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-> There is a cold war between the three dominions; several alliances between Sarédos and the Wertians, but none of them last (eighth and ninth century) | -> There is a cold war between the three dominions; several alliances between Sarédos and the Wertians, but none of them last (eighth and ninth century) | ||
-> After what is considered a series of military and diplomatic failures, leading to the cession of the lower Ilathw and Darinsford, the Magistrates convince the Republican Council to enter another truce with the Wertians, engaging them as the Republic's chief military, in exchange for tributes paid by the merchant class [907] > formally, the Wertians become citizens of the Republic (while retaining their ethnic ruler); in reality, this hands over all power to the merchants and, by extension, the trade magistrates | -> After what is considered a series of military and diplomatic failures, leading to the cession of the lower Ilathw and Darinsford, the Magistrates convince the Republican Council to enter another truce with the Wertians, engaging them as the Republic's chief military, in exchange for tributes paid by the merchant class [907] > formally, the Wertians become citizens of the Republic (while retaining their ethnic ruler); in reality, this hands over all power to the merchants and, by extension, the trade magistrates | ||
-> They exploit this situation to gradually | -> They exploit this situation to gradually oust the Mercenaries from politics; the general population already considers the Magistrates their saviours and treats the Mercenaries with disdain | ||
-> | -> The council is officially disbanded in [934], when the queen of the Wertians declares herself queen of Geran > all political power is now safely in Wertian hands; the trade magistrates retain their positions in trade and commerce | ||
-> | -> The queen begins her rule by conquering back the lands lost to the Olgs [same year] > there is some resistance, but she spends the rest of her life keeping Geran under control | ||
-> Her successor [950s onwards] makes a greater effort at reconciliation, rebuilding the old capital at Inverydd > even incorporates the olgicizes Kalaprians into his kingdom [983] | |||
-> This in turn opens up direct relations with the Aribelians: starting from the late 980s, Aribelian products begin to flood the markets of all Elondor | |||
-> Boom-like interest in Aribelian culture (also Mîlin of Glirtes!) | |||
-> Finally, Lécaron of course | -> Finally, Lécaron of course | ||
-> And then quite a bit of stuff after | -> And then quite a bit of stuff after | ||