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==Etymology==
The name “Fortuna” is believed to date as far back as the Marenian Era. One of the earliest uses can be found within a list of sea spirits detailed in the Umarakanto, a chronicle of Aspiriac mythology that originates from the northern tip of Ancona. Sometime before entering into the Common Era, communities on the island of Rosa around what is now the Imperial Fortunan City at some point began worshiping Fortuna as a major deity. Early Norvian accounts often referred to the inhabitants of the island as “worshipers of Fortuna” or “people of Fortuna” due to their adamant devotion to the goddess. Entering into the Common Era, the deity was eventually adopted into the overall Norvo-Aspiriac pantheon and saw more widespread worship by the Norvian people.
The largest Norvic kingdom on the island of Rosa would adopt its name from its patron goddess which was a common practice of the Norvian people. With the conquering of the entire archipelago by the Kingdom of Fortuna in the 10th century, the state was reestablished as the Fortunan Empire. Before this point, the southern archipelago of the Aspirian Isles was often referred to as Norvia due to it being known as the home origin of the Norvian people. With the establishment of the Fortunan Empire, one imperial order of the first emperor was for the islands to be referred to as the Fortunan Archipelago. Early imperial court records would then begin referring to the archipelago as such, however outside the Fortunan Empire the island cluster was continually called Norvia far into the 13th century until falling out of use entirely as the Fortunan Empire continued to grow in size and influence in the region. Now to the present day, the name Fortunan Archipelago is the accepted name internationally.
The same process also occurred in reference to its people as the name Norvians was gradually replaced with Fortunans. Even after the collapse of the Fortunan Empire in the 17th century, Fortunan continued to remain the common demonym for the native population of the archipelago. Revolutionary and nationalist movements in the 19th century led greater use of the name as a way to promote a unified identity of the three states of the Fortunan Archipelago. The independent states of Emili, Toscani, and Ancona were often referred to as the “Fortunan states” both within the archipelago and internationally. The use of Fortuna as a representative name for a political entity finally saw use centuries after the collapse of the Fortunan Empire with the formation of the Fortunan Confederation, or simply Fortuna, in the mid-1900s. This practice continues today with the confederation’s successor, the Second Fortunan Empire.
The name “Second Fortunan Empire” began showing up in the late 19th century by early nationalist movements to express their desire for a unified state of the Fortunan people. 20th century political parties, such as the UNP, continued this use to convey their goals and rally support. Up into the 21st century, the name “Fortunan Empire” was commonly understood to refer to the long-gone imperial power. Following the UNP rise to power, the dissolution of the Fortunan Confederation, and the establishment of a unified state officially as the Second Fortunan Empire, the name First Fortunan Empire has seen greater use to differentiate between the two.
==History==
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