Anglo-Saksen Commonwealth
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| Capital | Johannsessbuurg | ||
| Largest city | Kerbuurg | ||
| Official language(s) | Common tongue | ||
| Official religion(s) | Church of Cranda | ||
| Demonym | Anglo-Saksen | ||
| - Adjective | Anglo-Saksen | ||
| Government | Heptarchy | ||
| - High King | Johann IV | ||
| - Kingsmoot | The Seven Kings | ||
| - Legislature | Council of Thanes | ||
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| Population | 8,404,112 | ||
| Active population | 1 | ||
| Currency | Scilling | ||
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| National animal | Aeagle | ||
| National food | Shepherd's Pie | ||
| National drink | Stout | ||
| National tree | Britannic Oak | ||
| Abbreviation | ASX | ||
The Anglo-Saksen Commonwealth, also referred to as Angsax, is a country located in northern Apollonia. Angsax is a direct continuation of the Anglo-Saxon Commonwealth and was formed in response to ongoing negotiations between the various tribal leaders.
Etymology
Although comprised of seven kingdoms, the country takes its name from the two primary groups that form the commonwealth, the Saksens and Anglish.
Geography
The commonwealth is a collection of seven kingdoms across northern Apollonia along the shores of the Clear Sea and Violette Sea. It is bounded in the north and south by Lac Glacei and Hurmu, in the west by Meckelnburgh, and in the southwest by Ashinthael.
History
Early History
The current tribes of the commonwealth began migrating into the region 1400, with the first tribes, the Saksens and Jutts, arriving from the south. Other tribes, including the Angles, Humms, and Balls, began migrating into the area soon after from Lyrica island, pushed out by Storish invaders. Finding safe passage through Cognito and Lac Glacei they settled in northern Apollonia, extinguishing the Oceanic people and reducing the Purple Islanders to a mere shadow of their former selves. Some of the tribes soon coalesced into the state of Cranda.
Angsax was founded by the Beckford Dynasty around 1465 AN as the Whealsh, Humms, Myrca and West Saksens settled in the northeast corner of Apollonia. The Beckford dynasty married in to the Crandish kings and soon the two states joined to form the massive Kingdom of Arminy. When Arminy collapsed around 1512, the kingdoms and duchies were divided up between several nations. Disagreements over who received what led to internecine warfare between the tribes as each vied for power. The resultant war depressed the region enough that none of the tribal leaders wielded enough power to form a cohesive state. The situation remained in such a poor state that it allowed other tribes to begin moving into the area.
Around 1521 the first rivals to the old Crandish orders arrived when Tokish nomads established their kingdom on the Purple Isles, soon conquering Anglien and Jutien. Stormark soon moved in and seized the Vaan Aujoen. By 1524 Novans had overtaken Saskenlant and parts of Balduvien, while the Tokish had pressed southward all the way to Lake Glacei. It wasn't until 1531 when the Keshan tribes formed an alliance with the Tokish and began a massive conquest of the region and soon, along with Novatainia, dominated all the lands of former Arminy. In 1534 the Novans and Tokish joined together to form the Empire of Gralus who would then utterly control the whole of northern Apollonia until 1627.
With the passing of Gralus only a rump state of Toketi survived on the Purple Isles and Glanurchy. Within a decade foreign powers had begun to fill the vacuum left by Gralus' collapse. Stormark colonized Eesdeheito while Alexandria and Gotzborg propped up puppet governments in Anglien and Jutien, respectively. Meanwhile Shireroth moved in and colonized Jorvik. Most of these colonization efforts would eventually falter save for the Storish occupation which engulfed the remains of Toketi and expanded around Lake Glacei. The Storish invaders would manage to subjugate most of Wessax, Jorvik and the northeast before succumbing to the Crab Plague around 1685.
1700s
By the early 1700s the area had begun to stabilize, thanks in part to nations like Meckelnburgh, Ashinthael, Hurmu and Lac Glacei consolidating their hold over the region. A renewed interest in Crandish culture arose in Lac Glacei, spurred by the restoration of the ancient Arminian capital of Arminsburg. The Crandish cultures, particularly those of the Lac Glaceians and Anglo-Saksens, began to thrive again.
Government and Politics
Angsax is a commonwealth heptarchy ruled by a High King who presides over the seven kingdoms. The seven kings combined form a Kingsmoot, a legislative body that acts as a governing council and elects from among its peers one to serve as High King.
The seven constituent kingdoms are:
- The Kingdom of Anglien
- The Kingdom of Saksenlant
- The Kingdom of Balduvien
- The Kingdom of Wheals
- The Kingdom of Hummlant
- The Kingdom of Jutien
- The Kingdom of Myrca
Culture
The commonwealth is comprised of seven separate tribes, each with their own kingdom: Angles, Saksens, Whealsh, Humms, Jutts, Balds, and Myrcans.
Demographics
The country has a total population of 8,404,112 citizens.
The following was the ethnic breakdown of the country, according to the 1700 census:
- Anglo-Saksens: 5,101,709
- Crandish: 850,602
- Lac Glaceians: 603,044
- Hurmudans: 278,199
- Gralans: 247,625
