Hallbjorn

Kingdom of Hallbjorn


The Kingdom of Hallbjorn is a newly founded nation located in the south-western reaches of Alaska. It is a constitutional monarchy. Although it is officially ruled by the reigning Emperor Quetzecoatl I, who also holds the ultimate power in matters of war, trade, and internal affairs, much of the day to day management falls to the emperor's various ministers, the Prime Minister being cheif among them. Hallbjorn was founded on January 27, 2007 with the official recognition of the Hallbjornian Sovereignty Doctrine. The nation's capital city is Vaggadun.

Origin
The area now known as Hallbjorn was formerly inhabited by various nomadic societies, one of which was the Hallbjornian Tribe. These nomadic societies often confronted eachother in the name of power, prestige, and territorial gain. These conflicts were fairly rare and inconclusive in previous decades, but that changed when an ambitious young Hallbjornian nobleman named Quetzecoatl assumed control of the society after the death of his uncle, Tlapotec. Quetzecoatl soon launched an aggressive campaign of war and diplomacy against many other tribes in the region. One by one he managed to defeat and assimilate them, either through war or through diplomatic negotiation. Eventually, after the defeat of the Asokan tribe in the Battle of Sooke, Every tribe in the region signed the Hallbjornian Sovereignty Doctrine, by which they were assimilated into the nation under the rule of Quetzecoatl. Despite having often used war as a means to unify the region under a single, unified nation, the Hallbjornian people generally look upon their ruler with reverence.

Military
One of the first orders of business for the newly recognized Kingdom was to organize a defensively based military, to be used in matters of policing and national security.



What came to be was the Hallbjorn Defence Force, or HDF. It consists mainly of small numbers of infantrymen charged with policing duties, and if necessary, to defend the nation from foreign aggression. Hallbjorn is currently in the process of increasing troop strength as well as forming an offensively capable division of the army that could deploy over seas or be sent to allied nations to aid them in possible military struggles. This offensive army is most likely far in coming, however.

Allegiances
Hallbjorn is a new prospective member nation of the National Alliance of Arctic Countries, or NAAC. Hallbjornians hope that membership in this powerful organization will help fuel their nation for new growth and prosperity.

Resources
Hallbjorn's two main exports are Coal and Lumber, although through trade it has connected with a number of other resources, such as gold, aluminum, lead, and various spices. Hallbjorn tries to be liberal in its acceptance of foreign trade agreements, although it also much ensure that it is acting in the interest both of itself and of the NAAC before accepting such contracts.

Government and Religion
Although Hallbjorn is currently a Constitutional Monarchy and it's official religion follows Norse beliefs, there is an ongoing peaceful movement amongst residents for the government to adopt Voodo as it's belief system. Regardless, the Hallbjorn government has voted to tolerate all religious beliefs, ragardless of what it choses as its official religion.