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Shortly before the launch of [[CivMC]], it was proposed by Roman citizen [[NovaCaesar]] that Jorvik enter into a confederative alliance with SPQR. Discussions regarding the proposal were brief and on May 26 it was decided that Jorvik would instead remain aligned with its creators original visions of being a City-State. With an administrative path selected Cicero began preparing for the physical creation of Jorvik and a prototype of his Stave Church concept was promptly constructed on Jorvik's build server.

The Jorvik settlement was established on June 2, 2022. The location was chosen after hours of exploratory scouting by Mickale, Cicero, and Seldomshock. The location was chosen, in part, because it greatly resembled the geological conception that the nation's founders had established before launch. Following the construction of bare minimum shelter and collection of essential resources the Jorvikson settlers turned their attention to collecting map data. Ulfrich Stormcloak hosted an expedition to document and chart Jorvik's territories on June 3. After he had gathered sufficient information; Cicero submitted Jorvik's territorial claims to the CivMC subreddit marking Jorvik's ceremonial date of foundation. Several other expeditions occurred in the following days. Stormcloak continued his exploration, discovering and christening, '''Shark Island''', an island which has a distinct formation that resembles a shark's body. Mickale ventured even further to the east, constructing a small island settlement known as '''Nordska'''.

Jorvik's Period of Informality is an era of the nation's history during which the early settlers had few formal government institutions to guide their actions. It is theorized to have begun June 2, 2022 and lasted until June 7, 2022. This period is most notable for the establishment of a formal Jorvik national government, the development of basic institutions, and the organization of labor efforts.

An important matter for the fledgling government was to assert authority over its territorial claims and establish credibility amongst foreign nations. One of Jorvik's earliest diplomatic allies was SPQR; with whom it had already established relations with prior to server launch. Thus, deepening the bond between the nations and establishing shared infrastructure was critical. On June 4, 2023, Ulfrich Stormcloak championed a proposal to construct a railway to SPQR. This proposal would ultimately pass and the rail would be completed under his supervision.

Jorvik sustained its first raid on June 5 when Donniedarko_ entered Jorvik's territory and began destroying Jorvik's rail line to SPQR. As a result, Ulfrich Stormcloak was deployed to suppress the attack. Donniedarko__ was swiftly killed by Stormcloak. This marked the first Jorvik military action and was the first slaying by the nation's militia.

Shortly after the aforementioned attack, on June 7, [[Sythodeus]] entered SPQR and began constructing a small settlement. He claimed that the settlement had been established on behalf of Jorvik's government, which government officials disputed. Sythodeus later pinged snitches at Jorvik city's spruce farm. Fearing that he may be stealing raw materials, the government sent Ulfrich Stormcloak to investigate. Upon his arrival Stormcloak was attacked by Sythodeus, who was wielding a wooden axe. In response, Ulfrich pearled Sythodeus. This is notably the first pearl secured by Jorvik.