Myrca

Myrca
Subdivision type:	Kingdom
Capital:	Fonthill
Population:	1,303,887
Largest Cities:	Fonthill
Local Leadership Title:	King
Local Government:	Monarchy
Current leader:	Offa
Local language:	Anglo-Saksen (official)
Local Religion:	Church of Cranda

Myrca (officially the Kingdom of Myrca) is a former Crandish and Arminian duchy, now a kingdom within the Anglo-Saksen Commonwealth.

History

The Myrcans, also known as Mercians, were one of the original Anglo-Saksen tribes to form the first Anglo-Saxon Commonwealth. Arriving on the shores of Apollonia with other migratory Crandish tribes, they displaced the United Imperium. The first Myrcans were a warrior caste and were often employed by other tribes as mercenaries in the many petty wars between the various kingdoms. As such they came to be known as Mercians/Myrcans. When King David established the Anglo-Saxon Commonwealth with the West Saksens, Jorvik and Norsmen, the Myrcans were granted the eastern coast. They eventually became quite prominent leaders and the city of Deorby became the capital of the commonwealth. Over the years their lands and population slowly declined. Originally occupying much of the eastern peninsular region (now Vegno) they were slowly pushed west into the lands of the West Saksens and settled around Fonthill. Today Myrca is the smallest of the Anglo-Saksen kingdoms in both population and land area.