Aryana

Historical Recap
A brief history of Aryana upon be granted independence by Vinland

In the age of exploration during the vibrant cultural reawakening of the renaissance, Vinlandic sailors navigated the vast tracks of ocean of the pacific, charting islands, documenting vegetation and life, and establishing ports and trade links as part of a vast Vinlandic empire.

All was going well, with the state of the art naval power of the Vinns coercing the native polynesians to cooperate with the expansionism and development of the region. With everything going well, and the economy boosting rapidly from the natural riches of the pacific islands, the Vinlandic cabinet immediately agreed to plans of further expansion. They have heard news of rich and fertile soil deeper into the east and quickly materialized plans to capitalize on it's natural wealth.

Die Lebensraum
In the early 18th century, grand admiral of the Vinlandic Kriegsmarine Eric Ceowulf I of the 4th fleet stationed in Njordsbay, Njordgaard (formerly Hawaii, the natives were pressured into accepting the alteration in name....many fled in mass exodus as their culture and placenames were replaced by the scandinavian derived Vinnish culture, and they were not happy with it) assembled a massive fleet of 400 ships, consisting of state of the art galleys, dromons, small war and fishing craft and Ceowulf's mighty flagship the Bergelmir, they set off; their crew consisting of mainly seafaring warriors carrying on a modernised viking legacy but also with craftsmen, engineers, farmers and their families. They had plans of settlement.

As the fog cleared on an early november day, a vast island was set before their eyes, lush, rich and teeming with life. The sailors of the 4th fleet were awestruck, and fired signal flares of flaming pitched arrows onto the land. Eric's flagship was the first to beach along the sandy coast. With his musket slung around his shoulder and his right hand on the hilt of his sword, he drew his blade, drove it into the ground and claimed the land for himself and his folk and shouted "this here land shall forever be known as Aryana, of the isles of the Aryana".

As the massive crew set up camp, plans were enacted to develop the country. Scouts spotted land for agricultural use deep in the inland, engineers and architects laid the foundations for their towns by felling timber and preparing the wood for construction. Beautiful elegant buildings in the scandinavian fashion were erected, and Eric Ceowulf ordered the construction of a massive hall in the center of the town in progress. A port was also rapidly built to dock the ships of the fleet, and fisherman set out in drones to supply food for the settlers.

Several months later, the newly built great city of Odinsgard was finished and links were set up with the empire....But as the days grew longer, the connections became harder to maintain, and unrest began to brew.

Freiheit
But upon the parliamentary democratic government of Vinlands emergence, Aryana, along with several other colonies were granted independence. This left Aryana cut off from all supply and was forced to fend for itself; and it couldn't have come at a worse time being that the skraelings of the pacific and natives of Aryana were beginning to emerge from their isolated forest dwellings and challenge the existance of the small newly created nation with a population just under 86,000.

In 1721 at the corronation of Konig Erik Ceowulf I, the new king issued a decree that blood and iron will be the only means of safeguarding the folk from annihilation in this world of struggle. War parties led under the command of faithful generals led cavarly and infantry raids (with the few horses available at the time) against hostile native tribesmen. Intense warfare ensued as the the years passed, with several hundred settlers being killed and their villages razed; but when the smoke cleared, it was the volk who emerged victorious. Ceowulf's firm policy of expansionism and kin loyalty saved the day. Nearly all hostile tribes were either wiped off the face of the earth or fled to neighboring islands.

The banner of this united new land was a symbol of their heritage that's symbolism has been the basis for their victory against all odds and prosperity in times of struggle; the odal was adopted as the official banner with a raven to symbolize divine protection of their wonderful land.

To this day, the Ceowulf line continues to rule over the isles of Aryana, with Sigmund Ceowulf currently chancellor of the country. The old Vinlandic social principles have been embedded into society, with a socially minded national government in place to rule over the volk under the leadership of the royal bloodline, which has vowed to uphold the purity and values of it's heritage at all costs.

Ties with Vinland are strong, and the nation is an industrial powerhouse, with government overseen technological advances into eco safe fuels making serious progress and being fused into society making Aryana a hallmark of civilization in a barbaric region. The well funded military is the biggest superpower in the region, with a large portion of the national budget going to education and evironment.

Beneficial drugs are legal and used responsibly by the intelligent and hardworking populace. All forms of immigration are illegal and prevent socially damaging drugs from poisoning society. All smugglers are intercepted by the kriegsmarine and summararily executed. The sharks in the sea around Aryana are very fat and healthy.

Crime is extremely low, which is due to the highly funded police and defense force, iron fist policies, and well funded social and education departments.

Athletes from the isles regularly bring home gold medals in the olympics and pride their nation, and stun the world with their seemingly superhuman abilities. The individual supremacy is thanks to their healthy and progressive totalitarian odalist community and strong moral values that prevail in the Aryana.

Parades are held in Odinsgard every year on our national holiday, the day when Erik Ceowulf drove his sword into the sand and annexed this island to the volk.