Anglien

Frii Ataltom Anglien Free Duchy of Anglien
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Capital	Johannsessbuurg
Largest city	Bergbuurg, Bahira, Shelsa
Official language(s)	Crandish language (Anglo-Saksen and Alexandrian as a minority languages)
Demonym	Anglian(s)
- Adjective	Anglian
Government	Transitional constitutional monarchy
- Duke	Edgard III
- Transitional Prime Minister	Eduard Vogt
- Legislature	Diet of Anglien
Establishment	1754 AN (as independent country)
Population	606,938 (1752 AN)
Currency	Anglian mark
Time zone(s)	CMT+1
Driving side	right
Abbreviation	ANG

Anglien (Anglo-Saksen: Anglia; Arminian: Anglye) is a former Crandish and Arminian duchy and Lac Glaceian canton that since 1754 is an independent country.

History

The earliest polity known to call itself the Anglish tribes first appeared on the northeastern shores of Lyrica, just southeast of Hurmu. These early people were mostly fishermen with coastal settlements that banded together for common defense. They acquired the name of Anglies from their habit to catch and sell angelfish to the other early tribes of Lyrica, including a very early Hurmu. The angelfish eventually became the heraldic symbol of Anglien. They kept the peace with Hurmu but warred frequently with the neighboring Baltish tribes in the west. Around 1493 AN they were pushed out by the Juttish tribes and migrated north onto mainland Apollonia, eventually displacing the Purple Islanders along the Clear Sea. The Dukes of Anglien eventually joined with other nearby tribes and formed Cranda, which later would expand into behemoth of Arminy.

• 1510: Ceded to Alexandria upon the dissolution of Cranda.
• 1514: Alexandria lost sovereignty over the Duchy due to the Atkins Reduction of sovereignty across the planet
• Novatainia and Tokidoki (Toketi) begin taking over the area
• 1627: Gralus (the union of Novatainia and Toketi) folded. Anglien brought into the Green.
• 1628: Brought under the sovereignty of Alexandria in accordance with the Treaty of the Clear Sea.
• 1651–1652: Ravaged by the Alexandrian Flu, killing 70–90% of its population. Dissolution of the Alexandrian empire. Since then, the duchy became part of the Green.

In 1707, Anglien came under the newly established Anglo-Saksen Commonwealth, a polity that existed until 1713 when it merged into the Grand Duchy of Lac Glacei.

In 1754, the Grand Duke of Lac Glacei recognized Edgard III as Duke of Anglien and sovereign of the territory.

Geography

Anglien is bounded in the east by the Jutien, and on the southeast by the Condominium of Eesdeheito, a joint territory of Hurmu and Lac Glacei. Anglien is bounded to the west by the Clear Sea, and to the northwest by the Straits of Artsessdun.

Its major settlements are Bergbuurg, and Johannsessbuurg.

Politics and government

Sovereign Duke of Anglien

Former Dukes

The title Duke of Anglien (Atal fonn Anglien in modern Crandish, or Atal fonn Anglieno in classical Crandish) was in 1510 granted to the Emperor of the Alexandrians, and remained thus until 1652. Since then, the title has been succeeded to under the principles of Salic law.

• 1510–????: Edgard I (sovereign duke, Emperor of the Alexandrians)
• ????–1658: Edgard II (sovereign duke, Emperor of the Alexandrians)
• 1658–1737: Francis Joseph IV (Duke of Anglien, titular, never renounced)
• 1737–1754: Edgard III (titular duke)
• 1754–pres.: Edgard III (sovereign duke)

Military

The Armed Forces of the Free Duchy of Anglien were established by act of the Diet of Anglien in 1754 AN, following the formal recognition of sovereignty and the gradual drawdown of the Natopian Defense Force garrison that had secured the canton during and after the Natopian intervention in Anglien. The duchy's military posture reflects its position as a small, newly independent state operating under the protection of the Concord Alliance (CATO). Anglien neither seeks nor could afford a force capable of independent territorial defense against a major adversary. Its armed forces are sized for internal security, border patrol, coastal protection, and a credible contribution to allied operations rather than stand-alone warfighting.

The Concord Alliance Military Assistance Mission to Anglien (CAMA-A), established by CATO agreement in 1754 AN, is the primary vehicle for professionalizing and equipping the duchy's new armed forces. Funded collectively by CATO member states and administered through a joint command headquartered in Johannsessbuurg, the mission provides training, doctrine, equipment, and institutional development across all branches of the Anglian military. Natopia, Nouvelle Alexandrie, Vegno, and Aerla each contribute personnel and materiel to the mission, with Natopia providing the largest contingent by virtue of its existing garrison presence. CAMA-A operates on a rolling three-year mandate subject to renewal by the CATO council, with benchmarks tied to measurable improvements in Anglian force readiness, logistics capacity, and officer professionalism.

The ground component, styled the Anglian Ducal Guard, numbers approximately 2,400 personnel organized into three light infantry battalions, a support battalion, and a headquarters element. CAMA-A trainers embedded at battalion level have standardized the Guard's tactics, equipment, and administrative procedures to CATO interoperability norms, allowing Anglian units to operate alongside allied forces without significant friction. The Guard's officer and senior NCO cadre draws substantially on veterans of the three principal resistance organizations that operated against the NKR during the occupation. The Ke Ala Moana, the Mala'anje maritime escape network that evacuated over 1,500 civilians under NKR interdiction, contributed personnel with proven skills in small-unit movement, coastal navigation, and clandestine logistics. The Koa Kia'i, the Mala'anje territorial defense force that conducted armed escort and intelligence operations throughout the occupation, provided the Guard's most experienced combat veterans, including its first sergeant-major, Kaimana Loloku, whose brother David served as Prime Minister of the Mala First Nation. The third organization, the Bergbuurg Underground, was a predominantly Crandish and Anglo-Saksen civilian network organized around Father Antoine Deschamps's parish that sheltered persecuted Alexandrian Nazarene congregants, gathered intelligence on NKR troop dispositions, and maintained courier links between isolated communities throughout eastern Anglien. The Underground contributed fewer fighters than the Mala'anje organizations but provided the Guard with an irreplaceable network of local knowledge and the moral authority of having resisted from within the community rather than from exile.

Coastal defense and maritime patrol are handled by the Anglian Maritime Service, a force of approximately 1,400 personnel whose scale reflects Anglien's geography as much as its population. The duchy's coastline, extended substantially by the eastern island chain and the Purple Isles, presents a patrol burden disproportionate to the territory's land area. The Maritime Service operates 18 vessels of varying size, comprising four offshore patrol vessels capable of extended operations in the Clear Sea and Straits of Artsessdun, eight inshore patrol craft assigned to specific island groups and coastal sectors, four dedicated search and rescue vessels, and two logistics and support craft. CATO equipment grants, administered primarily through Aerla's maritime advisory contingent within CAMA-A, funded the majority of this fleet. Aerlan maritime advisors have taken the lead on Maritime Service development, drawing on Aerla's own experience with island patrol operations in similar conditions. The service maintains its main base at Johannsessbuurg and a forward station at Eesdehaven covering the northeastern approaches and the outer Purple Isles. Its primary responsibilities are enforcement of the duchy's territorial waters, anti-smuggling interdiction along the eastern chain, fisheries protection, and search and rescue. Formal naval defense against any serious maritime threat remains a Natopian responsibility.

See also

• Lac Glacei
• Alexandria
• Cranda
• NKR insurrection
• Nü Krantisk Rapskaff
• Natopian intervention in Anglien
• Meckelno–Nü Krantisk War
• Aerlan-Glaceian Famine Prevention Mission
• Bergbuurg Strike
• Miracle of Bergbuurg