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Unified Republics of Skogkläddaberg
Flag Coat of arms of Skogkläddaberg
Flag Coat of arms
Motto: "Enat. Stark. Evig."  (language?)
"United. Strong. Eternal."
Anthem: The Eternal Song
CapitalSkärgårdstad
Official languages Övegårska
Recognised national languages English
Government Federal Presidential Constitutional Republic
 •  President Bernt Svenson
Legislature Parliament
Formation
 •  Unification Declaration of 1238 1 January 1238 
Area
 •  Total 3,007,368 km2
1,161,151 sq mi
Population
 •  2015 estimate 61,307,780
GDP (PPP) 2015 estimate
 •  Total $2.883 trillion
 •  Per capita $47,017.50
GDP (nominal) 2015 estimate
 •  Total $3.856 trillion
 •  Per capita $62,900.29
Gini11px 28.4
low
HDI (2015)11px 0.922
very high
Currency Krona (SGK)
Time zone (UTC+8)
Date format dd/mm/yyyy (AD)
Drives on the right
Calling code +8
ISO 3166 code SB
Internet TLD .skb


Etymology and Terminology[edit | edit source]

The name Skogkläddaberg comes from an agglutination of the Övegårska words skog, klädda, and berg, which mean Forest-Covered-Mountains. This references to the multiple mountain ranges around the Skadian region of Vaaldhaven, and the forested nature of these mountains. Today, the Unified Republics of Skogkläddaberg are commonly referred to as Skogkläddaberg, or even SKB, which derives from the first letters of the three words that the country name is composed of.

History[edit | edit source]

File:SKBprovinces.png
Gold: Skogkläddaberg (Sweden);
Red: Vandløfoden (Denmark);
Dark Blue: Sorannik (Estonia);
Dark Red: Øyenaerland (Norway);
Light Blue: Maajärvia (Finland);
Blue: Eyjarís (Iceland).

Prehistory[edit | edit source]

Modern day southern Skogkläddaberg was first settled by peoples from the western Vaaldhaven around 30,000 BC. These settlers were the prehistoric ancestors of the Nordåsk group, settling across much of modern Øyenaerland and western Skogkläddaberg. As the millennia passed, they migrated southward slowly, and around 20,000 BC, modern day Maajärvia was settled by various tribal groups, often mingling and conflicting with other migratory groups from the west.

Much of the northern Skadian region of Vaaldhaven was covered by glacial ice prior to human settlement, which began to recede around 20,000 BC. As some tribal groups were migrating southward, others were migrating northward, into tundra-turned-taiga regions, following fauna that went northward. Combined with this, another wave of prehistoric humans, the ancestors of the Övetagrik, made a push toward the rest of modern Skogkläddaberg, completing the colonization of all lands with the exception of Eyjarís, which was still solidly a tundra region.

By 8,000 BC, humans had settled across northern Vaaldhaven, although sparsely so. The west was predominantly Nordåsk, descended from the first mass migration into the area, the east was predominantly Övetagrik, descendants of the second mass migration and various Nordåsk tribes that went along with them. The south was composed of Jarvic groups, which was a product of the general southward movement of the first wave and the southern parts of the second wave that did not elect to go northward.

The Nordåsk and Övetagrik had one thing in common: they could not enjoy the relative warmth that the Jarvic peoples had in the south, and thus had to deal with taiga biomes and the temperatures associated with them. Around Lake Storinhav's southern shores, water temperatures and weather patterns allowed for denser and warmer climates, which allowed for a more sustainable lifestyle, which led to some settlements forming. South of them, the Kylngrap Lakes and the Binaföre Lakes were centers of more major settlements, with some excavations revealing populations numbering in the low hundreds.

Viking Age[edit | edit source]

As settlements began to form on coastal areas and by rivers, clusters of these settlements came together to collaboratively create larger settlements. This process was usually done by intermarrying prominent figures of a certain clan or tribe, and then the more powerful or better positioned of the two would receive all the members of the lesser group. Such moves can be seen in cave art or archaeological digs across the northern part of the country. Murals on cave walls show massive migrations of tens of people moving along a lake shore or along a river, carrying all their belongings with them. One elegant mural at the Stornågon Caves depict hundreds of people on makeshift boats, crossing the Halsend Sund in c.500 BC , which archaeologists believe to be the largest early migration, resulting from the marriage of King Henrik the Old and his first wife.

Such marriages of powerful figures led to sprawling towns that developed a civilization out of necessity. The temperatures were still low, the winters harsh and unmerciful, and foodstuffs had to be distributed amongst hundreds, and in some towns, thousands of people. Due to the lack of resources in the winter and the need to stock up during the warmer months, towns began to clash against each other as scouts and hunters went farther and wider to get the bigger animals. The first recorded conflict between towns was between the towns of Barosvik and Reyrvollr in c.250 BC, which was allegedly over a dozen snow camels that happened to be grazing in between a Barosvik farmer's pasture and a Reyrvollr farmer's pasture. The snow camels were killed and taken away by the Barosvik, and the Reyrvollr sent over fifty men to retrieve them. Memorialized in the epic Thorald, all 50 men were killed in the outskirts of the town in their attempt to recapture the snow camels, and this sparked three decades of fighting between the two towns and their allies. The towns at the beginning of the fighting had populations in the thousands, but when peace was finally declared thirty years later, the two towns had populations in the hundreds, and a sizable amount of allied settlements were completely destroyed.

Conflicts like these drove various villages and towns together in alliance systems that were loosely based on marriage relations and previous wars that were fought together. The unifying of the settlements gave rise to a new type of civilization that expanded beyond the local areas - the Viking civilization. Across Lake Storinhav, major population centers began to form intricate societies that were based on strength, wealth, and relative power and respect. A hierarchy of power was established, and through this hierarchy, it was made possible for the Nordåsk peoples to execute elaborate raids on other villages on the lake, or on settlements down the Vjarsk River.

Arrival of Vandish[edit | edit source]

Iron Throne[edit | edit source]

In 463 AD, the Nordåsk Vikings of the western isles came together to create the Iron Throne, and announced Arnórr Hagebak as their King.

Golden Throne[edit | edit source]

Partially in response to the increased frequency and strength of the Iron Throne's attacks, the Övetagrik Vikings formed loose coalitions to defend their settlements and villages. In 781 AD, the Earl of Skägårdstad, Einar Erikson, united the major coalitions of the Bay of Mälaren into a single kingdom, which Einar ruled from the Golden Throne.

Great Viking Wars[edit | edit source]

The Iron and Golden Thrones had several consistent major wars from 800-1000, in which the Golden Throne secured its claim over surrounding kingdoms and territories. Nearing the end of the wars, the Golden Throne had made large advances into the Iron Throne's lands. At the end of the wars, the Iron Throne ceded possessions to the Golden Throne in order to continue existing and to maintain its supremacy over the North.

Red Throne[edit | edit source]

The Red Throne was established in 945 AD, and controlled much of present day Vandløfoden.

Skogkläddaberger Empire[edit | edit source]

In 1238, the Golden Throne established the Skogkläddaberger Empire, which lasted until 1808.

Politics[edit | edit source]

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President Svenson's Official Portrait