Björkism
Björkism is a chronological sect that was declared Útblót by the chronological arch cleric in the 12th century due to large splits between the Björkist movements and the powerful chronological church in ideology.
Origins
The Origin of the Björkism was a reaction to a stronger crown, feudalism and a stronger chronological temple. Those that followed the Björkism were generally in favour of states that just were a unified under a single king that would as traditionally had been the case centuries ago just rule over disputes in large tings and hold the necessary rituals needed to please the gods. Another point was their desire to reform the entire chronological faith into a unified faith with a unified doctrine instead of the major sects that had historically kept to their own business and answered to the arch cleric in the city of the burning rose according to old agreement but did not follow the main chronological doctrine of Gudarföljare. Generally were these people, people that lived in the Scanderan forests, mountains and far away from the much richer coastlines, rivers and the rich farmlands in the south.
The founder of Björkism was a man named Björk Egelssen that was a cleric living in the central regions of Scandera. He just as most other tribal people were suspicious to the growing power of the crown and the church that often broke up tribal structure and feudalized the Scanderan nations more and more. During his life so were Björk considered just a minor cleric but the chronologically did however not bother with him, despite his growing influence amongst the more isolated peoples. Björk himself never saw his movement rise up but he died from a sickness he acquired from living on the road.
Opponents
The foes they faced called themselves "the believers of the true faiths" and generally included the wealthy Imerian and Vedian landlords. Both feudal lords and great farmers, Erathian city state rulers and several tribes that were generally in favour of the way the world was going. Example of such tribes included the tribes of the northern iceplains that happily followed their own version of the holy chronicles where the gods were subservient to the spirits, the people of Jarnarna, Sundet, and Asterarna that followed Jarntro where the god of the ocean Arv was the king of the gods instead of Rasmer and were unhappy about the idea of abandoning their faith as well as people from Karjamnjaka that worshipped the dragongod as the king of the gods rather than Rasmer.
General beliefs
Those that followed the Björksist ways thought that it was sinful to have the rich and powerful chronological temple where the various chronological sects allowed to practice their own version of the chronicles in peace as they believed there could be only but one truth and that their holy prophet had given them that truth. They also heavily believed that there should be no power over men but that of the gods and that of themselves and that the duties of the arch cleric should be restricted to dictating canon while kings should lose all their power but that of lording over tings and leading rituals. There were also issues between the dating of chronological festivities and later Björksist even said that Rasmer had not been born out of a rose but out of a birch and that sacrifices should be held to them rather than to roses and fires.
The war of three faiths
After Björk's death did the chronologically start to deal with the movement and he was declared Útblót and just like most of his more influential supporters and disciple and the chronologically demanded that they should return to the city of the holy rose to defend their actions and views. Quite a few of these men were arrested and forced to denounce Björk but several did not show up and remained in the forests and hills. Similarly did the new moment EinIld arise in the east and started to crack down heavily on Björkism.
This outrage was what started the Björkist war as most people of the new sect rose up to avenge their leaders and holy heads and started by attacking and burning chronological temples as well as royal representatives. There were however also several tribes that still followed the ways of the holy chronologically and most of these actively started to resist their neighbours and the various kings and city states that rose up in defence of the gudaföljar sect.
The war did in the end mark the decline in tribal powers as the supporters of the arch clerics won the war and the Björkist sect was reported to entirely converted a century later.