Jarldom of East Gotnii
Jarldom of East Gotnii Jarlríki af Austurgotnii ᛃᚨᚱᛚᚱÍᚲᛁ ᚨᚠ ᚨᚢᛊᛏᚢᚱᚷᛟᛏᚾᛁᛁ | |||||||||||
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c. 435–917 | |||||||||||
Status | Vassal of the Ateenian Empire | ||||||||||
Capital | Sækjahöfn | ||||||||||
Common languages | Proto-Ateenian (2nd to 8th centuries) Old Ateenian (7th to 14th centuries) Ol Götaish (9th century to 917) | ||||||||||
Religion | Old Vjoldinism Christianity (550-917) Old Norse Paganism | ||||||||||
Demonym(s) | Götnai | ||||||||||
Government | Vituráð | ||||||||||
Jarl | |||||||||||
• 435-454 (first) | Arnórr I | ||||||||||
• 555-567 | Baggi | ||||||||||
• 739-753 | Ivarr | ||||||||||
• 819-824 | Tuilelaith | ||||||||||
• 907-917 (last) | Geirroðr | ||||||||||
Historical era | Viking Age, Early Christian, Middle Ages | ||||||||||
• Spit of Gotnii Jarldoms | c. 435 | ||||||||||
21 August 916 | |||||||||||
• Creation of the Kingdom of Gotneska-Mealláig | 8 March 917 | ||||||||||
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Today part of | Gotneska |
The Jarldom of Gotnaii (Old Ateenian: ᛃᚨᚱᛚᚱÍᚲᛁ ᚨᚠ ᚨᚢᛊᛏᚢᚱᚷᛟᛏᚾᛁᛁ) or (Old Götaish: Jarlríki af Austurgotnii). Was a Jarldom and vessel state of the Ateenian Empire. East Gotnii was established around the year 435 AD. With Arnórr I being the first Jarl for the newly created Austurgotnii.
From writings around the time of the event, most of which are recorded by there Córda neighbors, say that the Jarldom was created out of what was the larger Jarldom of Gotnii, and because of political and religious beliefs spite the Jarldom into two West & East. The eastern Jarldom being much more tyrant towards there new Christian friends. As East Gotnii had a much larger Cordic population then it’s western half did, as the west wasn’t as merciful to the lands native inhabitants.