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…st part of his favor was gained by the Render family, who ruled the former territory of Waldoria and during the war gave him the most important help…

Magnus IV reigned in increasing fear and mistrust. In this climate, he had the first line of fortresses built…

Ender wasn't just a teacher or a mentor. He was one of the first mages to understand that magic could functi…

Although specific battles belong to the battle archive, the historical significance of their results falls h…

The first true martial mages grew out of the newly emerging schools and circles. These people were no longer just scholars o…

Dissatisfaction with Render rule had been building for generations. The dynasty failed to fulfill its promises to stabilize the em…

…peror, but to completely eliminate the Renderians as a ruling dynasty. At the same time, they took the opportunity to weaken other houses, especiall…

… thousand people associated with House Render were killed—not only the nobles, but also their protectors, servants, and allies. The action lasted fo…

…ymbolically concluded the reign of the Renders, which ended as violently as it had once been established. Only a handful of family members managed t…

After the rise of the Youlender family, the empire gradually recovered from power wars and dynastic upheavals. John V saved the empire…

The Silver Age was not a time of great conquests or the great cultural brilliance of the early empire. Its importance c…

…idge between the bloody rise of the Youlenders and the later second golden age. It was her restraint that was her greatest strength. The empire did …

…tire state. The election of Frederik I Render showed that the Empire could survive without the Magnurs if the powerful enough houses accepted a comm…

…owed up the uncertain beginning of the Render dynasty with a policy of fear and surveillance. The purges of the Emperor's enemies were to eliminate …

…eny represents a different face of the rendering era. The opening of the mining era of the empire changed the economic basis of the state. New mines…

…l their influence waning. Although the Renders were able to create a beautiful image of power, they were not always able to maintain the trust of th…

… most important rulers of the House of Render. His major reforms unified the tax systems, adjusted the relationship with the provinces and turned th…

…r Eric II. The southern question opened again to Tiche. The South Elven unrest showed that the wounds inflicted during the previous centuries had no…

…ats of Arms. This conflict between the Renders and a coalition of Ariers, Zelins and the remnants of the old Magnurs lines showed that the Empire st…

…inished became the last Emperor of the Renders. His reforms remained unfulfilled and his family could no longer resist the coordinated action of riv…

…e foundation of the Silver Age. The Youlenders understood that the late Empire could not rule by sword alone. It needs governance, education, trade,…

…s associated with the Silver Age of Youlenders. It was not a return to the greatest glory of the early empire, but a period of quiet prosperity, pol…

… one of the darkest chapters of the Youlender era. Oledo murdered the heir and transformed the administration into a personal government. The Battle…

…f the most successful rulers of the Youlender era. The establishment of the Order of the White Horse gave the empire a group of virtuous and skilled…

Jakob III The Chamber established regular assemblies of the nobility and a hierarchical judiciary. These refo…

Magnus VIII. Hladovy entered history through the Three-Year Drought, one of the greatest natural crises of th…

Theodore III Tvrdy responded to late crises with force, discipline and counterintelligence. The Battle of Malga and the defeat of Endoret's R…

Untred III. The Chronicler began the Great Chronicle of Magnursia, the Empire's greatest cultural work. This chronicle was not just a coll…

Untred V. Uncertain rules an empire in 1470 that still stands but can no longer pretend to be invulnerable. His eastern camp…

Magnus was born at a time when there was no unified kingdom and power was divided among the major human tribe…

In -903, Magnus declared himself king and founded the kingdom of Magnursia. It was not just a symbolic elevation of hi…

Magnus I is not described in the chronicles as a great conqueror or a famous warrior. His greatest strength w…

Magnus had several children who played an important role in dynastic development. Jana's daughter helped ceme…

Ignatius was not originally groomed as the main successor to the throne. This fact significantly affected his e…

In the chronicles, Ignatius I was not primarily famous for his laws or conquests, but for his behavior at court. He loved great fe…

During the reign of Ignatius I, several smaller wars and border clashes took place, but none of them entered history as a decisive …

Ignatius I is sometimes overshadowed by the bigger names of the Magnurs family because he did not bring a drama…

Ignatius had several sons. Ignac junior died of an illness and Jan died while hunting. In the end, the crown fe…

Magnus II he was not a man that his father Ignatius I would have prepared for kingship for a long time. A ser…

Shortly after the coronation, non-healing scars began to appear on Magnus's face. At a time when illnesses were expl…

Magnus II finally decided to do something that was unprecedented in the history of the family until then. In …

Magnus II he died in -837, just three years after the abdication. In history, he is not remembered as a great…

Magnus III sat on the throne at only eighteen years old after his father Magnus II. abdicated because of lepr…

Much of the reign of Magnus III. made up of wars and internal power struggles. The king had to face not only external enemies, but…

Magnus III therefore decided to make an extremely important change. He established the rule that after the de…

Magnus III he was also one of the most prolific rulers of the early dynasty. He had four wives and a total of…

Magnus III he ruled for nearly sixty years, longer than any of his predecessors. During that time, he led the…

…ronicles of Otto's reign did not record as many stories of great wars or reforms as those of some of his predecessors and successors. However, this …

The surname Urputny was not acquired by Otto I because of a great war or a heroic deed on the battlefield, but becau…

…e, he was the father of Otto II. The defender, that is, the ruler, under whose rule Magnursia entered a new, more ambitious phase. Otto I thus forms…

Otto II was not originally named Otto, but Filip. However, he took his father's name at his coronation, a move with d…

The first years of Otto's reign were extremely successful. The kingdom grew rich quickly and began to benefit from its l…

In -723, the First War of Kings broke out when the kingdom of Trabazar attacked Magnursia. The conflict lasted thirteen years an…

…is why history gave him the nickname Defender. Not because he was merely a passive shield against foreign incursions, but because he was able to def…

Otto II he left behind two essential sons. Leo, a famous warlord and later Duke of the Western Sound, became the seed of a powerful sideline o…

One of the most fundamental steps of his reign was the introduction of a single currency for the entire kingdom. Smaller copper …

Philip, together with his brother Leo, also established a professional army. This was a move that had far-reaching consequences. It was no longer j…

Philip's personal life appears surprisingly often in the chronicles, and above all in a positive light. His marriage to Eva…

At the same time, Philip's sons show how broadly the dynasty was already thinking. Alfred studied in the elv…

After his death, Philip was buried next to the founder Magnus I himself, and for many decades he was conside…

Cinbur grew up in the heyday. The kingdom grew rich, trade worked, and Magnursia had an increasingly strong position among the surroun…

His most significant achievement was the creation of the first human code. This unified the rules across the provinces and re…

The tension resulted in an open conflict known as the War of the Slaves, which lasted from -631 to -628. In it, Cinbur used the prof…

In the second part of his reign, Cinbur turned his attention to the north. More and more dwarves began to arrive in the cou…

At the end of his life, a personal tragedy struck Cinbura. His only son, Bejmut, died under unclear circumst…

Cinbur I represents the ruler of transition. He took over a growing and increasingly powerful state and tried to transform it into a more legal…

Yllona ascended the throne at the behest of her father Cinbur I, who refused to hand over the land to a more dist…

In the very first years, it had to face civil and tribal uprisings. Some were able to suppress by force, others had to be appeas…

The real disaster came when the nomadic tribes destroyed the neighboring kingdom of Huntie and began to threaten M…

After this crisis, Yllona never fully regained the trust of the people. Her name was associated with concess…

Yllona I was described unkindly for centuries. Even her epithet Unsuitable reflects the opinion of later male chr…

Konrad I. came from a branch of the family connected with the Western Sound. He came to the throne thanks to the…

One of his first steps was to revoke the autonomy of the Western Voice that his clan had previously gained. In doing so, he sent a c…

After consolidating power, his reign was not as dramatic as previous years at first glance. However, this is…

Conrad I is one of those dynasty figures who seem less flamboyant than the famous reformers or warrior kings, bu…

Magnus IV he grew up in the shadow of Konrad I, a monarch who rose to power with cold calculation and was not…

The most famous and at the same time the most fatal act of Magnus's reign has to do with the Sorcerer. By this time, t…

Magnus' disbelief turned to obsession over time. He had several members of his own family killed and graduall…

Despite his dark reputation, Magnus IV was not incompetent ruler. Quite the opposite. He thought very systematically mili…

After the murder of Cristiano, even some of his closest relatives turned against Magnus. In -497 the so-call…