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| '''Elondor''' is a small continent in the world of the [[Last Age]], home to various human [[History & Culture|societies]] and [[Languages|languages]] and the main setting of this world. | | '''Elondor''' is a small continent in the world of the [[Last Age]], home to various human [[History & Culture|societies]] and [[Languages|languages]] and the main setting of this world. |
| [[File:The Regions of Elondor.jpg|thumb|alt=A map of Elondor showing major regions and landscapes|Non-political map of Elondor and its major regions]] | | [[File:The Regions of Elondor.jpg|thumb|alt=A map of Elondor showing major regions and landscapes|Non-political map of Elondor and its major regions]] |
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| ==Etymology and Names== | | ==Etymology and Names== |
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| By the end of the Imperial Era, the [[Olgish Language|Olgish]] name Elondor has come in use with the majority of societies on the continent, propagated along the official channels of the [[Lécaronian Empire|Empire]]. It first appears in the narrative concerning [[Nathari Invasions|Nardin and the First Battle of Mortim-Arnim]] as Olg Olgish ''...elondor cún grálí srónath'' ‘the all-boundary, where men dwell’, presumably denoting not only the continent but the wider domain of humans, into which the [[Nathari]] have ventured, implying [[Nárach|their origin]] in a para-human, mythological plain, possibly the [[Olgish Mythology|Underworld]]. The legend was included in the (6th century E.B.) [[Lonsorigi]] but probably dates from at least the 8th century B.E.B., with certain passages possibly even older. Originally pronounced as [ɛ.ˈlɔn.dɔɾ], with regular stress on the heavy second syllable, its frequent use by the itinerant preacher [[Dúrmin]], who in his sermons warned against a return of ‘those that dwell beyond the all-boundary’ (''grálá dess' elondor''), popularized an alternative stress pattern in the mid-3rd century B.E.B., following the strict initial stress of his native [[Olgish Language#Dialects|Ébrinine dialect]] as [ˈɛ.lɔn.dɔɾ] or [ˈe.lɔn.dɔɾ]. | | By the end of the Imperial Era, the [[Olgish Language|Olgish]] name Elondor has come in use with the majority of societies on the continent, propagated along the official channels of the [[Lécaronian Empire|Empire]]. It first appears in the narrative concerning [[Nathari Invasions|Nardin and the First Battle of Mortim-Arnim]] as Old Olgish ''...elondor cún grálí srónath'' ‘the all-boundary, where men dwell’, presumably denoting not only the continent but the wider domain of humans, into which the [[Nathari]] have ventured, implying [[Nárach|their origin]] in a para-human, mythological plain, possibly the [[Olgish Mythology|Underworld]]. The legend was included in the (6th century E.B.) [[Lonsorigi]] but probably dates from at least the 8th century B.E.B., with certain passages possibly even older. Originally pronounced as [ɛ.ˈlɔn.dɔɾ], with regular stress on the heavy second syllable, its frequent use by the itinerant preacher [[Dúrmin]], who in his sermons warned against a return of ‘those that dwell beyond the all-boundary’ (''grálá dess' elondor''), popularized an alternative stress pattern in the mid-3rd century B.E.B., following the strict initial stress of his native [[Olgish Language#Dialects|Ébrinine dialect]] as [ˈɛ.lɔn.dɔɾ] or [ˈe.lɔn.dɔɾ]. |
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| The name was applied to the continent in particular no later than the 4th century E.B., when the [[Edict of Corbin]] uses it explicitly in contrast to [[Nokim]]. It was later adopted by the [[Olgish Religion#Olgish Church|Olgish Church]] as their predestined domain of reach and prominently used by [[Beldárin Fadhérún]] in his campaign to gain dominion over ‘all those devout to the true faith of Ortûlék and Shéa'voch to dwell in Elondor’. With its common usage in imperial parlance, it came to be adopted in most provinces. | | The name was applied to the continent in particular no later than the 4th century E.B., when the [[Edict of Corbin]] uses it explicitly in contrast to [[Nokim]]. It was later adopted by the [[Olgish Religion#Olgish Church|Olgish Church]] as their predestined domain of reach and prominently used by [[Beldárin Fadhérún]] in his campaign to gain dominion over ‘all those devout to the true faith of Ortûlék and Shéa'voch to dwell in Elondor’. With its common usage in imperial parlance, it came to be adopted in most provinces. |
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| ==History== | | ==History== |
| ''→ See also: [[History Outline|History Outline]]'' | | ''→ Main Article: [[History Outline]]'' |
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| Human populations [[Peopling of Elondor|have settled Elondor]] in two main waves before the last Ice Age, the first group, ancestral to the [[Ortûlékians]], the [[Besokians]], the [[Volsians]], the [[Yenmians]], the [[Avalians]], and the [[Seligonians]], entering the continent from the the west via [[Tár-Noldorin]] and [[Belkondíl]], and the second group, ancestral to the [[Iliatarians]], the [[Lerewe People|Lerewe]], and the [[Eskarians]], venturing north from [[Nokim]] as colonists of the Neolithic [[Nokimi Empire|Nokimi Dominion]] and settling the southern shores of [[Seligon]].
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| ===Prehistory and early empires===
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| Societies are isolated during the [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Last_Glacial_Maximum Last Glacial Maximum], separating the population of Elondor into the first six of its seven ethnolinguistic groups, the Ortûlékians remaining in northern Belkondíl and the [[Mountains of Lágon]], who develop the first light hair, the Besokians and Yenmians, settling in the [[Besokan Valley]], the Volsians and Avalians, seeking refuge in [[Amasia]] and developing the [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Epicanthic_fold epicanthic fold], and the Seligonians, living in the [[Armundic Valley]] and the fertile plains of central Seligon. When humans reconquer the continent after the end of the last Ice Age, populations begin to spread. Farming emerges around 8000 B.E.B. in the Besokan Valley and rapidly spreads to neighbouring societies, reaching [[Celsond]] and southern Seligon around 6000 B.E.B. The first cattle is domesticated presumably around 6500 B.E.B. in the [[Ortûlék|Plain of Ortûlék]], with first attempts at metalworking following around three millennia later.
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| The first ancient kingdom of Elondor rises in 3642 B.E.B., when according to [[Dasmilian Mythology|Dasmilian legend]] the holy city of [[Abreshahar]] is founded. Not long after, major territorial states are tangible in all regions of Elondor. The Nokimi Empire of the southern continent begins to spread north along the [[Horn of Nokim]] and colonize the eastern part of Seligon, establishing the seventh and last ethnolinguistic group of Elondor. Seligon will remain a cradle of civilization for the coming millennia, with Abreshahar and later the [[Armundians]], the [[Ruldôrians]], and the [[Hakessians|Hakessian states]], most notably the [[Fenedic Empire]], which reigns supreme in western Seligon from its foundation in 534 B.E.B. until its fall in 618 E.B.
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| ===The rise of the Olgs===
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| At this point, most of Seligon, and indeed large parts of Elondor, have fallen under the dominion of the [[Olgish Peoples|Olgs]]. They hail from the west, the hills and moors of Belkondíl. A sub-group of the Ortûlékians, the Olgs are among the first to experiment in metallurgy and the first to permanently domesticate cattle and keep herds. Toward the end of the 3rd millennium B.E.B., the initially peaceful farming people comes in contact with the kingdoms of the war-like [[Western Sosks|Western Soskish]] rider culture and not only adopts many of their ways but eventually gains supremacy over the Soskish population and their admired and feared cavalry. The following centuries are witness to the rapid expansion of the Olgish-Soskish cultural horizon, first conquering all of Belkondíl and expelling the native [[Auls]], [[Aribelians]], and [[Noldorinians]], later expanding into [[Geran]] and the western [[Reknayan Mountains|Reknaya]]. A halt to their conquests is only made in 286 B.E.B., when the young [[Iilish Empire]], hungry for lands and resources, ventures west and the native Olgish countryside in eastern Belkondíl itself [[Iilish Occupation of Belkondíl|becomes occupied]].
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| At this point, no single Olgish nation exists, Olgish identity not more than a faint spectre haunting the history of many states, and the Iilish retain their tight grip on Belkondíl until the end of the Bronze Age. Only then, a [[Enethin of Ortûlék|young Olgish prince]] from an ancient noble house succeeds in uniting all of Belkondíl and retaking the lands of Olgs and Sosks and is subsequently installed as the first king of Belkondíl in known history. But not all of his now-devoted subjects have joined the battle on the Olgish side, and as the Iiles are banished from Belkondíl, so are the [[Twelve Princes of Seligon|twelve Olgish princes]] who have taken their side against Olgish unification. With a train of thousands and no lands to feed them, they turn east to their former ally, the Iilish emperor. Unwilling to give up the lands of his own people, he settles them on his Seligonian borders in [[Iilmildarn]] as a buffer against the Dasmilians and the Hakessian charioteers. It is here again that the Olgs prove their stubborn and unpredictable nature, and instead of defending Iilish borders, they have soon made peace with the Dasmilians and, in joint effort, succeed to subdue the westernmost of the Hakessian kingdoms. On its ruins, they create the first Olgish foundation in Seligon, the Olgish kingdom of [[Great Ukkar]], which will for centuries be the greatest foe of the already-powerful Fenedic Empire.
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| ===The Olgish Expansion complete and the foundation of Lécaron===
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| With the fall of the Fenedic Empire against the Olgish invaders after nearly six centuries of hostilities in 618 E.B., western Seligon falls firmly into Olgish hands. A similar fate has already befallen, or will soon befall, many other parts of Elondor. Geran, afore the home to [[Geranian peoples|Geranian]] mariners and mountain herders like the [[Kalparians]] and the great steppe [[Kingdom of Yamenna]], has long been overrun by the [[Wertian Olgs|Wertians]], who have established their own kingdoms. The [[Kattasi]] kingdoms of the Reknaya have fallen into Olgish hands, and the [[Great Aribelian Wars]] of the 12th and 13th century E.B. will result in the foundation of [[Northwestern Colonies|Olgish colonies]] in the former kingdoms of [[Arsapárin]] and [[Narisekkin]]. In eastern Seligon, the Hakessians and the Lerewe are conquered, so are the [[Hyatti]] of Nelkon and the [[Great Islands of Seligon]]. By the turn of the 14th century E.B., Olgish influence extends to most of Elondor. It is then that [[Beldárin Fadhérún|Beldárin, King of Belkondíl]] proposes to all Olgish kings of Elondor his protection in exchange for their homage and is crowned Emperor of [[Lécaronian Empire|Lécaron Térmennin]], the ‘Great Empire of all the Olgish Faith’.
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