Talk:Eslania/@comment-30841298-20170215151909/@comment-30869624-20170215154929

Well, no, For much of the middle ages, Eslania was split between Swedish and Livonian control. However, in 1543 a rebel group known as the "Grótalia" rose up in Stockholm, claiming to be the successor to the "Kazómondoni Empire" which was a fictional nation located in Northern Europe, essentially the Rome of Scandinavia. Of course, this was all just folk lore, but was believed by the population of Stockholm, who agreed to help the Grótalians to gain independence from Sweden. In 1545, the group successfully gained independence in a violent and bloody civil war, known as the "Triumph Wars" by the Eslanian people. Migration into Finland and the Baltics Livonia was never invaded by Russia in the late 1500s thus Livonia remained a sovereign nation and during the early 1600s, many Grótalians migrated and developed in present day Finland and Estonia. This lead to a revolution in the Livonian order in 1628 when the Livonian order became part of Grótalia, who quickly renamed to Fárvatte (Eslania) as it fitted much more culturally than Grótalia. Expansion into the Baltics In 1643, a large coalition was formed against the Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth, as it had been brutally torturing innocent civilians. After the coalition was formed, the PLC did not stop torturing civillians and in an attempt to stop them, an invasion of the Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth began being planned. in 1645, Thousands of soldiers crossed the PLC's border, coming from Eslania, Sweden, Russia and the Ottomans. Despite the Russians and Ottomans previously being very aggressive to each other, they decided to work together to take down the PLC. After years of fighting, PLC's capital was sieged and Poland-Lithuania was forced to surrender. The treaty stated that the Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth will be divided, Russia the Ottomans and Eslania will gain land from Lithuania and Poland will pay war reparations to all of the combatants. This greaty boosted the Eslanian economy, leading to what is known as the "Eslanian Golden Age" lasting from 1649-1684, with 1684 being the beginning of the Eslanian Civil War. Eslanian Civil War In 1684, rebels (who where thought to be the descendants of the Grótalians) rose to power in Stockholm, claiming that the true heart of Eslania was not Tallinn, but Stockholm, as the Eslanian people originated from there. Thousands were killed in the bloody battles, fought across Stockholm, Tallinn and occasionally on Gotland. But finally in 1689, all the rebellions were crushed, marking the end of the Eslanian Civil War. Despite the successful result of the civil war, this plunged Eslania into an economic disaster whilst everyone was trying to recover from the war. Claming Palanga, Pionersky, Faroes and Shetlands In the late 17th century, the Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth began falling. Eslania took advantage of this and invaded the country with help from the many Holy Roman Empire States. The invasion was successful and in 1683, the PLC surrendered to the overwhelming amount of troops. Colonial Era Edit After Christopher Columbus landed in the Bahamas in 1492, everyone in Europe was ready to start colonizing, starting with the Americas. Of course, the people of Eslania saw that Colonialism could make Eslanian a great and powerful nation, so over the course of the 16th century, many explorers and conquistadors set sail to the Americas, eventually colonizing parts of Newfoundland and Labrador, Florida, Baja California and Peru. In 1547, the first Eslanian explorer, Márdarik Relfsson and his ship, The Grand Látofana, set sail to start a colony somewhere. He and his crew had heard about the distant land in the Americas and desperately wanted to make Eslania a powerful and rich country. With the approval of the Eslanian King, he set sail and in 1548 landed in present day Newfoundland, which was unclaimed at the time. Over the course of the next 300 years, Eslania would interact and conquer more and more lands, eventually having land in each and every continent except for Antarctica. Despite not being the largest empire, it was an economically stable empire that interacted with the natives in a friendly way. The natives always had very high autonomy and freedom to do what they like and slavery was banned. EslanianEmpireHeight Height of the Eslanian Empire, circa 1928 However, the Eslanian Empire was one of the quickest to be de-colonized after World War I, as the Commonwealth of Nations urged many countries to start decolonizing. Eslania managed to hold onto the Faroes, Shetlands and a few islands in the Caribbean. World War 1 Edit For the beginning, Eslania remained neutral in World War One, scared that they might loose leading to the people of Eslania being very unhappy and possibly starting rebellions. However, Germany invaded Eslania and Lithuania-Latvia to open up a second front on the Russian Empire. German Occupation German occupation was a devastating time for the citizens. Thousands of innocent civilians, including children, were killed by the German and Austro-Hungarian forces as they tore through the country within weeks. Just a month after the initial invasion, Eslania was captured and surrendered to the overwhelming German Forces. This was a success, until the German Surrender in 1918 and Eslania was restored. World War 2 Edit Much like World War 1, World War 2 was a disastrous time for Eslania. Yet again, they were occupied on the Eastern Front and much like WW1, many people died fighting for Eslanian Freedom from Germany. One of the major reasons that caused Germany to loose the Eastern Front was a General from Eslania, Hádarat Erikson. He commanded the Eslanian Army, which at the time was very weak, into German occupied Lithuania-Latvia and drove out the German Forces, which eventually lead the defeat and surrender of Germany. For being so much of a help in the final moments of the war, Eslania was given Pionersky, a city in Eastern Prussia.