From the mouth of Halder Aldisson, skald of the Yngvi:
In the years following the great battle, the Anuirean man Roele sought to build an empire in the south. Roele’s ambition knew no bounds, and soon his eye turned northward. His soft soldiers, dependent on their metal armors, were no match for the Rjurik warriors. But sadly, his soft words conquered many Rjurik minds. Thus it came to pass that the Taelshore domains freely joined the Anuirean Empire a mere quarter-century after winning their independence from the evil of Azrai. Some Rjurik, however, refused to bow to Anuirean domination.
One man rose to the challenge of uniting the twelve disparate clans. Wjulf, jarl of the Yngvi clan, is said to have had the doom of true fate. A hero of Deismaar, he survived both that great battle and the Anuirean War of Empire to lead his clan to the freedom of the frontier lands.
Respecting Wjulf’s renowned military prowess and the honor he had brought to his clan at Deismaar,
they elected him their “king”— with the understanding that each jarl would retain a significant amount of autonomy and rule his own clan. Thus, 34 years after Erik’s ascension (34 HC), Hogunmark was founded. Under King Wjulf’s command, the ancestors drove back the orog threat and forced the elves to retreat.
On his deathbed, King Wjulf experienced many strange dreams. In his final hour, he gathered his kinsmen around him. He told them that Erik had shown him the future and whispered these words in his ear:
The land will choose the man who is not;
Twelve shall become two.
The wolves will fight among themselves
and slay the weakest of the pack.
The land shall multiply;
The river divide.
A bitter foe turns friend.
And one emerges from chaos whose light chases
away the shadows.
These words became known as Wjulf’s Seven Prophecies.
In the years following the great battle, the Anuirean man Roele sought to build an empire in the south. Roele’s ambition knew no bounds, and soon his eye turned northward. His soft soldiers, dependent on their metal armors, were no match for the Rjurik warriors. But sadly, his soft words conquered many Rjurik minds. Thus it came to pass that the Taelshore domains freely joined the Anuirean Empire a mere quarter-century after winning their independence from the evil of Azrai. Some Rjurik, however, refused to bow to Anuirean domination.
One man rose to the challenge of uniting the twelve disparate clans. Wjulf, jarl of the Yngvi clan, is said to have had the doom of true fate. A hero of Deismaar, he survived both that great battle and the Anuirean War of Empire to lead his clan to the freedom of the frontier lands.
Respecting Wjulf’s renowned military prowess and the honor he had brought to his clan at Deismaar,
they elected him their “king”— with the understanding that each jarl would retain a significant amount of autonomy and rule his own clan. Thus, 34 years after Erik’s ascension (34 HC), Hogunmark was founded. Under King Wjulf’s command, the ancestors drove back the orog threat and forced the elves to retreat.
On his deathbed, King Wjulf experienced many strange dreams. In his final hour, he gathered his kinsmen around him. He told them that Erik had shown him the future and whispered these words in his ear:
The land will choose the man who is not;
Twelve shall become two.
The wolves will fight among themselves
and slay the weakest of the pack.
The land shall multiply;
The river divide.
A bitter foe turns friend.
And one emerges from chaos whose light chases
away the shadows.
These words became known as Wjulf’s Seven Prophecies.
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