==Europa==
Brief Summary:
Although not a proper continent, the Area of Europa has been a distinct area, culturaly, historical, politiaclly, since before the Start of the Imperial Calendar.
List Index
"== ==" ; between a name represents a large nation state or empire
"= =" ; between a name presents a small nation or a state within a empire
"+ +" ; between a name a faction
"// //" ; between a name represents a geographic area.
Known Polities gathered from Canon:
==British Isles Allegories==
=Albia=
Conflicting lore; is said to be allegory of Great Britian
Will be conquered by Emperor not by using force, but thanks to his talent of persuasion. He will convince the lords of Albia to join his side, and it will work so perfectly, that soon this lord will become one of the most ardent supporters of the Unification. Ref; Scotland?
From https://wh40k.lexicanum.com/wiki/Albia
“Albia - Albia, sometimes called Old Albia, was a techno-barbarian state of Old Earth during the Unification Wars. Bordering Northern Atlan and known for its ancient warlike clans, the regions of Albia consisted of towering, soot-blackened castram-cities. Albia is known to have clashed frequently with the Panpacific Empire under the rule of the Unspeakable King and was aided by the forces of the Emperor in this conflict. However, the Albians eventually refused to kneel before the Emperor and met His Thunder Warriors with their own proto-Dreadnoughts and armored Ironside Clan soldiers. In battle after battle, the Albians managed to hold back the Emperor's forces but only at staggering cost for the defenders. As a result, this state presented a considerable challenge for the forces of the Emperor during the Unification, so much so that the Emperor, impressed by the determined brutal resistance of the state's defenders, decided to end the fighting and take Albia through negotiations. Admitting the martial temper and indomitable spirit of His foe, the Emperor called for a ceasefire and sought a diplomatic solution. The Emperor appeared before the Albian Clan Lords unarmed and clothed in white and crimson, speaking of His vision for a unified Mankind. He offered them glory among the stars and redemption. To the shock of many, the warlords of Albia, seeing the Emperor as different from past tyrants, accepted His terms and soon became one of the most zealous supporters of Unification. Once Albia was under His sovereignty the Emperor saw the Albians as suitable gene-recruits for the nascent XIV Legion (the Dusk Raiders). Indeed, such was the suitability of the warriors of these ancient clans for induction into the ranks of the Space Marines that recruits drawn from their castram-cities and Ironside Clans were also incorporated into the ranks of the First Founding VIII and X Legions, the Night Lords and the Iron Hands, respectively. However, these Legions made use of Albian recruits to a lesser degree than the XIV Legion, who were by blood and culture shaped by the traditions of the warlords of Albia as well as the hand of the Emperor.”
Taken from warhammer40k.fandom.com/wiki/Unification_Wars:
Personal Notes: Located in what was once Scotland and the sounding northern sea. Albion is known for its clan social structure and fierce warrior traditions. Ruled by a hereditary monarch, the clans’ conflict with one another for societal positions with the hopes of their clan one day position into a set of power.
=Albyon (British Isles)=
Conflicting lore; is said to be a continent and an allegory of Great Britian
Albyon was a polity on Old Earth during the Age of Strife and the Unification Wars, presumably located in what had once been the British Isles, and was known in ancient times as Albion. Its ruler, the tyrannical Uilleam the Red, was defeated by the Emperor's forces and imprisoned in the dungeon of Khangba Marwu in the Himalazian (Himalayan) Mountains.
From https://wh40k.lexicanum.com/wiki/Albyon
Personal Lore; Located in what was once Southern England and the English Channel. The people of Albyon are fierce rivals of Franc but are however quite similar to them in many societal aspects. First the Albyon have a similar class society with noblity at the top. However, unlike the franc, there is a far more separation between the classes and social mobility is very much taboo. And although like the franc nobility the Albyon noblity owns much of the means of production, the Albyon oddly enough not a wealthy. The nobility therefore have to really on the strength of arms or charisma to keep the other classes incheck. With this bring into being the great Albyon court system, when ancient laws are used to manipulate land claims.
Ref; English empire, closer association to Franc but are still rivals. Victorian Steampunk? Dirty Nobility, class structure. 1980s punks?
=Britonnica=
Conflicting lore; is said to be allegory of Great Britian
(British Isles) - Britonnica was a small island state located in what was once known as the British Isles.
From https://warhammer40k.fandom.com/wiki/Unification_Wars: Britonnica
Personal Notes: A land of feudal warlords, located around the areas of Brittany in France to wales in Britain. These lands are realy united and often occupied or colonized by its more powerful neighbors.
Ref: Celtic Brittany and Wales kingdoms
-City of Lundun-
Bastardization of London
The Lost and the Damned (Novel)
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==Nordyc==
Nordyc was a techno-barbarian state located in the lands of what had once been Scandinavia. According to detailed extant records preserved in the Trans-Nordyc Akashic archives, a few thousand proto-Astartes of the newly created Thunder Legion and a companion guard of thirty Custodians bearing Guardian Spears, clad in augment-armour and personally led by the Emperor Himself, participated in the assault against the formidable Maullan Sen Confederacy. Despite being outnumbered seven-to-one and suffering several thousand casualties, the Emperor's forces ultimately triumphed over the horde of genetically-altered warriors, witch-marked men and zealots that followed the Priest-King of Maulland Sen. The Priest-King was captured by the Custodians, and after the battle the Emperor carried out his execution and held aloft his severed head to the baying cheers of His Thunder Warriors. In the aftermath of this campaign's climactic ending, it came to be known as the "Battle of the Red Frost." Crushing the last resistance within this region, Nordyc was soon brought into Imperial Compliance.
From https://warhammer40k.fandom.com/wiki/Unification_Wars: Nordyc (Scandinavia)
=The Maulland Sen Confederacy=
was a Human nation in the Nordic region of Terra during the Age of Strife. Founded by the Priest-King of Maulland Senwith originally pure intentions to help his tribe, eventually the Confederacy unwittingly degraded into Daemon worship and forbidden genetic manipulation. During the Unification Wars the Confederacy was crushed by the forces of the Emperor in the Battle of Maulland Sen. While the Priest-King was personally executed by the Emperor, his tribe was allowed to survive.
From https://wh40k.lexicanum.com/wiki/Maulland_Sen_Confederacy
++Skandians++
Skandians were known to be raiders who often attacked the other regions of the continent of Europa in pursuit of plunder. They refused to accept Unification under the Emperor's rule and were exterminated by His forces as a result.
From https://warhammer40k.fandom.com/wiki/Unification_Wars: The Skandians
personal note: more of a faction of raiding vikings then a proper nation state
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==Franc==
The lands of the Franc were based in the territory of Western Europe, largely in the territory of the ancient nation-state once called France. The people of Franc were known as the Frank, a fractious people before the Unification that did not take kindly to invaders.
From https://wh40k.lexicanum.com/wiki/Franc: “Franc (France)
Havuleq D'agross was the last independent ruler of the Franc, leading a rebellion against Imperial rule and killing the Emperor's appointed territorial governor. His rebellion began in the city of Avelroi, but rapidly spread until he could muster a force of 50,000 rebels, which was largely composed of unskilled militia. They eventually fought the Emperor's forces at the Battle of Gaduare, a line of high hills by the ruins of Guaduare Bastion. There, they were wiped out by a force of less than 5,000 Imperial troops, including an early generation of Space Marines from the Dusk Raiders Legion (the name of the Death Guard Legion before the rediscovery of the Primarch Mortarion).”
From https://wh40k.lexicanum.com/wiki/Franc: “Franc (France)
Personal Lore: Located in what was once France. The Francs are a odd blend of feudal nobility and republic-democracy. While technical the ruler of Franc is elected by the people, some peoples votes matter more than others. The poorer classes are kept complacent by frugal consumerism and the slim societal promise that anyone can become rich and powerful if the work hardenough.
Personel Lore: Military; the armed forces of Franc are largely comprised of the local nobles and their hired security forces. Most noble has power armor pass down to them through their family.
Ref: high fashion: France, bright colours, musketeers, knights in shining armor
-City of Avelroi-
City of Avelroi in Franc
From "The Last Church" (Short Story) - Tales of Heresy (Anthology)
-Cty of Lutetia-
City of Paris
From Prospero Burns (Novel) by Dan Abnett
From The Horus Heresy: Collected Visions (Artbook), pg. 240
==Oxitania==
(Southern France)
Oxitania was a wasteland domain Ruled by King Gotha during the Unification Wars. Ultimately defeated, though at the cost of the near destruction of the VIII Legion's 9th Company. The company remnants were oathbound to serve Gotha himself, as he had accepted the rank of Rogue Trader from the Emperor in remission of his execution.
The Horus Heresy Book Two - Massacre, pg. 107
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==Jermani==
Jermani was a small techno-barbarian state composed of the territory of the ancient Central European nation of Germany.
From https://warhammer40k.fandom.com/wiki/Unification_Wars : Jermani (Germany)
From by Artist Vanga-Vangog: Jermani is one of the few countries, that have preserved the culture of their ancestors. A rarity in the world of techo-barbarians, whose aspirations are often reduced to the robbery and glorification of their leaders.
Personal Notes: Maybe, The nation is broken up into varies competing parties called “Union”, these unions are often task with one or more societal task and compete with other unions for social clout.
Ref: Nazis, Germanic tribes, Heavy Industriale
Jermani,“The Unions” or the Central Unionist Entities
Ref: Nazis, Germanic tribes, Heavy Industriale
Located in what was once Germany, the Unions are a collection of polities connected by similar culture and langue. The Unions are a society grafted on the neo-democratic worker society; where ones standing in society is based on their work ethic and how their fellow workers see them and if they are bettering their society. In most polities, a Council of local men and women are voted into their position to lead. Although in principle this is seems noble, the actual practice is often the riddle with corruption and feo-popularism.
The people of unions are often described as Humorless and obnoxisly prudent.
Military; the unions rely on volunteer military service
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==Europa State (South Central Europe) ==
Europa was a powerful techno-barbarian state composed of the territory of much of south-central Continental Europe, including the Mediterranean Sea lands.
From https://warhammer40k.fandom.com/wiki/Unification_Wars:
Personal Notes; Ref: Fallout: Caesar's legion, Rome/ Italian city States, more skin showing then the norther cultures, gladiators and other blood sports watched by other nations. High fashion, Mediterranean
-Tirol-
someplace in European Alps
From Blood Games (Short Story) - Tales of Heresy (Anthology)
//Mediterranean Dust Bowl//
The former Mediterranean Sea, now a dust bowl
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==Boeotia==
Boeotia was an area of Terra mentioned in ancient Imperial records as having held out against full Unification for a considerable time. While the government of Boeotia tacitly recognised the Emperor's dominance over the rest of Terra, the ruling monarchy of Boeotia used all manner of diplomacy in order to avoid losing power. In a show of great patience and benevolence, the Emperor allowed the ruling dynasty of Boeotia -- the Yeselti -- to carry on in a semi-autonomous state for over 150 standard years, with the intention that they would integrate themselves into the government of Imperial Terra at their own speed and with as much dignity as possible. Instead, House Yeselti clung to their independence until the Imperial Army was forced to invade the province and the Thousand Sons Space Marine Legion was ordered to crush the rebellious state. Boeotia was known both for the presence of a relatively heavy concentration of industry within its borders and the existence of an ancient buried shrine to the gods of an earlier age.
From https://warhammer40k.fandom.com/wiki/Unification_Wars : Boeotia
Personal Note: Located in Greece/Turkey
Redditor says it's more likely turky but wiki says Boeotia is in Greese
From by Artist Vanga-Vangog: (under the rule of Yeselti dynasty) will successfully maintain its independence from the newborn Imperium of Man, thanks to its competent diplomacy. Emperor will give it 150 years to voluntarily become a part of Imperium, but after the expiry of the term Boeotia will refuse to integrate and will get invaded.
From https://wh40k.lexicanum.com/wiki/Boeotia
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-Boocuresti Hive-
Boocuresti Hive was a Terran Hive.
From https://wh40k.lexicanum.com/wiki/Boocuresti_Hive:
Boocuresti Hive is presumably named for the city of Bucharest in Romania.
From Blood Games (Short Story) - Tales of Heresy (Anthology).
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==Slovakian Fiefs==
Just mention in passing
Blood Games (Short Story) - Tales of Heresy (Anthology)
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==Old Muscovy==
Just mention in passing
From Horus Rising (Novel)
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-Archangelus-
Wiki: City in Russia
Blood Games (Short Story) - Tales of Heresy (Anthology)
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=Urartu=
- The Kingdom of Urartu, according to the Imperial chronicles, was the last of the techno-barbarian states to be conquered militarily by the Emperor's forces and its conquest marked the end of major combat operations during the Unification Wars and the birth of the Imperium of Man. The Imperial historical chronicles tell that the last major battle of the Unification Wars, known as the Battle of Mount Ararat, was fought within the territory of Urartu in 669.M30 atop a mountain that had once been flooded and lay underwater.
-Anatol Hive-
- Grammaticus was killed at Anatol Hive.
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==Kievan Rus Khaganate==
From Vengeful Spirit (novel)
Personal notes; Perhaps more of a region rather than a unified kingdom, kind of like Jermani.
Ref: Russian thugs/gangsters, USSR army, Stalkers game, Corrupt Communism?
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+The Saragorn Enclave+
was a polity on Terra during the Age of Strife known for their psy-breeding experiments. During the Unification Wars, the Enclave surrendered to the forces of the Emperor but still carried on the experiments in secret. When the Emperor discovered this defiance, he dispatched the VIIIthAstartes Legion (later known as the Night Lords) to bring his retribution. The Enclave was viciously destroyed.
Saragorn Enclave - the Enclave surrendered to the forces of the Emperor but still carried on the experiments in secret. When the Emperor discovered this defiance, he dispatched the VIIIth Astartes Legion to bring his retribution. The Enclave was viciously destroyed.
From The Horus Heresy Book Two - Massacre pg. 92
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Bania- perhaps albaina?
From https://warhammer40k.fandom.com/wiki/Terra
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Known Polities gathered from Fanfictio:
Moravia - here the leader of Brotherhood of Singularity was born.
Fromby Artist Vanga-Vangog:
Personal Note:Ref; Czech Republic
Bukurest found in the area of modern-day Romania
Iberia Spain???
Ireland???
Hearts of Iron 4 MOD Nations:
Nederlandia – netherlands
Jermaian States
- Saxia
- Bavar
- Rhenlands
- Prus
- Polskar – Poland
East Europe OLD-
- Balktika
- Dorogove
- Arkankhel
- Mourand Hegemony
- Iron Justicarium
- Khorussa
- Alphus
- Galikia
- Odeza
- Thegus
- Vlugov
- Targarat
- Pact of Fire
- Nova Jovia
East Europe NEW-
- Western Clans
- Galikia
- Khemel
- Odeza
- Blacksworn
- Theugus
- Vlugov
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