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.