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Magnus III Young

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

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. abdica…

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 ex…

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 rul…

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

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Magnus III he was also one of the most prolific rulers of the early dynasty. He had four w…

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 th…

The Battle of Hulen Castle

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…cided the fate of the rebellion against Magnus III. To the young man and became one of the most significant dynastic clashes of ea…

Change of succession under Magnus III.

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Magnus III during his long reign he changed the order of succession and thus fundamentally…

Change of succession under Magnus III. › Long reign and family rebellion

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Magnus III he ruled for an extraordinarily long time and his era was marked not only by wa…

Change of succession under Magnus III. › Change of succession

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Magnus III therefore he introduced the rule that the youngest adult son would become the n…

Change of succession under Magnus III. › The branching of the dynasty

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The long reign of Magnus III. and his numerous offspring at the same time led to a significant branching of …

Magnus VIII. Hungry

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Magnus VIII. he succeeded the glorious reign of Anne I and almost immediately faced the en…

Magnus VIII. Hungry › Heir to an ending golden age

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Magnus VIII. his accession to the throne was clear long in advance, but fate did not prepa…

Magnus VIII. Hungry › Anti-Hunger Supplies

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Magnus began moving grain from the granaries and other foodstuffs as needed across the emp…

Magnus VIII. Hungry › Conflict over grain

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…gan making conquests during the crisis. Magnus was fortunate that the army was at full strength due to his mother's legacy, and ma…

Magnus VIII. Hungry › Slaughterhouse at the Two Hundred and Eighth Tower

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…te made under Anna and started raiding. Magnus sent two battalions to defend the border with the realm of Urgiora. However, he dec…

Magnus VIII. Hungry › Cities and stagnation

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The rest of Magnus' reign was marked by a slow stagnation of the markets. The empire's economy was at …

John II from the Free Kingdom

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…so he decided to make conquests against Magnus VIII. The conflict ended with the defeat of the Free Kingdom, a century-old non-agg…

A three-year drought

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…e and a major weakening of the economy. Magnus VIII. he was able to avert a much larger disaster by stockpiling and moving food.

Conflict over grain

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…the crisis and began to make conquests. Magnus VIII. in the end he won the conflict and forced a century-long non-aggression pact …

Slaughterhouse at the Two Hundred and Eighth Tower

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…feat for the Empire during the reign of Magnus VIII. Two Imperial battalions sent north against goblin raids were crushed by Durbu…

Magnus I. Founder

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Magnus I is considered the founder of the kingdom of Magnursia and the first true unifier …

Magnus I. Founder › Origin and path to power

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Magnus was born at a time when there was no unified kingdom and power was divided among th…

Magnus I. Founder › Founding of the Kingdom of Magnursia

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

Magnus I. Founder › Style of government and legacy

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

Magnus I. Founder › Family and Succession

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

Magnus II Cursed

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

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…

Magnus II Cursed › Illness and fall of the royal face

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…n, non-healing scars began to appear on Magnus's face. At a time when illnesses were explained not only medically, but also religi…

Magnus II Cursed › Abdication as an unprecedented act

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…l upheaval. The crown passed to his son Magnus III, and the dynasty could thus continue without open crisis.

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 re…

Magnus IV Merciless

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Magnus IV he belongs to the darkest rulers of the pre-magical period. His reign was marked…

Magnus IV Merciless › Heir to hard power

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Magnus IV he grew up in the shadow of Konrad I, a monarch who rose to power with cold calc…

Magnus IV Merciless › The death of the Sorcerer and the fear of a new power

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… at the same time the most fatal act of Magnus's reign has to do with the Sorcerer. By this time, the secrets of the new magic wer…

Magnus IV Merciless › Paranoia and bloodline

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

Magnus IV Merciless › First line of fortresses

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

Magnus IV Merciless › Spring coup and the fall of the tyrant

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…of his closest relatives turned against Magnus. In -497 the so-called Spring Putsch broke out. The king was first imprisoned. Howe…

Magnus V the Short King

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Magnus V reigned for less than a year, but his short reign remains unique precisely becaus…

Magnus V the Short King › Heir to a restless transformation

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Magnus grew up in a time when magic was beginning to seep into the surface and the old cer…

Magnus V the Short King › A short reign with no real anchor

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After his coronation, Magnus very quickly understood that the role of ruler was not only the formal pinnacle of …

Magnus V the Short King › Abdication as a conscious decision

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In -279 Magnus decided to abdicate. This made him one of the few rulers of the dynasty who abdicat…

Magnus V the Short King › Life after the crown

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After the abdication, Magnus did not disappear from history. On the contrary. He began traveling and later serve…

Magnus V the Short King › A place in family memory

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…that is precisely its historical value. Magnus V reminds us that dynasties are not only made up of heroes, tyrants and reformers. …

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-wors…

Otto III Weak › A regent who became a king

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Otto first appeared in government as regent for his ailing father Richard II. Even then, it was evident that he had the …

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 III Weaver of intrigue

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

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 the s…

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 res…

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 back…

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 at a…

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, the…

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 son c…

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…

Magnus VI A cruel protector

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Magnus VI took over the empire from the founder, an often thankless role in history. He di…

Magnus VI A cruel protector › An emperor without conquering glory

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Magnus ascended the throne in a world that had already been fundamentally transformed by h…

Magnus VI A cruel protector › Orcs, swift war, and ensigns' border

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…response to fragmented raiding warfare. Magnus therefore had to repeatedly move forces, strengthen the northern provinces and impr…

Magnus VI A cruel protector › Harshness towards the family and court opponents

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At the same time, Magnus faced strong criticism within his own family. Some of his relatives considered him …

Magnus VI A cruel protector › Schooling, military camps and the new social order

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Contrary to his reputation, however, Magnus did not rule only by repression. It was during his reign that reforms appeared that…

Magnus VI A cruel protector › Assassination and the end of the first imperial generation

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In the end, Magnus didn't die in battle or of old age. He was murdered by his own stepmother, who want…

Ferdinand III Retreating

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Ferdinand III he ascended the throne as the last surviving son of Untred I, taking over the realm at…

Ferdinand III Retreating › The last son of the Long Emperor

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Ferdinand was not a man for whom the throne was an unshakable certainty from his youth. Untred I was survived by two old…

Ferdinand III Retreating › Expedition against the Free Kingdom

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Ferdinand's first major act was a large-scale campaign against the Free Kingdom. The Imperial troops were indeed success…

Ferdinand III Retreating › The waning east and the orc mercenaries

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After the failed expedition, Ferdinand's government shifted more and more from grand politics to extinguishing internal …

Ferdinand III Retreating › Magical universities and a new layer of the empire

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Still, it would be a mistake to see Ferdinand's reign as just a series of concessions. It was during his time that the l…

Ferdinand III Retreating › Alanta and court fashion

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A significant part of Ferdinand's reign was also his personal life. He had three wives, but the last one, Alanta, the da…

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 pressure o…

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 opinion t…

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

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

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 officials and close…

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 appendix, a…

Magnus VII. Builder › Unexpected rise and concessions to the dynasty

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Magnus VII. he did not ascend the throne as a clear heir-apparent. Many expected that afte…

Magnus VII. Builder › The war with the kobolds and the long winters

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…ter consolidating his position at home, Magnus had to face an organized kobold attack in the west. They were no longer just fragme…