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Think of this as a companion piece to this picture I did a while back for ...well, except not as detailed. This map is the result of a lot of time spent fleshing out the Kingdom of Sekeolath and figuring out its history...and there's a lot of it. For instance, Sekeolath is a modern-day pagan nation; Christian missionaries didn't get too far in converting the locals, and so the modern day faith is a mixture of the draconic faith "Relgimism" and the Norse faiths of the ancient Vikings; many of whom fled to Sekeolath to avoid having to convert!

EDIT: You can ignore the bulk of the history below...it was written before wrote up the story of Danthe Jarnhud; Danthe Jarnhud: The Queen Of The North, Act One
"You must conquer the world before you may conquer me."
- Haraldic words of House Dante
Act One: Defiance
* * *

The Jarnhud Kingdom is a harsh mistress. Our summers are cold, our winters white. It is a tough place for tough dragons. To our west, we had the Kingdom of Burben, ruled by House Abelburben. Between them, House Horn of Hornholm, and us, House Jarnhud, we rule the draconic North of Scandinavia. It's not perfect, but it's home.
My name is Danthe. I am old, and I am tired, but I have lived a long and fulfilled life. Though ice flows in my blood, I shan't see another summer. My children will be my legacy, and when I am gone, they will tell my story...

* * *

I was born in the Barony of Jarnhud, the fourth child of House Jarnhud, the youngest daughter of Jarnelle Jarnhud, my mother, and Thorstein Dofri, my father. I can remember my childhood years. Before my father tried to mar...read that instead.

I haven't managed to figure out a timeline for it all just yet, so I'll sum up what we have so far; prior to the foundation of the Kingdom of Sekeolath, Ice Dragons in the Sapmi Regions of Scandinavia lived in tiny tribal groups that occasionally fought each other for dominance over areas of land. In time, three dragon clans began to unite the land under their rule; the Horns, who lived on an island in the west (Hornholm), the Jarnhuds, who lived on the eastern peninsula, and the Burbens, who lived around a lake (Lake Burben) in between the two. Eventually, the Burbens and the Horns began encroaching on each other's land, and after some fighting, the clan leaders decided to settle things with a duel. Legend has it that the night before the duel, the Goddess Ro'Silios - the chief God in the Relgimist pantheon - appeared to Abela Burben; the Burben Clan leader, and gifted her with an enchanted set of wing guards. It's debated to this day who exactly this mysterious dragon was, but the next day, Abela used the armour to defeat her opponent in single combat - since that date, the armour has been worn by the reigning Queens of Sekeolath. Her clan took the new name "Abelburben", and with the Horns humbled, the Abelburbens began a campaign to unite the north into the new "Kingdom of Sekeolath" (meaning "Shade"; although the exact origins of the name remain unknown), and eventually declared war on the neighbouring Jarnhuds (who were supposedly a particularly cruel family, although it's thought this may have been Abelburben propaganda). After a vicious war, the Jarnhuds were eradicated, and Sekeolath was united under a single ruler. As time went on, this tiny state would expand; first by an Abelburben dragon exploring the north and discovering an island complex to the north (Svalbard) which they dubbed "Wergul" (meaning Cold Place, IIRC); in time, this became the personal fief of the heir apparent to the Sekeolasian throne; the idea being that the next Queen would prove her right to rule by being able to survive in such a harsh place. Following this, Sekeolath began looking south, and slowly managed to gain control over human-inhabited realms, either through conquest, or through accepting oaths of fealty from Vikings who were unwilling to convert to Christianity.

So this is what Sekeolath would look like in the modern age...well, sort of. Korwin was the Capital under the Abelburbens, but after the coup that brought Nightshade to power, the Capital was relocated to Concurrent City. The flag was also changed as well...the blue became black, and the yellow became red. However, the ousted Abelburbens were able to flee to Wergul, and so they continue to rule from there under Queen Lojala I, challenging the rule of Nightshade. Given that Avalar and Sekeolath are at war, and Wergul has thrown their lot in with Avalar, it might not be too long before this map is accurate once more...

Why no, I most definitely didn't put that large flag in the corner just to cover a border I didn't feel like drawing...

Spyro, Cynder and all related things copyright whoever owns the rights to Spyro.
All other characters mentioned here copyright
Sekeolath Flag and map made using images from the Wikimedia Commons.

Description
Think of this as a companion piece to this picture I did a while back for ...well, except not as detailed. This map is the result of a lot of time spent fleshing out the Kingdom of Sekeolath and figuring out its history...and there's a lot of it. For instance, Sekeolath is a modern-day pagan nation; Christian missionaries didn't get too far in converting the locals, and so the modern day faith is a mixture of the draconic faith "Relgimism" and the Norse faiths of the ancient Vikings; many of whom fled to Sekeolath to avoid having to convert!

EDIT: You can ignore the bulk of the history below...it was written before wrote up the story of Danthe Jarnhud; Danthe Jarnhud: The Queen Of The North, Act One
"You must conquer the world before you may conquer me."
- Haraldic words of House Dante
Act One: Defiance
* * *

The Jarnhud Kingdom is a harsh mistress. Our summers are cold, our winters white. It is a tough place for tough dragons. To our west, we had the Kingdom of Burben, ruled by House Abelburben. Between them, House Horn of Hornholm, and us, House Jarnhud, we rule the draconic North of Scandinavia. It's not perfect, but it's home.
My name is Danthe. I am old, and I am tired, but I have lived a long and fulfilled life. Though ice flows in my blood, I shan't see another summer. My children will be my legacy, and when I am gone, they will tell my story...

* * *

I was born in the Barony of Jarnhud, the fourth child of House Jarnhud, the youngest daughter of Jarnelle Jarnhud, my mother, and Thorstein Dofri, my father. I can remember my childhood years. Before my father tried to mar...read that instead.

I haven't managed to figure out a timeline for it all just yet, so I'll sum up what we have so far; prior to the foundation of the Kingdom of Sekeolath, Ice Dragons in the Sapmi Regions of Scandinavia lived in tiny tribal groups that occasionally fought each other for dominance over areas of land. In time, three dragon clans began to unite the land under their rule; the Horns, who lived on an island in the west (Hornholm), the Jarnhuds, who lived on the eastern peninsula, and the Burbens, who lived around a lake (Lake Burben) in between the two. Eventually, the Burbens and the Horns began encroaching on each other's land, and after some fighting, the clan leaders decided to settle things with a duel. Legend has it that the night before the duel, the Goddess Ro'Silios - the chief God in the Relgimist pantheon - appeared to Abela Burben; the Burben Clan leader, and gifted her with an enchanted set of wing guards. It's debated to this day who exactly this mysterious dragon was, but the next day, Abela used the armour to defeat her opponent in single combat - since that date, the armour has been worn by the reigning Queens of Sekeolath. Her clan took the new name "Abelburben", and with the Horns humbled, the Abelburbens began a campaign to unite the north into the new "Kingdom of Sekeolath" (meaning "Shade"; although the exact origins of the name remain unknown), and eventually declared war on the neighbouring Jarnhuds (who were supposedly a particularly cruel family, although it's thought this may have been Abelburben propaganda). After a vicious war, the Jarnhuds were eradicated, and Sekeolath was united under a single ruler. As time went on, this tiny state would expand; first by an Abelburben dragon exploring the north and discovering an island complex to the north (Svalbard) which they dubbed "Wergul" (meaning Cold Place, IIRC); in time, this became the personal fief of the heir apparent to the Sekeolasian throne; the idea being that the next Queen would prove her right to rule by being able to survive in such a harsh place. Following this, Sekeolath began looking south, and slowly managed to gain control over human-inhabited realms, either through conquest, or through accepting oaths of fealty from Vikings who were unwilling to convert to Christianity.

So this is what Sekeolath would look like in the modern age...well, sort of. Korwin was the Capital under the Abelburbens, but after the coup that brought Nightshade to power, the Capital was relocated to Concurrent City. The flag was also changed as well...the blue became black, and the yellow became red. However, the ousted Abelburbens were able to flee to Wergul, and so they continue to rule from there under Queen Lojala I, challenging the rule of Nightshade. Given that Avalar and Sekeolath are at war, and Wergul has thrown their lot in with Avalar, it might not be too long before this map is accurate once more...

Why no, I most definitely didn't put that large flag in the corner just to cover a border I didn't feel like drawing...

Spyro, Cynder and all related things copyright whoever owns the rights to Spyro.
All other characters mentioned here copyright
Sekeolath Flag and map made using images from the Wikimedia Commons.