Åsmark

Åsmark is a jarldom located in southern Norden.

Geography
Åsmark is mainly covered by forests and rivers. The river Naumelv runs through the whole jarldom. Besides on the western coast, it is along this river most of its inhabitants live. Naumelv runs into Tilind's Mirror, thus connecting it to the realms lies further south. To the south-east it borders the Skilamrilusian Empire through the province of Argensoll, and is separated from the province of Vinisic by the Breifjord and the mountains of Fokkheim. It is olso seperated from the province of Luvania by Fokkheim - only passable through Geirdal. To the north-west it borders- and by Langfjord is partially separated from- Fjordheim. Along this landborder lies the castle Garvborg. To the north-east it borders Runskog.

History
Åsmark was first united under one Jarl in the year of X. At it's biggest, the Jarldom ruled the areas that today are Argensoll and southern Fjordheim, as well as the areas it contains today.

In 863 a huge amount of Silver was found in an unsettled area in todays southern Argensoll- in the Argmond mountains. Since there were few people living in the area, The Skilamrilusian Empire settled a colony there. Åsmark saw this as decleration of war, and attacked the settlement, thus starting the First War of the North (also known as the Silver War). The war led to Åsmark loosing large portions of it's terretories, all of which was included in as a new province in the Skilamrilusian Empire: Argensoll. The colony became the capital: Haam.

In the 869 Åsmark attacked the province in hope of retaking the lost terretories, a war known as the Second War of the North. The Skilamrilusian Empire made a deal with Fjordheim, who attacked Åsmark from the north. Due to fighting a war on two fronts, Åsmark lost severly. Fjordheim conquered the areas between the Langfjord and the Steinfjord, and the Skilamrilusian Empire conquered the rest, adding it as a new province to its empire. The Jarl of Åsmark fled, and went in exile off the coast of Fjordheim. Here his son Sigmund Sørherjer became a mighty pirate that continued to annoy Fjordheim.

Through the years plenty of rebellions rose throughtout the province-most fameous of these were The Wagon Rebellion in 902, but they were usually small and were punished cluelly. In 996, however, the particularly cold winter and poor harvesting season led to a famine in the province. This resulted in another large rebellion in the province, known as the Red Rebellion, led by Einar Eiriksønn Langskjegg. He declared himself the Jarl of the new Jarldom of Åsmark. He then called for the Great Ting, something that hadn't been done in several hundred years. There he proposed a unified Nordic attack on the Skilamrilusian Empire. He was voted down, but together with Ragnar Olafsønn Rimøks, the jarl of Nordaland an attack was launched anyways. Thus starting the Third War of the North.