Hârn Kingdom of Chélemby - Revision history

Shealladh: /* The Sea-Towns */

2018-09-28T03:13:30Z

‎The Sea-Towns

Shealladh: /* The Sea-Towns */

2018-09-28T03:06:49Z

‎The Sea-Towns

Shealladh: /* Founders of the Chélemby Syndicate */

2018-09-28T02:53:15Z

‎Founders of the Chélemby Syndicate

Shealladh: /* Founders of the Chélemby Syndicate */

2018-09-28T02:34:42Z

‎Founders of the Chélemby Syndicate

Shealladh: /* Founders of the Chélemby Syndicate */

2018-09-28T02:14:50Z

‎Founders of the Chélemby Syndicate

Shealladh: /* Founders of the Chélemby Syndicate */

2018-09-28T02:09:46Z

‎Founders of the Chélemby Syndicate

Shealladh at 01:59, 28 September 2018

2018-09-28T01:59:10Z

Shealladh: /* History */

2018-09-28T00:35:59Z

‎History

Shealladh: /* The Syndicate & the Nálstrad */

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‎The Syndicate & the Nálstrad

Shealladh: /* History */

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‎History

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 Many of the clan and place names were Phâric, particularly in the south, but there was still plenty of evidence of the islands’ Járind heritage.
-Beginning in about {{Smallcaps|tr}}200, Ivínian outlaw clans, mostly from Menglána, began to raid the coasts of the Chel islands. At first the ‘sea towns’ successfully repelled the raiders, including a particularly successful combined defence by traditional rivals Dínibôr, Témian and Calamísa in {{Smallcaps|tr}}242. However, the raiders’ ships gave them the element of surprise, and the ability to concentrate at ‘weak points’. The raids eventually resulted in the destruction of Vàsîredh, Témian and Vúldenâr (d. {{Smallcaps|bt}}313 Venârivè P16) in the third and early fourth centuries. Only Dínibôr remained.
+Beginning in about {{Smallcaps|tr}}200, Ivínian outlaw clans, mostly from Menglána, began to raid the coasts of the Chel islands. At first the ‘sea towns’ successfully repelled the raiders, including a particularly successful combined defence by traditional rivals Dínibôr, Témian and Calamísa in {{Smallcaps|tr}}242. However, the raiders’ ships gave them the element of surprise, and the ability to concentrate at ‘weak points’. The raids eventually resulted in the destruction of Vàsîredh, Témian and Vúldenâr (d. {{Smallcaps|bt}}313 Venârivè P16) in the '''<span style="color:#006699">third</span>''' and early '''<span style="color:#006699">fourth centuries</span>'''. Only Dínibôr remained.
 These Ivínian clans were mostly the outcasts of Ivínian society, refugees, families fleeing from increasingly centralised Ivínian states. They began to settle on Chel Øy, as they called it, in the first half of the '''<span style="color:#006699">fourth century</span>'''. Without organised resistance, most of the local clans were relatively easily overwhelmed. This was a dark time for the people of Chel.

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 === The Sea-Towns ===
-By {{Smallcaps|bt}}500, the chief Járind settlements in the islands were Dínibôr on Téchel, and Témian, Kóladhârè, Vúldenâr and Vàsîredh on Chel. These and mainland settlements like them formed the ‘Sea-Towns’ culture which included the Járind or mixed Járind/Phâri towns of Lyth, Calamísa, Shátrah, Trepûra, and even Beréma. The ‘towns’ of Chel were timber-built and fortified by wooden palisades.
+By {{Smallcaps|bt}}500, the chief Járind settlements in the islands were Dínibôr on Téchel, and Témian, Kóladhârè, Vúldenâr (f. c.{{Smallcaps|bt}}620 Venârivè P15) and Vàsîredh on Chel. These and mainland settlements like them formed the ‘Sea-Towns’ culture which included the Járind or mixed Járind/Phâri towns of Lyth, Calamísa, Shátrah, Trepûra, and even Beréma. The ‘towns’ of Chel were timber-built and fortified by wooden palisades.
 Their rivalries were generally friendly enough; Vàsîredh traded primarily with the mainland, but Dínibôr and Témian traded with each other. Dínibôr was, among other things, a religious cult site, known for its religious and mystical scholars. Her missionaries and mendicants travelled across the region, and the library of Dínibôr was famous.
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 Many of the clan and place names were Phâric, particularly in the south, but there was still plenty of evidence of the islands’ Járind heritage.
-Beginning in about {{Smallcaps|tr}}200, Ivínian outlaw clans, mostly from Menglána, began to raid the coasts of the Chel islands. At first the ‘sea towns’ successfully repelled the raiders, including a particularly successful combined defence by traditional rivals Dínibôr, Témian and Calamísa in {{Smallcaps|tr}}242. However, the raiders’ ships gave them the element of surprise, and the ability to concentrate at ‘weak points’. The raids eventually resulted in the destruction of Vàsîredh, Témian and Vúldenâr in the third and early fourth centuries. Only Dínibôr remained.
+Beginning in about {{Smallcaps|tr}}200, Ivínian outlaw clans, mostly from Menglána, began to raid the coasts of the Chel islands. At first the ‘sea towns’ successfully repelled the raiders, including a particularly successful combined defence by traditional rivals Dínibôr, Témian and Calamísa in {{Smallcaps|tr}}242. However, the raiders’ ships gave them the element of surprise, and the ability to concentrate at ‘weak points’. The raids eventually resulted in the destruction of Vàsîredh, Témian and Vúldenâr (d. {{Smallcaps|bt}}313 Venârivè P16) in the third and early fourth centuries. Only Dínibôr remained.
 These Ivínian clans were mostly the outcasts of Ivínian society, refugees, families fleeing from increasingly centralised Ivínian states. They began to settle on Chel Øy, as they called it, in the first half of the '''<span style="color:#006699">fourth century</span>'''. Without organised resistance, most of the local clans were relatively easily overwhelmed. This was a dark time for the people of Chel.
 === The Syndicate & the Nálstrad ===

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 | style="text-align: left; background-color:#FFFFFF; color:#000000;" |Dârel
-| style="text-align: left; background-color:#FFFFFF; color:#000000;" |''Great-Kingdom of'' Séldenbàal
+| style="text-align: left; background-color:#FFFFFF; color:#000000;" |''Great-Kingdom of'' Séldenbàal (Ivínia)
 |-
 | style="text-align: left; background-color:#FFFFFF; color:#000000;" |Ekàtriása

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 |-
 | style="text-align: left; background-color:#FFFFFF; color:#000000;" |Évan
-| style="text-align: left; background-color:#FFFFFF; color:#000000;" |Menglána (Ivínia)
+| style="text-align: left; background-color:#FFFFFF; color:#000000;" |''Kingdom of'' Menglána (Ivínia)
 |-
 | style="text-align: left; background-color:#FFFFFF; color:#000000;" |Silkán
-| style="text-align: left; background-color:#FFFFFF; color:#000000;" |Menglána (Ivínia)
+| style="text-align: left; background-color:#FFFFFF; color:#000000;" |''Kingdom of'' Menglána (Ivínia)
 |-
 | style="text-align: left; background-color:#FFFFFF; color:#000000;" |Jáager
-| style="text-align: left; background-color:#FFFFFF; color:#000000;" |Menglána (Ivínia)
+| style="text-align: left; background-color:#FFFFFF; color:#000000;" |''Kingdom of'' Menglána (Ivínia)
 |-
 | style="text-align: left; background-color:#FFFFFF; color:#000000;" |Târken
-| style="text-align: left; background-color:#FFFFFF; color:#000000;" |Menglána (Ivínia)
+| style="text-align: left; background-color:#FFFFFF; color:#000000;" |''Kingdom of'' Menglána (Ivínia)
 |-
 | style="text-align: left; background-color:#FFFFFF; color:#000000;" |Nêhal
-| style="text-align: left; background-color:#FFFFFF; color:#000000;" |Menglána (Ivínia)
+| style="text-align: left; background-color:#FFFFFF; color:#000000;" |''Kingdom of'' Menglána (Ivínia)
 |-
 | style="text-align: left; background-color:#FFFFFF; color:#000000;" |Dârel
-| style="text-align: left; background-color:#FFFFFF; color:#000000;" |Séldenbàal
+| style="text-align: left; background-color:#FFFFFF; color:#000000;" |''Great-Kingdom of'' Séldenbàal
 |-
 | style="text-align: left; background-color:#FFFFFF; color:#000000;" |Ekàtriása

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 |-
 | style="text-align: left; background-color:#FFFFFF; color:#000000;" |Évan
-| style="text-align: left; background-color:#FFFFFF; color:#000000;" |Menglána
+| style="text-align: left; background-color:#FFFFFF; color:#000000;" |Menglána (Ivínia)
 |-
 | style="text-align: left; background-color:#FFFFFF; color:#000000;" |Silkán
-| style="text-align: left; background-color:#FFFFFF; color:#000000;" |Menglána
+| style="text-align: left; background-color:#FFFFFF; color:#000000;" |Menglána (Ivínia)
 |-
 | style="text-align: left; background-color:#FFFFFF; color:#000000;" |Jáager
-| style="text-align: left; background-color:#FFFFFF; color:#000000;" |Menglána
+| style="text-align: left; background-color:#FFFFFF; color:#000000;" |Menglána (Ivínia)
 |-
 | style="text-align: left; background-color:#FFFFFF; color:#000000;" |Târken
-| style="text-align: left; background-color:#FFFFFF; color:#000000;" |Menglána
+| style="text-align: left; background-color:#FFFFFF; color:#000000;" |Menglána (Ivínia)
 |-
 | style="text-align: left; background-color:#FFFFFF; color:#000000;" |Nêhal
-| style="text-align: left; background-color:#FFFFFF; color:#000000;" |Menglána
+| style="text-align: left; background-color:#FFFFFF; color:#000000;" |Menglána (Ivínia)
 |-
 | style="text-align: left; background-color:#FFFFFF; color:#000000;" |Dârel

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 '''<span style="color:#FF0000">INSERT TABLE</span>'''
-Clan Origin
+<center>
-Évan Menglána
+{| class="wikitable sortable"
-Silkán Menglána
+|+ style="caption-side:top; color:#e76700;"|Founders of the Chélemby Syndicate
-Jáager Menglána
+! class="unsortable" |Clan
-Târken Menglána
+! class="unsortable" |Origin
-Nêhal Menglána
+|-
-Dârel Séldenbàal
+| style="text-align: left; background-color:#FFFFFF; color:#000000;" |Évan
-Ekàtriása Ázeryàn*
+| style="text-align: left; background-color:#FFFFFF; color:#000000;" |Menglána
-Jâren Chélemby†
+|-
-Zârion Chélemby†
+| style="text-align: left; background-color:#FFFFFF; color:#000000;" |Silkán
-* Clan Ekàtriása is of Azeri origin, but settled for a time in lower Huriséa (where they still have relatives).
+: <sup>'''<span style="color:#FF0000">*</span>'''</sup> Clan Ekàtriása is of Azeri origin, but settled for a time in lower Huriséa (where they still have relatives).
-† Clans Jâren and Zârion are of Járind descent. Even they are not sure when their ancestors arrived in the islands.
+: <sup>'''<span style="color:#FF0000">†</span>'''</sup> Clans Jâren and Zârion are of Járind descent. Even they are not sure when their ancestors arrived in the islands.
 ==== Passing of Járind Autonomies ====

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 <center>
 {|
-|+ style="caption-side:bottom; color:#000000;"|'''National & Merchant Flag of Ch◊lemby''' ''Azure, a cross argent''.
+|+ style="caption-side:bottom; color:#000000;"|'''National & Merchant Flag of Chélemby''' ''Azure, a cross argent''.
 | [[File:Idea_Icon.png|16px|center|link= ]]
 |}
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-==== Founders of the Ch◊lemby Syndicate ====
+==== Founders of the Chélemby Syndicate ====
 '''<span style="color:#FF0000">INSERT TABLE</span>'''

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 </center>
 '''<sup>2</sup>''' The Book of Ghosts is a compilation of folklore by and about the Járind, collected and translated by various scholars over the centuries. It currently resides in Emélrenè.
 The Yârynè, also called the Járind, came to the islands in tribal and clan groups rarely exceeding a few dozen in number. They found the land good, and the sea bountiful. They built villages and prospered. The early Járind were renowned for their art and craftsmanship. They worked in bone, wood, bronze copper and stone and their art was characterised by geometric designs, loops, spirals, and knot work. Most of the surviving examples are made in stone; even these are faded by the passage of time.
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 Járind warriors were known for their unsurpassed valour. Their ethic was that of personal prowess and loyalty to the clan. While their modes of combat varied from place to place and from time to time, they are best known for shunning most forms of body armour in favour of bright paint. Armour was not necessarily a mark of cowardice, but the soul of a slain warrior might not be able to free itself through bronze.'''<sup>3</sup>'''
 '''<sup>3</sup>''' This position is often overstated. The Járind made bronze weapons and armour that was far superior to that of contemporary. The ‘naked’ Járind warrior is at least part myth. There is also evidence of leather, scale and even mail in use among the Járind.
 The Yârynè ‘cult’ of personal prowess did not always serve them well. Járind warriors often failed against less skilful, but better organised forces. Járind armies did not retreat or surrender. In desperate situations, they tended to throw themselves into charges. These tendencies left them ill-equipped to drive out foreign invaders.
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 In {{Smallcaps|bt}}107, a raiding party from Témian managed to start a fire at Dínibôr that consumed the palisades and about half the town. The dispute was of a religious nature and soon settled, but Dínibôr was in ruins. The folk rebuilt their town over the next ten years, complete with stone walls and some stone buildings. This marked something of an architectural revolution for the Járind. Some Járind settlements (such as Calamísa on Hélegat) would later copy the innovation, but Témian was more conservative, perhaps believing that stone should be reserved for religious purposes. The folk of Témian and the rest of Chel largely kept their traditional buildings.'''<sup>4</sup>'''
 Over the centuries, there was ongoing settlement on Chel island by small clans from Hârbáal, as well as some Shôrka from {{Smallcaps|bt}}400 onwards. While there was some conflict and disruption as a result, by and large these immigrants were peaceably assimilated.
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 These Ivínian clans were mostly the outcasts of Ivínian society, refugees, families fleeing from increasingly centralised Ivínian states. They began to settle on Chel Øy, as they called it, in the first half of the '''<span style="color:#006699">fourth century</span>'''. Without organised resistance, most of the local clans were relatively easily overwhelmed. This was a dark time for the people of Chel.
-'''<sup>4</sup>''' While both towns would eventually be sacked and abandoned, only the ruins of Dínibôr can still be found.
 === The Syndicate & the Nálstrad ===
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 In {{Smallcaps|tr}}458, several new immigrant clans formed a syndicate with some local clans to establish a ‘wintering camp’ on the west bank of the Vúlden, at the site of the destroyed town of Vúldenâr. When it was established in {{Smallcaps|tr}}461, this more or less ended the raiding and established a balance with the new–comers. Because it was on the isle of Chel, foreigners came to call the camp ‘Chélemby’. It was well-positioned for commerce and raiding in the Gulf of Shôrkýnè and the Sea of Iváe, and attracted more immigrants from northwest Lýthia. Chélemby became increasingly cosmopolitan. Other clans, both local and foreign, joined the syndicate, and by {{Smallcaps|tr}}490 there were twenty-six. At this date the meetings of the Syndicate began to be called the ‘Nálstrad’'''<sup>5</sup>'''. Increasing membership blurred the lines between newcomers and indigenous clans, and the rules for membership came to include a land-holding requirement.
 '''<sup>5</sup>''' ‘Nálstrad’ is usually translated as ‘council of landholders’, but it is thought to have several other meanings.

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 === Coveted by Foreign Magnates ===
 === Evolution of Government ===

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 While some scholars have sought to depict the ancient Járind as a peace-loving and gentle society, they could be a violent folk:
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 The Yârynè ‘cult’ of personal prowess did not always serve them well. Járind warriors often failed against less skilful, but better organised forces. Járind armies did not retreat or surrender. In desperate situations, they tended to throw themselves into charges. These tendencies left them ill-equipped to drive out foreign invaders.
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 === Coming of the Phâri ===
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 Came we of lands all about,
-Far and wider yet, unto this lucky isle,
+<center>
-This jewel upon the waters of the world.
+{|
-May we ever cradle our dreams
+| style="text-align: left; background-color:#FFFFFF; color:#000000;" |''Came we of lands all about,''
-Upon the rocking sea,
+|-
-Questing beyond world’s end.
+| style="text-align: left; background-color:#FFFFFF; color:#000000;" |''Far and wider yet, unto this lucky isle,''
-Yet bury our hearts within a facet of the jewel,
+|-
-To sleep forever in this gloried land.
+| style="text-align: left; background-color:#FFFFFF; color:#000000;" |''This jewel upon the waters of the world.''
-'''''Extract from the sailor’s prayer.'''''
+|-
 In {{Smallcaps|tr}}458, several new immigrant clans formed a syndicate with some local clans to establish a ‘wintering camp’ on the west bank of the Vúlden, at the site of the destroyed town of Vúldenâr. When it was established in {{Smallcaps|tr}}461, this more or less ended the raiding and established a balance with the new–comers. Because it was on the isle of Chel, foreigners came to call the camp ‘Chélemby’. It was well-positioned for commerce and raiding in the Gulf of Shôrkýnè and the Sea of Iváe, and attracted more immigrants from northwest Lýthia. Chélemby became increasingly cosmopolitan. Other clans, both local and foreign, joined the syndicate, and by {{Smallcaps|tr}}490 there were twenty-six. At this date the meetings of the Syndicate began to be called the ‘Nálstrad’'''<sup>5</sup>'''. Increasing membership blurred the lines between newcomers and indigenous clans, and the rules for membership came to include a land-holding requirement.