Cuthish–Mascyllary enmity

Johann Tenzel: Mascane am Marterpfahl, Fackel magazine of 7 August 1906

Cuthish–Mascyllary enmity (alternatively Cutho–Mascyllary hateship) (Cuthish: X, Hesurian Kusisch–maskillische Feindschaft), famously known as Erbfeindschaft (pronounced: [ˈɛɐ̯pfaɪ̯ntʃaft]), was a concept and idea of unavoidable hostile and waring relations between the Mascyllary and Cuthish people, arising in the early 18th century with the partitions of Cuthland and a row of subsequent conflicts. Driven by mutual revanchism and ultra-nationalism, Mascylla would go on to openly confront Cuthland politically and economically, making it an important factor in the Alhstead Wars (1832–1841), the Great War (1911–1916), the Great Game (1943–1992), and X. After the collapse of the communist bloc in the 1990s, relations eased somewhat but were severely strained with the expansion of the Telmerian Union and the Ochoccola War.

Presented by author Markus Aschfahl in 1857, it describes how the geography of both nations reinforce a plausible motion of regional hegemony, and thus are forced to compete and rival over said influence. Despite his detailed work, reasons for the rivalry are not uniform and have been variously interpreted and formulated. Factors such as cultural, linguistic, and political differences have been raised as possible causes, though others see its origin in the semi-personal relationships of the respective leaders of the monarchies.

Political consequences

Further reading: Partitions of Cuthland

19th century conflicts

Further reading: Cutho-Mascyllary War

Continental War

Main article: Great War

Revolutions and interwar period

Main articles: Cuthish Revolution, Mascyllary Revolution

Great Game

Further reading: Melasian Crisis, Dytika test

Reconciliation attempt by ?

Main article: Ernst Lehmann

End of the Erbfeindschaft: after 1989

Further reading: Cuthland-Waldrich–Mascylla relations