War of Broken Chains

War of Broken Chains
File:Battle of Gamallhóll.png Artistic depiction of the Battle of Gamallhóll, one of the bloodiest battles of the war.
Date 5 May 1867 (1867-05-05) – 11 November 1871 (1871-11-11) (4 years, 63 days) Location Faldarun Result Imperial victory Slavery abolished, thralldom preserved Territorial integrity preserved End of the Free Jarldoms Power of the Jarls drastically reduced Imperial supremacy cemented
Belligerents
Faldarunic Empire	Free Jarldoms
Commanders and leaders
Aleksander I Aðalsteinn Johnsson Freyr Ari Steinsson Hinrik Hinriksson	Erlendur Sigurdsson  Kristján Aronsson (DOW) Leifur Emil Hilmarsson  Haraldur Hjörtursson

The War of Broken Chains (Faldarunic: ᛋᛐᚱᛁᚧ ᛆᚠ ᛒᚱᚮᛐᛁᚿᚿ ᚴᛂᚧᛁᚢᚱ, tr. Stríð af Brotinn Keðjur) also known to some historians as the First Faldarunic Civil War (Faldarunic: ᛒᚮᚱᚵᛆᚱᛆᛋᛐᛦᚱᛁᚯᛚᛑ ᚠᛦᚱᛋᛐᛆ ᚡᛆᛚᛑᛆᛋᚱᚢᚿ, tr. Borgarastyrjöld Fyrsta Valdasruni) was a civil war in Faldarun, lasting from May 5th 1867 until November 11th 1871. The conflict saw the Free Jarldoms, an alliance of secessionist rebel lords united under the charismatic self-proclaimed High King Erlendur Sigurdsson, fight against the Faldarunic Empire and the Imperial loyalists, under Emperor Aleksander I.

The immediate cause of the war, and the revolt/secession of the southern Jarldoms, was the suggestion by Aleksander to phase out slavery in his own demesne. Many Jarls, not least those in the cotton-farming and agricultural regions such as Hárland and Langhús, saw this as a precursor to a realm-wide ban on slavery. In reality, Aleksander had no such plans, however the southern Jarls gradually feared more and more that their property would be confiscated, and so began to plan for a possible conflict. Additionally, the Marcher-Lords of Nordehuken - at this point still self-governing - continued to desire the independence they lost roughly fifty years prior.

File:Faldarun feudal map wobc.png

Map of Faldarun by Jarl's allegiance during the war.

File:Faldarun feudal map beforev after.png

Map comparing the feudal make-up of the realm before (left) and after (right) the conflict. The outcome of the war allowed the Emperor to solidify his control and redistribute land to loyal subjects.