Nordagard

The Kingdom of Nordagard.To the north lies the savage barbaric kingdom of Nordagard. Its people are barely above their savage tribal neighbors but have a series of agreements with Elysia which deflect Nordic raiders to the warmer southern kingdoms.
 * -850 The first great blot happens in the far north. The smoke can be seen for miles as ancient Nords sacrifice countless people to the gods.


 * -665 The Great Heathen Army roars down from the north brieftly occupying Konstantinoupolis. King Archelaus skull is used as a cup by Great Jarl Bjorn "Greekslayer"


 * -660 Local Noble Stavrakios rallies the Greeks and ousts the Great Jarl burning him at the stake atop the ruins of Konstantinoupolis.


 * -655 Stavrakios the restorer pushes the Nords back into the frozen wastes and continues expanding outwards.


 * -484 Great Jarl Ragnar reunifies the Nords and smashes three Elysian armies causing Emperor Anthimos to pay tribute to the Nords.


 * -482 Great Jarl Ragnar's longships start to rampage across the known world, no shore is safe from the rampaging nords.


 * -479 The Ancient Aquitanian capital falls to Great Jarl Ragnar who burns the city down and salts the ruins, many thralls are taken north back to Nordagard.


 * -460 Great Jarl Ragnar passes away with his sons inheriting various parts of his realm. One of his sons Anton is believed to of landed in the new world and disappeared. Nordic legends insist that one day Anton will sail back from the west and the world will tremble.


 * -440 Sons of Ragnar rampage across Elsyia devastating the land.


 * -412 Ragnars descendants are finally pushed out of Elysia but the Empire is in tatters and partially fragments.


 * -187 Karl becomes the Jarl of Nordagard.


 * -177 Jarl Karl starts the process of freeing Nordagard from the Jarldom of Daneland. He reforms the spearwall shot tactics into more firepower based formations causing his armies to annihilate the Danelanders.


 * -174 Nordagard is finally united and free. Jarl Karl gets on his ship "Wrath of Odin" and sails completely around the Northern and Southern Continents taking care to spit on the ground of each new nation and land he visisted.


 * -128 Karl Jarl dies at age 82 wrestling a Polar Bear.


 * -69 Jarl Canute launches a sudden assault on the Padelian realm burning many cities, however the Padelian revenge was swift. Many Nordic cities are burned in response and for a time the Nords flee inland avoiding their wrath.


 * -8 A Nordic man claiming to be Anton son of Great Jarl Ragnar appears suddenly in Nordagard, claiming to of lived in a new world for centuries. Many wonder how this old Jarl is still alive but all bow before the new Great Jarl regardless. He starts the Era of Colonization for Phaedros.