[MAP APPLICATION] The Kingdom of Frisemark

[Frisemark]

Nation on Eurth: The Kingdom of Frisemark [Frisemark]

National Flag: 

Capital Name: Hagenav
Capital Location: Hagenav is a port city at the mouth of the river Øtran, encompassing most of the delta and being situated across hundreds of islands. See attached image for location on map.

Starter Stats:
1.) Population: 24,132,927
2.) Economy: $28,800 per capita
3.) Land Area: 249,282 km2

Culture: Dano-Norwegian-Faroese crossed with Dutch as the primary core, with Swedish, Finno-Estonian and north German influences. 
Climate & Geography: Frisemark, by and large, is dominated by a cold climate, encompassing vast boreal forests crisscrossed with rocky and jagged fjords and highlands. The northwestern coastline especially is filled with salt marshes and skerries, lagoons and other sharp coastal features. 
History: Frisemark was initially settled by ancient proto-Frisik sailors seeking better fisheries and safe harbors. For much of its history, Frisik country was wild and beholden to small lords and powers, dealing with neighbors as proud mercenaries at sea and with the ground underfoot. Frisemark itself was established following the proclamation of the Kingdom of Frisemark on the 4 of May, 1421; a powerful challenge to the many jarls and feudal lords of the area, many soon fell in line behind the crown's shrewd diplomacy and clever strength. As unification of the area progressed, Frisik merchants became safer in their caravans and cogs, developing into powerful urban bourgeois that soon empowered the country into funding expeditions to the lands across the sea. It was not long before starry eyes and optimism became greed and opportunism; Frisemark was a colonial power for much of its time as a country, influencing its actions abroad and the foreign policy of the crown for centuries. The Frisik kings, long held to a liberal tradition, had their absolute status abolished in 1812, and constitutionalism became the governing force of the Kingdom. Frisemark was an active participant in the First Argic War.
(Note: I cannot yet comment on Frisemark in the SECOND ARGIC WAR because I still have to figure out the timeline for the Colonial Wars and collapse of its empire, and this may concur with the 2AW.)

Front Desk: https://www.europans.com/topic/6462-the-front-desk/?do=findComment&comment=40025395

Vision Statement: https://www.europans.com/topic/7774-vision-statement-the-kingdom-of-frisemark/#comment-40025441

Additional City #1: Súdhagen
Additional City #2: Aflangtschuim
Additional City #3: Kohlborg

LOCATIONS GUIDE:

General Map Claim (Black Border || Ignore the colored dots):

 

Location of Cities (Numbers correspond w/ listing above [e.g. Kohlborg is #3] || Orange box with "H" is the capital city of Hagenav):

 

Other Critical Information: The island in the Sakspati-Ygros Sea (black box) is going to be an Autonomous Territory, and I plan to transfer previous lore on the island of Birkaria (an Autonomous Territory) to it, and adapt where necessary. I am not doing it just to have more land; it plays a crucial role in modern Frisik history.

 

 

[Orioni]

Good evening @Frisemark. Congratulations on graduating, and thank you for completing your mapplication so thoroughly.

1. Pop stats: 24,132,927 = 1 point
2. GDP stats: $28,800 per capita = 3 points
3. Land stats: 249,282 km² = 1 point

So this falls within the 4 points you are allotted as starter.

Next up we have:

• Culture: you mention “Dano-Norwegian-Faroese crossed with Dutch as the primary core, with Swedish, Finno-Estonian and north German influences” which sounds like a very intriguing melting pot. But I guess that's technically possible? There are some similar cultures nearby. For final validation, I defer to @Xio. Simple yes/no here.
• Climate: you asked for “cold climate, encompassing vast boreal forests criss-crossed with rocky and jagged fjords and highlands”. So I compared this with the climate map and it looked alright. But you're welcome to double-check. https://iiwiki.us/wiki/Eurth#Climate
• History: tagging @Iverica and @Neswetej Per Aten to verify this potental shared history.

[Orioni]

@Frisemark Some quick feedback from @Xio regarding the culture.

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That [northwestern] region of Argis is being kept open for potential Slavic countries and countries similar to Iverica. Germanic cultures end westward, at most, in Garindina.

• Finno-Estonian is in Northern Alharu
• Nordic is along northern Argis up to north of Garindina
• Dutch is around the Dolch Sea

With a proposed blend of 8 real-life cultures and counting, how open are you to adding some fictional Slavic elements to the mix?

[Frisemark]

On 12/2/2024 at 3:16 PM, Orioni said:

@Frisemark Some quick feedback from @Xio regarding the culture.

With a proposed blend of 8 real-life cultures and counting, how open are you to adding some fictional Slavic elements to the mix?

Many of the cultures are extremely similar with minute differences, I'm not worried about the number of inspirations. As for Slavic elements, Frisemark before coming to Eurth did have an ethnic minority (9-ish % of the population) that was essentially ethnic Russians. It's entirely possible for me to translate some of that and rework it (I had merely planned to retcon it out). As far as Slavic influences on culture/language, the parts inspired by Finno-Estonian are the primary root of that linguistically, whereas for culture there's certain standouts (such as Frisik people preferring tea with honey)

 

My plan had been for proto-Frisik settlers to have come to this area of Argis by sea and settling+expanding over time, eventually replacing much of the proto-Slavs west of the highlands with the aforementioned Slavs in modernity largely focused along the Eastern border. This also translates to the modern period where much of Frisemark's urban centers were in the lowlands and valleys that in ancient times had been colonized (in the Greek way; not later colonial) by proto-Frisik or wrestled control of.

Edited December 6, 2024 by Frisemark
Forgot to add additional context. (see edit history)

[Xio]

On 12/3/2024 at 8:57 AM, Frisemark said:

Many of the cultures are extremely similar with minute differences, I'm not worried about the number of inspirations. As for Slavic elements, Frisemark before coming to Eurth did have an ethnic minority (9-ish % of the population) that was essentially ethnic Russians. It's entirely possible for me to translate some of that and rework it (I had merely planned to retcon it out). As far as Slavic influences on culture/language, the parts inspired by Finno-Estonian are the primary root of that linguistically, whereas for culture there's certain standouts (such as Frisik people preferring tea with honey)

 

My plan had been for proto-Frisik settlers to have come to this area of Argis by sea and settling+expanding over time, eventually replacing much of the proto-Slavs west of the highlands with the aforementioned Slavs in modernity largely focused along the Eastern border. This also translates to the modern period where much of Frisemark's urban centers were in the lowlands and valleys that in ancient times had been colonized (in the Greek way; not later colonial) by proto-Frisik or wrestled control of.

The only problem is that getting across from Prymont (closest Nordic state) to your desired location is quite the trip in the pre-colonial period - and then for those groups to completely culturally convert the region into Frisemarkian cultur and language.

I think a more reasonable demographic breakdown would be for the south coast to be settled primarily by the Frisemark (coming from Ahrana/Dniester in ancient times) and for them to settle the temperate regions of the south, leaving the north sparsely populated by the original Slavic speaking cultures. Maybe with a more modern program of Frisemarkisation of the northern Slavs by the Frisemark government in the works.

Considering your desired location's borders, I'd also want input from @Iverica on this (regarding history and demographics)

[Frisemark]

Works for me. And I don't mean to be rude, but just for reference the demonym is "Frisik", not "Frisemarkian."

[Iverica]

I'll review this thread. Thanks

18 hours ago, Xio said:

The only problem is that getting across from Prymont (closest Nordic state) to your desired location is quite the trip in the pre-colonial period - and then for those groups to completely culturally convert the region into Frisemarkian cultur and language.

I think a more reasonable demographic breakdown would be for the south coast to be settled primarily by the Frisemark (coming from Ahrana/Dniester in ancient times) and for them to settle the temperate regions of the south, leaving the north sparsely populated by the original Slavic speaking cultures. Maybe with a more modern program of Frisemarkisation of the northern Slavs by the Frisemark government in the works.

Considering your desired location's borders, I'd also want input from @Iverica on this (regarding history and demographics)

 

[Iverica]

On 12/3/2024 at 4:57 PM, Frisemark said:

Many of the cultures are extremely similar with minute differences, I'm not worried about the number of inspirations. As for Slavic elements, Frisemark before coming to Eurth did have an ethnic minority (9-ish % of the population) that was essentially ethnic Russians. It's entirely possible for me to translate some of that and rework it (I had merely planned to retcon it out). As far as Slavic influences on culture/language, the parts inspired by Finno-Estonian are the primary root of that linguistically, whereas for culture there's certain standouts (such as Frisik people preferring tea with honey)

 

My plan had been for proto-Frisik settlers to have come to this area of Argis by sea and settling+expanding over time, eventually replacing much of the proto-Slavs west of the highlands with the aforementioned Slavs in modernity largely focused along the Eastern border. This also translates to the modern period where much of Frisemark's urban centers were in the lowlands and valleys that in ancient times had been colonized (in the Greek way; not later colonial) by proto-Frisik or wrestled control of.

I think this is mostly fine. We can just talk about migration waves and dates a bit further down the line. The only thing I have to put out there that's relevant to Frisik history are the early human migrations that populated the Peninula and the Transpeninsular part of continental Argis.

 

Reference: https://iiwiki.us/wiki/History_of_Peninsular_Iverica#Peninsular_Prehistory

 

Approved from my end, to get this moving along. Will discuss bilaterally.