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'''Norlund''' is a middle power in the far northwest of the mainland. It's known for its friendliness toward new players, its direct democracy, and its many municipalities. Formerly a Kingdom, after the abdication and defection of King Shamus I, Norlund was reborn as the New Republic of Norlund

On April 29th, 2020, King Terry III abdicated the throne due to IRL reasons, leaving a power vacuum that briefly left the nation confused and without leadership. The death of King Terry was a shock to the nation, and quickly after his parting was announced, a law was put to vote that created the Constitutional Assembly in order to fix the issues caused by the power vacuum left by a king without an heir.

=== Constitutional Crisis ===

Over the next month, citizens from all over Norlund worked tirelessly through the Constitutional Assembly to draft a new Constitution for Norlund. On May 18th, 2020 a new constitution was finally posted to Reddit and the Kingdom of Norlund was reborn again. The new constitution allowed for both a prime minister/federal council and an elected monarch. After a long election, King Shamus I was elected. For a time, things were truly looking up for Norlund. But disaster was around the corner

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=== The King's Crime ===

In early June 2020, there was a minor dispute between player Raine and the Norlundic government. The government was looking to take the Paris Commune off the map due to lack of population. Raine, a resident, objected to this and alleged that IWW would come to his aide if the Paris Commune was not recognized. IWW, in reality, had actually previously put a bounty on Raine. Shamus pearled Raine in order to collect this bounty. This caused public outcry as Raine was a Norlundic citizen. A trial was demanded but continusly put on hold as the constitutional crisis raised by the question of prosecuting the King were highly controversial.

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=== The Secession of Ansgar and the Double Claim of Kannin ===

On June 4th, in response to the contreversy the canton of Ansgar seceded, claiming with it many other lands of Norlund, including the capital. Norlund, seeking to avoid a civil war, allowed Ansgar to secede, but resented their claiming of other Cantons (Especially Norlund). Ansgar claimed it was their (often disrespected) work that built Kannin, and Norlund claimed as Kannin is the birthplace and heart of Norlund, they deserved to continue to hold it. The former King Shamus quickly defected to Ansgard and Norlund was once again left without a king. Agreeing at this point that no monarchy would capture the glory of the golden reign of King Terry, Norlund abolished the throne. And so it was like this; with Civil War brewing and the nation on the verge of collapse that the Republic of Norlund was born.