"slide12" - читать интересную книгу автора (Kerr Katharine - Deverry 05 - The Westlands 01 - A Time of Exile 4.0.html)Political Chronology of the Kingdoms of Deverry and EldiddThe People of Bel flee Northern Gaul by magical
means after Vindex’s failed rebellion against the Emperor Nero and arrive in their new world. The destruction of the Seven Cities of the western
elves by the people known as the Gel da Thae, the Horse Kin. Founding of the Holy City of Dun Deverry after
King Bran sees the omen of the White Sow. Dynasty of the White Mare. Direct rule of King
Bran’s descendants as the small colonies around Dun Deverry spread and
expand up and down the Belaver. Cerrmor founded in 25, Lughcarn in 106. First Interregnum. Death of Bran’s last lineal descendant touches off the fighting, which eventually the Striking Wyvern clan wins. In
disgust, the Hippogriff clan, accompanied by the men of the Dragon, leaves
to found its own kingdom in Eldidd. Dynasty of the Striking Wyvern. Expansion continues rapidly. Colonies in Cantrae and Gwaentaer as well as the
founding of many cities and towns in Deverry proper. By the 380s the
population spread reaches the Eldidd border. Bitter fighting over the
defining of that border brings down Wyvern rule. After much searching for omens, Cynaeval of the
Hippogriff clan founds a royal city in Abernaudd. Cadvaenan of the Dragon founds Aberwyn. Since he
is Cynaeval’s foster brother and much the younger to boot, he cedes
the kingship to the Hippogriff. This arrangement lasts until
Cadvaenan’s death in suspicious circumstances some fifteen years
later. Civil war in Eldidd. At the end, the Hippogriff clan is
the sole royal clan in Eldidd, but the name of the Dragon is allowed to
live on for sentimental reasons. Age of the Warring
Clans. To some scholars, the Second Interregnum, it is not so
much a true civil war, as there is always a titular king in Dun Deverry,
as a time when the Great Clans do pretty much as they
please. There is enough empty land available to make the constant
fighting possible without tearing the society apart, as those
who prefer peace simply move away from disputed
territory. In this period Gwaentaer is heavily colonized; the population builds along the iron routes down from Cerrgonney; there is even limited
settlement in the Auddglyn. In Eldidd, settlers to the
north and the far west make the first contact with the elves, who
withdraw to the west rather than fight over territory that they’ve barely
settled. First contact with Bardek, when a group of Deverry
merchants, bound for Eldidd, are blown off course and carried to the
far islands. After many years of fighting, Adoryc I founds the
dynasty of the Blue Wyvern, the first effectual dynasty in some two hundred years. His power is based on a coalition of the rising new merchant class, the priests of Bel and Wmm, and the lesser clans. Concessions to his allies include royal support of the new Bardek trade and a royal ban against head-hunting. He also divides the estates of some the conquered Great
Clans to reward the lesser, among them the Falcons, Boars, and
Wolves. Adoryc II, Galrion’s father, ascends the throne. Last time a
warrior is ritually beheaded for taking an enemy head. In general, this is a time of prosperity, relative peace, and growing
trade with Bardek. The kingdom of Eldidd, however, begins to
spread east rather than north, and border clashes are common along
the Girysbel range. First Eldidd War. The boundary is eventually settled as running down
the middle of the mountains, a compromise that pleases no one.
During this period Eldidd begins expanding to the west and comes
into the first true conflict with the elves. Second Eldidd War.
Liddmaryc of the Hippogriff lays claim to Cenerrpaen, the odd
triangle of coastal plain by the Girysbel. Eldidd wins and forces a
humiliating treaty, one provision of which is the betrothal of Covramur
of Deverry’s infant daughter to Liddmaryc’s grandson, Waryn. This
marriage gives Eldidd a distant claim to the Deverry throne. Covramur
dies, ushering in the Time of Troubles, as his daughter’s husbands all
lay claim to the throne. There are three claimants, one in Cerrmor,
one in Cantrae, and one in Eldidd. While Cerrmor and Cantrae fight
over the Holy City, Eldidd fights a war of attrition on the border. Capture of Mael, Prince Aberwyn, produces a twenty-year truce
between Cerrmor and Eldidd. The province of Pyrdon rebels from
Eldidd and declares itself a kingdom. The effect on the wars is a
bloody stalemate that drags on for years of raiding,
feints, but no decisive action. Birth of the boy destined to be king of all Deverry,
Maryn, son of King Casyl of Pyrdon. Glyn II of Cerrmor dies without a son. Maryn evades those seeking to harm him by posing as a silver dagger and arrives safely in Cerrmor to claim the throne. Maryn takes the Holy City. The Boars flee to Cantrae
and attempt to establish a rival royal city there. Maryn I, true king of all Deverry, is crowned in the
Holy City. The Final Eldidd War. When Eldidd refuses to make
peace, Maryn conquers the kingdom and reduces it to the status of a
province. Casyl of Pyrdon abdicates in favor of Maryn; Pyrdon
becomes part of the newly unified kingdom. Maryn I dies of the aftereffects of many old wounds,
leaving behind him peace and the dynasty of the Red Wyvern. The
common people are convinced that the gods called him to the
Otherlands so young in order to make a god out of him. In general, a time of reconstruction. When Maryn gives the
gwerbretrhyn of Cantrae to the Southern Rams, what’s left of the
Boars as well as other disgruntled losers flee north to Cerrgonney and
found a loose coalition of independent lordships, who then spend
most of their time squabbling over who will be gwerbret. The kings
ignore them, except for punishing the occasional raid down into
Gwaentaer. Population generally begins to rebuild after the long
bleeding of the wars. Abortive rebellion in Eldidd. King Aeryc crushes it
with the aid of the loyal Pertyc Maelwaedd, Lord Cannobaen, who is rewarded with the gwerbretrhyn of Aberwyn. A flare-up of war with Cerrgonney when the newly
determined gwerbrets attempt to impose their own taxes on the towns
of the Camyn Yraen near their rhans. Aeryc crushes them within a
few months. All trade treaties with Bardek are reviewed and
brought directly under the control of the king. Those between Bardek
and Eldidd are made consonant with those in Deverry proper. The Cerrgonney wars. In 962, King Maryn II, infuriated by
the continuing efforts of the northern gwerbrets to control the iron
trade to their own advantage, declares the rank of gwerbret abolished
in Cerrgonney. His son, Casyl II, finally brings the matter to a
successful conclusion. Thereafter, all Cerrgonney lords swear direct
loyalty to the king. Gwardyn II, who has no sons, marries his daughter to
his brother Savyl’s son, Lallyn, who becomes Lallyn I
of the new dynasty of the Gold Wyvern. Although
such a marriage is legal, the inbreeding takes its toll
in succeeding generations. The founding of the province of Cwm Pecl. The
Stallion clan is given the gwerbretrhyn. Lallyc II ascends the
throne. Political Chronology of the Kingdoms of Deverry and EldiddThe People of Bel flee Northern Gaul by magical
means after Vindex’s failed rebellion against the Emperor Nero and arrive in their new world. The destruction of the Seven Cities of the western
elves by the people known as the Gel da Thae, the Horse Kin. Founding of the Holy City of Dun Deverry after
King Bran sees the omen of the White Sow. Dynasty of the White Mare. Direct rule of King
Bran’s descendants as the small colonies around Dun Deverry spread and
expand up and down the Belaver. Cerrmor founded in 25, Lughcarn in 106. First Interregnum. Death of Bran’s last lineal descendant touches off the fighting, which eventually the Striking Wyvern clan wins. In
disgust, the Hippogriff clan, accompanied by the men of the Dragon, leaves
to found its own kingdom in Eldidd. Dynasty of the Striking Wyvern. Expansion continues rapidly. Colonies in Cantrae and Gwaentaer as well as the
founding of many cities and towns in Deverry proper. By the 380s the
population spread reaches the Eldidd border. Bitter fighting over the
defining of that border brings down Wyvern rule. After much searching for omens, Cynaeval of the
Hippogriff clan founds a royal city in Abernaudd. Cadvaenan of the Dragon founds Aberwyn. Since he
is Cynaeval’s foster brother and much the younger to boot, he cedes
the kingship to the Hippogriff. This arrangement lasts until
Cadvaenan’s death in suspicious circumstances some fifteen years
later. Civil war in Eldidd. At the end, the Hippogriff clan is
the sole royal clan in Eldidd, but the name of the Dragon is allowed to
live on for sentimental reasons. Age of the Warring
Clans. To some scholars, the Second Interregnum, it is not so
much a true civil war, as there is always a titular king in Dun Deverry,
as a time when the Great Clans do pretty much as they
please. There is enough empty land available to make the constant
fighting possible without tearing the society apart, as those
who prefer peace simply move away from disputed
territory. In this period Gwaentaer is heavily colonized; the population builds along the iron routes down from Cerrgonney; there is even limited
settlement in the Auddglyn. In Eldidd, settlers to the
north and the far west make the first contact with the elves, who
withdraw to the west rather than fight over territory that they’ve barely
settled. First contact with Bardek, when a group of Deverry
merchants, bound for Eldidd, are blown off course and carried to the
far islands. After many years of fighting, Adoryc I founds the
dynasty of the Blue Wyvern, the first effectual dynasty in some two hundred years. His power is based on a coalition of the rising new merchant class, the priests of Bel and Wmm, and the lesser clans. Concessions to his allies include royal support of the new Bardek trade and a royal ban against head-hunting. He also divides the estates of some the conquered Great
Clans to reward the lesser, among them the Falcons, Boars, and
Wolves. Adoryc II, Galrion’s father, ascends the throne. Last time a
warrior is ritually beheaded for taking an enemy head. In general, this is a time of prosperity, relative peace, and growing
trade with Bardek. The kingdom of Eldidd, however, begins to
spread east rather than north, and border clashes are common along
the Girysbel range. First Eldidd War. The boundary is eventually settled as running down
the middle of the mountains, a compromise that pleases no one.
During this period Eldidd begins expanding to the west and comes
into the first true conflict with the elves. Second Eldidd War.
Liddmaryc of the Hippogriff lays claim to Cenerrpaen, the odd
triangle of coastal plain by the Girysbel. Eldidd wins and forces a
humiliating treaty, one provision of which is the betrothal of Covramur
of Deverry’s infant daughter to Liddmaryc’s grandson, Waryn. This
marriage gives Eldidd a distant claim to the Deverry throne. Covramur
dies, ushering in the Time of Troubles, as his daughter’s husbands all
lay claim to the throne. There are three claimants, one in Cerrmor,
one in Cantrae, and one in Eldidd. While Cerrmor and Cantrae fight
over the Holy City, Eldidd fights a war of attrition on the border. Capture of Mael, Prince Aberwyn, produces a twenty-year truce
between Cerrmor and Eldidd. The province of Pyrdon rebels from
Eldidd and declares itself a kingdom. The effect on the wars is a
bloody stalemate that drags on for years of raiding,
feints, but no decisive action. Birth of the boy destined to be king of all Deverry,
Maryn, son of King Casyl of Pyrdon. Glyn II of Cerrmor dies without a son. Maryn evades those seeking to harm him by posing as a silver dagger and arrives safely in Cerrmor to claim the throne. Maryn takes the Holy City. The Boars flee to Cantrae
and attempt to establish a rival royal city there. Maryn I, true king of all Deverry, is crowned in the
Holy City. The Final Eldidd War. When Eldidd refuses to make
peace, Maryn conquers the kingdom and reduces it to the status of a
province. Casyl of Pyrdon abdicates in favor of Maryn; Pyrdon
becomes part of the newly unified kingdom. Maryn I dies of the aftereffects of many old wounds,
leaving behind him peace and the dynasty of the Red Wyvern. The
common people are convinced that the gods called him to the
Otherlands so young in order to make a god out of him. In general, a time of reconstruction. When Maryn gives the
gwerbretrhyn of Cantrae to the Southern Rams, what’s left of the
Boars as well as other disgruntled losers flee north to Cerrgonney and
found a loose coalition of independent lordships, who then spend
most of their time squabbling over who will be gwerbret. The kings
ignore them, except for punishing the occasional raid down into
Gwaentaer. Population generally begins to rebuild after the long
bleeding of the wars. Abortive rebellion in Eldidd. King Aeryc crushes it
with the aid of the loyal Pertyc Maelwaedd, Lord Cannobaen, who is rewarded with the gwerbretrhyn of Aberwyn. A flare-up of war with Cerrgonney when the newly
determined gwerbrets attempt to impose their own taxes on the towns
of the Camyn Yraen near their rhans. Aeryc crushes them within a
few months. All trade treaties with Bardek are reviewed and
brought directly under the control of the king. Those between Bardek
and Eldidd are made consonant with those in Deverry proper. The Cerrgonney wars. In 962, King Maryn II, infuriated by
the continuing efforts of the northern gwerbrets to control the iron
trade to their own advantage, declares the rank of gwerbret abolished
in Cerrgonney. His son, Casyl II, finally brings the matter to a
successful conclusion. Thereafter, all Cerrgonney lords swear direct
loyalty to the king. Gwardyn II, who has no sons, marries his daughter to
his brother Savyl’s son, Lallyn, who becomes Lallyn I
of the new dynasty of the Gold Wyvern. Although
such a marriage is legal, the inbreeding takes its toll
in succeeding generations. The founding of the province of Cwm Pecl. The
Stallion clan is given the gwerbretrhyn. Lallyc II ascends the
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