Battle of Eyvindardalr

The Conflict

Prelude

For almost eight generations, the Skræling tribes ravaged the Ginderlände and the Wolda Woods, which were still under Alamaran rule. Weakened by the Alamaran conscription the local Alamar lords were unable to protect the area and the economy suffered. Karl the First decided that all the Ginderländers, Deji and Fhokki forces were released from military service on foreign territory in order to be able to defend their homes in Nordgard against the Skræling.

Aftermath

With their victory in the Battle of Eyvindardalr in the year 22 they were able to drive most of the Skræling back onto Lake Jorakk. With the Skræling raiders under control there was a newfound pride in the Fhokki forces. The Alamaran lords had lost all influence and control over them. The Fhokki Confederation had provided the security the Alamaran Lords could not offer. Many of them left and returned to the Empire.

Historical Significance

Legacy

The Fhokki Confederation had provided the security the Alamaran Lords could not offer. This was the birth of the Fhokki Fryskdom. It also created the trust between the the Ginderländers and Fhokki that was the foundation for a great symbiotic relationship in industry and trade, each bringing to the table their own advantageous opportunities. Over the centuries, whilst feudal lords reigned in the rest of Allamar and Renária, no aristocratic structures emerged in the Wolda Woods and near Lake Jorakk.

Included under Conflict

Raids of the Skræling tribes

Conflict Type

Battle

Battlefield Type

Land

Start Date

22

Conflict Result

Great Victory for the Fhokki Confereration

Location

Eyvindardalr

Belligerents

The Skræling Tribes

Led by

• Ragnar Skrærix

Strength

120 ships, with at least 4000 men
No cavalry

Casualties

Approx. 2500 dead
500 enslaved
75 ships destroyed
15 ships captured
30 ships & approx. 1000 men fled
Ragnar Skrærix the Raider killed in battle

Objectives

The Ginderländer Gueux

Led by

Strength

100 ships with approx. 3000 men
100 cavalry
500 archers

Casualties

20 ships damaged or sunk
Between 250 and 350 casualties

Objectives

The Eastern Deji

Led by

Strength

150 horse archers

Casualties

none

Objectives

The Fhokki Confederation

Led by

Strength

3000 Dornic foot soldiers
250 Dornic cavalry
150 Dornic Archers
40 improvised Dornic ships
1100 Wauel foot soldiers
400 Wauel cavalry
2000 Roths foot soldiers
750 Roth archers
50 Alamar advisors

Casualties

approx. 1500 dead mostly Wauel foot soldiers
including the 50 Alamar advisors

Objectives