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The name "''Aurora Islands''" ({{wp|Inari Sami|Auroran Annic}}: ''Kuovskâssuolluuh'', {{wp|german language|Weranian}}: ''Nordlichterinseln'') comes from the {{wp|archipelago|archopilago's}} {{wp|latin language|Solarian}} name, "''Insulae Aurorae''" meaning "''islands of the lights''." It gets this name from the {{wp|northern lights}} (''Aurora borealis''), a natural phenomenon that occurs frequently from late August to early April on the islands. It was given to the islands by {{wp|Christianity|Sotirian}} {{wp|missionaries}} and became widely used from the 10th century onwards. | The name "''Aurora Islands''" ({{wp|Inari Sami|Auroran Annic}}: ''Kuovskâssuolluuh'', {{wp|german language|Weranian}}: ''Nordlichterinseln'') comes from the {{wp|archipelago|archopilago's}} {{wp|latin language|Solarian}} name, "''Insulae Aurorae''" meaning "''islands of the lights''." It gets this name from the {{wp|northern lights}} (''Aurora borealis''), a natural phenomenon that occurs frequently from late August to early April on the islands. It was given to the islands by {{wp|Christianity|Sotirian}} {{wp|missionaries}} and became widely used from the 10th century onwards. | ||
== History == | == History == | ||
=== Settlement and | === Settlement and early history === | ||
[[File:Þjóðveldisbær.jpg|250px|thumb|left|A reconstructed {{wp|Old Norse|Ejderic}} homestead in [[Uceskällee]]]] | |||
According to the [[Alþyðubók]], a list of records detailing the inhabitants of the Aurora Islands compiled between 792 and 812 CE, the first settlers of the islands arrived in 736 CE. They were primarily {{wp|Old Norse|Ejderic people}} with a minority of {{wp|Sami people|Annic people}} also mentioned in the records largely as {{wp|thralls}}, wives and {{wp|labourers}}. The settlers introduced several species intentionally to the islands such as the {{wp|mink}} and {{wp|hare}}, while others such as the {{wp|house mouse}} were introduced unintentionally. The economy of the Aurora Islands was based largely around fishing and around farming to a lesser extent. The islands relied on trade with [[Euclea|Northern Euclea]]. | |||
Early Auroran society was headed by a {{wp|chieftain}} referred to as a "{{wp|Hersir}}" who was in charge of the military defence of the islands. This title was ever held by three people in the Aurora Islands: [[Arne of Stórrstaðr]] (739-755), [[Halfgal Arnesson]] (755-761) and [[Ráfi the Maiden]] (761-804). The Hersirs of the Aurora Islands bore alligience to the king of [[Staðhafi]]. Besides a leader in the form of the Hersir, early Auroran society had a distinctive lack of political authority. Most disputes were solved on an individual or family basis. Sometimes disputes between families developed into generations-long bloodfeuds. Following the death of [[Ráfi the Maiden]] in 804 CE, a four-month-long conflict broke out known as the [[Blood Months]] which left the islands without a claimant for the title. | |||
=== Marauder Age === | === Marauder Age === | ||
==Geography == | ==Geography == | ||
== Government and Politics== | == Government and Politics== | ||
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Crownland of the Aurora Islands | |
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Crownland of the Weranian Confederation | |
 Flag  Coat of arms | |
| Motto(s): Tääbbin mij láá jeđe teehi mij pääccip (Auroran Annic) "Here we are, and so here we shall remain" In Treue fest (Weranian) Oskolâšvuođâst nanos (Auroran Annic) "Steadfast in loyalty" | |
| Anthem: "Was ist des Ostischen Vaterland?" "What is the Weranic’s fatherland?"  | |
| Regional anthem: "Suolluin" "On the islands" | |
 Location of the Aurora Islands (circled in red) in Northern Euclea | |
| Country | Weranian Confederation |
| Weber Purchase | 14 May 1682 |
| Capital | Niedkirch |
| Official languages | Auroran Annic, Weranian |
| Religion | Solarian Catholicism |
| Demonym(s) | Aurora Islander (Official) Auroran |
| Government | Parliamentary constitutional monarchy |
• Monarch | Charlotte I |
| Otto von Hößlin | |
• Premier | Geažotmiella Gápepärni |
| Legislature | Laahâkodde/Gesetztag |
| Area | |
• Total | 2,183 km2 (843 sq mi) |
| Population | |
• 2018 estimate | 132,854 |
• Density | 60.5/km2 (156.7/sq mi) |
| GDP (PPP) | 2018 estimate |
• Total | $4.9 billion |
• Per capita | $37,230 |
| GDP (nominal) | 2018 estimate |
• Total | $5.1 billion |
• Per capita | $38,190 |
| HDI | 0.965 very high |
| Currency | Euclo (€) (EUC) |
| Date format | dd/mm/yyyy |
| Driving side | left |
| Calling code | +425 |
| Internet TLD | .ai |
The Aurora Islands (Auroran Annic: Kuovskâssuolluuh [ˈkuo̯vːskɐˌsːuo̯lːuːh]; Weranian: Nordlichterinseln [ˈnɔːtlɪçtɐʁˌɪnzl̩n]), officially the Crownland of the Aurora Islands (Auroran Annic: Kuovskâssuollui ruvnâeennâm, Weranian: Kronland der Nordlichterinseln) is an archipelago and a self-governing crownland of the Weranian Confederation located in the Avanaric Sea. The total area of the islands is around 2,183 square kilometres, and its population is estimated to be 132,800. The capital and the largest city of the Aurora Islands is Niedkirch.
Prior to settlement, the Aurora Islands were used sporadically as a fishing and whaling spot by Ejderic fishermen. The islands were initially settled by Ejderic people who brought with them Annic thralls, wives and labourers in 705 CE. The onset of the Marauder Age from the 9th century onwards saw the arrival of Sotirian missionaries and an increasing number of displaced Annic people fleeing Ghaillish conquest and raiding resutling in the Annic population overtaking the original Ejderic settlers. The Aurora Islands were subject to intermittent raiding and Sotirianisation throughout the Middle Ages. By the late 10th century, the islands were almost fully Sotirian. Weranic merhcants began trading with the islands in significant amounts from 1321 onwards. This led to the establishment of a mercnatile political order and the formation of the Gesetztag in 1443.
The Weber Family sold the Aurora Islands to the House of Kotzauberg on 14th of May 1682 which created a personal union between the Aurora Islands and the Kingdom of Roetenberg. The islands retained a high degree of self-rule in the union. Following Weranian Unification in the mid 1800s, the relationship between the islands and Werania was reformed where the Aurora Islands were designated a crownland of Werania in 1872. The antebellum period before the Great War saw internal political instability in the country in the form of protests. Ultimately, agreement was reached where universal suffrage would be passed in order to avoid conflict. The Aurora Islands had historically been an agrarian nation with an economy based on fishing until the late 1950s. The Weranian entry into the Euclean Community in 1955 resulted in a long period of sustained economic growth as Euclean companies moved into the islands to take advantage of loose tax laws making it into an offshore financial centre.
Today the Aurora Islands is a self-governing dependent territory of Werania. Its government is a democratic parliamentary constitutional monarchy that is in a personal union with the Grand Duchy of Roetenberg through the House of Kotzauberg. Following the ascension of Charlotte II to the Weranian Federal Presidency in 1987, this union has extended to the confederation as a whole. The islands are composed of X municipalities the largest of which is Niedkirch, the country's capital where over a third of the population lives. It posesses a developed high-income economy the largest sectors of which are fishing and finance.
Etymology
The name "Aurora Islands" (Auroran Annic: Kuovskâssuolluuh, Weranian: Nordlichterinseln) comes from the archopilago's Solarian name, "Insulae Aurorae" meaning "islands of the lights." It gets this name from the northern lights (Aurora borealis), a natural phenomenon that occurs frequently from late August to early April on the islands. It was given to the islands by Sotirian missionaries and became widely used from the 10th century onwards.
History
Settlement and early history
According to the Alþyðubók, a list of records detailing the inhabitants of the Aurora Islands compiled between 792 and 812 CE, the first settlers of the islands arrived in 736 CE. They were primarily Ejderic people with a minority of Annic people also mentioned in the records largely as thralls, wives and labourers. The settlers introduced several species intentionally to the islands such as the mink and hare, while others such as the house mouse were introduced unintentionally. The economy of the Aurora Islands was based largely around fishing and around farming to a lesser extent. The islands relied on trade with Northern Euclea.
Early Auroran society was headed by a chieftain referred to as a "Hersir" who was in charge of the military defence of the islands. This title was ever held by three people in the Aurora Islands: Arne of Stórrstaðr (739-755), Halfgal Arnesson (755-761) and Ráfi the Maiden (761-804). The Hersirs of the Aurora Islands bore alligience to the king of Staðhafi. Besides a leader in the form of the Hersir, early Auroran society had a distinctive lack of political authority. Most disputes were solved on an individual or family basis. Sometimes disputes between families developed into generations-long bloodfeuds. Following the death of Ráfi the Maiden in 804 CE, a four-month-long conflict broke out known as the Blood Months which left the islands without a claimant for the title.