Askola
History
The school was originally built in 932 AD, as a stronghold for the Vikings. It was originally just a ring castle, and through wars and the circles of the seasons, was worn down to tunnels beneath a ruin. In the 1500s, there was a mass migration from central Europe, to escape the religious wars. The diomar, specifically, were shunned. They flew to the north--Ireland, Sweden, Finland, Norway--but many followed the great Slavic mage Iakovu to build a diomar settlement in Iceland. The people worked as fisherman, and helped to restore Iceland to economic prosperity in trading with the German states and with England.
Askola began as a day school for boys, to learn the art of magic and of the world. It was not until 1854 that girls began studying at Askola along with the boys. With the population of the school doubled in such a short amount of time, the headmasters of the school decided to seek a new location.
About that time, a young wizard boy and his younger brother and sister got lost in a storm. The entire diomar population searched for them for weeks, until they found them alive and sheltering in the ruined circle castle, far inland, protected from the storm and the night and the animals by ancient runes. The village took it as a sign, and began to rebuild the castle, in the new Danish style. Construction was completed in 1873, and the school of Askola was moved onto the site.
Alternative Names
Icelandic School of Magic; the Ash Tree
Type
School
Parent Location
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