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Leo II The conqueror

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Leo II is one of the greatest figures in the entire history of Ulvenor. After the defe…

Leo II The conqueror › Boarding at an hour of almost hopelessness

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Leo was not originally the most likely heir. He was the third son of Lawrence I and on…

Leo II The conqueror › Borundar, Jack of Veremor and the fall of the last human kingdom

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Leo advanced against the gnomes to force them to split their forces. Then, when he bro…

Leo II The conqueror › Birth of an Empire

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Leo has decided that the title of king is too small for the territory he holds and the…

Leo II The conqueror › Administration of the empire and the first imperial reforms

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After the first military victories, Leo increasingly concentrated on the administration of a vast territory. He understood…

Leo II The conqueror › Peace with the Gnomes and the Legacy of the Conqueror

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…ron fist. This sentence contains all of Leo II. The Conqueror: the conqueror, the founder and the man who believed that an emp…

Leo III Suspicious

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Leo III he took over the throne at a time when it was no longer just about external pr…

Leo III Suspicious › A split within the family

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After taking the throne, Leo III faced a very difficult start. In the part of the dynasty he strengthened the o…

Leo III Suspicious › Secret passages and a courtyard full of spies

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… long tension had fundamentally changed Leo. He became a ruler who began to fear attack from within more than threats from wit…

Leo III Suspicious › A monarch locked in himself

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After these events, Leo began to lose faith in his own people more and more. He stopped letting some offic…

Leo III Suspicious › Death on the operating table

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Towards the end of his life, Leo began to suffer from severe abdominal pain. It turned out to be an inflamed append…

Magnursia — The turning point of the kingdom and the empire › Leo II and the turning point

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Leo II he took over at a time when Magnursie might have seemed vulnerable and overburd…

Magnursia — The turning point of the kingdom and the empire

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… imperial entity. The main character is Leo II. A conqueror who, after the Luna River disaster, not only turned the military s…

Imperial Calendar › Empire and Politics

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The reckoning of time counted from the founding of the Empire of Magnursar.

Rise of the Empire › Historical Events and Periods

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The transformation of royal power into an imperial realm.

Northern campaign of Leo II. against the gnomes

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Northern campaign of Leo II. against the gnomes was the first major campaign after the defeat at the Luna R…

Northern campaign of Leo II. against the gnomes › An attack where no one expected it

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…er, everyone expected that the new king Leo II. it will mainly stabilize the borders and defend the rest of the country. Howev…

Northern campaign of Leo II. against the gnomes › Dividing the opponent

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…. It is this campaign that shows one of Leo II's key qualities. He did not win by strength or courage alone. He won by forcing…

Northern campaign of Leo II. against the gnomes › From Campaign to Empire

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…opening chapter of the Imperial Age. If Leo had reacted conventionally, he might have become just one more king dragging the c…

Magnus II Cursed

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Magnus II is one of the first tragic rulers of House Magnurs. He ascended the throne more out…

Magnus II Cursed › Substitute heir

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Magnus II he was not a man that his father Ignatius I would have prepared for kingship for a …

Magnus II Cursed › Illness and fall of the royal face

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

Magnus II Cursed › Abdication as an unprecedented act

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

Magnus II Cursed › Death and the historical image

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

Magnus III Young

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Magnus III he is one of the most important early rulers of Magnursia. He ascended the throne …

Magnus III Young › Youth on the throne

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

Magnus III Young › Wars, rebellions and family betrayals

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

Magnus III Young › The law of the youngest son of full age

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

Magnus III Young › Family, marriage and branching of the family

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…o Bulvina gave the empire to Otto I and Leo, while a brief and politically extraordinary union with the elven princess Morthar…

Magnus III Young › Long reign and historical significance

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

Otto II Defender

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Otto II he is rightly considered the first monarch who had to defend Magnursia as a real ki…

Otto II Defender › From Philip to Otto

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

Otto II Defender › The rise of a trading power

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

Otto II Defender › The first war of kings

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…at tests of Magnura statehood. For Otto II. it was a defensive war, which is also important for its historical image. It was n…

Otto II Defender › King of defense and growth

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After the war, Otto II. did not close into passivity. On the contrary, he took advantage of his newly acqu…

Otto II Defender › The family and future branches of the dynasty

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

Ferdinand II Hedonist

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Ferdinand II he stands in history as a striking contrast to his father. Where Ferdinand I restor…

Ferdinand II Hedonist › A ruler of a different nature

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Ferdinand II., known before his coronation as Vavrin, did not follow his father especially in hi…

Ferdinand II Hedonist › House of Sins and Court Culture

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…, drinking and private deals. Ferdinand II he did not just create a famous building. He created a new style of power. The Magn…

Ferdinand II Hedonist › The golden throne and the image of excess

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At the end of his life, Ferdinand gained so much weight that, according to the chronicles, he could no longer use the or…

Ferdinand II Hedonist › Death and historical evaluation

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Ferdinand II died of obesity-related problems. In the chronicles, this death often appears with …

Leo I. The Hunter

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Leo I is remembered above all as a monarch whose personality was linked to hunting, th…

Leo I. The Hunter › King of the forest and open space

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Leo I was famous from his youth for his passion for hunting. While other rulers sought…

Leo I. The Hunter › Bela and the court scandal

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…most beautiful woman in the kingdom and Leo took her as his second wife. However, this set off a chain of family and court con…

Leo I. The Hunter › Family tension without a major state crisis

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During the reign of Leo I, the kingdom did not face such a major external threat as under other monarchs. …

Leo I. The Hunter › The death that finished the legend

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Leo I died as he lived. During the last hunt, he was attacked by a bear and died of hi…

Richard II Sick

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Richard II he ruled for a short time and his reign was mainly determined by illness. After asc…

Richard II Sick › Brother after abdication

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Richard II he ascended the throne after the abdication of his brother Magnus V. His assumption…

Richard II Sick › Stiff joint disease

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Shortly after his coronation, Richard began to suffer from a strange illness that attacked his mobility. At first it was…

Richard II Sick › Regency and final year

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In the last phase of his reign, Richard was forced to entrust the practical exercise of power to his son, who became reg…

Richard II Sick › The silent fall of an era

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Richard II he did not bring great reforms or famous wars. Nevertheless, his reign is significa…

Otto III Weak

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Otto III he is one of those rulers for whom history seems almost like a succession of ever-…

Otto III Weak › A regent who became a king

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…as regent for his ailing father Richard II. Even then, it was evident that he had the energy and desire to intervene in the ev…

Otto III Weak › The first campaign outside the borders of the kingdom

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When the nomads asked Magnursia for help against the orcs, Otto saw a historic opportunity. For the first time in histor…

Otto III Weak › Elves, Southern Accords, and Other Failures

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At the same time, Otto responded to the elves' request for help against the desert goblins. Instead of direct military i…

Otto III Weak › Monetary policy and economic collapse

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However, Otto may have caused the greatest damage not on the battlefield, but in the economy. He decided to ban the use …

Otto III Weak › Relegation and an unworthy end

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Eventually, Otto was forced to abdicate by the dynasty. The kingdom was approaching great internal turmoil, and the mona…

Ignatius II. Unbreakable

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Ignatius II. he took the throne as a very young man, surrounded by the envy of his older brothe…

Ignatius II. Unbreakable › Youth under the protection of Ender

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Ignatius II. he was literally lucky for months on the succession. If he had been born a little …

Ignatius II. Unbreakable › The second war of kings and a new way of fighting

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When Ignatius assumed the crown, the war with Trabazar and Jitron was not yet over. However, it was at this stage that h…

Ignatius II. Unbreakable › The Battle of Jitron and the First Battle Mages

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The most significant landmark of his reign was the Battle of Jitron. It was here that for the first time destructive mag…

Ignatius II. Unbreakable › A cruel peace in Jitron

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However, the victory did not mean immediate peace. Jitron rebelled repeatedly, and in the course of several rebellions i…

Ignatius II. Unbreakable › Schools of Ruinous Magic and the Legacy of Government

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…e battles of the Great War. By Ignatius II. he basically institutionalized the union of throne and war magic. His death, coupl…

Ignatius III Weaver of intrigue

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Ignatius III he was not famous for great victorious campaigns, but for something perhaps more d…

Ignatius III Weaver of intrigue › A child of the system his father created

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Ignatius III he grew up in an environment where magic had already become a recognized tool of t…

Ignatius III Weaver of intrigue › Magic as a prerogative of the realm

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One of his most important steps was to restrict access to magic schools to only the residents of the kingdom. He officia…

Ignatius III Weaver of intrigue › Fortresses, Towers, and the Web of Shadows

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Ignatius III completed the second defensive line, which Jakob I had already begun to build. The…

Ignatius III Weaver of intrigue › Claims on foreign lands

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…naries founded during the reign of Otto III. And to Arostermancy he laid claim to the royal title through dynastic ties going …

Ignatius III Weaver of intrigue › The king who prepared the war but did not see its climax

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Ignatius III he died as a result of a badly treated sword wound. His death was sudden and came …

Richard III Sword of Magnursia

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Richard III he is one of the greatest war kings in the history of Magnursia. During his reign,…

Richard III Sword of Magnursia › Hot head on the throne

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…nd for war for decades. Unlike Ignatius III. however, Richard was not a man of waiting. What the father wove in silence, the s…

Richard III Sword of Magnursia › From the Third War of Kings to the Great War

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At first, Richard's campaign seemed like a fast track to victory. But Trabazar was able to enlist the help of Medonia, A…

Richard III Sword of Magnursia › The Troubles and Fall of Ancient Human Kingdoms

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One of the highlights of his reign was the conquest of Trabazar. To break through the walls of the capital, Eagle's Nest…

Richard III Sword of Magnursia › The elves enter the war

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In -109, the Great Elven Empire entered the conflict. This changed the war forever. For the first time Magnursia was opp…

Richard III Sword of Magnursia › South ford and the death of the king

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The last and most famous chapter of Richard's life was the Battle of the South Ford in -103. Here he faced the superiori…

John II Builder

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John II he came to the throne at a time when the empire finally stopped living in the shado…

John II Builder › Heir of peace, not ruins

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John II he was one of the first rulers who did not take over a state weakened by war, but a…

John II Builder › Palace, cities and the new heart of the empire

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One of the most visible acts of John II. there was an extensive reconstruction of the Imperial Palace in Magnur. It was not…

John II Builder › Imperial Roads

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However, the greatest legacy of his reign was the network of imperial roads. These roads connected provincial capitals, …

John II Builder › The laws of great cities and the symbolism of the coat of arms

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…addition to construction projects, John II intervened. also to the administration of large cities. He issued new laws that dir…