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Yggdrasil's Nine Sons
Yggdrasil's Nine Sons is a 19th century TL concentrated on Europe, but regarding the entire world, in which: -the norse religion survives, reforms itself into a centralized religion (which later faces a schism and a re-reformation), -the non-existence of islam, -a giant Estonian empire which colonizes Siberia, -the survival, expansion, burocratic reformation and constitution of an empire of the Oirats, -a divided and germanized france, -the union of Portugal and Castille and later conquest of Aragon which resulted in an Iberian Empire called Visigotia (yup, I went there), -the sedentarization of the magyars in the area of the OTL Crimean Khaganate, -the creation of an early catholic romanian kingdom in Pannonia which later manages to conquer wallachia and moldavia and create an empire in the balkans.
Oh yes, these following things will also be present: Korean Empire, Japanese civil war won by the shogunate, division of Japan, Ainu republic, giant germanic empire, Scandinavia, celtic union, nazi argentina, thai australia, Federal Union of Oceania, nordic-celtic Canada, Persian Sassanid Empire, Zoroastrianism, Arabic Polytheism, Buddhist India, Hindu/Christian Oceania, Democratic China. So, here we go...
Chapter 1 - Europe, two decades after the Cogress of Thanica

After the Thanic Wars and the fall of Thanis Darhan, with the battle of Bibrakt in Central Gaul, the victors now faced a europe whose face was changed forever by Thanis, with the introduction of the Thanic Code, or the Civil code, the dissolution of much of the Antik Regim, the ancient feudal system that dominated much of the Absolute monarchies of western europe up to that point, and a national awakening in Gaul and Germany, both of which were occupied by what they saw as the ''Visigothic Opressors''. As such, the great powers of Europe decided to meet in the Capital of the Thanic Empire, as a final mockery to the Emperor of the Visigoths, and restore the aristocratic order that was trampled upon by the Republicans. Such a task was hard, because of the individual objectives each powers had that on more then one ocassion entered in direct conflict.
Ostland, having had to burn Sammalin, the second most important ostish city in Europe, conduct a scorch, run, hit and run again campaign durring much of the Thanic Campaign in Ostland, and having had to allow a Belarussian Duchy on its border, a giant humiliation for the self-proclaimed driver of slavs out of europe, desired not only heavy reparations from Visigotia, they also wanted the division of Visigotia into smaller kingdoms, so that it may never again rise back to the status it once possessed. Ostland also felt itself betrayed by Romania, which seemed to manipulate everything from the shadows, a feeling reinforced by the fact that Romania lost the least during the coalition wars and by the altruistic nature of Romania regarding Visigotia during the congress. This in turn lead to the myth of the 'Romanian Backstabber', the idea that Romania was a compulsory backstabbing nation that only looked out for itself, and that will do anything to undermine other great powers in europe. This idea would exist in Ostland to this day, giving birth to many stereotypes and racist behaviour, aswell as the idea of the communist ''Ostish Way'', the idea that ostish people are hard-working, honest and relatively simple, as oppossed to the ''Romanian Way'' which states that the capitalistic romanians that are lazy flamboyant liars.
Romania, the only power with which Visigotia was constantly at war during the reign of Thanis and the Republican period following the Visigothic Revolution of 1792, Romania was also the least harmed, due to its Alpino-Carphatic Fortress system built during and after the Great Deluge against Scandinavia and Gaul. In fact, most of the combat seen between these two empires happened on land in Italy and during the short-lived Visigothic Campaign in Egypt, and by sea, around the Mediterranean. The battle of Sardegna was the deciding battle in the Mediterranean theatre, due to the destruction of 76% of the Visigothic fleet asigned to Europe. Albeit Romania had to rebuild 42% of its entire fleet, the fact that Romania no longer had to protect its colonial waters back in North America due to the American Revolution backed by the Visigots in the long term came back to bite the Thanic Empire, which now faced a bigger and less stretched Romanian Fleet. After Sardegna Visigotia lost almost all controll over the Mediterranean, which from now on would be referred to as a Romanian Lake, up until WW2. The fact that the Visigotic Foreign Minister Tuinstra was a good friend of Emperor Andrei also helped the Romanian-Visigothic relationship, Romania vetoing in the first two weeks any proposal regarding Visigotia untill Visigotia would be declared an European Great Power and invited at the negotiation table. This behaviour of Romania would be one of the main reasons for the creation of the Concert of Europe.
Scandinavia was, observing now the entire 19th century and the events that were to happen, the biggest loser in the Thanic Wars. The Emperor of all Norse, protector of germanic people everywhere, has seen Germany and Gaul trampled upon by Visigothic armies, Prussia and Denmark occupied by foreigners, norse sagas burned down and traditional hierarchies and values left behind in favour of Thanic Codes, Republican ideas and values such as Equality and secularism. In the aftermath of the Thanic Wars Scandinavia has seen its southern rival Saxony expand its influence in most of Germany, and declared an official Great Power. In the following decades the same weakened Scandinavia would see itself excluded from the Germanic Question when Saxony will manage to unite all of Gaul and Germany in a southern-germanic empire, and then reduced to a junior partner in a Germanic Alliance. Scandinavia however, for the time being, tried to graple to whatever prestige and virtual power they still posessed and created a Germanic Confederation in a last bid to maintain Scandinavian Hegemony in Germany. Having lost Finland to Ostland, Scandinavia was also quite hostile to Ostish proposal, and preferred to align themselves with Romania, opting for reparations from Visigotia instead of its division.
Saxony following the Thanic Wars, a period in which it has seen itself reduced to either a meaningless kingdom opposing Visigotia or an ally kingdom of the great enemy of Europe, Thanis. Albeit humiliated and utterly destroyed on the battlefield, Saxony during the congress tried to consolidate what would be the continuation of its march towards Germanic Unity, consolidating its aquisition of Scandinavian Pommerania 50 years ago, and pushing for a more consolidated germany in the form of a few strong absolute monarchies as oppossed to a sea of bishopics, princes, free cities, etc... Saxony also, some may say in a
Geierian (Future first chancellor of Germania), pushed for a Germanic Confederation, hoping to further undermine from within Scandinavia and at the same time push its own agenda. This would prove perfect for Geier, who will use the institutions of the Confederation to create a Federation of Germany first and then the Germanic Empire. Saxony opted for the division of Visigotia, proof of the Germanic-Visigothic antagonism that will cause much turmoil on the continent.
Visigotia came out relatively well, having only to pay reparations to the entire continent. However the Thanic Wars mark the end of the Romanian-Visigothic rivalry, proof of the decadence of Visigotia as a World Power. Albeit it will manage to bounce back to the great power status, the Visigothic Revolution and the Wars were the apex of Visigothic power, requiring lots of manpower and resources, which in the wake of its failure to conquer europe would prove to have been a giant mistake that would doom Visigotia's military might. The congress was also an insult to all the effort of its people and Thanis himself, since it aimed at restoring Absolutism in Europe and maintain the antik regim. In retrospect, Visigotia and Thanis managed to overcome the Congress, since the Republican seeds planted by the Thanic conquests would grow beyond congress capacity to contain it, resulting in an europe of laws and secularism and republics.

The Congress begun on the 18th of August, 1815, and after two months, released the following treaty:

The Treaty of Thanica
Desiring a lasting peace on the European continent, and between the european nations,
Aiming at a traditional, pre-thanic, anti-republican Europe that rejects Thanic laws and values, aswell as all stipulated laws and customs introduced by means of aggression in occupied countries,
Recognizing the duty of Europe to restore old kingdoms and eradicate the so called ''sister republics'' and all thanic vassals whose titles are illegitimate and meaningless,
Observing capacities such as military might, manpower, population, territory, prestige, economical capacity aswell as economical output and the ability to project outwards one's own military to further collective interests, a great power is then recognized as possessing said status,

The Empire of Romania, the Empire of Ostland, the Kingdom of Visigotia, the Kingdom of Saxony, the Empire of Scandinavia, the kingdom of Netherlands, the kingdom of Italy, the kingdom of Yorkland, the kingdom of Cymria, the kingdom of Poland, the kingdom of Gaul, the kingdom of Britonnia, the kingdom of Gaul, the kingdom of Austrasia, the kingdom of Westphalia, the kingdom of
Braunschweig-Holstein, the Kingdom of Franconia, the Kingdom of Bavaria, the Grand-duchy of Livonia, the Grand-duchy of Finland, the Kingdom of Egypt, The Kingdom of Armenia, The Grand-duchy of Caucasia, The Sassanid Empire (Special Entry, as per the 36th resolution and all resolutions regarding great power status)


have agreed as follows

1) Visigotia will maintain it's territorial integrity before the Visigothic Revolution, forever relinquishing any claims to conquered and occupied territories during the Thanic Wars, and ending its occupations in areas that are still occupied.
2) The Darhanic Dinasty is declared illegitimate, its occupation of the Visigothic ''Imperial Throne'' declared null and void of any real meaning and prestige.
3) TheKarler Dinasty is restored to the throne of Visigotia, and a Karler will from now on occupy the throne of the newly formed Italian Kingdom.
4) Visigotia will pay reparations to the countries that signed this treaty. The sum of money will be discussed individually, and must not result in the bankrupcy of Visigotia. The entire sum must not be more then 150% of the entire monetary wealth of Visigotia present in its treasury. The individual sum of money paid to a nation must not be above 10% of the entire monetary wealth of Visigotia present in its treasury.
5) Visigotia reliquishes all claims on Italy, Corsica, Sardinia and Sicily.
6)Visigotia is recognized as a Great Power.
7) Italy will, during a 20 years period, accept and procure means of survival for italians relocated to italy from the Exarchate of Ravenna, the Savoyard March and the Exarchate of Lombardy-Venice in Romania. The Exarchate of Ravenna, the Exarchate of Lombardy-Venice and the Savoyard March are and will always be Romanian territories, and italy hereby relinquishes all its claims to previously mentioned territories.
8) Italy will be hereby guaranteed by Romania, its security becoming a Romanian issue. Italy is declared as being under Romanian protection and under the Romanian Sphere of influence. All acts of aggression against Italy are an offense to Romania.
9) The ex-Holy Roman Empire and its territories are now defunct. In its place, the Germanic Confederation, headed by a president, Scandinavia, will consist of the newly formed kingdoms of Germany, aswell as Gaul, Austrasia, Britonnia and Saxony.
10) The Confederation of Germania will be headed by a president country, which will be elected in the city of Westphalia at the death of the monarch of the president country. The votes of each country are equal, and the country with most votes becomes president. The president must maintain order and peace, and further germanic goals.
11) The Confederation of Germania as a whole will uphold traditional values, and oppose republicanism in all of its forms.
12) Saxony's possession of Pommerania is formally recognized.
13) Saxony is recognized as a Great Power.
Scandinavia relinquishes all claims on Finland, Pommerania and on any colonies in germany.
14) Scandinavia is recognized as a Great Power.
15) In place of the many principalities of the HRE, the following 4 kingdoms were created: Westphalia, Franconia, Bavaria, Braunschweig-Holstein.
16) Belarus is a grand-duchy under Ostish ownership.
17) Finland is a grand-duchy in a personal union with Ostland.
18) Ostland will be payed 15% of the entire national wealth of Spain.
19) Ostland recognizes Visigotia as a state, and will respect its national and territorial integrity.
20) Ostland is recognized as a Great Power.
21) Saxony will accept during the following 20 years relocated people of germanic background from Romania.
22) Poland will accept during the following 20 years relocated people of poles from Romania.
23) Poland recognizes the Romanian historical and cultural ownership, aswell as de facto ownership of Cracovia, Silesia, Carpatia, Podolia, Suburbia (Krakow, Silesia, Lower Silesia, Subcarpathian Voievodship, Lesser Poland, Podolia).
24) Visigotia will accept during the following 20 years relocated people from Romania, and will also be payed 20% of the entire national wealth of Spain.
25) Netherlands recognizes the romanian ownership of South Africa by Romania and relinquishes all claims on said colony.
26) Romania recognizes the established borders between Italy and Romania.
27) Romania will be payed 5% of the entire national wealth of Spain.
28) Romania will have access to the Gibrlatar strait.
29) Romania is recognized as a Great Power.
30) All Great Powers hereby declare to maintain a traditional, pre-thanic order in europe, and to repel any and all republican waves on the continent.
31) All Great Powers have a duty to maintain order and peace in Europe, and to try to resolve conflicts and crisis by means other than war.
32) All Great Powers recognize that war is to be a last resort, if any other solutions fail.
33) All Great Powers will respect eachother and their sphere of influence.
34) All Great Powers are equal, and will be treated as such.
35) All Great Powers are European, or of European cultural and historical background.
36) Due to its special ties and long history with Europe and its continuous interactions with it, aswell as due to its military, its manpower, its status and territory, the Sassanid Empire is hereby Recognized as a Great Power.
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