Trondheim
North of Albion and across Lornar's Pass lie the frigid yet beautiful lands of the Northmen; Trondheim. Marred by Fjords, deep woods and snow-tipped mountains, Trondheim is a region unlike any other found in the South. Were it not for its dangers it would certainly attract populations from all over, if they can stand the death of winter that is. It is said Trondheim has resisted invasions, annexations and downright razing of its settlements through one simple fact: Most southerner armies are only able to fight in the summer months, and even then they complain it is cold. Though it has been a thorn in the side of the kingdoms of Albion for generations, none have dared to launch a permanent crusade into these parts as they have in Ezura.
Initially named after the ancient settlement of Trondheim from which the Northmen launched raids across the Azurian Sea, the name had begun to refer to all lands across Lornar's Pass. The Northerners themselves refer to it as Hålogaland but their lack of written texts makes this name almost entirely unknown. Though each town and village differs greatly from one another, some traits the Northmen all share in common: Great seafarers, fishermen and carpenters are among their kind, deeply connected to the forests of the land and the waves of the sea. Their gods also play a pivotal role in their everyday lives, tales and sagas told and retold to the next generation by old druids and shamans who record them in chiselled stone. Their runes form a sparse common language all village elders are able to read.
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