Guþia

Guþia (Guþian:𐌲𐌿𐌸𐌰 Guþa) officially United Kingdom of Guþia and Hrandelica (Guþian:𐌲𐌰𐌲𐌰𐌷𐌰𐍆𐍄𐌹𐌳𐌰 𐌸𐌹𐌿𐌳𐌰𐌽𐌲𐌰𐍂𐌳𐌾𐍉𐍃 𐌲𐌿𐌸𐌰 𐌾𐌰𐌷 𐌷𐍂𐌰𐌽𐌳𐌴𐌻𐌴𐌹𐌺 Gagahaftida Thiudangardjos Guþa jah Hrandeleik ) is a nation in Alemannia, Asura. It consists of three islands: Guþenia, Uterria, and Hrandelica.

Due to its extremely frigid climate, Guþia was uninhabited until the 6th century BCE, when various Guþian and Hrandel tribes emigrated there. In the late 1st century CE, the Guþian tribes of Guþenia and Uterria were united under Valamir I, the first king of Guþia, in what became known as the Guþian war of Unification. He was the founder of the Valamirid Dynasty. Because the Guþians had not developed writing at the time, it is nearly impossible to verify whether Valamir was a historical figure. However, archaeological evidence shows there was a major conflict at this time, so it is likely that the Guþian war of unification did occur. Similarly, the Hrandels unified in c.350 CE, although this was a peaceful unification. Hrandel chieftains met in the city of Hostria to discuss the possibility of unifying under a single monarch. Eventually, it was decided that Gelimer, one of the most prominent Hrandel chieftains on the island, would be the new king. However, the Hrandel Kingdom would only last around 85 years before being conquered by the Guþians.

Beginning in the early 4th century, missionaries from the Fiorentine Empire began to preach Alydianism to the Guþians. It quickly became popular and soon, the majority of the Guþian population was Alydian. It was during this time that the Guþian alphabet was created, after the Guþians were introduced to writing. In c.380 CE, the pagan Valamirid dynasty was overthrown by the Alydian Alaric I, who established the Tiberid dynasty, named after St. Tiberius, Alaric's grandfather who was a Fiorentine missionary who settled in Guþia.

In 420, Alaric II, Alaric I's son, declared war on the Hrandel Kingdom, and in 425 he conquered it completely. As a result, Hrandelica was soon converted to Alydianism, although the Hrandel identity and language remained intact, as it does today. In the following centuries, kings of Guþia would claim a divine right to rule, in order to solidify their legitimacy.

During the 8th and 9th centuries, feudalism gradually became adopted in Guþia, and nobles were given considerably more power. Although the king still retained absolute authority, the nobles still had much influence. In the 10th century, Trúathi missionaries from Glanodel began to spread their religion in Guþia. The spread of this religion was perceived as a threat by king Fritigern VII who saw it as questioning his legitimacy to rule, since for so long Guþian monarchs had claimed it was their "divine right". In response, he declared Trúathi a heresy in 968, and had its followers sentenced to death. Fredebal IV, the Trúathi duke of Hrandelica, then revolted, soon winning the revolt and becoming king of Guþia. He then began persecuting Alydians in his realm. In 1049, after decades of the persecution of Alydians in Guþia, the Pontiff declared a crusade for the nation. The crusade was successful, and in 1053, Robert FitzAlbert, a Newreyan nobleman, was crowned king of Guþia. He began to bring Midrasian and Newreyan immigrants into the country, in an effort to increase the Alydian population, as well as beginning a purge of Trúathis from the realm. Most of the Midrasian and Newreyan immigrants were soon integrated into Guþian culture, but small Midrasian and Newreyan communities do exist today. His dynasty, the House of FitzAlbert, ruled Guþia until 1820.

In the 17th century, feudalism was formally abolished in Guþia, though the nation remained and absolute monarchy. Also during this time, Guþia became involved in the slave trade. Guþian sailors began to explore the coast of Majula, where they traded with some of the natives for slaves. In 1813, the corrupt king þeodoric X ascended to the Guþian throne. He was known for wasting the treasury on lavish feasts and paying little heed to the needs of his people. He was also known for imposing harsh taxes on the peasants, which further angered them, knowing most of it was spent on lavish feasts. As a result, on June 4th, 1820, the peasants rose up, lead by Count Valamir of Hannara,