Valkyria Confederation

Valkyria, officially the Valkyria Confederation (Norwegian: Valkyria Konføderasjon, Swedish: Valkyria Edsförbundet, Icelandic: Valkyrien Samtök) (alternative spelling: Valkyrie, Valkyrien or Valkyrian) is a country in Northern Europe. Valkyria's population is about 425 thousand people at the time of its formation, and about 9,34 million after annexing Iceland. Although not having a capital, the city of Bergen (also known as Valkyria or Valkyrien) is regarded as one due to the fact that the Valkyrian government is based there.

The Valkyria Confederation was formed as Valkyria Bergen after a questionable rebellion from Norway in early 2018. Led by Erik Jakobsen from its establishment until 2037 and his daughter Anna afterwards, the nation has adopted a constitutional monarchy and pursue the path of equality and scientific advancement.

Valkyria is sometimes considered as a permanent union between the five regions and the newly-annexed Iceland. (see below).

Etymology
The name Valkyria comes from "valkyrie" (Old Norse: valkyrja). In Norse mythology, a valkyrie is one of a host of female figures who choose those who may die in battle and those who may live.

The nation used to be named "Valkyria Bergen" due to the fact that it is initially based on the city of Bergen. The name changed to "Valkyria Confederation" for unknown purposes.

History
The existence of the Confederation has been regarded by Sweden as "a split personality of Norway", and also recorded to be active since the time of the Kalmar Union, or maybe even before that; and it has always wanted to break free from everything that prevented its independence. The desire never come true until 2018, when a rebellion led by Erik Jakobsen successfully established the state on the city of Bergen. After the Great Nordic War that happened 15 years later, the nation acquired a considerable chunk of Norwegian and Swedish lands.

The Valkyria Confederation's arch-enemy is the Neo-Byzantine Empire (also known as Byzantium in the past) and both has shown hatred to each other due to differences in ethnicity, government, ideologies and characteristics. Valkyria also appears to know Proxima and is aware of his hostility, which end up in a reform of the Valkyria Military Alliance and multiple researchs of unique units throughout Europe.

Valkyria also has knowledge about Proxima's technology, which opens up a possibility that the two of them may know each other before.

Valkyria is the leader of the Nordic-Eurasian Pact.

In 2039, an ethereal crystal exploded under Malmö, which urged Valkyria to research more about it to find out about the nation's origin.

In 2043, an Europe-wide war ignites and Valkyria and its allies are locked into a war against the Mediterranean Axis.

Politics
The current party with a majority of seats is the Liberal Democrats. Other parties include the Labour Party, the Conservative Party and the Socialist Party.

Economy
TBA

Military
The Valkyria Confederation relies on Russia for manpower due to its low population. However, its military technology grows very fast despite its size and their weapons are considerably stronger than the rest of the world.

It is estimated that about 40% of their army are made up of Russians in 2035, but language barriers and ethnic differences doesn't cause any issues during training and combat.

As of 2035, the Valkyria Armed Forces numbers about 304,000 personnel, excluding the nation's militia. Its full mobilization combat strength is about at least 425,000 soldiers. Valkyria has conscription along with a period of training, and drafts whoever is willing to fight for their nation, regardless of gender. The Armed Forces has many subordinate branches, with the Cyberwarfare and the Valkyria Army being the most advanced.

Valkyria also has a combat satellite called Yatogami, which is named blatantly after a Date A Live character.

Regions & Cities
The current Valkyria Confederation is divided into five major regions: Vestlandet, Sørlandet, Østlandet (formerly part of Norway), Götaland (formerly part of Sweden) and Iceland, along with the capital Bergen and the city of Oslo as autonomous cities.

Regions & Counties of Valkyria
Valkyria is divided into 27 counties and 2 autonomous cities (Oslo and Bergen), which are mostly based on real-life Norwegian, Swedish & Icelandic counties.

Counties of Valkyria
Gotland is given for Serbia for inhabiting after Valkyria rescued it from the Neo-Byzantine Empire. However, the county is still under indirect Valkyria control.

Music
The most listened type of music in Valkyria is electronic dance music, or EDM for short. There are many festivals across the nation, including those that exists before the nation's establishment. Some of those include Ekkofestival, Hultsfred Festival and Punktfestivalen. Despite electronic music being the dominant genre, many other types of music are also spread throughout the country, e.g. rock, pop, blues.

Several music producers have had their hometown under Valkyria rule after the Great Nordic War. Some of them are Kygo, Alan Walker, Tungevaag & Raaban and Mike Perry along with a considerable amount of rising young DJs.

Religion
Although Evangelical Christianity is the state religion, Valkyria has freedom of belief, meaning that everyone can follow their religion.

Sports
The national sport of Valkyria is Association football. The nation's football team was established in 2019 and has played over 30 matches prior to the Great Nordic War. After the war, there was talk about creating a football league between teams across Valkyria.

Chess is also an important sport in Valkyria, and is personally promoted by its leaders as a way to benefit one's health.

Media
The main broadcast station of Valkyria is the Valkyria National Broadcast (VNB), which holds the right to broadcast many programs in the country., including Mappervision Song Contest and Linguavision Song Contest.

Many venues are also built and upgraded across Valkyria to help hosting concerts and events.

Airline
The official airline of Valkyria is Valkyria Air. (Norwegian: Valkyria Luft)

Mappervision
Valkyria ranked sixth in its debut in the twenty-second version of Mappervision Song Contest. The song chosen was Beautiful Mess by Kristian Kostov. In the twenty-third version, the Confederation finishes fifth with The Girl by Hellberg and Cozi Zuehlsdorff. Valkyria's entry in Mappervision Song Contest XXIV is Anywhere I Go by Vicetone.

Linguavision
Valkyria has confirmed its interests to participate in Linguavision Song Contest XI. The song chosen was Zen Zen Zense by RADWIMPS and reached fifth. The Confederation returns in Linguavision Song Contest XII with Crossing Field by LiSA.

MIFF United Great Lakes 2017 World Cup
The Valkyria Football Team has internationally debuted on the reboot of the 2017 World Cup and won it. This is the first international sports event that Valkyria has won.

MIHF Spring 2017 Qualification Rounds
The Valkyria Ice Hockey Team debut in international competitions with the MIHF Qualification Rounds and has qualified for the 2017 MIHF Summer Championship

EFC European Cup Arkmarken 2017
Valkyria took part in EFC European Cup Arkmarken 2017 but was eliminated in the round of 16.

Meaning of Colors

 * Red: Valor
 * Dark Blue: The sea
 * White: Peace
 * The Norwegian flag on the left side: Reminds people that the nation is from Norway.

Meaning

 * Colors: Same as flag.
 * The sword: Will to fight
 * The wings: Freedom

In other languages

 * English: Valkyria Confederation
 * Dutch: Confederatie van Valkyrië
 * German: Valkyrianischer Bund
 * Greek: Βαλκυριανή Ομοσπονδία
 * Salvenian German: Konfederation Valkyriens
 * Spanish: Confederación Valquiriana
 * Turkish: Valkürya Konfederasyonu
 * Vietnamese: Liên bang Valkyria

Trivia

 * Valkyria Confederation's counterpart on NationStates is the Confederacy of Nordician Valkyria (https://www.nationstates.net/nation=nordician_valkyria), which is part of the North Pacific region.
 * The word "valkyrie" was actually taken from this, a Monstercat track.
 * One of the other names for the nation was Valkyrien, a portmanteau of "valkyrie" and "Varien", the producer that made the track Valkyrie, which was the inspiration for the nation's name.
 * The name "Valkyrie" is the main reason why the nation started in Norway. Because, duh, Old Norse mythologies.
 * The capital is Bergen because Luka is a fan of Alan Walker and Kygo. Both producers are from Bergen.
 * This nation has nothing to do with Valkyria Chronicles. Seriously.

Alliances with other official nations
People's Republic of Karianka (since 13-05-2017) - Military and trade alliance - Treaty of Tromssa

Great Inca (since 20-05-2017)- Trade and economic alliance- Treaty of Cusco

Albadonia (since 02-06-2017) - Trade and economic alliance - Treaty of Valkyria (it's basically Bergen, don't mind it.)*

The Republic of Gotlanhamn (since 10-06-2017) - Economic/Commercial alliance - Treaty of Jönköping

Arkmarken (circa 10-6-2017) - Treaty of Bergen - Trade alliance

Avelly (since 13-06-2017) - Trade & Economic Alliance - Treaty of Malmö.

Orecolnia (since 14-06-2017) - Trade & Military Alliance - Treaty of Salemia.

Felixland (since 14-06-2017) - Alliance - Treaty of Oslo

Zarexium (since 15-06-2017) - Trade & Economic Alliance - Treaty of Dublin

Greater Nottingham (since 18-06-2017) - Military & Economic Alliance - Treaty of Lincoln.*

Confederation of Ostrija (since 22-06-2017) - Military Alliance - Treaty of Dalmatia

Neo Prussia (since 18-07-2017) - Military Alliance - Treaty of Gothenburg

Hoflan (since 25-07-2017) - Trading Pact - Treaty of Dresden

Biscasia (since 29-07-2017) - Trade, Economic & Military alliance - Treaty of Valladoid

Slavonica {since 31-07-2017) - Military Alliance - Treaty of Stavanger

Saraim (since 02-08-2017) - Military & Economic Alliance - Treaty of Prishtina

Anatolia (since 06-08-2017) - Trade, Economic and Military Alliance - Treaty of Tarsus

Novasrbija (since 08-08-2017) - Military Alliance - Treaty of Bergen (yes, another one, bite me)

Apollo Union (since 10-08-2017) - Trading Pact - Treaty of Reykjavík

Alboran (since 03-09-2017) - Alliance - Treaty of Barcelona

Slavic Confederation (since 06-09-2017) - Economic and Military Alliance - Treaty of Kraków

*: Three-way Alliance between Valkyria, Albadonia & Greater Nottingham.

Appeared In
The nation appears in LKC's Alternate Future of Europe series. More information about the series can be found here.