Kaldrbuth
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Kaldruno translated page (ᚲᚨᛚᛞᚱᚢᚾᛟ ᛏᚱᚨᚾᛊᛚᚨᛏᛖᛞ ᛈᚨᚷᛖ ᚺᛖᚱᛖ)
Kaldbuth, (Ulvrikian: Kaldrbuþ, Kaldruno: ᚲᚨᛚᛞᚱᛒᚢᚦ), Officially the Queendom of Kaldrbuþ is a Nordic country in Northern Concord whose mainland territory consists of the north-western coast of the continent just south-east of Norgsveldet and the shared territory of Miðrland.
The Queendom of Kaldrbuth Kaldrbuþ | |
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Motto: "Enn skal lytte, når en gammel hund gjø" "One should listen when an old dog barks" | |
Anthem: "Odins Spear" "Óðinns spjót" | |
| Capital | Hrafnheimr |
| Largest city | Rerirheimr |
| Official languages | Ulvrikian Norgsveltian |
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| Demonym(s) | Norse |
| Government | Constitutional Monarchy |
• Monarch | Ástríðr Eivør Vǫlsungrsdóttir-Vinter XI |
| Legislature | þing |
| Independence following union of House Vinter and House Vǫlsungr | |
• Declared | 17 January 1643 |
| Population | |
• July 2018 estimate | 13.26~ Million |
• 2010 census | 11,453,842 |
| GDP (nominal) | 2020 estimate |
• Total | ᚲᚱ 622.217 Billion |
• Per capita | ᚲᚱ 46,924~ |
| SDI (2018) |  0.925very high |
| Currency | Kaldrbuth Kroner ᚲᚱ (KKr) |
| Driving side | right |
| Calling code | +017 |
| Internet TLD | .kb |
Kaldrbuþs borders include; Norgsveldet to the north-northwest, Atlae to the north-northeast and east as well as an extensive border from the south to the east with South Hills, Kaldrbuþ also shares around ⅕ of it's entire border space with the coast connecting it to the Concordian Ocean, The coastal climate to the northern areas of Kaldrbuþ provides both extensive shipping and commerce access further inland as well as more habitable natural conditions for population, as opposed to the lesser populated more savanna like regions to the south, and supplying trade access to the few populated areas in that region. The coastal effects often bring both cool winds and rain to most of Kaldrbuþ, but especially the northern almost Monsoon like environment.
Ástríðr Eivør Vǫlsungrsdóttir-Vinter XI of the joined houses of Vǫlsungr and Vinter, is the current Queen of Kaldrbuþ (Ulvrikian: Dróttning, Kaldruno: ᛞᚱᛟᛏᛏᚾᛁᛜ). Ástríðr XI, despite being the head of state and holding general ruling power, does not overrule the Guþar (Singlar: Guþi, Kaldruno: ᚷᚢᚦᛁ, Kaldruno plural: ᚷᚢᚦᚨᚱ), a council of the states most senior religious figures, specifically of Asatru based identities and belief systems, who lead the Thing, (Ulvrikian: þing, Kaldruno: ᚦᛁᚾᚷ). The Queendom is recorded in the "Dróttnings Saga" as being established in 1643, the saga includes references to several regionally powerful tribes engaged in constant wars before splitting into to two major factions under the control of their most powerful tribes respectively for almost a century before finally merging by personal union between the two controlling houses, Vinter (Winter) and Vǫlsungr, the Queendom has since remained as one united nation consistently for the last 377 years through a direct line of succession.
Etymology and Origins
Despite being a relatively new unified nation (17th century), much of the terminology associated with the nation has roots from either Ulvrikian, Kaldruno, the written runic alphabet, or a mix of the two sometimes with the occasional appearance of outside influence from nearby nations, territories and likely trade routes. Modern historians agree that while some details in more fantastical works may be embellished, the most likely and recognised as truthful sources are the works of two primary tribal era historians, Hæming Guthrumsson, a politician, historian, poet and skald, and Asvard Ærnmundsson, a Royal archivist, historian and poet, Both of whose numerous sagas, poems and materials have become the basis for much of the established history for both Kaldrbuth and the previous tribal era from which the nation was born.
Kaldrbuth & Kaldrbuthian
The first known direct mention of both Kaldrbuth and the term Kaldrbuthian (both singular and plural) is from a page in Hæming Guthrumssons' "Forn-kveðit" (Translations of which suggest it refers to what was said in 'days gone by') While often early skaldic sources are not always so trustworthy, it appears as though in this instance the works of Ærnmundsson (786-852) are accurate and trustworthy for a number of reasons, primarily that these words have not changed form or spelling in over a millennium, only having changed written forms when translated from it's original (and still majority used in the modern age) Kaldruno. Later sources, including both royal archives and the works of Guthrumsson (823-991) also use the same terminology to describe both the collection of tribes in the region and those who live within it, rather than using descriptors that are tribe specific. It is likely that this is why in the modern day both terms are still used extensively,
Kaldruno
Known to have been used since the earliest recorded history in Kaldrbuth, the Kaldruno runic alphabet in its current form is at least two thousand years old, the earliest recorded written history ever recovered belonging to Kaldrbuth and her ancestors having also used it. While this original source has since been protected by the crown and remains not publicly available, there is however extensive writing of it from the royal archives, describing what would appear to be a runestone describing in perfectly legible
(though transliterated) kaldruno script, a memorial of sorts to the life and demise of what was engraved as "ᛟᚦᛁᚾᚾᛊᚷᚢᚨᚱᛞ", Odins guard, and their 'great journey' over the western sea and how they discovered a new peoples. What happened while they were overseas remains unknown, though the inscriptions do suggest however that very few returned and died shorty after of some form of illness.