Tretrid
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Kingdom of Tretrid ᚦᚱᛖᚾᛁᚪᚾ ᚱᛁᚳᛖ (Tretridian) Þrenian Rīce | |
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Motto: "ᚫᚠᚱᛖᛚᛁᚳᛖ ᚠᚩᚱᚦᚹᛖᚪᚱᛞ" Ǣfrelīce forþweard "Forever forward" | |
Anthem: "ᚳᚣᚾᛁᚾᚷᛋᛗᚪᚱᛋᚳ" Cyningsmarsċ ("Kingsmarch") | |
 Location of Tretrid | |
| Capital | Cynebury |
| Largest | Sigested |
| Official languages | Tretridian |
| Recognised national languages | Staynish |
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| Demonym(s) | Tretridian |
| Government | Federal parliamentary constitutional monarchy |
• King | Ælfric III |
• Prime Minister | Eoforwine |
| Legislature | Witenagemot |
| Establishment | |
• Norþrenia | 924-1256 |
• Tretrid Proclaimed | 1256 |
• Colonial Empire | 1400-1650 |
• Constitution Established | 1804 |
| Area | |
• Total | 1,352,790.112 km2 (522,315.182 sq mi) (11th) |
| Population | |
• 2021 estimate | 116,150,000 (11th) |
• 2020 census | 114,971,682 |
• Density | 86/km2 (222.7/sq mi) (88th) |
| GDP (nominal) | estimate |
• Total | $2,900,000,000,000 |
• Per capita | $24,967 |
| Currency | Tretridian Pound (TRP) |
| Time zone | UTC-7 |
| Antipodes | Staynes |
| Driving side | right |
| Calling code | +128 |
| Internet TLD | .tr |
Tretrid (Tretridian: ᚦᚱᛖᚾᛁᚪ, Þrenia), officially known as the Kingdom of Tretrid, is a nation located in southern Novaris. It is located north of Lapinumbia, southeast of Transnalpia, and east of Aponivia.
Its government is a constitutional monarchy. The King nominally gets the final say in laws, but in practice the legislature, the Witenagemot, has the authority to pass laws on its own behest. The current King of Tretrid is Ælfric III, while the Prime Minister is Eoforwine. The capital of Tretrid is Cynebury.
Tretrid's history dates back to the Threnian Kingdom of antiquity, which lasted roughly from the 1st century BCE to the Tore Eruption of 512, after which resulting famine tore the polity apart, leading to its utter collapse and much of its territory fragmenting into smaller, more isolated city-states. The following centuries were characterized by infighting among these city-states, as well as the rise and fall of Westrice, which was situated north of formerly Threnian lands.
The arrival of Ulvrikian settlers from the east in the 11th century lead to a chain of mass migration and ensuing turmoil, followed by the rapid consolidation of Tretrid into three kingdoms, a state that would last for about 200 years until Ælfric I unified the peninsula and proclaimed the creation of the Kingdom of Tretrid in 1256. Over the next two centuries, Tretrid would expand into Dallacquan lands and gain more and more power in Novaris.
Tretrid has been a colonial empire for most of its history, starting in the 15th century with the establishment of Tretridian West Novaris. After the War of the Tretridian Succession, in which Tretridian West Novaris was partitioned by Norgsveldet and Asendavia, Tretrid maintained a colony in the form of Tretridian Nordenpunto, and later established Transnalpia as a means to easier access Nordenpunto. However, in 1981 Nordenpunto gained independence, seemingly marking an end to the Tretridian Colonial Empire. However, Tretrid still has Transnalpia as a dependency.
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 Dallacqua, though this largely ended as Dallacqua declined. During the 18th century, Tretrid fought a war with Ethalria and waged multiple wars against Norgsveldet. However, the rise of Arkalarius 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 and the resulting Arkian Civil War ended the Novaran Cold War in Tretrid's favor. However, the rise and fall of Karolingia, among other things, have reignited tensions between Tretrid and Arkalarius, enough to the point where most agree that the Karolingian crisis marked the start of a Second Novaran Cold War.
Despite its many issues and what has been argued to be its decline, Tretrid is still generally considered a 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 North Shield Treaty Organization and 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 Arkalarius.
Etymology
The term for Tretrid in its native language, Þrenia, derives from the name of the Yuserist god Thret, or Þret. This dates back to the ancient belief that the land was sacred to Thret.
The name "Tretrid" was largely coined by Staynish explorers, deriving from the Impelanzan Trétid.
History
Antiquity
The Triarchy
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 places like modern-day Valkerus.
Other Norgsveltians settled in Tretrid, bringing Norgsveltian culture and Asatru to Tretrid. As they assimilated into Tretrid, Tretridian culture started to have certain Norgsveltian influences to them, and Asatru soon replaced Yuserism as the dominant faith in Tretrid.
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, Norþrenia, Easþrenia, and Suþrenia had consolidated power and become the dominant powers in Tretrid.
The period from the 11th Century to the unification of Tretrid in the 13th Century has been named the "Triarchy" by historians.
Unification
Empire
See also: Tretridian West Novaris
The newly-unified Tretrid had a significant amount of power, and so Tretrid clashed with Dallacqua, at that time the dominant power in West Novaris. Tretrid managed to gain a series of territorial concessions in a series of wars from the late 13th Century to the 14th Century.
The advent of gunpowder and firearms tipped the balance in favor of Tretrid, leading to Tretrid seizing all Dallacquan land west of the Nalpians, and also lead Tretrid to seize ports on the coast of West Novaris.
To solidify its control over West Novaris, as well as to ensure its control over West Novaran Trade, Tretrid established a series of trading posts along the west coast of Novaris, and some of these ports developed into cities. Eventually, this network of trade posts had developed into a full colony, known as Tretridian West Novaris.
War of the Tretridian Succession
Main article: War of the Tretridian Succession
In 1649, King Cynric III, seeing that he had no male heir, asked the Witenagemot to change the official succession laws in Tretrid so that his daughter Eadgyð could be Queen after his death. After much debate and negotiating, the Witan eventually approved this matter, undoing the laws preventing a woman from ascending to the throne.
When Cynric III died in 1650, even despite the succession laws being changed, Ælfheah of Sigested, Eadgyð's cousin and the heir apparent prior to the change in succession laws, declared himself the rightful King of Tretrid. This was despite Eadgyð being crowned Queen Eadgyð I soon after Cynric III's death. Angry at the lack of recognition of his claims by the Witan, Ælfheah named himself Ælfheah III and raised an army to try to march on Cynebury.
The ensuing conflict lasted ten years, and devastated Tretrid. The war depleted the authority of the Tretridian throne, leading to many opportunistic nobles breaking away from the crown. Even after Eadgyð I won the war, Tretrid had been severely weakened.
Eadgyð I would spend the next twenty years after the war reconquering the breakaway states and reestablishing Tretridian authority. This period, which lasted from 1650 to 1680, has been named the Tretridian Anarchy by historians.
Most of Tretridian West Novaris had been lost in the war, as the collapse of authority in Cynebury caused no amount of troubles for the colonies. It was only a matter of time before Asendavia and Norgsveldet seized most of Tretrid's colonial holdings. Only Nordenpunto was left.
Asatruar Wars of Religion
In 1765, King Gustaf II of Norgsveldet declared himself the Saint of Asatru, declaring himself the head of Asatru over the traditional Asatruar leader, the High Gothir. The following religious schism would split the religion into two denominations: Gustafic Asatru, which recognized Gustaf II as the Saint of Asatru; and Gothiric Asatru, which continued to recognize the Gothirs as the religious authority.
Following Gustaf's declaration, King Ælfred IV proclaimed the Edict of Sweoraport, which refused to recognize Gustaf as the Saint of Asatru and instead reaffirmed the authority of the Gothirs. This in effect enforced Gothiric Asatru as the state religion of Tretrid. Ælfred quickly followed this up by decreeing that anyone who believed that Gustaf was the leader of the religion were heretics and were to be punished accordingly. This lead to a 50 year era of religious fervor and state persecution that only ended in 1802 when the newly crowned Queen Eadgyð II revoked the many decrees enforcing religious persecution in Tretrid.
Around the same time, Tretrid waged a number of wars against Norgsveldet to limit Norgsveltian influence over Novaris and to halt the spread of Gustafic Asatru.
Great War
Main article: Great War
Decolonization
The Great War caused a great deal of unrest in Tretrid, to the point that Tretrid was affected by an attempted takeover by revolutionary socialists. To focus on putting down the uprising, Tretrid was forced to give more autonomy to Nordenpunto and Transnalpia, and even outright abandoned Tretridian Southwest Gondwana.
The decolonization of Tretridian Southwest Gondwana has been panned by historians as rushed and careless, as Tretrid's abandonment of the colony was done without any care as to the future of the colony. The region quickly split into smaller states constantly warring with each other.
Nordenpunto and Transnalpia were fortunate by comparison. They were still left as part of the Tretridian crown, but were given a great deal of autonomy to deal with their own domestic affairs.
The increased autonomy in the colonies bolstered independence movements, and calls to make Nordenpunto fully independent from Tretrid slowly grew. As a result, a referendum was held in 1980, and Nordenpuntans voted to become independent from Tretrid. Talks ensued, and the request for Nordenpuntan independence was granted in March of 1981.
Auroran-Pacific War
Main article: Auroran-Pacific War
In late May of 2017, King Lambertus VII of Great Morstaybishlia held an emergency meeting, in which Tretrid reaffirmed its alliance with the empire. The Oan Isles, Axdel, Kuthernburg, and Stratarin also allied with Great Morstaybishlia. However, during this meeting, Mikhail Starikov took power in Stratarin, leaving the previous Strataric Premier, Viktor Drugov, stuck in Sani Bursil. Starikov renounced Stratarin's allegiance with what came to be known as the "Allies". This event is considered to be the start of the Auroran-Pacific War.
After this meeting, the SEPC Security Council, of which Tretrid was a part, held a meeting concerning these new developments. However, any attempts to make SEPC align with the Allies were stonewalled by Stratarin, as Starikov's government made it clear that they had no interest in aligning with the Allies. Stratarin would later ally with Ethalria, splitting the once mighty Coalition into two.
After Ethalrian agents attempted to assassinate Lambertus, instead killing the Morstaybishlian Crown Prince Thadeus, Tretrid declared war on Ethalria, citing both Thadeus's death and Tretrid's alliance with Great Morstaybishlia.
In the war, Tretrid sent soldiers to Aurora to aid in the war effort, but most of Tretrid's effort was focused on the Pacific Theater, where Tretrid and the Oan Isles opposed Stratarin's attempt to invade Aurora.
Puntalian Incident
In June 2020, when Rufunia supported a coup d'etat in the neighboring country of Puntalia, the UCA and the NSTO acted immediately, 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 Rufunia. However, the seemingly inevitable war was halted when Great Morstaybishlia's Prime Minister, Franklin Bavarta, 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," as it would become known.
Irnac War
Main article: Irnac War
Following an incident on the border between Durakia and Vakarastan on July 15, 2020, Tretrid publicly declared support for Durakia. They deployed 50,000 soldiers and a naval task force. Several other nations, including Arkalarius, Norgsveldet, and Meagharia also declared their support for Durakia.
In the ensuing war, Tretrid participated in several decisive battles in western Irnac, including the Battle of Kretsburg and the Nov Martovgrad Offensive.
Geography
Tretrid is mainly situated on the Tretridian Peninsula, and is southeast of the Nalpian Mountains. Tretrid is surrounded by the Bay of Atlantia.
Climate
Tretrid's climate ranges from temperate to subtropical, as its southern regions experience a humid subtropical climate (Cfa) while the northern parts of Tretrid experience an oceanic climate (Cfb).
Politics
Government
The King is the head of state, and gives royal assent to all laws passed by the legislature. However, in practice, the king does not hold very much sway over Tretridian politics.
The Prime Minister is the head of government, and is elected by the legislature. The legislature makes use of a parliamentary system.
Tretrid has a federal government, and so is divided up into provinces. These provinces are governed by folkmoots, but are also ceremonially lead by eorls, in the same way the King ceremonially rules Tretrid as a whole.
Law
Tretrid's body of law traces its history to the common law passed by the Witenagemot in medieval times. For most of Tretrid's history, law came in two forms: common law, passed both locally in cities and across the kingdom, by the Witenagemot; and royal law, passed by decree from the monarch.
In the 17th and 18th Century, a series of reforms that moved power from the King to the legislature, eventually effectively abolishing royal law.
Foreign Relations
Main article: Foreign relations of Tretrid
Tretrid is a member of the League of Novaris and an observer state of the North Shield Treaty Organization, and was a member of the South-East Pacific Coalition. Tretrid holds an alliance with Great Morstaybishlia and with Kuthernburg, and have been friendly with both Morstaybishlia and Kurthernburg since the 17th century. Tretrid also maintains a very cordial relationship with its southern neighbor Lapinumbia, and the two nations have open borders with each other. Tretrid also maintains close ties to Nordenpunto and Lissia, its former colonies.
Military
The Royal Tretridian Armed Forces has about 300K active soldiers in peacetime. The RTAF currently receives about 80 billion SHD in funding.
Economy
Demographics
Ethnic groups
Tretrid is mainly dominated by Tretridian people, though there is a small minority of Lissians throughout the peninsula. In the eastern regions of Tretrid, there are significantly more ethnic Norgsveltians.
Religion
About 44% of Tretridians are of the Asatru faith, as that religion was brought over by Norgsveltian settlers in the 11th century, and slowly became embedded in Tretrid over time. When Gustaf II of Norgsveldet made himself the head of the Asatru religion, the Tretridians following the Asatru faith rejected the authority of the King and instead continued following the Gothirs.
In recent decades, Tretrid has become increasingly irreligious, and an estimated 49% of Tretridians do not identify with any religion.
About 1% of Tretridians are Thaerist, as Thaerism spread to Tretrid as a result of increasing interaction with Great Morstaybishlia. Around 1.6% of Tretridans are Ademarist, and around 1.3% of Tretridians are Akronist.
