in August, 1862, when Ælfsige was captured and surrendered to Nicholas at the [[Second Battle of the Marð]]. Ælfsige's units quickly dissolved. Much of the Sneerabd infrastructure was destroyed, especially the transportation systems and agriculture. Ælfsige was banned from court, had his titles stripped and was imprisoned for life in Edmond. He died in prison in 1879. The Lords who supported him were banned from court and their families placed under house arrest for 25 years.</div>Demphorhttps://iiwiki.us/mediawiki/index.php?title=Nicholas_VIII_of_%C3%86thele&diff=68632Nicholas VIII of Æthele2019-05-11T04:07:57Z<p>Demphor: </p>
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| succession = [[Monarchy of Æthele|King of the Æthics]] <br />
| moretext = (Cyng sé Æthréd)<br />
| reign = 6 November 1836 – 28 February 1853<br />
| coronation = 15 November 1836 <br />
| predecessor = [[Wealhmær VI of Æthele|Wealhmær VI]]<br />
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|successor = [[Nicholas IX of Æthele|Nicholas IX]]<br>[[Ælfsige Corraidhín|Ælfsige IV]] ([[War of Æthic Succession|disputed]])<br />
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| full name = Nicholas Lucius Æthelwine<br />
| house = [[House of Corraidhín|Corraidhín]]<br />
| father = [[Wealhmær VI of Æthele|Wealhmær VI]]<br />
| mother = [[Margaret, Princess of Highkark]]<br />
| birth_date = 14 February 1801<br />
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'''Nicholas VIII''' (Nicholas Matthew Mark Lucius; 14 February 1801 – 28 February 1853) was [[Monarchy of Æthele|King of the Æthics]] from 6 November 1836 until his death on 28 February 1853 during the [[Siege of Roan (1852 - 1853)|Siege of Roan]]. Nicholas VIII was born in the reign of his father Wealhmær VI, who had given birth to three sons and two daughters. As the first son of King Wealhmær VI, who had been increasingly popular, he was homeschooled partially by [[Grand Lodge of the Sparrow|Lodge Scholars]] and by his father. He married [[Theodura of Onneria]] in 1850, bringing Æthele and Onneria into a personal union between the two Kingdoms.<br />
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Nicholas was a brutal, heavy-drinking man. He had a fondness for strong drinks, extravagant parties and plays, which he heavily immersed himself in upon his coronation. He was commonly categorized as a drunken fool and failed sometimes to see past his powerful temper. Nicholas was a formidable policymaker, and he also drew corresponding criticism. His decision to intervene in the [[Ottonian Unification War]] ultimately lead to his death, when he was killed during an attack during the [[Siege of Roan (1852 - 1853)|Siege of Roan]].<br />
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Nicholas and Theodura never had children, which lead to the crisis which would ultimately become the [[War of Æthic Succession]], in which Nicholas' brothers, [[Nicholas IX of Æthele|John]] and [[Ælfsige Corraidhín|Ælfsige]] would both claim the throne and engage in a half-decade of war.</div>Demphorhttps://iiwiki.us/mediawiki/index.php?title=%C3%86thele&diff=68631Æthele2019-05-11T03:33:16Z<p>Demphor: </p>
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The Kingdom of Æthele (Æthic: Æþele) is a constitutional monarchy of over 11 million people in the region of [[Ajax]]. Æthele’s capital, [[Edmond, Æthele|Edmond]], is the political and financial heart of the country.<br />
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In ancient times, the territories making up modern day Æthele were divided up into a [[wikipedia:heptarchy|heptarchy]] of minor, Anglo-Saxon states connected by a common language, customs, and traditions. After centuries of disunity, these states were unified in 865 CE by the Roman Catholic King [[Duncan of Æthele|Duncan]] of Corraidhín. After centuries of direct rule, the [[King of Æthele]] steadily relinquished power to the [[House of Delegates of Æthelse|House of Delegates]] led by a [[Lord Minister of Æthele|Lord Minister]]. The King of Æthele is [[Malcom IV of Æthele|Malcom IV]] and the Lord Minister is [[Douglass Wynstonn]].<br />
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In the early 20th century, a [[Æthic Civil War|civil war]] between the monarchy and communist forces in the southwest of the country from 1920 - 1923 was crushed by the monarchy. The country grew from an agricultural state to a larger industrial power starting in the 1950s with new advancements in key technical industries, particularly aerospace industry, the arms industry, and the manufacturing side of the software industry.<br />
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Æthele boasts the largest organized fraternal order in [[Ajax]], noted in the [[Grand Lodge of the Sparrow]], a union of local fraternities of taxidermists.<br />
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== Etymology ==<br />
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The name ''Æthele'' derives from the original [[wikipedia:Mercian dialect|Common]] term for the geographic area of Æthele, ''Atheland'', a name given to the [[Athic people]], an ethnic group that predated modern day [[Æthic people|Æthics]].<br />
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== History ==<br />
=== Bronze Age ===<br />
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During the last glacial period, and up until about 13,000 years ago, most of Æthele was covered with ice, most of the time. There is no evidence of any humans being in Æthele before Mesolithic people arrived by boat from northern Acheron between 6,000 BC and 5,000 BC.<br />
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From about 4,500 BC Neolithic settlers arrived introducing housing cultures and stone monuments. The [[wikipedia:Bronze Age|Bronze Age]] – defined by the use of metal – began around 2,500 BC, with technology changing people's everyday lives during this period through innovations such as the wheel, harnessing oxen, weaving textiles, brewing alcohol, and skillful metalworking, which produced new weapons and tools, along with fine gold decoration and jewelry, such as brooches and torcs.<br />
=== Classical Era ===<br />
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During the [[wikipedia:Iron Age|Iron Age]] the [[wikipedia:English language|Common]] dialect emerged on the continent around the same time that [[Athic people]] began to form as a cultural group. The small Athic kingdoms often engaged in minor conflicts with one another for a period of 6 and a half centuries. By 600 C.E., 5 Kingdoms ruled over the Athic territories: The Kingdoms of Valland, Corraidhín, Donneset, Synegold, and Erthwood.<br />
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By the 2nd century AD, the [[Fabrian Magisterium|Christian faith]] had been introduced among Athic peoples. By the 4th century, several small southern kingdoms had adopted the religion, and as these smaller kingdoms became absorbed into the Kingdoms of Corraidhín and Erthwood, the ruling classes slowly began to adopt them. In the northern Kingdoms of Valland and Synegold, they were actively persecuted by their Kings. This began to lead to tensions between the Kingdoms over time.<br />
=== Athic Crusade ===<br />
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The marriage of King John III of Corraidhín and the daughter and only child of King Vincent IV of Erthwood united the Kingdoms of Corraidhín and Erthwood in 801 A.D. King John III and Queen Margaret gave birth to Duncan of Corraidhín, who ascended the throne in 843 A.D. as King Duncan I of Corraidhín.<br />
[[File:Christian_Conversion_of_the_Saxons.jpg|200px|left|thumb|''Surrender of Henry of Donneset'' by John Margyle, 1836.]]<br />
In 856 A.D., Duncan I gained the political and financial backing of the Catholic Church in Edmond to launch a Holy Crusade against the non-Christian Kingdoms in the north. The Crusade's conquest of the Donneset lasts 3 years, decisively ending when Duncan I descends on King Henry IV of Donneset's army of twelve thousand men with a force of twenty-five thousand men. Attacking from the west, Duncan easily broke the men under King Henry IV, who were guarding the bridges towards the capital of Donneset. Henry IV is captured and the House of Donneset swears fealty to the House of Corraidhín and converts to Christianity.<br />
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After recuperating his forces and mustering another ten thousand from the House of Donneset, Duncan I marched into Valland in 860 A.D., decisively defeating Vallic forces in the [[Massacre of Firth]], where eight thousand Vallic soldiers were surprised early on the 5th of April of that year by an advance force of Duncan's cavalry at the village of Firth. The King of Valland was slain and his first son vanished, presumed killed by the Christian forces. The House of Valland's Queen-consort swore fealty to King Duncan on behalf of the infant second son, and the heir-apparent to the House.<br />
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Duncan's forces attempt to cross into Synegold by crossing westward over the Both River but are stopped by the marshlands and are forced to engage at the strongholds of Clonburrow, Naismur, and Donnehall. Synic King Lawrence VII posts fifteen thousand men at these strongholds, which King Duncan is forced to lay siege too. After several probing attacks, King Duncan attempts to force a crossing Clonburrow in August of 861 but the attack fails. The next year, King Duncan again attacks at Clonburrow but the attacks fail miserably, forcing the King to reevaluate his strategy. Finally, in July of 862, King Duncan's forces breached the gates at Clonburrow and took the fortress, forcing the Synic's to abandon their strongholds at Naismur and Donnehall for a final siege at the capital at Syne. King Duncan lays siege to Syne for 2 years, and the siege finally breaks when a mutiny in the garrison allows Duncan's forces to raze Syne to the ground, leading to the House of Synegold's extinction.<br />
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Following King Duncan's conquest of Athic lands, the Church in Edmond coronated him as ''"Ic Cyng sylfum Æthele,"'' or ''"First King of Æthele,"'' formally uniting the old Athic kingdoms into one state and uniting them all Æthic people under one banner.<br />
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=== Middle Ages ===<br />
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The Athic Crusade saw agricultural output decline significantly, leading to repeated famines, exacerbated by the rapid population growth of the earlier era. The Athic Crusade also disrupted trade throughout the country, especially after the destruction of the large trading city of Syne. Inadvertently, many Æthics on the coastline turned to fishing, an economic industry that still dominates in many coastal villages today. Most devastating, though, was the spread of [[wikipedia:Typhus|typhus]] that decimated the populations of the densely populated cities of Edmond and Jessburrow. Typhus outbreaks continued to affect Æthele for intervals between 1000 and 1450, and claimed the life of [[Lothair II of Æthele|Lothair II]] thirty-five days into his reign in 1294. The horrors of typhus and the seeming inability of the Church to provide relief would lead to a rapid decline of church influence in Æthic politics. By the reign of [[Nicholas II of Æthele|Nicholas II]], the Church's representative in the [[Royal Court of Edmond]] had all but diminished.<br />
[[File:Cathédrale_Autun_02.JPG|200px|right|thumb|The Edmond Cathedral was built between 1163 and 1182 and is a National Landmark.]]<br />
Trade began to recover by 1100. By the 13th century, much of Æthele experienced strong economic growth. The trade routes from the south linked with those of established Æthic ports and eventually the trade routes of the Thalassan Ocean to create a network economy in Æthele. Cities expanded greatly during this period and the Monarchy grew in power while the Church diminished. During this period, the modern commercial infrastructure developed, with double-entry book-keeping, joint stock companies, an international banking system, a systematized foreign exchange market, insurance, and government debt.<br />
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==== Foundation of the Grand Lodge of the Sparrow ====<br />
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As the economy rapidly expanded and more and more citizens began to accumulate wealth, competitive hunting grew as a popular pastime. This resulted in a large economic demand for taxidermists. It was not uncommon for several taxidermists to live in local communities, and at one point it was one of the largest industries. Local fraternities and organizations began to organize gradually after the 11th century, often meeting weekly at night in secluded areas or in Churches.<br />
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The earliest masonic texts each contain some sort of a history of the craft, or mystery, of taxidermy. Twenty-five manuscripts which are known as the [[Belros Collective]] which date back to the 14th century and were discovered in the [[Royal Library of Edmond]] by scholars in the 20th century. The Collective contains the charters of three Lodges in Belros, Vergen and Kessrow and a draft of early masonic ceremonies, but all were turned over to the Grand Lodge. The Grand Lodge of the Sparrow of Æthele was formally chartered in 1392, with 2/3rds of all Lodges represented at the inaugural meeting.<br />
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While it is relatively unknown when the first Æthic King joined the Grand Lodge, however, it is speculated that King [[Lothair IV of Æthele|Lothair IV]] was the first to join the Lodge based on accounts from the time, reportedly doing so in the 1360s. The first King to acknowledge his involvement in the Grand Lodge was [[Malcolm II of Æthele|Malcolm II]], who recorded scheduled meetings with the Grand Master, [[Sir Howard Bercow]], in his private diary. Malcolm II formally appointed the Grand Master of the Grand Lodge to a permanent position in the [[Royal Court of Edmond]], permanently solidifying the political position of the Grand Lodge in Æthic politics.<br />
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=== Enlightenment ===<br />
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=== Industrial Revolution ===<br />
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Modern production methods began to spread into Æthele during the 1830s and 1840s. Average income and population began to exhibit unprecedented sustained growth. This increase in the standard of living for the general population began to increase consistently for the first time in Æthele's history, and populations in the cities began to increase dramatically.<br />
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Cities had to modernize quickly to avoid large outbreaks of disease, and the first modern sewage systems began to be developed in the 1840s. Hospitals were set up and sanitation laws went into effect. The [[Great Fire of Edmond]] destroyed much of the northern part of the city, including the historic cultural center of the city and the [[National Opera House]], which had been built five years earlier.<br />
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The House of Delegates abandoned the old electoral system in 1866 and passed the [[Elections Act of 1866]], which created a [[wikipedia:Fixed term election|fixed term elections system]]. The rise of the [[Rúm Gaderwist|Rúm]] as a strong political party dominated much of 19th-century Æthic politics.<br />
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[[wikipedia:Communism|Shraderism]] spread to Æthele in the 1870s, with the founding of [[Þéodlic Schraeydd Forfhere]], the Shraderist political party which stood for elections in [[Æthic general election, 1880|1880]], [[Æthic general election, 1885|1885]], [[Æthic general election, 1890|1890]] and [[Æthic general election, 1895|1895]]. It abandoned electoral politics and did not field candidates in the [[Æthic general election, 1900|1900]] election, resorting to demonstrations and protests.<br />
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=== 20th century ===<br />
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==== Æthic Civil War ====<br />
[[File:Osteraufstand_-_Dublin_-_Barrikade.jpg|200px|right|thumb|Barricades erected in Edmond in the first days of the Æthic Civil War.]]<br />
:''See also: [[Æthic Civil War]]''<br />
On February 13th, 1920, Shraderist organizations led by Harold Collins and the [[Þéodlic Schraeydd Forfhere]] launched a national uprising in the large industrial centers of Edmond and Belros in the Becumescedeland. A State of Emergency was declared at 9:00 am on the 14th by Lord Minister [[Kenneth Bolton]], and the National Army mobilized to respond to the uprising at the [[Kellenscastel]]. By the 16th, the ÞSF had raised over 20,000 volunteers to fight the National Army. The uprising in Edmond had failed by April 27th, but a garrison of 6,000 in Belros repelled attacks from National Army units before being reinforced by countryside battalions, bolstering the garrison to 15,000.<br />
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Monarchist forces were raised by King [[Nicholas XI]] and [[Siege of Belros|laid siege]] to Belros for a 3-year siege. Collins launched a guerrilla campaign in the Sneereabd which inflicted heavy casualties on Monarchist forces and the National Army. Air raids and heavy artillery were launched in open campaigns for the first time in Æthic history. On July 13th, 1922, Collins engaged the IX Corps of the National Army at the [[Battle of Gardner's Fork]] and was decisively defeated, partially in thanks to air bombardment by the National Army and the first employment of tanks in Æthic history. After losing a majority of his men, Collins abandoned the remainder of the force to join the resistance in Belros.<br />
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The resistance in Belros lasted for 7 more months before the main lines to the south of the city were breached by a large assault of tanks and infantry on February 1st. Collins surrendered the city 4 days later. He was tried and later executed and the ÞSF was permanently dissolved.<br />
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=== Contemporary history ===<br />
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== Geography, wildlife, and environment ==<br />
[[File:Rheinzusammenfluss.JPG|200px|right|thumb|The Both River in the Flintscedelands.]]<br />
Æthele is divided into three geographic regions: the Becumescedeland (Æthic: Reachland) in the south, dominated by rivers and dense forests; Sneereabd (Æthic: Midcountry) in the center with flat, rolling plains and Flintscedelands (Æthic: Rocklands) in the north.<br />
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Most of Æthele has a generally mild climate, though there is significant variation given the variety of landscapes across the country. The Sneereabd has a humid continental climate throughout the region with extremes of both heat and cold. Heavy snowfall occurs from late November to late February every year, however annual snowfall on highway mountain passes in the Flintscedelands rival some of the snowiest cities in Æthele, which can result in hazardous driving conditions.<br />
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=== Wildlife ===<br />
[[File:Megaloceros_Species.jpg|200px|right|thumb|Hunting has led to the extinction of 7 species of deer native to Æthele.]]<br />
Æthele is home to a wide variety of wildlife. [[wikipedia:Deer|Deer]], [[wikipedia:elk|elk]], [[wikipedia:mountain goats|mountain goats]], [[wikipedia:marmots|marmots]], [[wikipedia:beavers|beavers]], [[wikipedia:muskrats|muskrats]], [[wikipedia:coyotes|coyotes]], [[wikipedia:wolves|wolves]], [[wikipedia:swans|swans]], [[wikipedia:loons|loons]], [[wikipedia:hawks|hawks]], [[wikipedia:owls|owls]], [[wikipedia:ravens|ravens]], [[wikipedia:harlequin ducks|harlequin ducks]], and many other sorts of ducks. Smaller birds ([[wikipedia:robins|robins]], [[wikipedia:jays|jays]], and so on) also abound thanks to the country's climate.<br />
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Many healthy populations of fish are present, including [[wikipedia:salmonids|salmonids]] such as several species of [[wikipedia:salmon|salmon]] and [[wikipedia:trout|trout]]. On the coast, [[wikipedia:harbour seals|harbour seals]] and [[Æthic western otter|river otters]] are common. It is not uncommon for whales to be spotted of the Æthic coastline as Æthele's waters are near migratory patterns for many species of whale. <br />
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Due to the country's traditional hunting practices, human presence in Æthele has led to the extinction of 17 mammal species including [[Æthic caribou]], [[Æthic monk seal]]s, and 4 species of birds, including the [[Edmond pigeon]] and the [[Æthic stork]].<br />
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== Demographics ==<br />
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=== Population ===<br />
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Æthele's population in the 2010 National Census was 11,143,523. Of this ground, 4,423,142 Æthics were between ages 0 and 20, 4,523,998 Æthics were between ages 20 and 60, and 2,196,383 Æthics were over 60. The population of Æthele is dominated by the [[Æthic people|Æthic ethnic group]], who comprise of 8,589,091 or 77% of the population. 1,448,658, or 13% of Æthic citizens responded that they were of Lyncanestrian descent, and 1,105,774, or 10% responded they were of Ottonian descent.<br />
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Æthele reports positive immigration numbers, estimating that around 11,000 people immigrate to Æthele every year.<br />
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=== Language ===<br />
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Æthele's national language is a [[wikipedia:Mercian dialect|specific version of the Common language]]. The language developed with the Æthic ethnic group. [[wikipedia:English language|Ottonian]] is also commonly spoken in Æthele. [[Audonic language|Audonic]] is also spoken in communities bordering Lyncanestria. The National Curriculum required Æthic to be taught in schools across the country, and the Ministry of Education reports that Ottonian is one of the nation's largest taken elective course of the National Curriculum.<br />
=== Religion ===<br />
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Freedom of religion is recognized as part of the Æthic Constitution. Approximately 70% of Æthele's population is [[Fabrian Magisterium|Catholic]]. The remaining 4% of Æthele's Christians are [[wikipedia:Protestantism|Protestant]]. [[wikipedia:Judaism|Judaism]] is the second largest religion in Æthele, and [[wikipedia:Islam|Islam]] the third largest. Non-religious people account for 2% of Æthics.<br />
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Christianity and Judaism first reached Æthele around the same time, around the 2nd century. The [[Archdiocese of Edmond]] was first founded in Edmond in 900, preceding the [[Athic Mission]]. The highest ranking spiritual leader in Æthele is the Archbishop of Edmond, [[Stanley James]].<br />
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=== Health ===<br />
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[[Folclic Eftbót Ambehtness]] (FEA) is the country's national healthcare service since 1969. Public healthcare is available and free to all permanent residents in Æthele. Private health insurance is available for alternative methods of treatment. Æthic obesity rates have hovered around 15% for the last 20 years.<br />
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Folclic Eftbót Ambehtness is managed by a large central bureaucracy, and the service covers primary care, in-patient care, long-term healthcare, psychiatric care and treatments, ophthalmology, and dentistry. Prior to the FEA, healthcare coverage plans were administered by private insurance companies.<br />
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=== Education ===<br />
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Æthele has many public institutions of higher education. The University of Edmond State University of Edmond City College - East Campus is the largest public university in Æthele, offering courses in all fields and providing a well funded and well received mandatory program introducing attendees to paying taxes, voting and all forms of political philosophy. There are also local community colleges with generally more open admission policies, shorter academic programs, and lower tuition. Of Æthics twenty-five and older, 68.9% graduated from college and 7.6% attended law schools. The basic literacy rate is approximately 99%.<br />
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== Economy ==<br />
[[File:Downtown_Milwaukee_from_the_Milwaukee_River.jpg|200px|right|thumb|Kleeds is considered a large financial market and houses the largest stock exchange in Æthele.]]<br />
The economy of Æthele is a [[wikipedia:Developed country|highly developed]] [[wikipedia:social market economy|social market economy]]. The service sector contributes around 60% of the total GDP, industry 11%, and agriculture 29%. Exports account for 39% of national output. The top 7 exports of Æthele are food products, vehicle products, electronics, alcohol, organic chemicals, home decor products. Tourism is a popular regional industry in Sneereabd with it's seasonal food and beer festivals. The large annual international trade fairs, and congresses are held in several Æthic cities such as Edmond, Kleeds, and Hannstead.<br />
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== Infrastructure ==<br />
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=== Transportation ===<br />
[[File:MTSgreenline-convctr.jpg|200px|right|thumb|The Municipal Transit Service in Edmond.]]<br />
Transportation played a large role in the industrial development of Æthele. The Nónfær, the nine highways that extend through Æthele from Becumescedeland to the Flintscedelands, were built between 1930 and 1955. Æthele is served by two international airports, the largest being in Edmond, and 4 regional airports. Æthele has an extensive passenger and freight rail transportation network. Passenger rail services were nationalized in 1974 and were incorporated into the [[Þéodlic Cregelád Ambehtness]], or National Rail Service.<br />
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Streetcars, known as lanucræts are famous throughout large cities in Æthele. The lanucræts first launched in Edmond in 1901. 39% of Æthics living in major cities use lanucræts to get to work every day and streetcar systems operate in all of 4 major cities, governed by municipal transit authorities.<br />
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=== Energy ===<br />
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Æthele imports 60% of its primary energy from neighboring countries. In 2016, 45% of the energy created in Æthele was nuclear power, 31% of energy came from hydro-electric and 24% came from natural gas. Æthele committed to emissions reductions in 2015, agreeing to phase out nuclear power by 2030 through investments in renewable energy and waste-to-energy initiatives.<br />
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=== Water supply and sanitation ===<br />
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Water is not scarce in Æthele, except for occasional localized droughts. Responsibility for water supply and sanitation provision lies with municipalities, which are regulated by the national government. Professional associations and utility associations play an important role in the sector. More than 99 percent of users are connected to a public water supply system. The remainder is served by private wells. Water supply in Æthele is continuous, at good pressure, and drinking water quality is excellent, ensured by universal municipal compliance with national drinking water directives. Wastewater treatment is universal. 97 percent of municipal wastewater is treated according to the most recent government study (2013) including nutrient elimination, a much higher percentage.<br />
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== Culture ==<br />
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=== Food ===<br />
[[File:NeelysBeer2018logo.png|200px|right|thumb|Neely's Brewery was first founded in Jessburrow in 1821 and is the most bought beer in Æthele.]]<br />
Jessburrow has been home to over 50 breweries and over 100 brewing companies throughout the course of its history. Of these, several major breweries grew during the 1830s and several beer giants emerged in Æthele including [[Neele & Bolton Brewing Co.|Neele & Bolton]], [[Dunstan's Brewing Co.|Dunstan Brew]], [[Ælfnod's Brewing Co.|Ælfnod's]] and [[Leof's Brewing Co.|Leof's Gold]].<br />
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A large portion of farming communities in the Sneereabd means that poultry and dairy farming is a strong local industry, with about 14,000 poultry farms and 20,000 dairy farms nationwide. [[wikipedia:Steak and eggs|Steak and eggs]] is considered one of the largest consumed dishes in Æthele.<br />
==== Seasonal festivals ====<br />
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Seasonal food festivals are a popular tradition. [[Bæftanlencten]] is a popular festival celebrated the weekend after Easter, complemented by parades and large festivals celebrating the beginning of the growing season and the featuring of many seasonal winter beers. The [[Hærfesttídonsymbelnes]] is the autumn celebration celebrated during the first weekend of October, which features summer foods, eating competition and summer beers. Approximately 85% of Æthics celebrate these holidays every year.<br />
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=== Literature, art and philosophy ===<br />
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Æthele has always been a country of poets, writers, and novelists. It was the home of novelists Rudyard Brenton, Cedric Margyle, Themla Rafferty, and Carissa Spring, of poets Sidney Keely, Jamie Keaton, Ryan Wiley, and Nicholas Brooks, and of famous playwright Malcolm Pons.<br />
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=== Music ===<br />
Various styles of music are popular in Æthele from the indigenous folk music of Æthele to heavy metal. Notable composers of classical music from Æthele include Jamie Byrd and Phillip Starney. Jessburrow is considered the music center of the country, with several Æthic rock bands coming from there including [[The Townies]], [[Past Noon]] and [[The Underground]] and notable singers such as [[Ed Lambert]] and [[Marcy Downes]].<br />
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=== Sports ===<br />
[[wikipedia:The Massachusetts Game|Gamenclywb]] is the national sport of Æthele. The Gamenclywb Gefégnes is the national association for gamenclywb. Other sports popular in Æthele are [[wikipedia:Association football|association football]] and [[wikipedia:rugby|rugby]].<br />
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=== Mass media ===<br />
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Public media accounts for 45% of the Æthic media market, dominated by [[Æthic Spell Gegylda]] (ASG). Æthic Spell Gegylda is Æthele's publicly funded radio, television and Internet broadcasting service launched in 1933. There are currently fifty-five television channels and hundreds of local radio stations in Æthele. ASG controls the top four national television channels (ASG 1-4, with the next ten channels dominated by private national news corporations. The remaining networks are reserved for private use. Edmond dominates the media sector in Æthele. The Æthic publishing sector, including books, directories and databases, journals, magazines, and business media, newspapers and news agencies, employs around 55,000 people.</div>Demphorhttps://iiwiki.us/mediawiki/index.php?title=Nicholas_VIII_of_%C3%86thele&diff=68630Nicholas VIII of Æthele2019-05-11T03:20:46Z<p>Demphor: </p>
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| succession = [[Monarchy of Æthele|King of the Æthics]] <br />
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| coronation = 15 November 1836 <br />
| predecessor = [[Wealhmær VI of Æthele|Wealhmær VI]]<br />
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| full name = Nicholas Lucius Æthelwine<br />
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| mother = [[Margaret, Princess of Highkark]]<br />
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'''Nicholas VIII''' (Nicholas Matthew Mark Lucius; 14 February 1801 – 28 February 1853) was King of the Æthics from 6 November 1836 until his death on 28 February 1853 during the [[Siege of Roan (1852 - 1853)|Siege of Roan]]. Nicholas VIII was born in the reign of his father Wealhmær VI, who had given birth to three sons and two daughters. As the first son of King Wealhmær VI, who had been increasingly popular, he was homeschooled partially by [[Grand Lodge of the Sparrow|Lodge Scholars]] and by his father. He married [[Theodura of Onneria]] in 1850, bringing Æthele and Onneria into a personal union between the two Kingdoms.<br />
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Nicholas was a brutal, heavy-drinking man. He had a fondness for strong drinks, extravagant parties and plays, which he heavily immersed himself in upon his coronation. He was commonly categorized as a drunken fool and failed sometimes to see past his powerful temper. Nicholas was a formidable policymaker, and he also drew corresponding criticism. His decision to intervene in the [[Ottonian Unification War]] ultimately lead to his death, when he was killed during an attack during the [[Siege of Roan (1852 - 1853)|Siege of Roan]].<br />
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Nicholas and Theodura never had children, which lead to the crisis which would ultimately become the [[War of Æthic Succession]], in which Nicholas' brothers, [[Nicholas IX of Æthele|John]] and [[Ælfsige Corraidhín|Ælfsige]] would both claim the throne and engage in a half-decade of war.</div>Demphorhttps://iiwiki.us/mediawiki/index.php?title=Nicholas_VIII_of_%C3%86thele&diff=68115Nicholas VIII of Æthele2019-05-10T00:27:23Z<p>Demphor: </p>
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| house = [[House of Corraidhín|Corraidhín]]<br />
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| mother = [[Margaret, Princess of Highkark]]<br />
| birth_date = 14 February 1801<br />
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'''Nicholas VIII''' (Nicholas Matthew Mark Lucius; 14 February 1801 – 28 February 1853) was King of the Æthics from 6 November 1836 until his death on 28 February 1853 during the [[Siege of Roan]]. Nicholas VIII was born in the reign of his father Wealhmær VI, who had given birth to three sons and two daughters. As the first son of King Wealhmær VI, who had been increasingly popular, he was homeschooled partially by [[Grand Lodge of the Sparrow|Lodge Scholars]] and by his father. He married [[Theodura of Onneria]] in 1850, bringing Æthele and Onneria into a personal union between the two Kingdoms.<br />
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Nicholas was a brutal, heavy-drinking man. He had a fondness for strong drinks, extravagant parties and plays, which he heavily immersed himself in upon his coronation. He was commonly categorized as a drunken fool and failed sometimes to see past his powerful temper. Nicholas was a formidable policymaker, and he also drew corresponding criticism. His decision to intervene in the [[Ottonian Unification War]] ultimately lead to his death, when he was killed during an attack during the [[Siege of]] CITY.<br />
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Nicholas and Theodura never had children, which lead to the crisis which would ultimately become the [[War of Æthic Succession]], in which Nicholas' brothers, [[Nicholas IX of Æthele|John]] and [[Ælfsige Corraidhín|Ælfsige]] would both claim the throne and engage in a half-decade of war.</div>Demphorhttps://iiwiki.us/mediawiki/index.php?title=Nicholas_VIII_of_%C3%86thele&diff=68087Nicholas VIII of Æthele2019-05-09T23:17:07Z<p>Demphor: Created page with "{{Region_icon_Ajax}} {{wip}} {{Infobox royalty | name = Nicholas VIII | image = NicholasVIIIofÆthele.jpg | image_size = 220px | caption..."</p>
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| succession = [[Monarchy of Æthele|King of the Æthics]] <br />
| moretext = (Cyng sé Æthréd)<br />
| reign = 6 November 1836 – 4 August 1853<br />
| coronation = 15 November 1836 <br />
| predecessor = [[Wealhmær VI of Æthele|Wealhmær VI]]<br />
| cor-type =<br />
|suc-type = Successor<br />
|successor = [[Nicholas IX of Æthele|Nicholas IX]]<br>[[Ælfsige Corraidhín|Ælfsige IV]] ([[War of Æthic Succession|disputed]])<br />
|reg-type = Lord Ministers{{nbsp}}<br />
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| spouse = {{marriage|[[Theodura of Onneria]]|9 October 1850}}<br />
| issue = {{ubl<br />
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| full name = Nicholas Lucius Æthelwine<br />
| house = [[House of Corraidhín|Corraidhín]]<br />
| father = [[Wealhmær VI of Æthele|Wealhmær VI]]<br />
| mother = [[Margaret, Princess of Highkark]]<br />
| birth_date = 14 February 1801<br />
| birth_place = [[Royal Court of Edmond]], [[Edmond]], [[Æthele]]<br />
| death_date = {{Death date and age|1853|8|4|1801|2|14df=y}}<br />
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'''Nicholas VIII''' (Nicholas Matthew Mark Lucius; 14 February 1801 – 4 August 1853) was King of the Æthics from 6 November 1836 until his death on 4 August 1853 during the [[Siege of town]]. Nicholas VIII was born in the reign of his father Wealhmær VI, who had given birth to three sons and two daughters. As the first son of King Wealhmær VI, who had been increasingly popular, he was homeschooled partially by [[Grand Lodge of the Sparrow|Lodge Scholars]] and by his father. He married [[Theodura of Onneria]] in 1850, bringing Æthele and Onneria into a personal union between the two Kingdoms.<br />
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Nicholas was a brutal, heavy-drinking man. He had a fondness for strong drinks, extravagant parties and plays, which he heavily immersed himself in upon his coronation. He was commonly categorized as a drunken fool and failed sometimes to see past his powerful temper. Nicholas was a formidable policymaker, and he also drew corresponding criticism. His decision to intervene in the [[Ottonian Unification War]] ultimately lead to his death, when he was killed during an attack during the [[Siege of]] CITY.<br />
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Nicholas and Theodura never had children, which lead to the crisis which would ultimately become the [[War of Æthic Succession]], in which Nicholas' brothers, [[Nicholas IX of Æthele|John]] and [[Ælfsige Corraidhín|Ælfsige]] would both claim the throne and engage in a half-decade of war.</div>Demphorhttps://iiwiki.us/mediawiki/index.php?title=File:NicholasVIIIof%C3%86thele.jpg&diff=68081File:NicholasVIIIofÆthele.jpg2019-05-09T23:05:52Z<p>Demphor: </p>
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| succession = [[Monarchy of Æthele|King of the Æthics]] <br />
| moretext = (Cyng sé Æthréd)<br />
| reign = 12 July 2001 – present<br />
| coronation = 30 July 2001 <br />
| predecessor = [[Wealhmær VII of Æthele|Wealhmær VII]]<br />
| cor-type =<br />
|suc-type = Heir presumptive{{nbsp}}<br />
|successor = [[Lothair, First Prince of Corraidhín]]<br />
|reg-type = Lord Ministers{{nbsp}}<br />
|regent = {{List collapsed|title=''See list''|1=[[Douglass Wynstonn]] <small>(since 2010)</small>|2=[[Reagan Bullsworth]] <small>(2005-2010)</small>|3=[[John Francys]] <small>(2001-2005)</small>}}<br />
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| issue = {{ubl<br />
| [[Lothair, First Prince of Corraidhín]]<br />
| [[Lorona, First Princess of Corraidhín]]<br />
| [[Marvin, Second Prince of Corraidhín]]<br />
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| full name = Malcom Æquilys Francís Corraidhín<br />
| house = [[House of Corraidhín|Corraidhín]]<br />
| father = [[Wealhmær VII of Æthele|Wealhmær VII]]<br />
| mother = [[Raine of Sydalon]]<br />
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1972|2|23|df=y}}<br />
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Malcom IV (Malcom Æquilys Francís Corraidhín; b. 23 February 1972) is the reigning King of the Æthics and x monarch of Æthele. His reign began on 12 July 2001 after his father, [[Wealhmær VII of Æthele|Wealhmær VII]], died of a stroke at the [[Royal Court of Edmond]]. <br />
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Malcom is the oldest and only surviving descendant of Wealhmær VII and Raine of Sydalon. His younger brother, [[Kenneth, First Prince of Corraidhín|Kenneth]], died suddenly and unexpectedly when Malcom was 9 years old. He was educated at [[Leornunghús sé Edmond]] for his primary and secondary education, obtaining a degree in Art History. Following his graduation in 1992, he toured the world and in 1995 married Rebecca Nelsyn, an Æthic noblewoman. Together they have had three children.</div>Demphorhttps://iiwiki.us/mediawiki/index.php?title=File:%C3%86thicSoldiers2019.png&diff=67616File:ÆthicSoldiers2019.png2019-05-08T23:16:13Z<p>Demphor: </p>
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|commander-in-chief = [[Malcom IV of Æthele|Malcom IV]]<br />
|commander-in-chief_title= [[Monarchy of Æthele|King]]<br />
|minister = [[John North]]<br />
|minister_title = Minister for Defense<br />
|commander = Phillip Leofwine<br />
|commander_title = Chief of Staff of the Armed Forces<br />
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The '''Armed Forces of Æthele''' (Æthic: ''Lindwered''), are the armed forces of the Kingdom of [[Æthele]]. The Armed Forces are composed of three branches: the Æthic Army (''Here''), the Æthic Navy (''Bathere'') and the Æthic Air Corps (''Geþyllhere''). The Armed Forces are a solely professional, volunteer force since the abolishment of conscription in 1901. The Armed Forces' commander-in-chief is the [[Monarchy of Æthele|King of the Æthics]], though effective control is exercised through his appointed Chief of Staff. The current total number of active military personnel is 21,412 and personnel in reserve is 34,132.<br />
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| succession = [[Monarchy of Æthele|King of the Æthics]] <br />
| moretext = (Cyng sé Æthréd)<br />
| reign = 12 July 2001 – present<br />
| coronation = 30 July 2001 <br />
| predecessor = [[Nicholas XII of Æthele|Nicholas XII]]<br />
| cor-type =<br />
|suc-type = Heir presumptive{{nbsp}}<br />
|successor = [[Lothair, First Prince of Corraidhín]]<br />
|reg-type = Lord Ministers{{nbsp}}<br />
|regent = {{List collapsed|title=''See list''|1=[[Douglass Wynstonn]] <small>(since 2010)</small>|2=[[Reagan Bullsworth]] <small>(2005-2010)</small>|3=[[John Francys]] <small>(2001-2005)</small>}}<br />
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| spouse = {{marriage|[[Rebecca Nelsyn]]|15 December 1995}}<br />
| issue = {{ubl<br />
| [[Lothair, First Prince of Corraidhín]]<br />
| [[Lorona, First Princess of Corraidhín]]<br />
| [[Marvin, Second Prince of Corraidhín]]<br />
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| full name = Malcom Æquilys Francís Corraidhín<br />
| house = [[House of Corraidhín|Corraidhín]]<br />
| father = [[Wealhmær VII of Æthele|Wealhmær VII]]<br />
| mother = [[Raine of Sydalon]]<br />
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1972|2|23|df=y}}<br />
| birth_place = [[Royal Court of Edmond]], [[Edmond]], [[Æthele]]<br />
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Malcom IV (Malcom Æquilys Francís Corraidhín; b. 23 February 1972) is the reigning King of the Æthics and x monarch of Æthele. His reign began on 12 July 2001 after his father, [[Wealhmær VII of Æthele|Wealhmær VII]], died of a stroke at the [[Royal Court of Edmond]]. <br />
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Malcom is the oldest and only surviving descendant of Wealhmær VII and Raine of Sydalon. His younger brother, [[Kenneth, First Prince of Corraidhín|Kenneth]], died suddenly and unexpectedly when Malcom was 9 years old. He was educated at [[Leornunghús sé Edmond]] for his primary and secondary education, obtaining a degree in Art History. Following his graduation in 1992, he toured the world and in 1995 married Rebecca Nelsyn, an Æthic noblewoman. Together they have had three children.</div>Demphorhttps://iiwiki.us/mediawiki/index.php?title=Wealhm%C3%A6r_VII_of_%C3%86thele&diff=67605Wealhmær VII of Æthele2019-05-08T22:30:34Z<p>Demphor: Created page with "{{Region_icon_Ajax}} {{wip}} {{Infobox royalty | name = Wealhmær VII | image = Charles_Lapointe.jpg | image_size = 220px | caption..."</p>
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| succession = [[Monarchy of Æthele|King of the Æthics]] <br />
| moretext = (Cyng sé Æthréd)<br />
| reign = 6 June 1978 – 12 July 2001<br />
| coronation = 15 June 1978 <br />
| predecessor = [[Nicholas XII of Æthele|Nicholas XII]]<br />
| cor-type =<br />
|suc-type = Successor<br />
|successor = [[Malcom IV of Æthele|Malcom IV]]<br />
|reg-type = Lord Ministers{{nbsp}}<br />
|regent = {{List collapsed|title=''See list''|1=[[John Francys]] <small>(2000-2001)</small>|2=[[Ivan Aranrhod]] <small>(1990-2000)</small>|3=[[Sebastian Ríoghnach]] <small>(1978-1990)</small>}}<br />
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| spouse = {{marriage|[[Raine of Sydalon]]|12 February 1969}}<br />
| issue = {{ubl<br />
| [[Kenneth Corraidhín|Kenneth]]<br />
| [[Malcom IV of Æthele|Malcom IV]]<br />
| [[Nora, Princess of Clædes]]<br />
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| full name = Wealhmær Alvin Luther<br />
| house = [[House of Corraidhín|Corraidhín]]<br />
| father = [[Nicholas XII of Æthele|Nicholas XII]]<br />
| mother = [[Margaret, Princess of Klydesmaron]]<br />
| birth_date = 16 January 1946<br />
| birth_place = [[Royal Court of Edmond]], [[Edmond]], [[Æthele]]<br />
| death_date = {{Death date and age|2001|7|12|1946|1|16|df=y}}<br />
| death_place = [[Royal Court of Edmond]], [[Edmond]], [[Æthele]]<br />
| religion = {{wp|Roman Catholic Church|Fabrian Catholic}}<br />
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'''Wealhmær VII''' (Wealhmær Alvin Luther; 16 January 1946 – 12 July 2001) was King of the Æthics from 6 June 1978 until his death on 12 July 2001. Known as "Wellie" among his family and close friends until his coronation, Wealhmær VII was born in the reign of his father Nicholas XII. As the first son of King Nicholas XII, who had been increasingly unpopular, he attended the Edmond University of Letters & Science in his university years. He married [[Raine of Sydalon]] in 1969 and they had two sons, Kenneth and Malcom, and one daughter, Nora. Kenneth died unexpectedly at the age of 9 in 1979, an event which plagued much of Wealhmær's later life.<br />
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During Wealhmær's reign, he championed democratic and social reforms, which inadvertently restored the Monarchy's influence as a political institution in the country. The House of Delegates reinstated powers of the monarch taken away during Nicholas XII. Though Wealhmær was regarded as an increasingly popular King, he smoked and drank heavily in much of his later life due to the grief of losing his oldest son. He died in 2001 of a stroke and succeeded by his elder son, Malcom IV.</div>Demphorhttps://iiwiki.us/mediawiki/index.php?title=Nicholas_XII_of_%C3%86thele&diff=67602Nicholas XII of Æthele2019-05-08T22:19:15Z<p>Demphor: </p>
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| succession = [[Monarchy of Æthele|King of the Æthics]] <br />
| moretext = (Cyng sé Æthréd)<br />
| reign = 19 March 1941 – 6 June 1978<br />
| coronation = 10 April 1941 <br />
| predecessor = [[Nicholas XI of Æthele|Nicholas XI]]<br />
| cor-type =<br />
|suc-type = Successor<br />
|successor = [[Wealhmær VII of Æthele| Wealhmær VII]]<br />
|reg-type = Lord Ministers{{nbsp}}<br />
|regent = {{List collapsed|title=''See list''|1=[[Sebastian Ríoghnach]] <small>(1975-1978)</small>|2=[[Andrew Bada]] <small>(1965-1975)</small>|3=[[Walton Frigg]] <small>(1955-1965)</small>|4=[[Jefford Cyneburg]] <small>(1950-1955)</small>|5=[[Phillip Lithe]] <small>(1941-1950)</small>}}<br />
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| issue = {{ubl<br />
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| [[Jessica, Princess of Corrdahm]]<br />
| [[Phillip, Prince of Nærthwall]]<br />
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| full name = James Walter Phillip Symon<br />
| house = [[House of Corraidhín|Corraidhín]]<br />
| father = [[Nicholas XI of Æthele|Nicholas XI]]<br />
| mother = [[Beatrice of Ghant]]<br />
| birth_date = 9 April 1915<br />
| birth_place = [[Royal Court of Edmond]], [[Edmond]], [[Æthele]]<br />
| death_date = {{Death date and age|1978|6|6|1915|4|9|df=y}}<br />
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'''Nicholas XII''' (James Walter Phillip Symon; 9 April 1915 – 6 June 1978) was King of the Æthics from 19 March 1941 until his death on 6 June 1978. Known publicly as James until his accession, and "Jamie" among his family and close friends, Nicholas XII was born in the reign of his father [[Nicholas XI of Æthele|Nicholas XI]]. As the first son of King Nicholas XI, who had preserved the [[Monarchy of Æthele|Æthic monarchy]] during and following the [[Æthic Civil War]] he attended the [[Royal Military Academy of Edmond]] as a teenager, and served in the Army in the 1930s. He married Duchess [[Margaret, Princess of Klydesmaron|Margaret Hughes Barrow]] of the House of Klydesmaron in 1937 and they had two songs, [[Wealhmær VII of Æthele|Wealhmær]] and [[Phillip, Prince of Nærthwall|Phillip]].<br />
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During Nicholas' reign, the activities of the Æthic Free Movement led to the [[Æthic crisis]], which lasted from 1954 to 1968. The [[House of Delegates of Æthele|House of Delegates]] voluntarily decreased the power of the monarch. Though Nicholas' forces had been able to successfully defeat the AFM insurgency, the Royal Court became increasingly scrutinized by the public. Throughout much of his later life, he was beset by smoking-related health problems in the later years of his reign. He was succeeded by his elder son, [[Wealhmær VII of Æthele|Wealhmær VII]].</div>Demphorhttps://iiwiki.us/mediawiki/index.php?title=Nicholas_XII_of_%C3%86thele&diff=67598Nicholas XII of Æthele2019-05-08T22:14:46Z<p>Demphor: </p>
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| succession = [[Monarchy of Æthele|King of the Æthics]] <br />
| moretext = (Cyng sé Æthréd)<br />
| reign = 19 March 1941 – 6 June 1978<br />
| coronation = 10 April 1941 <br />
| predecessor = [[Nicholas XI of Æthele|Nicholas XI]]<br />
| cor-type =<br />
|suc-type = Successor<br />
|successor = [[Wealhmær VII of Æthele| Wealhmær VII]]<br />
|reg-type = Lord Ministers{{nbsp}}<br />
|regent = {{List collapsed|title=''See list''|1=[[Sebastian Ríoghnach]] <small>(1975-1978)</small>|2=[[Andrew Bada]] <small>(1965-1975)</small>|3=[[Walton Frigg]] <small>(1955-1965)</small>|4=[[Jefford Cyneburg]] <small>(1950-1955)</small>|5=[[Phillip Lithe]] <small>(1941-1950)</small>}}<br />
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| issue = {{ubl<br />
| [[Wealhmær VII of Æthele|Wealhmær VII]]<br />
| [[Jessica, Princess of Corrdahm]]<br />
| [[Phillip, Prince of Nærthwall]]<br />
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| full name = James Walter Phillip Symon<br />
| house = [[House of Corraidhín|Corraidhín]]<br />
| father = [[Nicholas XI of Æthele|Nicholas XI]]<br />
| mother = [[Beatrice of Ghant]]<br />
| birth_date = 9 April 1915<br />
| birth_place = [[Royal Court of Edmond]], [[Edmond]], [[Æthele]]<br />
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| religion = {{wp|Roman Catholic Church|Fabrian Catholic}}<br />
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'''Nicholas XII''' (James Walter Phillip Symon; 9 April 1915 – 6 June 1978) was King of the Æthics from 19 March 1941 until his death on 12 July 2001. Known publicly as James until his accession, and "Jamie" among his family and close friends, Nicholas XII was born in the reign of his father [[Nicholas XI of Æthele|Nicholas XI]]. As the first son of King Nicholas XI, who had preserved the [[Monarchy of Æthele|Æthic monarchy]] during and following the [[Æthic Civil War]] he attended the [[Royal Military Academy of Edmond]] as a teenager, and served in the Army in the 1930s. He married Duchess [[Margaret, Princess of Klydesmaron|Margaret Hughes Barrow]] of the House of Klydesmaron in 1937 and they had two songs, [[Wealhmær VII of Æthele|Wealhmær]] and [[Phillip, Prince of Nærthwall|Phillip]].<br />
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During Nicholas' reign, the activities of the Æthic Free Movement led to the [[Æthic crisis]], which lasted from 1954 to 1968. The [[House of Delegates of Æthele|House of Delegates]] voluntarily decreased the power of the monarch. Though Nicholas' forces had been able to successfully defeat the AFM insurgency, the Royal Court became increasingly scrutinized by the public. Throughout much of his later life, he was beset by smoking-related health problems in the later years of his reign. He was succeeded by his elder son, [[Wealhmær VII of Æthele|Wealhmær VII]].</div>Demphorhttps://iiwiki.us/mediawiki/index.php?title=File:NicholasXII%C3%86thele.jpg&diff=67594File:NicholasXIIÆthele.jpg2019-05-08T21:59:32Z<p>Demphor: </p>
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| succession = [[Monarchy of Æthele|King of the Æthics]] <br />
| moretext = (Cyng sé Æthréd)<br />
| reign = 19 March 1941 – 12 July 2001<br />
| coronation = 10 April 1941 <br />
| predecessor = [[Nicholas XI of Æthele|Nicholas XI]]<br />
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| [[Jessica, Princess of Corrdahm]]<br />
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| full name = James Walter Phillip Symon<br />
| house = [[House of Corraidhín|Corraidhín]]<br />
| father = [[Nicholas XI of Æthele|Nicholas XI]]<br />
| mother = [[Margaret, Duchess of Klydesmaron]]<br />
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'''Nicholas XII''' (James Walter Phillip Symon; 9 April 1915 – 12 July 2001) was King of the Æthics from 19 March 1941 until his death on 12 July 2001. Known publicly as James until his accession, and "Jamie" among his family and close friends, Nicholas XII was born in the reign of his father [[Nicholas XI of Æthele|Nicholas XI]]. As the first son of King Nicholas XI, who had preserved the [[Monarchy of Æthele|Æthic monarchy]] during and following the [[Æthic Civil War]] he attended the [[Royal Military Academy of Edmond]] as a teenager, and served in the Army in the 1930s. In 1920, he was made Duke of York. He married Duchess [[Margaret, Duchess of Klydesmaron|Margaret Hughes Barrow]] of the House of Klydesmaron in 1937 and they had two songs, [[Malcom IV of Æthele|Malcom]] and [[Phillip, Prince of Nærthwall|Phillip]].<br />
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During Nicholas' reign, the activities of the Æthic Free Movement led to the [[Æthic crisis]], which lasted from 1954 to 1968. The [[House of Delegates of Æthele|House of Delegates]] voluntarily decreased the power of the monarch. Though Nicholas' forces had been able to successfully defeat the AFM insurgency, the Royal Court became increasingly scrutinized by the public. Throughout much of his later life, he was beset by smoking-related health problems in the later years of his reign. He was succeeded by his elder son, [[Malcom IV of Æthele|Malcom IV]].</div>Demphorhttps://iiwiki.us/mediawiki/index.php?title=Armed_Forces_of_%C3%86thele&diff=67249Armed Forces of Æthele2019-05-08T02:30:04Z<p>Demphor: Created page with "{{WIP}} {{infobox national military |country = |name = Armed Forces of Æthele |native_name = Sé Lindwered |image = |caption..."</p>
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The '''Armed Forces of Æthele''' (Æthic: ''Lindwered''), are the armed forces of the Kingdom of [[Æthele]]. The Armed Forces are composed of three branches: the Æthic Army (''Here''), the Æthic Navy (''Bathere'') and the Æthic Air Corps (''Geþyllhere''). The Armed Forces are a solely professional, volunteer force since the abolishment of conscription in 1901. The Armed Forces' commander-in-chief is the [[Monarchy of Æthele|King of the Æthics]], though effective control is exercised through his appointed Chief of Staff. The current total number of active military personnel is 21,412 and personnel in reserve is 34,132.<br />
== History ==<br />
== Uniforms ==<br />
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=== Army ===<br />
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=== Air Corps ===</div>Demphorhttps://iiwiki.us/mediawiki/index.php?title=%C3%86thele&diff=67229Æthele2019-05-08T01:30:07Z<p>Demphor: /* Military */</p>
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The Kingdom of Æthele (Æthic: Æþele) is a constitutional monarchy of over 11 million people in the region of [[Ajax]]. Æthele’s capital, [[Edmond, Æthele|Edmond]], is the political and financial heart of the country.<br />
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In ancient times, the territories making up modern day Æthele were divided up into a [[wikipedia:heptarchy|heptarchy]] of minor, Anglo-Saxon states connected by a common language, customs, and traditions. After centuries of disunity, these states were unified in 865 CE by the Roman Catholic King [[Duncan of Æthele|Duncan]] of Corraidhín. After centuries of direct rule, the [[King of Æthele]] steadily relinquished power to the [[House of Delegates of Æthelse|House of Delegates]] led by a [[Lord Minister of Æthele|Lord Minister]]. The King of Æthele is [[Malcom IV of Æthele|Malcom IV]] Lord Minister is [[Douglass Wynstonn]].<br />
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In the early 20th century, a [[Æthic Civil War|civil war]] between the monarchy and communist forces in the southwest of the country from 1920 - 1923 was crushed by the monarchy. The country grew from an agricultural state to a larger industrial power starting in the 1950s with new advancements in key technical industries, particularly aerospace industry, the arms industry, and the manufacturing side of the software industry.<br />
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Æthele boasts the largest organized fraternal order in [[Ajax]], noted in the [[Grand Lodge of the Sparrow]], a union of local fraternities of taxidermists.<br />
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== Etymology ==<br />
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The name ''Æthele'' derives from the original [[wikipedia:Mercian dialect|Common]] term for the geographic area of Æthele, ''Atheland'', a name given to the [[Athic people]], an ethnic group that predated modern day [[Æthic people|Æthics]].<br />
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== History ==<br />
=== Bronze Age ===<br />
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During the last glacial period, and up until about 13,000 years ago, most of Æthele was covered with ice, most of the time. There is no evidence of any humans being in Æthele before Mesolithic people arrived by boat from northern Acheron between 6,000 BC and 5,000 BC.<br />
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From about 4,500 BC Neolithic settlers arrived introducing housing cultures and stone monuments. The [[wikipedia:Bronze Age|Bronze Age]] – defined by the use of metal – began around 2,500 BC, with technology changing people's everyday lives during this period through innovations such as the wheel, harnessing oxen, weaving textiles, brewing alcohol, and skillful metalworking, which produced new weapons and tools, along with fine gold decoration and jewelry, such as brooches and torcs.<br />
=== Classical Era ===<br />
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During the [[wikipedia:Iron Age|Iron Age]] the [[wikipedia:English language|Common]] dialect emerged on the continent around the same time that [[Athic people]] began to form as a cultural group. The small Athic kingdoms often engaged in minor conflicts with one another for a period of 6 and a half centuries. By 600 C.E., 5 Kingdoms ruled over the Athic territories: The Kingdoms of Valland, Corraidhín, Donneset, Synegold, and Erthwood.<br />
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By the 2nd century AD, the [[Fabrian Magisterium|Christian faith]] had been introduced among Athic peoples. By the 4th century, several small southern kingdoms had adopted the religion, and as these smaller kingdoms became absorbed into the Kingdoms of Corraidhín and Erthwood, the ruling classes slowly began to adopt them. In the northern Kingdoms of Valland and Synegold, they were actively persecuted by their Kings. This began to lead to tensions between the Kingdoms over time.<br />
=== Athic Crusade ===<br />
:''See also: [[Athic Crusade]]''<br />
The marriage of King John III of Corraidhín and the daughter and only child of King Vincent IV of Erthwood united the Kingdoms of Corraidhín and Erthwood in 801 A.D. King John III and Queen Margaret gave birth to Duncan of Corraidhín, who ascended the throne in 843 A.D. as King Duncan I of Corraidhín.<br />
[[File:Christian_Conversion_of_the_Saxons.jpg|200px|left|thumb|''Surrender of Henry of Donneset'' by John Margyle, 1836.]]<br />
In 856 A.D., Duncan I gained the political and financial backing of the Catholic Church in Edmond to launch a Holy Crusade against the non-Christian Kingdoms in the north. The Crusade's conquest of the Donneset lasts 3 years, decisively ending when Duncan I descends on King Henry IV of Donneset's army of twelve thousand men with a force of twenty-five thousand men. Attacking from the west, Duncan easily broke the men under King Henry IV, who were guarding the bridges towards the capital of Donneset. Henry IV is captured and the House of Donneset swears fealty to the House of Corraidhín and converts to Christianity.<br />
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After recuperating his forces and mustering another ten thousand from the House of Donneset, Duncan I marched into Valland in 860 A.D., decisively defeating Vallic forces in the [[Massacre of Firth]], where eight thousand Vallic soldiers were surprised early on the 5th of April of that year by an advance force of Duncan's cavalry at the village of Firth. The King of Valland was slain and his first son vanished, presumed killed by the Christian forces. The House of Valland's Queen-consort swore fealty to King Duncan on behalf of the infant second son, and the heir-apparent to the House.<br />
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Duncan's forces attempt to cross into Synegold by crossing westward over the Both River but are stopped by the marshlands and are forced to engage at the strongholds of Clonburrow, Naismur, and Donnehall. Synic King Lawrence VII posts fifteen thousand men at these strongholds, which King Duncan is forced to lay siege too. After several probing attacks, King Duncan attempts to force a crossing Clonburrow in August of 861 but the attack fails. The next year, King Duncan again attacks at Clonburrow but the attacks fail miserably, forcing the King to reevaluate his strategy. Finally, in July of 862, King Duncan's forces breached the gates at Clonburrow and took the fortress, forcing the Synic's to abandon their strongholds at Naismur and Donnehall for a final siege at the capital at Syne. King Duncan lays siege to Syne for 2 years, and the siege finally breaks when a mutiny in the garrison allows Duncan's forces to raze Syne to the ground, leading to the House of Synegold's extinction.<br />
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Following King Duncan's conquest of Athic lands, the Church in Edmond coronated him as ''"Ic Cyng sylfum Æthele,"'' or ''"First King of Æthele,"'' formally uniting the old Athic kingdoms into one state and uniting them all Æthic people under one banner.<br />
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=== Middle Ages ===<br />
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The Athic Crusade saw agricultural output decline significantly, leading to repeated famines, exacerbated by the rapid population growth of the earlier era. The Athic Crusade also disrupted trade throughout the country, especially after the destruction of the large trading city of Syne. Inadvertently, many Æthics on the coastline turned to fishing, an economic industry that still dominates in many coastal villages today. Most devastating, though, was the spread of [[wikipedia:Typhus|typhus]] that decimated the populations of the densely populated cities of Edmond and Jessburrow. Typhus outbreaks continued to affect Æthele for intervals between 1000 and 1450, and claimed the life of [[Lothair II of Æthele|Lothair II]] thirty-five days into his reign in 1294. The horrors of typhus and the seeming inability of the Church to provide relief would lead to a rapid decline of church influence in Æthic politics. By the reign of [[Nicholas II of Æthele|Nicholas II]], the Church's representative in the [[Royal Court of Edmond]] had all but diminished.<br />
[[File:Cathédrale_Autun_02.JPG|200px|right|thumb|The Edmond Cathedral was built between 1163 and 1182 and is a National Landmark.]]<br />
Trade began to recover by 1100. By the 13th century, much of Æthele experienced strong economic growth. The trade routes from the south linked with those of established Æthic ports and eventually the trade routes of the Thalassan Ocean to create a network economy in Æthele. Cities expanded greatly during this period and the Monarchy grew in power while the Church diminished. During this period, the modern commercial infrastructure developed, with double-entry book-keeping, joint stock companies, an international banking system, a systematized foreign exchange market, insurance, and government debt.<br />
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==== Foundation of the Grand Lodge of the Sparrow ====<br />
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As the economy rapidly expanded and more and more citizens began to accumulate wealth, competitive hunting grew as a popular pastime. This resulted in a large economic demand for taxidermists. It was not uncommon for several taxidermists to live in local communities, and at one point it was one of the largest industries. Local fraternities and organizations began to organize gradually after the 11th century, often meeting weekly at night in secluded areas or in Churches.<br />
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The earliest masonic texts each contain some sort of a history of the craft, or mystery, of taxidermy. Twenty-five manuscripts which are known as the [[Belros Collective]] which date back to the 14th century and were discovered in the [[Royal Library of Edmond]] by scholars in the 20th century. The Collective contains the charters of three Lodges in Belros, Vergen and Kessrow and a draft of early masonic ceremonies, but all were turned over to the Grand Lodge. The Grand Lodge of the Sparrow of Æthele was formally chartered in 1392, with 2/3rds of all Lodges represented at the inaugural meeting.<br />
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While it is relatively unknown when the first Æthic King joined the Grand Lodge, however, it is speculated that King [[Lothair IV of Æthele|Lothair IV]] was the first to join the Lodge based on accounts from the time, reportedly doing so in the 1360s. The first King to acknowledge his involvement in the Grand Lodge was [[Malcolm II of Æthele|Malcolm II]], who recorded scheduled meetings with the Grand Master, [[Sir Howard Bercow]], in his private diary. Malcolm II formally appointed the Grand Master of the Grand Lodge to a permanent position in the [[Royal Court of Edmond]], permanently solidifying the political position of the Grand Lodge in Æthic politics.<br />
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=== Enlightenment ===<br />
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==== War of Æthic Succession ====<br />
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=== Industrial Revolution ===<br />
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Modern production methods began to spread into Æthele during the 1830s and 1840s. Average income and population began to exhibit unprecedented sustained growth. This increase in the standard of living for the general population began to increase consistently for the first time in Æthele's history, and populations in the cities began to increase dramatically.<br />
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Cities had to modernize quickly to avoid large outbreaks of disease, and the first modern sewage systems began to be developed in the 1840s. Hospitals were set up and sanitation laws went into effect. The [[Great Fire of Edmond]] destroyed much of the northern part of the city, including the historic cultural center of the city and the [[National Opera House]], which had been built five years earlier.<br />
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The House of Delegates abandoned the old electoral system in 1866 and passed the [[Elections Act of 1866]], which created a [[wikipedia:Fixed term election|fixed term elections system]]. The rise of the [[Rúm Gaderwist|Rúm]] as a strong political party dominated much of 19th-century Æthic politics.<br />
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[[wikipedia:Communism|Shraderism]] spread to Æthele in the 1870s, with the founding of [[Þéodlic Schraeydd Forfhere]], the Shraderist political party which stood for elections in [[Æthic general election, 1880|1880]], [[Æthic general election, 1885|1885]], [[Æthic general election, 1890|1890]] and [[Æthic general election, 1895|1895]]. It abandoned electoral politics and did not field candidates in the [[Æthic general election, 1900|1900]] election, resorting to demonstrations and protests.<br />
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=== 20th century ===<br />
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==== Æthic Civil War ====<br />
[[File:Osteraufstand_-_Dublin_-_Barrikade.jpg|200px|right|thumb|Barricades erected in Edmond in the first days of the Æthic Civil War.]]<br />
:''See also: [[Æthic Civil War]]''<br />
On February 13th, 1920, Shraderist organizations led by Harold Collins and the [[Þéodlic Schraeydd Forfhere]] launched a national uprising in the large industrial centers of Edmond and Belros in the Becumescedeland. A State of Emergency was declared at 9:00 am on the 14th by Lord Minister [[Kenneth Bolton]], and the National Army mobilized to respond to the uprising at the [[Kellenscastel]]. By the 16th, the ÞSF had raised over 20,000 volunteers to fight the National Army. The uprising in Edmond had failed by April 27th, but a garrison of 6,000 in Belros repelled attacks from National Army units before being reinforced by countryside battalions, bolstering the garrison to 15,000.<br />
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Monarchist forces were raised by King [[Nicholas XI]] and [[Siege of Belros|laid siege]] to Belros for a 3-year siege. Collins launched a guerrilla campaign in the Sneereabd which inflicted heavy casualties on Monarchist forces and the National Army. Air raids and heavy artillery were launched in open campaigns for the first time in Æthic history. On July 13th, 1922, Collins engaged the IX Corps of the National Army at the [[Battle of Gardner's Fork]] and was decisively defeated, partially in thanks to air bombardment by the National Army and the first employment of tanks in Æthic history. After losing a majority of his men, Collins abandoned the remainder of the force to join the resistance in Belros.<br />
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The resistance in Belros lasted for 7 more months before the main lines to the south of the city were breached by a large assault of tanks and infantry on February 1st. Collins surrendered the city 4 days later. He was tried and later executed and the ÞSF was permanently dissolved.<br />
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=== Contemporary history ===<br />
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== Geography, wildlife, and environment ==<br />
[[File:Rheinzusammenfluss.JPG|200px|right|thumb|The Both River in the Flintscedelands.]]<br />
Æthele is divided into three geographic regions: the Becumescedeland (Æthic: Reachland) in the south, dominated by rivers and dense forests; Sneereabd (Æthic: Midcountry) in the center with flat, rolling plains and Flintscedelands (Æthic: Rocklands) in the north.<br />
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Most of Æthele has a generally mild climate, though there is significant variation given the variety of landscapes across the country. The Sneereabd has a humid continental climate throughout the region with extremes of both heat and cold. Heavy snowfall occurs from late November to late February every year, however annual snowfall on highway mountain passes in the Flintscedelands rival some of the snowiest cities in Æthele, which can result in hazardous driving conditions.<br />
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=== Wildlife ===<br />
[[File:Megaloceros_Species.jpg|200px|right|thumb|Hunting has led to the extinction of 7 species of deer native to Æthele.]]<br />
Æthele is home to a wide variety of wildlife. [[wikipedia:Deer|Deer]], [[wikipedia:elk|elk]], [[wikipedia:mountain goats|mountain goats]], [[wikipedia:marmots|marmots]], [[wikipedia:beavers|beavers]], [[wikipedia:muskrats|muskrats]], [[wikipedia:coyotes|coyotes]], [[wikipedia:wolves|wolves]], [[wikipedia:swans|swans]], [[wikipedia:loons|loons]], [[wikipedia:hawks|hawks]], [[wikipedia:owls|owls]], [[wikipedia:ravens|ravens]], [[wikipedia:harlequin ducks|harlequin ducks]], and many other sorts of ducks. Smaller birds ([[wikipedia:robins|robins]], [[wikipedia:jays|jays]], and so on) also abound thanks to the country's climate.<br />
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Many healthy populations of fish are present, including [[wikipedia:salmonids|salmonids]] such as several species of [[wikipedia:salmon|salmon]] and [[wikipedia:trout|trout]]. On the coast, [[wikipedia:harbour seals|harbour seals]] and [[Æthic western otter|river otters]] are common. It is not uncommon for whales to be spotted of the Æthic coastline as Æthele's waters are near migratory patterns for many species of whale. <br />
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Due to the country's traditional hunting practices, human presence in Æthele has led to the extinction of 17 mammal species including [[Æthic caribou]], [[Æthic monk seal]]s, and 4 species of birds, including the [[Edmond pigeon]] and the [[Æthic stork]].<br />
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== Demographics ==<br />
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=== Population ===<br />
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Æthele's population in the 2010 National Census was 11,143,523. Of this ground, 4,423,142 Æthics were between ages 0 and 20, 4,523,998 Æthics were between ages 20 and 60, and 2,196,383 Æthics were over 60. The population of Æthele is dominated by the [[Æthic people|Æthic ethnic group]], who comprise of 8,589,091 or 77% of the population. 1,448,658, or 13% of Æthic citizens responded that they were of Lyncanestrian descent, and 1,105,774, or 10% responded they were of Ottonian descent.<br />
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Æthele reports positive immigration numbers, estimating that around 11,000 people immigrate to Æthele every year.<br />
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=== Language ===<br />
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Æthele's national language is a [[wikipedia:Mercian dialect|specific version of the Common language]]. The language developed with the Æthic ethnic group. [[wikipedia:English language|Ottonian]] is also commonly spoken in Æthele. [[Audonic language|Audonic]] is also spoken in communities bordering Lyncanestria. The National Curriculum required Æthic to be taught in schools across the country, and the Ministry of Education reports that Ottonian is one of the nation's largest taken elective course of the National Curriculum.<br />
=== Religion ===<br />
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Freedom of religion is recognized as part of the Æthic Constitution. Approximately 70% of Æthele's population is [[Fabrian Magisterium|Catholic]]. The remaining 4% of Æthele's Christians are [[wikipedia:Protestantism|Protestant]]. [[wikipedia:Judaism|Judaism]] is the second largest religion in Æthele, and [[wikipedia:Islam|Islam]] the third largest. Non-religious people account for 2% of Æthics.<br />
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Christianity and Judaism first reached Æthele around the same time, around the 2nd century. The [[Archdiocese of Edmond]] was first founded in Edmond in 900, preceding the [[Athic Mission]]. The highest ranking spiritual leader in Æthele is the Archbishop of Edmond, [[Stanley James]].<br />
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=== Health ===<br />
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[[Folclic Eftbót Ambehtness]] (FEA) is the country's national healthcare service since 1969. Public healthcare is available and free to all permanent residents in Æthele. Private health insurance is available for alternative methods of treatment. Æthic obesity rates have hovered around 15% for the last 20 years.<br />
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Folclic Eftbót Ambehtness is managed by a large central bureaucracy, and the service covers primary care, in-patient care, long-term healthcare, psychiatric care and treatments, ophthalmology, and dentistry. Prior to the FEA, healthcare coverage plans were administered by private insurance companies.<br />
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=== Education ===<br />
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Æthele has many public institutions of higher education. The University of Edmond State University of Edmond City College - East Campus is the largest public university in Æthele, offering courses in all fields and providing a well funded and well received mandatory program introducing attendees to paying taxes, voting and all forms of political philosophy. There are also local community colleges with generally more open admission policies, shorter academic programs, and lower tuition. Of Æthics twenty-five and older, 68.9% graduated from college and 7.6% attended law schools. The basic literacy rate is approximately 99%.<br />
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== Politics ==<br />
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:''See also: [[Armed Forces of Æthele]]''<br />
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== Economy ==<br />
[[File:Downtown_Milwaukee_from_the_Milwaukee_River.jpg|200px|right|thumb|Kleeds is considered a large financial market and houses the largest stock exchange in Æthele.]]<br />
The economy of Æthele is a [[wikipedia:Developed country|highly developed]] [[wikipedia:social market economy|social market economy]]. The service sector contributes around 60% of the total GDP, industry 11%, and agriculture 29%. Exports account for 39% of national output. The top 7 exports of Æthele are food products, vehicle products, electronics, alcohol, organic chemicals, home decor products. Tourism is a popular regional industry in Sneereabd with it's seasonal food and beer festivals. The large annual international trade fairs, and congresses are held in several Æthic cities such as Edmond, Kleeds, and Hannstead.<br />
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== Infrastructure ==<br />
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=== Transportation ===<br />
[[File:MTSgreenline-convctr.jpg|200px|right|thumb|The Municipal Transit Service in Edmond.]]<br />
Transportation played a large role in the industrial development of Æthele. The Nónfær, the nine highways that extend through Æthele from Becumescedeland to the Flintscedelands, were built between 1930 and 1955. Æthele is served by two international airports, the largest being in Edmond, and 4 regional airports. Æthele has an extensive passenger and freight rail transportation network. Passenger rail services were nationalized in 1974 and were incorporated into the [[Þéodlic Cregelád Ambehtness]], or National Rail Service.<br />
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Streetcars, known as lanucræts are famous throughout large cities in Æthele. The lanucræts first launched in Edmond in 1901. 39% of Æthics living in major cities use lanucræts to get to work every day and streetcar systems operate in all of 4 major cities, governed by municipal transit authorities.<br />
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=== Energy ===<br />
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Æthele imports 60% of its primary energy from neighboring countries. In 2016, 45% of the energy created in Æthele was nuclear power, 31% of energy came from hydro-electric and 24% came from natural gas. Æthele committed to emissions reductions in 2015, agreeing to phase out nuclear power by 2030 through investments in renewable energy and waste-to-energy initiatives.<br />
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=== Water supply and sanitation ===<br />
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Water is not scarce in Æthele, except for occasional localized droughts. Responsibility for water supply and sanitation provision lies with municipalities, which are regulated by the national government. Professional associations and utility associations play an important role in the sector. More than 99 percent of users are connected to a public water supply system. The remainder is served by private wells. Water supply in Æthele is continuous, at good pressure, and drinking water quality is excellent, ensured by universal municipal compliance with national drinking water directives. Wastewater treatment is universal. 97 percent of municipal wastewater is treated according to the most recent government study (2013) including nutrient elimination, a much higher percentage.<br />
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== Culture ==<br />
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=== Food ===<br />
[[File:NeelysBeer2018logo.png|200px|right|thumb|Neely's Brewery was first founded in Jessburrow in 1821 and is the most bought beer in Æthele.]]<br />
Jessburrow has been home to over 50 breweries and over 100 brewing companies throughout the course of its history. Of these, several major breweries grew during the 1830s and several beer giants emerged in Æthele including [[Neele & Bolton Brewing Co.|Neele & Bolton]], [[Dunstan's Brewing Co.|Dunstan Brew]], [[Ælfnod's Brewing Co.|Ælfnod's]] and [[Leof's Brewing Co.|Leof's Gold]].<br />
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A large portion of farming communities in the Sneereabd means that poultry and dairy farming is a strong local industry, with about 14,000 poultry farms and 20,000 dairy farms nationwide. [[wikipedia:Steak and eggs|Steak and eggs]] is considered one of the largest consumed dishes in Æthele.<br />
==== Seasonal festivals ====<br />
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Seasonal food festivals are a popular tradition. [[Bæftanlencten]] is a popular festival celebrated the weekend after Easter, complemented by parades and large festivals celebrating the beginning of the growing season and the featuring of many seasonal winter beers. The [[Hærfesttídonsymbelnes]] is the autumn celebration celebrated during the first weekend of October, which features summer foods, eating competition and summer beers. Approximately 85% of Æthics celebrate these holidays every year.<br />
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=== Literature, art and philosophy ===<br />
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Æthele has always been a country of poets, writers, and novelists. It was the home of novelists Rudyard Brenton, Cedric Margyle, Themla Rafferty, and Carissa Spring, of poets Sidney Keely, Jamie Keaton, Ryan Wiley, and Nicholas Brooks, and of famous playwright Malcolm Pons.<br />
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=== Music ===<br />
Various styles of music are popular in Æthele from the indigenous folk music of Æthele to heavy metal. Notable composers of classical music from Æthele include Jamie Byrd and Phillip Starney. Jessburrow is considered the music center of the country, with several Æthic rock bands coming from there including [[The Townies]], [[Past Noon]] and [[The Underground]] and notable singers such as [[Ed Lambert]] and [[Marcy Downes]].<br />
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=== Sports ===<br />
[[wikipedia:The Massachusetts Game|Gamenclywb]] is the national sport of Æthele. The Gamenclywb Gefégnes is the national association for gamenclywb. Other sports popular in Æthele are [[wikipedia:Association football|association football]] and [[wikipedia:rugby|rugby]].<br />
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=== Mass media ===<br />
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Public media accounts for 45% of the Æthic media market, dominated by [[Æthic Spell Gegylda]] (ASG). Æthic Spell Gegylda is Æthele's publicly funded radio, television and Internet broadcasting service launched in 1933. There are currently fifty-five television channels and hundreds of local radio stations in Æthele. ASG controls the top four national television channels (ASG 1-4, with the next ten channels dominated by private national news corporations. The remaining networks are reserved for private use. Edmond dominates the media sector in Æthele. The Æthic publishing sector, including books, directories and databases, journals, magazines, and business media, newspapers and news agencies, employs around 55,000 people.</div>Demphorhttps://iiwiki.us/mediawiki/index.php?title=Monarchy_of_%C3%86thele&diff=67226Monarchy of Æthele2019-05-08T01:06:27Z<p>Demphor: </p>
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<div>{{Infobox Monarchy<br />
| border = royal<br />
| royal_title = King<br />
| realm = the Æthics<br />
| native_name = Cyng sé Æthréd<br />
| coatofarms = ÆtheleCoat2019.png <br />
| coatofarms_article = Coat of arms of the King<br />
| type = non-commonwealth<br />
| image = Marc_Garneau_-_2018_(42748534304)_(cropped).jpg<br />
| incumbent = [[Malcom IV of Æthele|Malcom IV]]<br />
| incumbentsince = 12 July 2001<br />
| his/her = His Royal <br />
| heir_apparent = <br />
| heir_presumptive = [[Lothair, First Prince of Corraidhín]]<br />
| first_monarch = [[Duncan I of Æthele|Duncan I]]<br />
| date = 865 C.E.<br />
| residence = [[Royal Court of Edmond]], [[Edmond]]<br />
| website = <br />
}}<br />
The '''King of the Æthics''' is the monarch of the [[Æthele|Kingdom of Æthele]]. The Æthic Throne is controlled by the [[House of Corraidhín]], a family dynasty that united Æthele in [[Athic Crusade|865 C.E.]] and has ruled to the present day. There is no strict legal or formal definition in Æthics law of who is or is not a member of the Royal Family, and different lists will include different people.<br />
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There are several major houses and cadet branches in Æthele, and hundreds of smaller houses as well.<br />
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== Constitutional Role ==<br />
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=== Recognition of Lord Minister ===<br />
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=== Dissolution of the House of Delegates ===<br />
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The King has the right to call for "''Gedal''," or dissolution of the House of Delegates. Use of the gedal was common up until 1866, after the passage of the [[Elections Act of 1866|Elections Act]]. The monarch could in theory unilaterally dismiss the lord minister, but in practice the lord minister's term nowadays comes to an end only by electoral defeat, death, or resignation. The last monarch to remove the prime minister was Wealhmær VI, who dismissed Robert Cynefrið in 1834.<br />
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== History ==<br />
=== Athic monarchs ===<br />
:''See also: [[List of Athic kingdoms and monarchs]]''<br />
=== Athic Crusade ===<br />
:''See also: [[Athic Crusade]]''<br />
=== War of Æthic Succession ===<br />
=== 20th century ===<br />
== Masonic role ==<br />
== Succession ==<br />
Succession is governed by the statue of the [[Acts of Succession (1300)|Acts of Succession of 1300]]. The rules of succession may only be changed by an Act of the House; it is not possible for an individual to renounce his or her right of succession.<br />
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Upon the death of a sovereign, their most immediate heir immediately and automatically succeeds, and the accession of the new sovereign is publicly proclaimed by the [[Royal Secretary of Æthele|Royal Secretary]] at the [[Royal Court of Edmond]]. Upon their accession, a new sovereign is required by law to make and subscribe to the [[Oath of the Æthics]]. The monarch is usually crowned in Edmond Cathedral, normally by the Archbishop of Edmond. A coronation must be completed within the first 2 months of a sovereign's reign; indeed, the ceremony usually takes between 15 and 30 days of a monarch's ascension to the throne. When an individual ascends to the throne, it is expected they will reign until death.<br />
=== Restrictions of gender and religion ===<br />
=== Regency ===<br />
== List of Æthic Houses ==<br />
=== Major Houses ===<br />
<center><gallery><br />
File:Coat_of_Arms_of_House_of_Corraidhín.png|<center>[[House of Corraidhín]]</center><br />
File:Coat_of_Arms_Of_House_of_Donneset.png|<center>House of Donneset</center><br />
File:Coat_of_Arms_Of_House_of_Valland.png|<center>House of Valland</center><br />
File:Coat_of_Arms_Of_House_of_Meadwine2.png|<center>House of Meadwine</center><br />
File:Coat_of_Arms_Of_House_of_Ealdgyð.png|<center>House of Ealdgyð</center><br />
File:Coat_of_Arms_Of_House_of_Dáire.png|<center>House of Dáire</center><br />
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== List of Æthic monarchs ==<br />
:''This section is about Æthic monarchs. For Athic monarchs, please go [[here]]''<br />
=== Corraidhíc dynasty ===</div>Demphorhttps://iiwiki.us/mediawiki/index.php?title=Malcom_IV_of_%C3%86thele&diff=67225Malcom IV of Æthele2019-05-08T01:06:14Z<p>Demphor: </p>
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{{Infobox royalty<br />
| name = Malcom IV<br />
| image = Marc_Garneau_-_2018_(42748534304)_(cropped).jpg<br />
| image_size = 220px<br />
| caption = <br />
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| succession = [[Monarchy of Æthele|King of the Æthics]] <br />
| moretext = (Cyng sé Æthréd)<br />
| reign = 12 July 2001 – present<br />
| coronation = 30 July 2001 <br />
| predecessor = [[Nicholas XII of Æthele|Nicholas XII]]<br />
| cor-type =<br />
|suc-type = Heir presumptive{{nbsp}}<br />
|successor = [[Lothair, First Prince of Corraidhín]]<br />
|reg-type = Lord Ministers{{nbsp}}<br />
|regent = {{List collapsed|title=''See list''|1=[[Douglass Wynstonn]] <small>(since 2010)</small>|2=[[Reagan Bullsworth]] <small>(2005-2010)</small>|3=[[John Francys]] <small>(2001-2005)</small>}}<br />
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| spouse = {{marriage|[[Rebecca Nelsyn]]|15 December 1995}}<br />
| issue = {{ubl<br />
| [[Lothair, First Prince of Corraidhín]]<br />
| [[Lorona, First Princess of Corraidhín]]<br />
| [[Marvin, Second Prince of Corraidhín]]<br />
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| full name = Malcom Æquilys Francís Corraidhín<br />
| house = [[House of Corraidhín|Corraidhín]]<br />
| father = [[Nicholas XII of Æthele|Nicholas XII]]<br />
| mother = [[Anne Lothland]]<br />
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1970|2|23|df=y}}<br />
| birth_place = [[Royal Court of Edmond]], [[Edmond]], [[Æthele]]<br />
| religion = {{wp|Roman Catholic Church|Fabrian Catholic}}<br />
|}}<br />
Malcom IV (Malcom Æquilys Francís Corraidhín; b. 23 February 1970) is the reigning King of the Æthics and x monarch of Æthele. His reign began on 12 July 2001 after his father, [[Nicholas XII of Æthele|Nicholas XII]], died of a stroke at the [[Royal Court of Edmond]]. <br />
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Malcom is the oldest and only surviving descendant of Nicholas XII and Anne Lothland. His younger brother, [[Kenneth, First Prince of Corraidhín|Kenneth]], died suddenly and unexpectedly when Malcom was 9 years old. He was educated at [[Leornunghús sé Edmond]] for his primary and secondary education, obtaining a degree in Art History. Following his graduation in 1992, he toured the world and in 1995 married Rebecca Nelsyn, an Æthic noblewoman. Together they have had three children.<br />
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Malcom's reign is relatively stable compared to the crisis of his father and [[Nicholas XI of Æthele|grandfather]].</div>Demphorhttps://iiwiki.us/mediawiki/index.php?title=Monarchy_of_%C3%86thele&diff=67221Monarchy of Æthele2019-05-08T00:47:52Z<p>Demphor: /* Major Houses */</p>
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<div>{{Infobox Monarchy<br />
| border = royal<br />
| royal_title = King<br />
| realm = the Æthics<br />
| native_name = Cyng sé Æthréd<br />
| coatofarms = ÆtheleCoat2019.png <br />
| coatofarms_article = Coat of arms of the King<br />
| type = non-commonwealth<br />
| image = Malcom_IV_Æthele.jpg<br />
| incumbent = [[Malcom IV of Æthele|Malcom IV]]<br />
| incumbentsince = 12 July 2001<br />
| his/her = His Royal <br />
| heir_apparent = <br />
| heir_presumptive = [[Lothair, First Prince of Corraidhín]]<br />
| first_monarch = [[Duncan I of Æthele|Duncan I]]<br />
| date = 865 C.E.<br />
| residence = [[Royal Court of Edmond]], [[Edmond]]<br />
| website = <br />
}}<br />
The '''King of the Æthics''' is the monarch of the [[Æthele|Kingdom of Æthele]]. The Æthic Throne is controlled by the [[House of Corraidhín]], a family dynasty that united Æthele in [[Athic Crusade|865 C.E.]] and has ruled to the present day. There is no strict legal or formal definition in Æthics law of who is or is not a member of the Royal Family, and different lists will include different people.<br />
<br />
There are several major houses and cadet branches in Æthele, and hundreds of smaller houses as well.<br />
<br />
== Constitutional Role ==<br />
<br />
=== Recognition of Lord Minister ===<br />
<br />
=== Dissolution of the House of Delegates ===<br />
<br />
The King has the right to call for "''Gedal''," or dissolution of the House of Delegates. Use of the gedal was common up until 1866, after the passage of the [[Elections Act of 1866|Elections Act]]. The monarch could in theory unilaterally dismiss the lord minister, but in practice the lord minister's term nowadays comes to an end only by electoral defeat, death, or resignation. The last monarch to remove the prime minister was Wealhmær VI, who dismissed Robert Cynefrið in 1834.<br />
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== History ==<br />
=== Athic monarchs ===<br />
:''See also: [[List of Athic kingdoms and monarchs]]''<br />
=== Athic Crusade ===<br />
:''See also: [[Athic Crusade]]''<br />
=== War of Æthic Succession ===<br />
=== 20th century ===<br />
== Masonic role ==<br />
== Succession ==<br />
Succession is governed by the statue of the [[Acts of Succession (1300)|Acts of Succession of 1300]]. The rules of succession may only be changed by an Act of the House; it is not possible for an individual to renounce his or her right of succession.<br />
<br />
Upon the death of a sovereign, their most immediate heir immediately and automatically succeeds, and the accession of the new sovereign is publicly proclaimed by the [[Royal Secretary of Æthele|Royal Secretary]] at the [[Royal Court of Edmond]]. Upon their accession, a new sovereign is required by law to make and subscribe to the [[Oath of the Æthics]]. The monarch is usually crowned in Edmond Cathedral, normally by the Archbishop of Edmond. A coronation must be completed within the first 2 months of a sovereign's reign; indeed, the ceremony usually takes between 15 and 30 days of a monarch's ascension to the throne. When an individual ascends to the throne, it is expected they will reign until death.<br />
=== Restrictions of gender and religion ===<br />
=== Regency ===<br />
== List of Æthic Houses ==<br />
=== Major Houses ===<br />
<center><gallery><br />
File:Coat_of_Arms_of_House_of_Corraidhín.png|<center>[[House of Corraidhín]]</center><br />
File:Coat_of_Arms_Of_House_of_Donneset.png|<center>House of Donneset</center><br />
File:Coat_of_Arms_Of_House_of_Valland.png|<center>House of Valland</center><br />
File:Coat_of_Arms_Of_House_of_Meadwine2.png|<center>House of Meadwine</center><br />
File:Coat_of_Arms_Of_House_of_Ealdgyð.png|<center>House of Ealdgyð</center><br />
File:Coat_of_Arms_Of_House_of_Dáire.png|<center>House of Dáire</center><br />
</gallery></center><br />
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== List of Æthic monarchs ==<br />
:''This section is about Æthic monarchs. For Athic monarchs, please go [[here]]''<br />
=== Corraidhíc dynasty ===</div>Demphorhttps://iiwiki.us/mediawiki/index.php?title=File:Coat_of_Arms_Of_House_of_D%C3%A1ire.png&diff=67220File:Coat of Arms Of House of Dáire.png2019-05-08T00:47:39Z<p>Demphor: </p>
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