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| Kingdom of Wesnoth | ||
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| The capital of Wesnoth, Weldyn, on a map of the Great Continent. | ||
| Races | Humans | |
The Kingdom of Wesnoth was a human kingdom on the Great Continent. It was founded by King Haldric I, and suffered numerous invasions by orcs and undead over the course of its existence, as well as a civil war. After a failed attempt to raise a third sun into the sky, the capital was destroyed and the kingdom was torn apart by civil conflict.
History
Founding
| The word 'Wesfolk' is from your old tongue. It means 'People of the West'. The elves call us the people of the west-north. Under the same old tongue that would be 'Wes Noth'. So I suggest that the new kingdom be called 'Wesnoth', in honor of our old home. |
| —Lady Jessene suggests the name of the Kingdom of Wesnoth. |
The Kingdom of Wesnoth consisted of plains to the north and south of the Great River, as well as the hills to the south of the Great River. The land originally belonged to the elves, but during negotations, it was given to Prince Haldric from the Green Isle for his refugees to settle in.[1] After engaging in subterfuge against the elves,[2] routing orcish and undead forces belonging to the Lich-Lord Jevyan, and scattering the orcish forces,[3] Haldric brought his most loyal followers together and discussed their new homeland. Realizing that now owning land, Haldric became King Haldric I, and pondered over what to name his kingdom. Lady Jessene, his companion, suggested that they draw on the etymology of the words 'Wesfolk' and 'Wes Noth' to create the name 'Wesnoth'. It was thus that the kingdom was named, populated by Haldric's people and the Wesfolk.[4]
After Haldric and Jessene married, their miscegenation inspired their people to do likewise, resulting in their two ethnic groups merging.[4] The subterfuge that Haldric had engaged in meant that the orcs on the Green Isle believed that the elves now possessed the Ruby of Fire, a valuable and coveted artifact.[2] Despite this, Wesnoth initially upheld its agreement with the elves by helping defeat the last of the orcs on the island.[4]