Alfredo I of Valvexia

Alfredo I
Our Great Protector
Sketch of Alfredo I
King of all Valvexia
Reign	8 May 947 - 6 March 978
Predecessor	Monarchy established
Successor	Alfredo II
High Chief of the Valvexii
Reign	922 - 947
Predecessor	Alanti da Reglas
Successor	Monarchy abolished
Born	Alfredo du Alanti da Reglas c. 896 Ahgorae, Valvexii Chiefdom
Died	10 April 978 (aged 80 - 81 years) Ahgorae, Kingdom of the Valvexans
Burial	The Great Mound, Moundgarden, RCT
Queen-Consort	Marien Valiae
Issue	Alfredo II of Valvexia (c. 943 - 1032) Prince Burtyn of Halfaxa (adopted) (c. 945 - 1018)
House	da Reglas
Father	Alanti, Chief of the Valvexii
Mother	unknown
Religion	Valvexii Paganism

Alfredo I of Valvexia (Alfredo du Alanti da Reglas; c. 896 - 10 April 978) was the chief of the Valvexii tribal nation who suscessfully led "the Great Confederation" against Swagotan and Davan migratory tribal groups during the Wars of Valvexan Reclamation. Following the victory, the other chiefs proclaimed him the "Great Protector of all Valvexia", effectively making him the first monarch of a united Valvexia.

Early Life

Birth

From the inscriptions found in his burial mound at Moundgarden, Alfredo (born Alfredo du Alanti; lit. Alfredo, son of Alanti) was born sometime in 896 CE to Alanti, High Chief of the Valvexii, and an unknown mother. His father, who was elected High Chief in 892, was a member of the Reglasas, a warrior-centric family who claimed descendance from Reglasi the Wise, the legendary first chief of the Valvexii and one of the three sons of the goddess Valvexahni. Since he was born to the High Chief, he was more than likely born in the tribal seat of Ahgorae, which had a population of around 7,500 at the time of his birth.

Young Adulthood

Alfredo reached adulthood in 912 when he turned 16, with accordance to Valvexian tribal traditions. By that time, it was expected that males knew how to hunt and fight, skills that Alfredo was very proficient in. Under his father, the Valvexii began to expand exponentially, expanding westward into the lands of the Airenii. Alfredo often accompanied his father on his campaigns, learning skills and tactics that would help him during his own campaigns. It was also during the 910s where he would first come in contact with mirgratory tribal subgroups of the Davans and Swagotans, groups who had migrated into the Valvexian region two centuries prior. Most native Valvexian groups, including the Valvexii, viewed the Davans and Swagotans with distrust and distain, often leading to attacks and raids by both sides. It was during one such attack by the Davans where High Chief Alanti would be killed.

High Chief of the Valvexii

Alfredo, now 26, was elected High Chief of the Valvexii in 922, succeeding his father. He blamed the Davans for his father's death, and vowed to wage "perpetual war" against them and the Swagotans until both groups were driven out of Valvexia entirely. The first several years of his reign was focused on completing his father's subjugation of the Airenii, which he did after his 925 victory at the Battle of Talferi and the capture of Airenas (present-day Aire). Unrest in Ahgorae, mostly as a result of tension between Alfredo and the Valvexii War Chief Vildero Valiae, nearly led to civil war. Conflict was avoided when Alfredo agreed to marry Valiae's one-year-old daughter, Marien.

Formation of the Great Confederation

With the unexpected death of High Chief Alanti, along with a power struggle amongst the chiefs of the Woshon, Davan attacks and incursions into central Valvexia became more common. Out of concern for the growing threat in the south, Alfredo convened a meeting of some of the more powerful chiefs in Valvexia in the Summer of 930 at Raedolfen Hill. Attending the meeting, which became known as the Raedolfen Gather, was High Chief Pagonus of the Pagonii, High Chief Mariscko of the Upper Valtunii, Chief Vaella of the Upper Woshon, and Chieftess Aribeses of the Sesadanii. All agreed that the Davans and the Swagotans were a threat to the Valvexian tribes, leading to the formation of an alliance between those in attendance. The alliance, which would become known as the Great Confederation, would come to include the High Chiefdom of Ikara and the High Chiefdom of the Raavi later on.

War with the Davans

First War (933 - 941)

According to the historian Vaeda, the Davan Wars, also known as the Wars of Valvexan Reclamation, began on the Luxenhei in 933. Following mid-day celebrations and an offering to Ikari, the god of war, a combined Valvexii-Woshon force under Vaella and Alfredo's command attacked a Davan warrior outpost near present-day Alloveda, Woshon. After the attack, Davans who were captured or surrendered were executed by Alfredo, marking the first occurrence of Alfredo's controversial executions, leading to a tense relationship with the Davians and the Davian Empire over the following centuries. Following the attack and subsequent mass execution, Davan tribes began to form their own regional confederations as a defense against the Valvexian tribes. The most notable of these confederations was the one led by Ehdo, one of the few Davan leaders recorded by 10th century Valvexians. Alfredo and his allies continued to push the Davans out of Woshon from 933 to 935. The Davans living in Woshon, led by Chief Devdin, made an unsuscessful last stand on the banks of the Western Adenzen river in 935, but he and his forces were soundly defeated.