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	=== Climate and Vegetation ===		=== Climate and Vegetation ===
	[[File:Sgùrr nan Gillean.jpg\|thumb\|The barren, wet landscapes of Scotland and Northern Ireland were the main inspiration of Belkondíl’s cold west]]		[[File:Sgùrr nan Gillean.jpg\|thumb\|alt=View of the Sgùrr nan Gillean on the Isle of Skye, Scotland\|The barren, wet landscapes of Scotland and Northern Ireland were the main inspiration of Belkondíl’s cold west]]
	The climate of Belkondíl is determined both by its relatively flat relief and by its location in between two oceans. The shallow hills of the west provide little protection from the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Westerlies westerlies], leaving most of Belkondíl's west coast exposed to [[Runion\|Runion's]] harsh climate. Vegetation in this part is particularly sparse, with heath and moorland stretching over miles without as much as a small forest. Rain is frequent all year round, with moderate summers and mild winters. This area is among the most sparsely populated in all of Elondor and extends eastward roughly to the Brethan valley and south until [[Noldorin\|Tár-Noldorin]] and the western shores of the [[White Sea]], including most of [[Tarébras]], [[Atrissar]], [[Orinion]], [[Noldorin]], and the [[Mairn]]. Crops grown here are largely restricted to rye, barley, and flax, but farming is focussed on animal husbandry, chiefly of cattle and sheep, and fishing in the lush waters of the Runion.		The climate of Belkondíl is determined both by its relatively flat relief and by its location in between two oceans. The shallow hills of the west provide little protection from the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Westerlies westerlies], leaving most of Belkondíl's west coast exposed to [[Runion\|Runion's]] harsh climate. Vegetation in this part is particularly sparse, with heath and moorland stretching over miles without as much as a small forest. Rain is frequent all year round, with moderate summers and mild winters. This area is among the most sparsely populated in all of Elondor and extends eastward roughly to the Brethan valley and south until [[Noldorin\|Tár-Noldorin]] and the western shores of the [[White Sea]], including most of [[Tarébras]], [[Atrissar]], [[Orinion]], [[Noldorin]], and the [[Mairn]]. Crops grown here are largely restricted to rye, barley, and flax, but farming is focussed on animal husbandry, chiefly of cattle and sheep, and fishing in the lush waters of the Runion.

	[[File:Dartmoor.jpg\|thumb\|The warmer rolling hills of the Dartmoor inspired the more fertile eastern parts of Belkondíl.]]		[[File:Dartmoor.jpg\|thumb\|alt=Two horses before a background of rolling hills in Dartmoor, Devon, Engand\|The warmer rolling hills of the Dartmoor inspired the more fertile eastern parts of Belkondíl.]]
	The lands east of the Brethan, and especially east of the Cëlac, are influenced by the somewhat milder climate of the western Timesthe. While still considerably colder than [[Seligon]], which is reached directly by the warm waters of the [[Timesthian Current]] before they cool along the shores of [[Old Seligon]], eastern Belkondíl is more densely forested and in general more suitable for the cultivation of crops. The [[Rouningwood]], a mixed forest reaching from the [[Dôkob\|River Dôkob]] eastward until [[Singrall]], is among the longest continuous woodland areas within the Lécaronian domain and of great economic and cultural significance.		The lands east of the Brethan, and especially east of the Cëlac, are influenced by the somewhat milder climate of the western Timesthe. While still considerably colder than [[Seligon]], which is reached directly by the warm waters of the [[Timesthian Current]] before they cool along the shores of [[Old Seligon]], eastern Belkondíl is more densely forested and in general more suitable for the cultivation of crops. The [[Rouningwood]], a mixed forest reaching from the [[Dôkob\|River Dôkob]] eastward until [[Singrall]], is among the longest continuous woodland areas within the Lécaronian domain and of great economic and cultural significance.

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	It is this centrality that finally also brings Belkondíl back in the focus of war and unrest. In the troublesome 7th century L.R., when Lécaron reaches the high of its power only to within half a century lose most of its territory, Belkondíl experiences the first major external conflict in centuries. After Lécaron's critical defeat in the [[Geranian War of Independence]] 666‒672, the young [[Kingdom of Geran]] does not halt once its own lands are liberated. In the early summer of 687, the Geranian cavalry crosses the Ilathw and invades Ortûlék, beginning the devastating four-year [[Geranian War]]. The fatal [[Battle of Talis]] of 691 forces Lécaron into a truce. Atrissar is split between the kingdom and the empire, Tarébras has long declared for the invadors and remains with their new polity. Lécaron gradually loses more and more lands all over Elondor; by 740, the empire is truncated to its core lands in Belkondíl and its first conquests in [[Old Seligon\|Iilish territory]].		It is this centrality that finally also brings Belkondíl back in the focus of war and unrest. In the troublesome 7th century L.R., when Lécaron reaches the high of its power only to within half a century lose most of its territory, Belkondíl experiences the first major external conflict in centuries. After Lécaron's critical defeat in the [[Geranian War of Independence]] 666‒672, the young [[Kingdom of Geran]] does not halt once its own lands are liberated. In the early summer of 687, the Geranian cavalry crosses the Ilathw and invades Ortûlék, beginning the devastating four-year [[Geranian War]]. The fatal [[Battle of Talis]] of 691 forces Lécaron into a truce. Atrissar is split between the kingdom and the empire, Tarébras has long declared for the invadors and remains with their new polity. Lécaron gradually loses more and more lands all over Elondor; by 740, the empire is truncated to its core lands in Belkondíl and its first conquests in [[Old Seligon\|Iilish territory]].

	~~[[Category:Geography]]~~[[Category:Regions of Elondor]]		[[Category:Regions of Elondor]]

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Climate and Vegetation

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	The climate of Belkondíl is determined both by its relatively flat relief and by its location in between two oceans. The shallow hills of the west provide little protection from the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Westerlies westerlies], leaving most of Belkondíl's west coast exposed to [[Runion\|Runion's]] harsh climate. Vegetation in this part is particularly sparse, with heath and moorland stretching over miles without as much as a small forest. Rain is frequent all year round, with moderate summers and mild winters. This area is among the most sparsely populated in all of Elondor and extends eastward roughly to the Brethan valley and south until [[Noldorin\|Tár-Noldorin]] and the western shores of the [[White Sea]], including most of [[Tarébras]], [[Atrissar]], [[Orinion]], [[Noldorin]], and the [[Mairn]]. Crops grown here are largely restricted to rye, barley, and flax, but farming is focussed on animal husbandry, chiefly of cattle and sheep, and fishing in the lush waters of the Runion.		The climate of Belkondíl is determined both by its relatively flat relief and by its location in between two oceans. The shallow hills of the west provide little protection from the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Westerlies westerlies], leaving most of Belkondíl's west coast exposed to [[Runion\|Runion's]] harsh climate. Vegetation in this part is particularly sparse, with heath and moorland stretching over miles without as much as a small forest. Rain is frequent all year round, with moderate summers and mild winters. This area is among the most sparsely populated in all of Elondor and extends eastward roughly to the Brethan valley and south until [[Noldorin\|Tár-Noldorin]] and the western shores of the [[White Sea]], including most of [[Tarébras]], [[Atrissar]], [[Orinion]], [[Noldorin]], and the [[Mairn]]. Crops grown here are largely restricted to rye, barley, and flax, but farming is focussed on animal husbandry, chiefly of cattle and sheep, and fishing in the lush waters of the Runion.

	[[File:Dartmoor\|thumb\|The warmer rolling hills of the Dartmoor inspired the more fertile eastern parts of Belkondíl.]]		[[File:Dartmoor.jpg\|thumb\|The warmer rolling hills of the Dartmoor inspired the more fertile eastern parts of Belkondíl.]]
	The lands east of the Brethan, and especially east of the Cëlac, are influenced by the somewhat milder climate of the western Timesthe. While still considerably colder than [[Seligon]], which is reached directly by the warm waters of the [[Timesthian Current]] before they cool along the shores of [[Old Seligon]], eastern Belkondíl is more densely forested and in general more suitable for the cultivation of crops. The [[Rouningwood]], a mixed forest reaching from the [[Dôkob\|River Dôkob]] eastward until [[Singrall]], is among the longest continuous woodland areas within the Lécaronian domain and of great economic and cultural significance.		The lands east of the Brethan, and especially east of the Cëlac, are influenced by the somewhat milder climate of the western Timesthe. While still considerably colder than [[Seligon]], which is reached directly by the warm waters of the [[Timesthian Current]] before they cool along the shores of [[Old Seligon]], eastern Belkondíl is more densely forested and in general more suitable for the cultivation of crops. The [[Rouningwood]], a mixed forest reaching from the [[Dôkob\|River Dôkob]] eastward until [[Singrall]], is among the longest continuous woodland areas within the Lécaronian domain and of great economic and cultural significance.

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Geography

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	=== Climate and Vegetation ===		=== Climate and Vegetation ===
	The climate of ~~Seligon~~ is determined both by its relatively flat relief and by its location in between two oceans. The shallow hills of the west provide little protection from the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Westerlies westerlies], leaving most of Belkondíl's west coast exposed to [[Runion\|Runion's]] harsh climate. Vegetation in this part is particularly sparse, with heath and moorland stretching over miles without as much as a small forest. Rain is frequent all year round, with moderate summers and mild winters. This area is among the most sparsely populated in all of Elondor and extends eastward roughly to the Brethan valley and south until [[Noldorin\|Tár-Noldorin]] and the western shores of the [[White Sea]], including most of [[Tarébras]], [[Atrissar]], [[Orinion]], [[Noldorin]], and the [[Mairn]]. Crops grown here are largely restricted to rye, barley, and flax, but farming is focussed on animal husbandry, chiefly of cattle and sheep, and fishing in the lush waters of the Runion.		[[File:Sgùrr nan Gillean.jpg\|thumb\|The barren, wet landscapes of Scotland and Northern Ireland were the main inspiration of Belkondíl’s cold west]]
			The climate of Belkondíl is determined both by its relatively flat relief and by its location in between two oceans. The shallow hills of the west provide little protection from the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Westerlies westerlies], leaving most of Belkondíl's west coast exposed to [[Runion\|Runion's]] harsh climate. Vegetation in this part is particularly sparse, with heath and moorland stretching over miles without as much as a small forest. Rain is frequent all year round, with moderate summers and mild winters. This area is among the most sparsely populated in all of Elondor and extends eastward roughly to the Brethan valley and south until [[Noldorin\|Tár-Noldorin]] and the western shores of the [[White Sea]], including most of [[Tarébras]], [[Atrissar]], [[Orinion]], [[Noldorin]], and the [[Mairn]]. Crops grown here are largely restricted to rye, barley, and flax, but farming is focussed on animal husbandry, chiefly of cattle and sheep, and fishing in the lush waters of the Runion.

			[[File:Dartmoor\|thumb\|The warmer rolling hills of the Dartmoor inspired the more fertile eastern parts of Belkondíl.]]
	The lands east of the Brethan, and especially east of the Cëlac, are influenced by the somewhat milder climate of the western Timesthe. While still considerably colder than [[Seligon]], which is reached directly by the warm waters of the [[Timesthian Current]] before they cool along the shores of [[Old Seligon]], eastern Belkondíl is more densely forested and in general more suitable for the cultivation of crops. The [[Rouningwood]], a mixed forest reaching from the [[Dôkob\|River Dôkob]] eastward until [[Singrall]], is among the longest continuous woodland areas within the Lécaronian domain and of great economic and cultural significance.		The lands east of the Brethan, and especially east of the Cëlac, are influenced by the somewhat milder climate of the western Timesthe. While still considerably colder than [[Seligon]], which is reached directly by the warm waters of the [[Timesthian Current]] before they cool along the shores of [[Old Seligon]], eastern Belkondíl is more densely forested and in general more suitable for the cultivation of crops. The [[Rouningwood]], a mixed forest reaching from the [[Dôkob\|River Dôkob]] eastward until [[Singrall]], is among the longest continuous woodland areas within the Lécaronian domain and of great economic and cultural significance.

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	It is this centrality that finally also brings Belkondíl back in the focus of war and unrest. In the troublesome 7th century L.R., when Lécaron reaches the high of its power only to within half a century lose most of its territory, Belkondíl experiences the first major external conflict in centuries. After Lécaron's critical defeat in the [[Geranian War of Independence]] 666‒672, the young [[Kingdom of Geran]] does not halt once its own lands are liberated. In the early summer of 687, the Geranian cavalry crosses the Ilathw and invades Ortûlék, beginning the devastating four-year [[Geranian War]]. The fatal [[Battle of Talis]] of 691 forces Lécaron into a truce. Atrissar is split between the kingdom and the empire, Tarébras has long declared for the invadors and remains with their new polity. Lécaron gradually loses more and more lands all over Elondor; by 740, the empire is truncated to its core lands in Belkondíl and its first conquests in [[Old Seligon\|Iilish territory]].		It is this centrality that finally also brings Belkondíl back in the focus of war and unrest. In the troublesome 7th century L.R., when Lécaron reaches the high of its power only to within half a century lose most of its territory, Belkondíl experiences the first major external conflict in centuries. After Lécaron's critical defeat in the [[Geranian War of Independence]] 666‒672, the young [[Kingdom of Geran]] does not halt once its own lands are liberated. In the early summer of 687, the Geranian cavalry crosses the Ilathw and invades Ortûlék, beginning the devastating four-year [[Geranian War]]. The fatal [[Battle of Talis]] of 691 forces Lécaron into a truce. Atrissar is split between the kingdom and the empire, Tarébras has long declared for the invadors and remains with their new polity. Lécaron gradually loses more and more lands all over Elondor; by 740, the empire is truncated to its core lands in Belkondíl and its first conquests in [[Old Seligon\|Iilish territory]].

			[[Category:Geography]][[Category:Regions of Elondor]]

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	===The Bronze Age: From the Early Days to the Age of Towers===		===The Bronze Age: From the Early Days to the Age of Towers===
	By 2011, according to legend, all of Belkondíl save for Oakshire and the Noldorin is under Olgish rule. The clans make peace, united under one high king ruling from Lágon. This [[First Kingdom of Belkondíl]] lasts for only a few centuries before tension break it apart again. The [[Age of Turmoil\|Olgish Clan Wars]] rage for most of the middle Bronze Age and end in the foundation of several smaller kingdoms, the most important of them [[Lon Avoch]] of the White Sea, founded in 1298, beginning the [[Age of Younger Kings]]. This is the end of the clan as the primary political unit in Olgish culture, replaced by new, semi-territorial counties and principalities. The relative stability of the following centuries facilitates the second Olgish expansion, [[Dárin's Conquest\|into the Ilathw valley]], displacing the Early Aribelian populations there, and north [[Fínar's Conquest\|into the western Reknaya]]. According to legend, the same period also sees the first invasions from the west, when the mythical [[Nathari]] land on the shores of Belkondíl and fight several bloody battles until their decisive defeat at the hands of [[Irlikun of Lon Avoch]] in the 1222 [[Battles of Mortim-Arnim#Second Battle\|Second Battle of Mortim-Arnim]].		By 2011, according to legend, all of Belkondíl save for Oakshire and the Noldorin is under Olgish rule. The clans make peace, united under one high king ruling from Lágon. This [[First Kingdom of Belkondíl]] lasts for only a few centuries before tension break it apart again. The [[Age of Turmoil\|Olgish Clan Wars]] rage for most of the middle Bronze Age and end in the foundation of several smaller kingdoms, the most important of them [[Lon Avoch]] of the White Sea, founded in 1298, beginning the [[Age of Younger Kings]]. This is the end of the clan as the primary political unit in Olgish culture, replaced by new, semi-territorial counties and principalities. The relative stability of the following centuries facilitates the second Olgish expansion, [[Dárin's Conquest\|into the Ilathw valley]], displacing the Early Aribelian populations there, and north [[Fínar's Conquest\|into the western Reknaya]]. According to legend, the same period also sees the first invasions from the west, when the mythical [[Nathari]] land on the shores of Belkondíl and fight several bloody battles until their decisive defeat at the hands of [[Irlikun of Lon Avoch]] in the 1222 [[Battles of Mortim-Arnim#Second Battle\|Second Battle of Mortim-Arnim]].

	This time of relative peace is followed by another period of unrest when the larger kingdoms of the Younger Kings break apart and in 1185, Lágon finally loses its, long only symbolic, status as foremost city of Belkondíl as [[Breaking of Lágon\|its royal bloodline is expelled]] and goes into exile in the [[Kingdom of Simaël]]. The following [[Age of Towers]] is marked by brief wars and the formation of smaller, self-sufficient kingdoms, longingly looking back at the glory of the Younger Kings. The first parchment manuscripts in [[Early Old Olgish]] survive from this time, in the form of chronicles and early heroic poetry.		This time of relative peace is followed by another period of unrest when the larger kingdoms of the Younger Kings break apart and in 1185, Lágon finally loses its, long only symbolic, status as foremost city of Belkondíl as [[Breaking of Lágon\|its royal bloodline is expelled]] and goes into exile in the [[Kingdom of Simaël]]. The following [[Age of Towers]] is marked by brief wars and the formation of smaller, self-sufficient kingdoms, longingly looking back at the glory of the Younger Kings. The first parchment manuscripts in [[Early Old Olgish]] survive from this time, in the form of chronicles and early heroic poetry.

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	==History==		==History==
	===Prehistory: The Golden Age of Man and the Age of Longing===		===Prehistory: The Golden Age of Man and the Age of Longing===
	Belkondíl is presumed to have been the first area settled by humans during the original [[peopling of Elondor]], when western [[Nokim\|Nokimi]] populations migrated north into Tár-Noldorin during the last ice age and later dispersed all over the continent. Light hair most likely first emerged some 15,000 years B.E.B. among the population that had remained in the southwest and was now slowly receding towards the mountainous refugia to the north. After the Last Glacial Maximum, the upper Cëlac valley was among the first regions reclaimed. It was here that the ancestors of the Ortûlékians and Noldorinians came into contact with early farming, which had began to slowly spread west from the [[Besokan\|Besokan Valley]] with the earliest [[Besokian peoples\|Besokian]] explorations between the ninth and seventh millennium B.E.B. Around 6500, the early Ortûlékians domesticate the wild Aurochs of the Rouningwood, beginning their long history of cattle breeding. This time falls about equal with the ''[[Golden Age of Man]]'' and the ''[[Age of Longing]]'' from Olgish legend, when the separation of the Genic, Olgish, and Aulish peoples is said to have occurred and magic was discovered by [[Dúrith the Elder]] in the Rouningwood. Olgish metalworking originates in the fifth millennium in the area of the later Lágon.		Belkondíl is presumed to have been the first area settled by humans during the original [[peopling of Elondor]], when western [[Nokim\|Nokimi]] populations migrated north into Tár-Noldorin during the last ice age and later dispersed all over the continent. Light hair most likely first emerged some 15,000 years B.E.B. among the population that had remained in the southwest and was now slowly receding towards the mountainous refugia to the north. After the [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Last_Glacial_Maximum Last Glacial Maximum], the upper Cëlac valley was among the first regions reclaimed. It was here that the ancestors of the Ortûlékians and Noldorinians came into contact with early farming, which had began to slowly spread west from the [[Besokan\|Besokan Valley]] with the earliest [[Besokian peoples\|Besokian]] explorations between the ninth and seventh millennium B.E.B. Around 6500, the early Ortûlékians domesticate the wild Aurochs of the Rouningwood, beginning their long history of cattle breeding. This time falls about equal with the ''[[Golden Age of Man]]'' and the ''[[Age of Longing]]'' from Olgish legend, when the separation of the Genic, Olgish, and Aulish peoples is said to have occurred and magic was discovered by [[Dúrith the Elder]] in the Rouningwood. Olgish metalworking originates in the fifth millennium in the area of the later Lágon.

	Ortûlékian territory at this point seems to be mostly restricted to Ortûlék proper and the western Rouningwood, while most of western and southwestern Belkondíl is occupied by the Noldorinians. East of the Ortûlékian domain, the early Besokians engage on recurring explorations from at least B.E.B. 3200, and the Sosks establish their presence in Oakshire around 2500. The first horses are domesticated here in the following two centuries, driving the expansion of the Sosks southward across the Edhennín. By 2100, four Soskish kingdoms have been established in Belkondíl, [[Tûnusta]] in the later Oakshire, [[Hûnutû]] and [[Dûroc]] in the Edhennín, and [[Norfêgu]] in Morineb. Soskilón is founded as a trading station under the name Ûrîdun-e-Sârish in 2053; at this point, the Olgs have begun their expansion south and are in permanent contact with the flourishing Soskish kingdoms. Their clans are already in frequent contention with each other, and by the end of the 21<sup>st</sup> century, tensions within the Ortûlékian population have reached boiling point. The final stage of the first Olgish expansion, which ~~inspired~~ the monumental and legendary account of the [[Of the First War and the Parting of the Peoples\|First War and the Parting of the Peoples]], is brief and violent, driving the Auls, Genes, and Noldorinians from their lands to claim them for themselves and subduing the Soskish kingdom save for Tûnusta.		Ortûlékian territory at this point seems to be mostly restricted to Ortûlék proper and the western Rouningwood, while most of western and southwestern Belkondíl is occupied by the Noldorinians. East of the Ortûlékian domain, the early Besokians engage on recurring explorations from at least B.E.B. 3200, and the Sosks establish their presence in Oakshire around 2500. The first horses are domesticated here in the following two centuries, driving the expansion of the Sosks southward across the Edhennín. By 2100, four Soskish kingdoms have been established in Belkondíl, [[Tûnusta]] in the later Oakshire, [[Hûnutû]] and [[Dûroc]] in the Edhennín, and [[Norfêgu]] in Morineb. Soskilón is founded as a trading station under the name Ûrîdun-e-Sârish in 2053; at this point, the Olgs have begun their expansion south and are in permanent contact with the flourishing Soskish kingdoms. Their clans are already in frequent contention with each other, and by the end of the 21<sup>st</sup> century, tensions within the Ortûlékian population have reached boiling point. The final stage of the first Olgish expansion, which will later inspire the monumental and legendary account of the [[Of the First War and the Parting of the Peoples\|First War and the Parting of the Peoples]], is brief and violent, driving the Auls, Genes, and Noldorinians from their lands to claim them for themselves and subduing the Soskish kingdom save for Tûnusta.

	===The Bronze Age: From the Early Days to the Age of Towers===		===The Bronze Age: From the Early Days to the Age of Towers===
	By 2011, according to legend, all of Belkondíl save for Oakshire and the Noldorin is under Olgish rule. The clans make peace, united under one high king ruling from Lágon. This [[First Kingdom of Belkondíl]] lasts for only a few centuries before tension break it apart again. The [[Age of Turmoil\|Olgish Clan Wars]] rage for most of the middle Bronze Age and end in the foundation of several smaller kingdoms, the most important of them [[Lon Avoch]] of the White Sea, founded in 1298, beginning the [[Age of Younger Kings]]. This is the end of the clan as the primary political unit in Olgish culture, replaced by new, semi-territorial counties and principalities. The relative stability of the following centuries facilitates the second Olgish expansion, [[Dárin's Conquest\|into the Ilathw valley]], displacing the Early Aribelian populations there, and north [[Fínar's Conquest\|into the western Reknaya]]. According to legend, the same period also ~~saw~~ the first invasions from the west, when the mythical [[Nathari]] ~~landed~~ on the shores of Belkondíl and ~~faught~~ several bloody battles until their decisive defeat at the hands of [[Irlikun of Lon Avoch]] in the 1222 [[Battles of Mortim-Arnim#Second Battle\|Second Battle of Mortim-Arnim]].		By 2011, according to legend, all of Belkondíl save for Oakshire and the Noldorin is under Olgish rule. The clans make peace, united under one high king ruling from Lágon. This [[First Kingdom of Belkondíl]] lasts for only a few centuries before tension break it apart again. The [[Age of Turmoil\|Olgish Clan Wars]] rage for most of the middle Bronze Age and end in the foundation of several smaller kingdoms, the most important of them [[Lon Avoch]] of the White Sea, founded in 1298, beginning the [[Age of Younger Kings]]. This is the end of the clan as the primary political unit in Olgish culture, replaced by new, semi-territorial counties and principalities. The relative stability of the following centuries facilitates the second Olgish expansion, [[Dárin's Conquest\|into the Ilathw valley]], displacing the Early Aribelian populations there, and north [[Fínar's Conquest\|into the western Reknaya]]. According to legend, the same period also sees the first invasions from the west, when the mythical [[Nathari]] land on the shores of Belkondíl and fight several bloody battles until their decisive defeat at the hands of [[Irlikun of Lon Avoch]] in the 1222 [[Battles of Mortim-Arnim#Second Battle\|Second Battle of Mortim-Arnim]].
	This time of relative peace is followed by another period of unrest when the larger kingdoms of the Younger Kings break apart and in 1185, Lágon finally loses its, long only symbolic, status as foremost city of Belkondíl as [[Breaking of Lágon\|its royal bloodline is expelled]] and goes into exile in the [[Kingdom of Simaël]]. The following [[Age of Towers]] is marked by brief wars and the formation of smaller, self-sufficient kingdoms, longingly looking back at the glory of the Younger Kings. The first parchment manuscripts in [[Early Old Olgish]] survive from this time, in the form of chronicles and early heroic poetry.		This time of relative peace is followed by another period of unrest when the larger kingdoms of the Younger Kings break apart and in 1185, Lágon finally loses its, long only symbolic, status as foremost city of Belkondíl as [[Breaking of Lágon\|its royal bloodline is expelled]] and goes into exile in the [[Kingdom of Simaël]]. The following [[Age of Towers]] is marked by brief wars and the formation of smaller, self-sufficient kingdoms, longingly looking back at the glory of the Younger Kings. The first parchment manuscripts in [[Early Old Olgish]] survive from this time, in the form of chronicles and early heroic poetry.

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Climate and Vegetation

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	The climate of Seligon is determined both by its relatively flat relief and by its location in between two oceans. The shallow hills of the west provide little protection from the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Westerlies westerlies], leaving most of Belkondíl's west coast exposed to [[Runion\|Runion's]] harsh climate. Vegetation in this part is particularly sparse, with heath and moorland stretching over miles without as much as a small forest. Rain is frequent all year round, with moderate summers and mild winters. This area is among the most sparsely populated in all of Elondor and extends eastward roughly to the Brethan valley and south until [[Noldorin\|Tár-Noldorin]] and the western shores of the [[White Sea]], including most of [[Tarébras]], [[Atrissar]], [[Orinion]], [[Noldorin]], and the [[Mairn]]. Crops grown here are largely restricted to rye, barley, and flax, but farming is focussed on animal husbandry, chiefly of cattle and sheep, and fishing in the lush waters of the Runion.		The climate of Seligon is determined both by its relatively flat relief and by its location in between two oceans. The shallow hills of the west provide little protection from the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Westerlies westerlies], leaving most of Belkondíl's west coast exposed to [[Runion\|Runion's]] harsh climate. Vegetation in this part is particularly sparse, with heath and moorland stretching over miles without as much as a small forest. Rain is frequent all year round, with moderate summers and mild winters. This area is among the most sparsely populated in all of Elondor and extends eastward roughly to the Brethan valley and south until [[Noldorin\|Tár-Noldorin]] and the western shores of the [[White Sea]], including most of [[Tarébras]], [[Atrissar]], [[Orinion]], [[Noldorin]], and the [[Mairn]]. Crops grown here are largely restricted to rye, barley, and flax, but farming is focussed on animal husbandry, chiefly of cattle and sheep, and fishing in the lush waters of the Runion.

	The lands east of the Brethan, and especially east of the Cëlac, are influenced by the somewhat milder climate of the western Timesthe. While still considerably colder than [[Seligon]], which is reached directly by the warm waters of the [[Timesthian Current]] before ~~the~~ cool along the shores of [[Old Seligon]], eastern Belkondíl is more densely forested and in general more suitable for the cultivation of crops. The [[Rouningwood]], a mixed forest reaching from the [[River Dôkob]] eastward until [[Singrall]], is among the longest continuous woodland areas within the Lécaronian domain and of great economic and cultural significance.		The lands east of the Brethan, and especially east of the Cëlac, are influenced by the somewhat milder climate of the western Timesthe. While still considerably colder than [[Seligon]], which is reached directly by the warm waters of the [[Timesthian Current]] before they cool along the shores of [[Old Seligon]], eastern Belkondíl is more densely forested and in general more suitable for the cultivation of crops. The [[Rouningwood]], a mixed forest reaching from the [[Dôkob\|River Dôkob]] eastward until [[Singrall]], is among the longest continuous woodland areas within the Lécaronian domain and of great economic and cultural significance.

	=== Political Divisions and Settlement Structure ===		=== Political Divisions and Settlement Structure ===

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	=== History of the Definition ===		=== History of the Definition ===
	For the first centuries of its use, the term's definitions was vague and variable. It most commonly referred to the strip of land between Cëlac and Brethan south of [[Lágon]], in the time of [[Years of Turmoil\|Olgish ~~clan wars~~]] roughly equivalent to the Olgish sphere of influence, purposefully excluding the [[Genes]] in the [[~~River~~ Ilathw\|Ilathw]] plains, the [[Western Sosks\|Sosks]] and [[Auls]] in [[Oakshire]], the [[Edhennín]], and [[Morineb]], and the [[Noldorinians]] in the later [[Orinion\|Brethanian lands]]. The first full definition of the extent of Belkondíl is given more than a thousand years later in the [[Claims of Enethin]] of E.B. 19 to the land rightfully subject to the [[Crown of Ortûlék]]. According to this claim, Belkondíl contains all area between the Ilathw and [[~~River Besokan\|~~Besokan]] Rivers, including the islands of [[Corbin]] and the [[Mairn]]. This definition was retained in all sources following [[Enethin\|~~Enethins~~]] time, including the [[Lonsorigi]] in their portrayal of [[Early Days\|early history]].		For the first centuries of its use, the term's definitions was vague and variable. It most commonly referred to the strip of land between Cëlac and Brethan south of [[Lágon]], in the time of [[Years of Turmoil\|Olgish Clan Wars]] roughly equivalent to the Olgish sphere of influence, purposefully excluding the [[Genes]] in the [[Ilathw\|Ilathw]] plains, the [[Western Sosks\|Sosks]] and [[Auls]] in [[Oakshire]], the [[Edhennín]], and [[Morineb]], and the [[Noldorinians]] in the later [[Orinion\|Brethanian lands]]. The first full definition of the extent of Belkondíl is given more than a thousand years later in the [[Claims of Enethin]] of E.B. 19 to the land rightfully subject to the [[Crown of Ortûlék]]. According to this claim, Belkondíl contains all area between the Ilathw and [[Besokan]] Rivers, including the islands of [[Corbin]] and the [[Mairn]]. This definition was retained in all sources following [[Enethin\|Enethin's]] time, including the [[Lonsorigi]] in their portrayal of [[Early Days\|early history]].

	=== Climate and Vegetation ===		=== Climate and Vegetation ===

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Geography

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	[[File:Belkondíl in the late Imperial Era.jpg\|thumb\|right\|alt=A Map of Belkondíl, showing all major geographical features\|Map of Belkondíl]]		[[File:Belkondíl in the late Imperial Era.jpg\|thumb\|right\|alt=A Map of Belkondíl, showing all major geographical features\|Map of Belkondíl]]

	Traditionally, Belkondíl is considered to include all of the southwestern corner of [[Elondor]], west of the [[River Besokan\|Besokan]] and the [[Gulf of Seligon]] and south of the [[Reknayan Mountains]] and the [[River Ilathw]]. It is surrounded by sea on three sides, the [[Timesthe]] (including the Gulf of Seligon) in the east and southeast and [[Runion]] in the west and southwest. The main defining geographical feature, however, are the rivers Cëlac and Brethan, the cradles of Olgish culture, the former entering Belkondíl from the western Reknaya near the city of [[Lágon]] and passing many of its most important landmarks, the latter rising from the [[Lemmi-Dirith]] in the forest of [[Kali-Tonin]] and meandring through the heath of [[Orinion]] before forming the Brethan Delta south of the [[Imban\|Imban forest]]. Both ~~ultimate~~ flow into the [[White Sea]], a large bight between the peninsulas of [[Corbin]] and [[Tár-Noldorin\|Noldorin]], at the boundary between the southern and eastern seas. The two river valleys are separated by the [[Olgish Highlands]], a mountain range part of the Variscan [[Geology and Orogenies of Elondor\|Belkondilic Mountains]]. Other major mountain ranges and forests include the [[Rouningwood]], where [[Dúrith the Elder]] is said to have discovered the [[Shīndhrūn Nūrthāpya\|Language of the Forest]] and subsequently invented sorcery, Kali-Tonin, including Lemmi-Dirith and the well of the Brethan, the [[Forests of the Besokan\|Besokian Woods]], the mythical [[Forest of Corbin]] and the [[Harking Hills]] of Orinion.		Traditionally, Belkondíl is considered to include all of the southwestern corner of [[Elondor]], west of the [[River Besokan\|Besokan]] and the [[Gulf of Seligon]] and south of the [[Reknayan Mountains]] and the [[River Ilathw]]. It is surrounded by sea on three sides, the [[Timesthe]] (including the Gulf of Seligon) in the east and southeast and [[Runion]] in the west and southwest. The main defining geographical feature, however, are the rivers Cëlac and Brethan, the cradles of Olgish culture, the former entering Belkondíl from the western Reknaya near the city of [[Lágon]] and passing many of its most important landmarks, the latter rising from the [[Lemmi-Dirith]] in the forest of [[Kali-Tonin]] and meandring through the heath of [[Orinion]] before forming the Brethan Delta south of the [[Imban\|Imban forest]]. Both ultimately flow into the [[White Sea]], a large bight between the peninsulas of [[Corbin]] and [[Tár-Noldorin\|Noldorin]], at the boundary between the southern and eastern seas. The two river valleys are separated by the [[Olgish Highlands]], a mountain range part of the Variscan [[Geology and Orogenies of Elondor\|Belkondilic Mountains]]. Other major mountain ranges and forests include the [[Rouningwood]], where [[Dúrith the Elder]] is said to have discovered the [[Shīndhrūn Nūrthāpya\|Language of the Forest]] and subsequently invented sorcery, Kali-Tonin, including Lemmi-Dirith and the well of the Brethan, the [[Forests of the Besokan\|Besokian Woods]], the mythical [[Forest of Corbin]], and the [[Harking Hills]] of Orinion.

	Belkondíl is the core land of [[Lonsorigi\|Olgish legend]], and many of its cities and landmarks have a great historic significance in Olgish culture. [[Ortûlék]] itself, the fabeled point of origin of the Olgs, Genes, and Auls and later seat of the [[Second Kingdom of Belkondíl\|Kings of Belkondíl]], is part of its heartland, located in the plain of the same name on the western bank of the Cëlac between the Rouningwood and the forest of Kali-Tonin. The two other major Olgish royal seats are located not far, along the course of the Cëlac: Lágon, afoot the mountains on the northern edge of Belkondíl, capital of the mythical [[First Kingdom of Belkondíl\|first Olgish Kingdom]] and a major political player even into Lécaronian times, and [[Soskilón]], the epicentre of [[On the Relationship between Olgish and Soskish Culture\|Olgish-Soskish contact]] and capital of [[Lécaronian Empire\|Lécaron]] after Ortûlék was abandonend during the [[King's Plague]] of E.B. 1326.		Belkondíl is the core land of [[Lonsorigi\|Olgish legend]], and many of its cities and landmarks have a great historic significance in Olgish culture. [[Ortûlék]] itself, the fabeled point of origin of the Olgs, Genes, and Auls and later seat of the [[Second Kingdom of Belkondíl\|Kings of Belkondíl]], is part of its heartland, located in the plain of the same name on the western bank of the Cëlac between the Rouningwood and the forest of Kali-Tonin. The two other major Olgish royal seats are located not far, along the course of the Cëlac: Lágon, afoot the mountains on the northern edge of Belkondíl, capital of the mythical [[First Kingdom of Belkondíl\|first Olgish Kingdom]] and a major political player even into Lécaronian times, and [[Soskilón]], the epicentre of [[On the Relationship between Olgish and Soskish Culture\|Olgish-Soskish contact]] and capital of [[Lécaronian Empire\|Lécaron]] after Ortûlék was abandonend during the [[King's Plague]] of E.B. 1326.

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	=== Climate and Vegetation ===		=== Climate and Vegetation ===
	[[File:Sgùrr nan Gillean.jpg\|thumb\|The barren, wet landscapes of Scotland and Northern Ireland were the main inspiration of Belkondíl’s cold west]]		[[File:Sgùrr nan Gillean.jpg\|thumb\|alt=View of the Sgùrr nan Gillean on the Isle of Skye, Scotland\|The barren, wet landscapes of Scotland and Northern Ireland were the main inspiration of Belkondíl’s cold west]]
	The climate of Belkondíl is determined both by its relatively flat relief and by its location in between two oceans. The shallow hills of the west provide little protection from the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Westerlies westerlies], leaving most of Belkondíl's west coast exposed to [[Runion\|Runion's]] harsh climate. Vegetation in this part is particularly sparse, with heath and moorland stretching over miles without as much as a small forest. Rain is frequent all year round, with moderate summers and mild winters. This area is among the most sparsely populated in all of Elondor and extends eastward roughly to the Brethan valley and south until [[Noldorin\|Tár-Noldorin]] and the western shores of the [[White Sea]], including most of [[Tarébras]], [[Atrissar]], [[Orinion]], [[Noldorin]], and the [[Mairn]]. Crops grown here are largely restricted to rye, barley, and flax, but farming is focussed on animal husbandry, chiefly of cattle and sheep, and fishing in the lush waters of the Runion.		The climate of Belkondíl is determined both by its relatively flat relief and by its location in between two oceans. The shallow hills of the west provide little protection from the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Westerlies westerlies], leaving most of Belkondíl's west coast exposed to [[Runion\|Runion's]] harsh climate. Vegetation in this part is particularly sparse, with heath and moorland stretching over miles without as much as a small forest. Rain is frequent all year round, with moderate summers and mild winters. This area is among the most sparsely populated in all of Elondor and extends eastward roughly to the Brethan valley and south until [[Noldorin\|Tár-Noldorin]] and the western shores of the [[White Sea]], including most of [[Tarébras]], [[Atrissar]], [[Orinion]], [[Noldorin]], and the [[Mairn]]. Crops grown here are largely restricted to rye, barley, and flax, but farming is focussed on animal husbandry, chiefly of cattle and sheep, and fishing in the lush waters of the Runion.

	[[File:Dartmoor.jpg\|thumb\|The warmer rolling hills of the Dartmoor inspired the more fertile eastern parts of Belkondíl.]]		[[File:Dartmoor.jpg\|thumb\|alt=Two horses before a background of rolling hills in Dartmoor, Devon, Engand\|The warmer rolling hills of the Dartmoor inspired the more fertile eastern parts of Belkondíl.]]
	The lands east of the Brethan, and especially east of the Cëlac, are influenced by the somewhat milder climate of the western Timesthe. While still considerably colder than [[Seligon]], which is reached directly by the warm waters of the [[Timesthian Current]] before they cool along the shores of [[Old Seligon]], eastern Belkondíl is more densely forested and in general more suitable for the cultivation of crops. The [[Rouningwood]], a mixed forest reaching from the [[Dôkob\|River Dôkob]] eastward until [[Singrall]], is among the longest continuous woodland areas within the Lécaronian domain and of great economic and cultural significance.		The lands east of the Brethan, and especially east of the Cëlac, are influenced by the somewhat milder climate of the western Timesthe. While still considerably colder than [[Seligon]], which is reached directly by the warm waters of the [[Timesthian Current]] before they cool along the shores of [[Old Seligon]], eastern Belkondíl is more densely forested and in general more suitable for the cultivation of crops. The [[Rouningwood]], a mixed forest reaching from the [[Dôkob\|River Dôkob]] eastward until [[Singrall]], is among the longest continuous woodland areas within the Lécaronian domain and of great economic and cultural significance.

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	The climate of Belkondíl is determined both by its relatively flat relief and by its location in between two oceans. The shallow hills of the west provide little protection from the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Westerlies westerlies], leaving most of Belkondíl's west coast exposed to [[Runion\|Runion's]] harsh climate. Vegetation in this part is particularly sparse, with heath and moorland stretching over miles without as much as a small forest. Rain is frequent all year round, with moderate summers and mild winters. This area is among the most sparsely populated in all of Elondor and extends eastward roughly to the Brethan valley and south until [[Noldorin\|Tár-Noldorin]] and the western shores of the [[White Sea]], including most of [[Tarébras]], [[Atrissar]], [[Orinion]], [[Noldorin]], and the [[Mairn]]. Crops grown here are largely restricted to rye, barley, and flax, but farming is focussed on animal husbandry, chiefly of cattle and sheep, and fishing in the lush waters of the Runion.		The climate of Belkondíl is determined both by its relatively flat relief and by its location in between two oceans. The shallow hills of the west provide little protection from the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Westerlies westerlies], leaving most of Belkondíl's west coast exposed to [[Runion\|Runion's]] harsh climate. Vegetation in this part is particularly sparse, with heath and moorland stretching over miles without as much as a small forest. Rain is frequent all year round, with moderate summers and mild winters. This area is among the most sparsely populated in all of Elondor and extends eastward roughly to the Brethan valley and south until [[Noldorin\|Tár-Noldorin]] and the western shores of the [[White Sea]], including most of [[Tarébras]], [[Atrissar]], [[Orinion]], [[Noldorin]], and the [[Mairn]]. Crops grown here are largely restricted to rye, barley, and flax, but farming is focussed on animal husbandry, chiefly of cattle and sheep, and fishing in the lush waters of the Runion.

	[[File:Dartmoor\|thumb\|The warmer rolling hills of the Dartmoor inspired the more fertile eastern parts of Belkondíl.]]		[[File:Dartmoor.jpg\|thumb\|The warmer rolling hills of the Dartmoor inspired the more fertile eastern parts of Belkondíl.]]
	The lands east of the Brethan, and especially east of the Cëlac, are influenced by the somewhat milder climate of the western Timesthe. While still considerably colder than [[Seligon]], which is reached directly by the warm waters of the [[Timesthian Current]] before they cool along the shores of [[Old Seligon]], eastern Belkondíl is more densely forested and in general more suitable for the cultivation of crops. The [[Rouningwood]], a mixed forest reaching from the [[Dôkob\|River Dôkob]] eastward until [[Singrall]], is among the longest continuous woodland areas within the Lécaronian domain and of great economic and cultural significance.		The lands east of the Brethan, and especially east of the Cëlac, are influenced by the somewhat milder climate of the western Timesthe. While still considerably colder than [[Seligon]], which is reached directly by the warm waters of the [[Timesthian Current]] before they cool along the shores of [[Old Seligon]], eastern Belkondíl is more densely forested and in general more suitable for the cultivation of crops. The [[Rouningwood]], a mixed forest reaching from the [[Dôkob\|River Dôkob]] eastward until [[Singrall]], is among the longest continuous woodland areas within the Lécaronian domain and of great economic and cultural significance.

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	Traditionally, Belkondíl is considered to include all of the southwestern corner of [[Elondor]], west of the [[River Besokan\|Besokan]] and the [[Gulf of Seligon]] and south of the [[Reknayan Mountains]] and the [[River Ilathw]]. It is surrounded by sea on three sides, the [[Timesthe]] (including the Gulf of Seligon) in the east and southeast and [[Runion]] in the west and southwest. The main defining geographical feature, however, are the rivers Cëlac and Brethan, the cradles of Olgish culture, the former entering Belkondíl from the western Reknaya near the city of [[Lágon]] and passing many of its most important landmarks, the latter rising from the [[Lemmi-Dirith]] in the forest of [[Kali-Tonin]] and meandring through the heath of [[Orinion]] before forming the Brethan Delta south of the [[Imban\|Imban forest]]. Both ~~ultimate~~ flow into the [[White Sea]], a large bight between the peninsulas of [[Corbin]] and [[Tár-Noldorin\|Noldorin]], at the boundary between the southern and eastern seas. The two river valleys are separated by the [[Olgish Highlands]], a mountain range part of the Variscan [[Geology and Orogenies of Elondor\|Belkondilic Mountains]]. Other major mountain ranges and forests include the [[Rouningwood]], where [[Dúrith the Elder]] is said to have discovered the [[Shīndhrūn Nūrthāpya\|Language of the Forest]] and subsequently invented sorcery, Kali-Tonin, including Lemmi-Dirith and the well of the Brethan, the [[Forests of the Besokan\|Besokian Woods]], the mythical [[Forest of Corbin]] and the [[Harking Hills]] of Orinion.		Traditionally, Belkondíl is considered to include all of the southwestern corner of [[Elondor]], west of the [[River Besokan\|Besokan]] and the [[Gulf of Seligon]] and south of the [[Reknayan Mountains]] and the [[River Ilathw]]. It is surrounded by sea on three sides, the [[Timesthe]] (including the Gulf of Seligon) in the east and southeast and [[Runion]] in the west and southwest. The main defining geographical feature, however, are the rivers Cëlac and Brethan, the cradles of Olgish culture, the former entering Belkondíl from the western Reknaya near the city of [[Lágon]] and passing many of its most important landmarks, the latter rising from the [[Lemmi-Dirith]] in the forest of [[Kali-Tonin]] and meandring through the heath of [[Orinion]] before forming the Brethan Delta south of the [[Imban\|Imban forest]]. Both ultimately flow into the [[White Sea]], a large bight between the peninsulas of [[Corbin]] and [[Tár-Noldorin\|Noldorin]], at the boundary between the southern and eastern seas. The two river valleys are separated by the [[Olgish Highlands]], a mountain range part of the Variscan [[Geology and Orogenies of Elondor\|Belkondilic Mountains]]. Other major mountain ranges and forests include the [[Rouningwood]], where [[Dúrith the Elder]] is said to have discovered the [[Shīndhrūn Nūrthāpya\|Language of the Forest]] and subsequently invented sorcery, Kali-Tonin, including Lemmi-Dirith and the well of the Brethan, the [[Forests of the Besokan\|Besokian Woods]], the mythical [[Forest of Corbin]], and the [[Harking Hills]] of Orinion.

	Belkondíl is the core land of [[Lonsorigi\|Olgish legend]], and many of its cities and landmarks have a great historic significance in Olgish culture. [[Ortûlék]] itself, the fabeled point of origin of the Olgs, Genes, and Auls and later seat of the [[Second Kingdom of Belkondíl\|Kings of Belkondíl]], is part of its heartland, located in the plain of the same name on the western bank of the Cëlac between the Rouningwood and the forest of Kali-Tonin. The two other major Olgish royal seats are located not far, along the course of the Cëlac: Lágon, afoot the mountains on the northern edge of Belkondíl, capital of the mythical [[First Kingdom of Belkondíl\|first Olgish Kingdom]] and a major political player even into Lécaronian times, and [[Soskilón]], the epicentre of [[On the Relationship between Olgish and Soskish Culture\|Olgish-Soskish contact]] and capital of [[Lécaronian Empire\|Lécaron]] after Ortûlék was abandonend during the [[King's Plague]] of E.B. 1326.		Belkondíl is the core land of [[Lonsorigi\|Olgish legend]], and many of its cities and landmarks have a great historic significance in Olgish culture. [[Ortûlék]] itself, the fabeled point of origin of the Olgs, Genes, and Auls and later seat of the [[Second Kingdom of Belkondíl\|Kings of Belkondíl]], is part of its heartland, located in the plain of the same name on the western bank of the Cëlac between the Rouningwood and the forest of Kali-Tonin. The two other major Olgish royal seats are located not far, along the course of the Cëlac: Lágon, afoot the mountains on the northern edge of Belkondíl, capital of the mythical [[First Kingdom of Belkondíl\|first Olgish Kingdom]] and a major political player even into Lécaronian times, and [[Soskilón]], the epicentre of [[On the Relationship between Olgish and Soskish Culture\|Olgish-Soskish contact]] and capital of [[Lécaronian Empire\|Lécaron]] after Ortûlék was abandonend during the [[King's Plague]] of E.B. 1326.