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'''Tretrid'''&ZeroWidthSpace;<span class="noexcerpt"> ({{IPAc-en|'|t|ɹ|ɛ|.|t|ɹ|ɪ|d}}; [[w:Old English|Tretridian]]: ᚦᚱᛖᚾᚪ, ''Þrena'' {{IPA|und|'θre.nɑ|}})</span>, officially known as the '''Kingdom of Tretrid''', is a nation located in southern [[Novaris]]. It is the second most populous country in Novaris and the third largest by area. It is situated between the Atlantian Sea to the north, the Bay of Lapinum to the south, and the Nalpian Mountains to the west. Tretrid borders [[Celanora]] and [[Transnalpia]] to the west, and [[Lapinumbia]] to the south. Tretrid's capital is [[Cynebury]], though its largest city is [[Sigested]]. Tretrid is the third-largest country in Novaris, with an area of 1,352,790 km<sup>2</sup>, and, with a population of 118,116,425, is the second-most populated country in Novaris.
 
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The 16th century saw the loss of these possessions amidst the Tretridian Anarchy, especially the [[War of the Tretridian Succession]], but Tretrid ended up rebuilding its power, and proceeded to spend the late 18th century waging the Ulvriktru Wars of Religion against [[Norgsveldet]]. The 19th century brought the introduction of constitutionalism to the government with the promulgation of the Charter of Privileges in 1804 and major victories against Celanora in [[Volscine-Celanoran War|1846]] and Lapinumbia in [[Tretridio-Lapinumbian War|1869]], though it also lost the [[Secceran Crown War]] to Volscina around this time, spurring the resulting antagonism between the two and leading into the Novaran Cold War of the 20th century. With Volscina's civil war in 2003, however, Tretrid was left as the dominant power in West Novaris.
Tretrid has historically been one of the premier powers of Novaris, which would often brought it into conflict with other nations. Indeed, the first 4 centuries of the unified Tretrid's history was largely characterized by its power struggles with the Celanor Empire, though this largely ended as Celanor declined. During the 18th century, Tretrid fought a war with [[Ethalria (Grand Matriarchy)|Ethalria]] and waged multiple wars against Norgsveldet. However, the rise of [[Volscina]] as a regional power in Novaris and later as a great power brought it into direct conflict with Tretrid, starting in the early 19th century. This rivalry resulted in the countries taking opposing sides in the [[Great War]] and eventually culminated in the Novaran Cold War that pervaded much of the 20th century. The collapse of the [[Arkian Confederation|Volscine Confederation]] and the resulting [[Arkian Civil War|civil war]] ended the Novaran Cold War in Tretrid's favor. However, the rise and fall of [[Correva]], among other things, have reignited tensions between Tretrid and Volscina, enough to the point where most agree that the Karolingian crisis marked the start of a Second Novaran Cold War.
 
Tretrid is a developed country with a high-income economy. With a GDP of $3.3 trillion, Tretrid has the 11th-largest economy in the world and the largest economy in Novaris. Tretrid is a founding member of the [[International Forum]], [[League of Novaris]], [[Tolinsk Accords]], and is a member of the [[North Concordian Economic Forum]] and an observer of the [[Intercontinental Regional Security Accords|Inter-Regional Security Accords]] and the [[Union of Commonwealth Alliances]].
Despite its many issues and what has been argued to be its decline, Tretrid is still generally considered a [[w:great power|great power]]. Indeed, even though Tretrid has only the third highest military expenditure in Novaris, Tretrid more than makes up for it with soft power; indeed, its admission to the [[North Concordian Economic Forum]] and its role in creating the [[League of Novaris]] have only served to amplify this. Tretrid also largely maintains its position of power through alliances, most notably the [[Tolinsk Accords]], though Tretrid also maintains observer status in the [[NSTO|North Shield Treaty Organization]] and [[IRSA|Interregional Security Accords]]. Tretrid's system of alliances has been argued to be the main reason why Tretrid still remains the dominant power in West Novaris, especially compared to the significantly more diplomatically isolated Volscina.
 
==Etymology==
The term for Tretrid in its native language, ''Þrena'', derives from the name of the [[Yuserism|Yuserist]] god Thret, or Þret. This dates back to the Threnan Kingdom, which, according to myth, had been founded by Thret himself. While the name Þrena was originally associated with the Threnan Kingdom, it was eventually coopted to refer to the land itself. By the 9th century, the term had become a general endonym for the lands east of the Greatflood. After its unification in 1256, Tretrid claimed itself to be the continuation of the Threnan Kingdom, and indeed still calls itself such to this day: ''Þrenan Rīce'' literally translates to "Threnan Kingdom."
 
The name "Tretrid" was largely coined by Staynish explorers, deriving from the Impelanzan ''Trétid''. That name was the one given to the Threnan kingdom by Impelanzan merchants who traded with Threnan, and was derived from the name the ancient Threnans gave themselves.
 
Under historiographical convention, the ancient Threnan kingdom is referred to with its endonym while the modern Kingdom of Tretrid is referred to by its exonym. This convention does not exist in Tretridian, where no distinction is made.
==History==
===Pre-unification===
The earliest evidence of sapient habitation within Tretrid's modern borders dates to approximately 1.6 million years ago. They are believed to have migrated from West Novaris through the Nalpian Mountains. During the Neolithic, agriculture started to spring up circa 7000 BCE along the Greatflood basin and spread out through the rest of Tretrid. Organized states followed, with political organization arriving in the form of city-states, and a writing system emerged circa 1000 BCE.
Around the 11th century, a series of wars erupted in [[Norgsveldet]] which led to the creation of the kingdoms of Riksheim and Novreheim. Many people fled Norgsveldet, and some of them crossed the Concordian Ocean and settled in Novaris.
 
In the 1st century BCE, a city-state on the lower Greatflood, around modern Norþlofean, rapidly consolidated control of most of the Greatflood estuary through conquest and became known as the Threnan Kingdom due to its founder and the leader of these conquests traditionally being held to be the god Thret. Over the next century, the Threnan Kingdom would come to control most of the lower Greatflood and most of the coasts of the Bay of Lapinum c. 1 CE. It would continue to expand, pushing inwards into Efeast, and would gain suzerainty over a wider chunk of the Tretridian peninsula.
Some of these Norgsveltians settled in Tretrid, bringing Norgsveltian culture and [[Ulvriktru]] to Tretrid. As they assimilated into Tretrid, Tretridian culture started to have certain Norgsveltian influences to them, and [[Ulvriktru]] soon replaced [[Yuserism]] as the dominant faith in Tretrid.
 
The [[Toré eruption|eruption of Toré]] in 512 CE caused wide-scale agricultural disruption and famine, resulting in political instability and war that caused the complete collapse of Threna by 520 CE. What followed was the Tretridian Dark Age from about 520-800 CE, so named for the general scarcity of surviving records from the time by when the term was first used in the 13th century. Archaeological evidence from coinage suggests the existence of a major polity centered on the northernmost parts of the lower Greatflood, which historians have named Westrice ({{Lit.}} Western Kingdom) that existed from about 560 to about 700 CE, though not much is known about it.
The migrations of Norgsveltians displaced some of the people already living there, which lead to a wave of migrations throughout Tretrid, as well as a series of wars. The balance of power was severly disrupted, and by the end of the 11th Century, three kingdoms, Norþrena, Easþrena, and Suþrena had consolidated power and become the dominant powers in Tretrid.
 
Ulvrikians began to migrate into eastern Tretrid circa 600 CE in the aftermath of the collapse of the Ulvrikian Empire, accompanied by a massive increase in the archaeological record of Concordian material culture beyond that of earlier trade, though the nature of this settlement is disputed. The cultural memory of this migration persisted in oral storytelling until it was written into the epic poem ''[[Deorwine]]'' in the 11th century, but the historicity of many of its details is debated. However, by the time the written historical record resumed in the 9th century, it was largely done in a Concordian language which would become the predecessor to modern Tretridian and Peyeterin.
 
The scattered city-states and petty kingdoms across Tretrid began to consolidate in the 9th century. An invasion of Crenland from Ostretheia and its subsequent repulsion under King [[Cenhelm I]] led to the unification of a significant chunk of eastern Tretrid under his rule in his newly founded city [[Sigested]], leading to him claiming rule over the people of eastern Tretrid by naming himself King of Easþrena and campaigning westwards. This led Cynebury in northern Tretrid and Lovean (Lavoa) in southern Tretrid, the most powerful polities in their regions, to claim dominion over their respective portions of the peninsula, and invading their neighbors to push that claim. By the 10th century, all of Tretrid east of the Greatflood had fallen under the rule of these Norþrenan, Easþrenan, and Suþrenan kingdoms, beginning a period known as the Triarchy. At the same time, the Celanor Empire in Western Novaris began to expand east of the Nalpians, coming to control all the land west of the Greatflood, leading to the subsequent Norvianization of large portions of this western territory.
 
The period from the 11th Century to the unification of Tretrid in the 13th Century has been named the "Triarchy" by historians.
===Unification and expansion===
[[File:Tret1256.png|thumb|Tretrid at the time of its unification]]
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===19th century===
 
Bada II died in 1802, leading to the accession of his daughter Eadgyð II to the throne. Due to Secceran succession laws, Eadgyð II's accession marked the end of the personal union between Tretrid and Seccera, though the Secceran throne would stay within the royal family for about another fifty years.
 
Eadgyð quickly appointed a number of close allies in the Witenagemot to the Cabinet as she vowed to the assembly to steer Tretrid in a new direction. Chief among her allies was [[ÆlfrædHeanric EadwigsunuWilhelmesunu, Duke of Kalmington]], whom she appointed as Prime Minister. She almost immediately started to restructure Tretrid's finances, culminating in her revocation of the Edict of Sweoraport and other decrees that mandated persecution of Gustafists in Tretrid, effectively putting an end to the Ulvriktruar Wars of Religion.
 
In 1804, Eadgyð II commenced sweeping reforms of the Tretridian government with the proclamation of the Charter of Privileges, which was in essence the Tretridian constitution. The Charter expanded the role of the Witan to take up most of the duties of day-to-day governance of Tretrid, and also mandated elections to the Folkmoot. As Eadgyð continued to retain command of the military and to dictate foreign policy, her reign has been argued to employ an early form of [[Royalistic Populism|royalistic populism]].
 
Under Kalmington's direction, the Charter of Privileges also made sweeping changes to the Witan itself, creating what would become known as the Kalmington System. Among other things, it guaranteed elections at least once every six years except under times of crisis and brought about many parliamentary traditions that are now widespread outside of Tretrid.
 
The sudden proclamation of a liberal constitution sent shockwaves across Novaris, with Celanora and Lapinumbia ultimately declaring war on Tretrid in the [[Charter War]] in an effort to prevent instability caused by the spread of liberalism. This proved largely unfruitful after four years of war, leading to a white peace.
 
The creation of the Charter proved fatal to the Eorlist faction as it existed throughout the 18th century, as their support for the rather unpopular traditional landed nobility of Tretrid lead to many Eorlists to be voted out in the newly instated elections, while Cynists would be elected in waves due to public enthusiasm for the monarchy as a result of the democratization of Tretrid. While the Cynist faction briefly enjoyed total control of the Witan, however, they ended up splintering from infighting on the subject of possible reforms into the Liberal Party (later the Liberal Democratic Party) and the Conservative Party by the 1816 elections. The Eorlist faction's last seats in the Folkmoot were lost in 1824, though they would continue to have members in the Athelmoot for decades afterwards.
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[[File:Mr. Shkreli (cropped).jpg|150px|thumb|Æthelred WulfricsunuWulfricesunu, whose government was heavily implicated in a 2016 corruption scandal]]
 
WulfricsunuWulfricesunu's government was eventually revealed to be highly corrupt and more focused on enriching the cabinet ministers than actually governing the country. The scandal would implicate companies in several other countries, including Volscina, the [[Union of Free Cities]], Lapinumbia, and [[Nuova Volscina]]. The most damning evidence turned out to be a ''Cynebury Herald'' article comprehensively documenting systematic bribery and embezzlement within the goverment. After WulfricsunuWulfricesunu refused to resign, the Witan removed his government through a [[w:vote of no confidence|vote of no confidence]] in December 2016. Snap elections were instituted, but to keep the instruments of state operating, the Leader of the Opposition and Leader of the ÞSD [[Eoforwine ÆthelstansunuÆthelstanesunu]] agreed to form a caretaker government in coalition with the ÞUD and the MWP. The LDP was purposely left out of this new arrangement.
 
The [[2017 Tretridian federal election|snap elections]] concluded in mid-January 2017, leading ÆthelstansunuÆthelstanesunu's ÞSD to form a government with the ÞUD. The new Prime Minister swiftly instuted sweeping corruption probes into the LDP and companies implicated in the scandal. Several leading figures in the LDP ended up convicted for various corruption charges, including WulfricsunuWulfricesunu himself.
 
ÆthelstansunuÆthelstanesunu also started to re-evaluate Tretrid's global position, which had grown precarious from years of neglect. Under the early months of his government, ÆthelstansunuÆthelstanesunu would start engaging Volscina, Celanora, Kuthernburg, and Nacata more actively. He also continued Tretridian support of [[Nuova Volscina]], albeit with great reluctance.
 
===Auroran-Cerenerian War===
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In 2017, the [[Ethalria (Republic)|Republic of Ethalria]] was seized in a military coup lead by General [[Erwina Pipenz]], who declared the formation of the Empire of Uspalria in the stead of the Ethalrian republic, with most of the army supporting her. The government, including President [[Ositha Boracova]], was forced to flee into exile in [[Sani Bursil]]. The [[Ethalria (Matriarchy)|Ethalrian Matriarchy]] was swift in recognizing Uspalria and started to secure an alliance with the nacent state.
 
In response, [[Great Morstaybishlia]] called a summit of several Auroran nations, along with delegations from Tretrid, [[Hustreache]], and [[Vistaraland]], to meet in Sani Bursil to discuss the developing crisis crisis. During the meeting, [[Stratarin]] was couped by [[Mikhail Starikov]]. While in the Sani Bursil summit, Great Morstaybishlia, [[the Oan Isles]], Vistaraland, [[Axdel]], Hustreache, and Tretrid agreed to work towards restoring Boracova's government in exile, in a seperate meeting, Ethalria, Uspalria, Kostromastan, Gemica, and Stratarin formed an alliance called the Ribenstadt Pact. After returning to Tretrid from Sani Bursil, Prime Minister ÆthelstansunuÆthelstanesunu swiftly published a statement condemning Ethalria and Uspalria for destabilizing Aurora and "endangering the lives of civilians by toying with war."
 
[[File:F-15_and_F-22.JPG|300px|thumb|Tretridian aircraft in action in July 2017]]
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War broke out swiftly after that, as the Bursil Alliance formed in the summit fought with the Ribenstadt Pact. Tretrid would significantly boster the Third Fleet, its fleet in the [[Cerenerian Ocean|Cerenerian]] and in the Morstaybishlian Sea, as it ended up bearing the brunt of the conflict. Tretrid would ultimately contribute a significant amount of forces to the Cerenerian theater of the war, helping to combat Strataric forces and nearly having invaded Stratarin itself had the country not surrendered.
 
ÆthelstansunuÆthelstanesunu, with the help of Tretrid Ambassador-at-Large to Novaris [[Æthelwine HeardsunuHeardesunu]], entered talks with Mexregiona and Hustreache to form a unified command structure for forces deployed in Aurora, resulting in the creation of the [[Novaran Joint Expeditionary Force]]. These series of talks expanded in scope, leading to a series of summits between the three Novaran members of the Bursil Accords, as well as the neutral countries of Lapinumbia, Celanora, and Arlavia. This culminated in the signing and eventual ratification of the Sixfold Treaty, which declared the six countries' intent to create a diplomatic system intended to facilitate cooperation within Novaris called the [[League of Novaris]], and established the Novaran Council as a commission intended to explore means for possible future cooperation and to determine the structure of the proposed League. The Charter of the League of Novaris would be adopted by the Novaran Council and brought to effect with its ratification by four of its six signatories later that year, officially creating the organization.
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===Post-Auroran-Cerenerian War===
As a result of generally well-received efforts to reform the government, sound economic policy, and the general belief that Tretrid was doing well, ÆthelstansunuÆthelstanesunu's ÞSD would gain seats in the [[2020 Tretridian federal election|May 2020 federal election]], forming a government with the MWP instead of its former partner in the ÞUD.
 
In June 2020, when [[Rodenia]] supported a coup d'etat in the neighboring country of Puntalia, the [[Union of Commonwealth Alliances|UCA]] and the [[NSTO]] acted immediately, [[2020 Puntalia Military Intervention|deploying forces in Puntalia]]. Tretrid worked with the NSTO in deploying forces, including 30,000 Tretridian soldiers and a naval task force that included an aircraft carrier. Tretrid also successfully petitioned the [[League of Novaris]] to condemn Rodenia. However, the seemingly inevitable war was halted when Great Morstaybishlia's Prime Minister, [[Franklin Barvata]], threatened both sides in the crisis with sanctions unless they would sit down and talk. Tretrid was one of the signatories of the [[Puntalian Compromise Treaty]], as it would become known.
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The two nations likely would have come to blows as a result of brinkmanship had the [[League of Novaris]] not interceded. The LN ordered that Karolingia hold a referendum to determine its future. However, heavy election interference delegitimized the results, and Karling's harsh crackdown on protests only escalated instability further. Ultimately, Karling was forced to flee to [[Gräntierik]], and Karolingia collapsed. The LN authorized the [[Occupation of Correva|occupation of the formerly Correvan lands]], which was once again named Cavellan.
 
Around this time, the Witenagemot passed the Resolution Concerning Schlesia, which formally ended the [[Occupation of Seccera]]. Prime Minister Eoforwine ÆthelstansunuÆthelstanesunu immediately approached [[George Gray]], the last president of the Volscine Confederation, and he agreed to head the new [[Seccera|Seccaran state]].
 
The Correvan crisis had shown how unexpectedly delicate Tretrid's position was, and ÆthelstansunuÆthelstanesunu immediately started re-examining his foreign policy. Among other things, he largely ended the Tretridian investment in Meagharian infrastructure, and he had Tretrid join the [[North Concordian Economic Forum]]. This diplomatic maneuvering resulted in the creation of the [[Tolinsk Accords]]. Another result of this diplomacy was his concerted efforts to bring Meagharia and Tavaris to the negotiating table.
 
[[File:Mark 77 bomb loaded on FA-18.jpg|200px|thumb|A Tretridian crew loads an incendiary bomb in Ballistria.]]
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Tretrid was also extending its feelers into Arcturia around this time, having publicly supported the Alksearian King [[Eldras VI]] in a power struggle against nobles who opposed the democratization of [[Alksearia]]. When Eldras was murdered on live television on October 16, Tretrid was one of the many nations to declare war on [[Balistria]]. In the resulting [[Balistrian Coalition War|war]], Tretrid soon came under heavy criticism for its use of [[w:incendiary weapons|incendiary weapons]], especially [[w:white phosphorus munitions|white phosphorus munitions]], and was even accused of attempting to carpet bomb industrial targets with no regard to civilian casualties.
 
As a result of international criticism, ÆthelstansunuÆthelstanesunu had an independent inquiry into the strategic bombing campaign launched just after the end of the Balistrian War, which eventually concluded that "the projected combined death toll of both civilians and combatants in hypothetical conflict without the damage dealt to Balistria's industrial base capacity greatly outnumber the estimated death toll from the bombing of strategic targets in Balistria," and that "somewhat reasonable effort had been made into striking targets strictly of tactical or strategic interest." The Ministry of Defense has also vehemently denied allegations that incendiary weapons were used in strategic bombing raids, and argued that white phosphorus was only used for signaling and smokescreen-generating purposes.
 
ÆthelstansunuÆthelstanesunu's efforts in getting Tavaris and Meagharia to talk eventually succeeded. On Feburary 19, Tavari and Meagharian officials met in Suþrimaburg, Tretrid, to settle their issues, with Eoforwine mediating. The resultant Kanor Accords brought about the normalization of Tavari–Meagharian relations, where Meagharia gave up its claims to Kanor while both parties agreed to have an independent, LN-sponsored tribune to prosecute Rodokan whalers fishing in Meagharian waters.
 
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Tretrid is a [[w:representative democracy|representative democracy]] in the form of a [[w:federalism|federal]] [[w:parliamentary system|parliamentary]] [[w:constitutional monarchy|constitutional monarchy]]. Tretrid's constitution, the Charter of Privileges, was proclaimed in 1804. Under the Charter, the [[Witenagemot]] serves as the federal unicameral legislature. Tretrid's government follows the [[w:Westminster system|Kalmington system]], itself largely a product of Tretridian parliamentary tradition and named after [[Lord Kalmington]], the Prime Minister of Tretrid when the Charter of Privileges was passed.
 
Ælfric III, the current King of Tretrid, serves as the head of state. The Tretridian throne is ''de facto'' [[w:Hereditary monarchy|hereditary]] as a result of various laws governing the succession, but the succession is ''de jure'' [[w:Elective monarchy|elective]], with the Witenagemot undergoing a largely ceremonial vote to confirm the accession of each monarch. The King serves a largely ceremonial role within the Tretridian government, but reserves certain powers that can be used in an emergency. The King also has the power to amend the Charter, though by convention amendments are only made following a referendum. The Tretridian monarchy and its adjacent institutions are metronymically referred to as the Falcon's Throne (''Fealcnes Cynesetl''), referring to the official name of the ceremonial throne of the King.
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While on paper, the power of the monarchy is almost absolute, in practice, the monarchy serves mainly a symbolic role as the foundation and guarantor of the Tretridian government, with the King acting as the personification of the state. Executive power is only exercised by the monarchy in times of crisis, and for the most part executive power is delegated to the Cabinet.
 
The Prime Minister of Tretrid, currently [[Eoforwine ÆthelstansunuÆthelstanesunu]], is the head of government of Tretrid. The Prime Minister oversees the government and exercises [[w:executive (government)|executive]] power at the federal level through the Cabinet, and is appointed by the King after support from a party or coalition with a ruling majority in the Witan. The Prime Minister leads the Cabinet and appoints its other members.
 
The Witenagemot, often referred to even in official sources as the Witan (which literally refers to the collective of the body's members instead of the body itself) originally served a role akin to that of a [[w:privy council|privy council]]. It originally consisted exclusively of major nobility and religious leaders. In 1292, the Witan was divided into an upper house, the Athelmoot (''Æþelmōt''), while a lower house, the Folkmoot (''Folcmōt'') was created to give representation to major towns throughout Tretrid. From Tretridian unification until the [[War of the Tretridian Succession]], the Witan generally filled whatever role the King saw fit to give it.
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