Nordesk

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Holy Kingdom of Nordesk Heilige Köninkryk Nördesk
Flag Coat of Arms
Motto: "For God and King we endure" "Vir Göd en Köning verdra ons"
Anthem: Song for the Royal Liedjie vir die Röyal
Map versions	N/A
Capital	Küfara
Largest city	Üterlëk
Official language(s)	English, Nördkeskü
Official religion(s)	Apollonianism
Demonym	Nord
- Adjective	Nordik
Government	Theocratic absolute monarchy
- King	Alexandria I
- Heavenly Emissary	Æthelwulf Kufar
- Legislature	Final Council
Establishment	1690 AN
Area
Population	5,312,000
Active population	1
Currency	Dörlep
Calendar
Time zone(s)	CMT+2 and CMT+3
Mains electricity
Driving side	right
Track gauge
National website
National forum
National animal	North Island Wolf
National food	Beans and Sausage
National drink	Austin Punch
National tree	Draven Oak
Abbreviation	NO and NRD

Nordesk, officially the Holy Kingdom of Nordesk, and known alternatively as Nordia (Nördkeskü: Heilige Köninkryk Nördesk), is a country in the north-east of Apollonia. It borders the Northern Sea to the north and the Strait of Pearls to the east. The capital is Küfara. The nation was founded in 1690 AN (2020) by micronationalist Charlie R. after his prior micras projects had folded and after his prolonged break from the community.

Etymology

The name "Nördesk/Nordia" is a stylized form of the word "north" meant to symbolize the nation's geographic location relative to the continent that it's on.

History

From its founding, Nordia has had a lengthy and unique history distinct from any other.

Pre-historical

Before the beginning of modern time (according to Nord mythology), the Nord people were small scattered groups of pagan settlers along the coasts of mainland Appolonia. These inconsequential tribes of peoples over many years, began to share certain common cultural and physical traits such as fair skin, blue eyes and a shared religious mythos. It is from this mythos that it is believed that sometime prior to 1230 AN some force (believed by the Nords to be God) caused a great climate shift in the area the tribes inhabited. The specifics of this change have been lost to time, but most scientists and archeologists have concluded that it was likely a change in the migration patterns of the animals which these ancient pre-nord tribes ate. Perhaps as a means to find food, or because the Nord god wished to test them, in 1245 AN, the pre-nord peoples engaged in a great exodus from the mainland to the small nearby island known to them as Küfara. For what reason those islands were chosen and why multiple separate groups decided to migrate to the same place at roughly the same time is likewise unknown, though according to the Nord, this mass movement was orchestrated by their God as a way to solidify it as their only true deity. Overtime the population on the island chain grew to roughly 3,000 strong and this population remained mostly the same over the next couple hundred years.

Tribal history

Following the re-settlement of most Nord peoples to the islands, the ethnic group split in twain. There were those who moved to the islands and those who remained on the mainland. The bulk of the Nords who moved to Küfara began seeing themselves as the true Nord peoples and cut all ties to their brethren on the mainland and indeed to the outside world as a whole. Likewise, the mainland Nord saw themselves as the true favored people in their god's light as they saw the islanders as un-pure people who were exiled from their homeland by an angry lord.

Colonization of the mainland

In the early 1570's AN, small groups of island fishermen made their way back to the mainland as by that point, fish stocks had replenished. Upon reaching the mainland, they were greeted by mainland Nords who saw the fisherman as a return of the lost people and saw their ability to reach the mainland as a sign that their god had forgiven the "exiled" Nord. After this news spread among the few hundred Nord left on the mainland, several flotillas of mainland sailors followed the fishermen back to their home in Küfara where they were greeted by curious island residents. Seeing each other for the first time in several generations the two groups spoke vastly different tongue with mainlanders speaking a form of accented English, while the islanders spoke Nördkeskü a variant of the Afrikaans language that while identical, developed coincidentally completely separate. Through ancient texts, some scholars on the islands were able to understand English and thus communicate with the mainlanders. This dialog began the gradual process of re-unification of the Nord people and a renewed feeling of ethnic nationalism and hegemony.

Unification

By the 1590's AN the Nord people on the mainland coasts and the islands had mostly integrated with English becoming the primary language of communication whilst the islander's Nördkeskü remained as the language of the faith and of government administration. Now with a greater since of nationalism, the Nord Heavenly Emissary (a position established by the islanders as their tribal leader) became the senior religious figure among the people with a Holy Chieftain being created to administer the government. However, despite the closer bonding of the peoples, the islanders and mainlanders still functioned as mostly independent societies. This changed in 1670 however, when Austin I took over as Holy Chieftain of the Nord people. The popular young ruler began a military conquest moving further into mainland Nordia, annexing (mostly peacefully) several other settlements with many adopting Nord culture, howver some would retain a local identity and though incorporated into the state (which became known more commonly as Nördesk) would not be considered Nords. Due to the successes of the conquest, Austin was crowned the first King of Nordia and became known as "Austin I of Nordia" or "Austin The Great". With this coronation, the Nord and non-Nord tribes were formally united and in 1690 AN the Holy Kingdom of Nördesk was formed.

Shortly following this, King Austin died and his daughter was crowned Alexandria I of Nordia. Through her, the state began to quickly modernize and expand diplomatically, joining the USSO shortly after. In addition, new settlements were founded, notably Üterlëk on the mainland.

See also

• Royal Decrees