The Freir War (otherwise known as the War for West Reign or the Macdha-Scentral War) took place from EY 388-399, and before the official war, longtime tensions concluded with early battles between non-Freir Macdha and Scentral forces from EY 378-388. These are important battles during those twenty years and some descriptions of what occurred in those battles. (All numbers are approximations.)
Skirmish of Steppen Fields, North Abring in EY 378
290 Macdha (Petty Kingdom of Abbret): Cyning Frithscield, Ealdormann Cirwalfan, 40 cavalry, 10 spellcaster infantry, 30 ranged infantry, 100 infantry523Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡXsCzArYdi1
110 Abring (Steppenziege tribes): 80 ranged cavalry, 30 ranged infantry523Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡvmidtp5CKY
170 Abring (a Steppenziege tribe): 170 ranged cavalry523Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡYRbgiJImgT
350 Scentral (an independent slaver caravan): 90 spellcaster cavalry, 70 ranged cavalry, 190 cavalry
The first major encounter between Scentral and a Western kingdom was in the north of Abring Country, in the dry plains near the Scentral-Abring and Scentral-Macdha borders. It included the kingdom directly north of Abring, the Macdha Petty Kingdom of Abbret, a small Abring tribe, and a large Scentral slaver caravan.
Scentral had been slaving Southern tribes for a long time, but in EY 375 Abbret and the Abring village of Steppenziege-Hirte made a pact agreeing to trade of the goats Steppenziege-Hirte possessed so long as Abbret protected every Steppenziege tribe from threats. The pact was made public and the Scentral populous definitely knew of the contract, justifying the battle on Abbret's side. The Abbret general, Cirwalfan, was accompanying his king, Frithscield, when they were conducting a meeting between all of the Steppenziege tribe leaders, with 110 tribe troops and 180 Macdha troops (it was a small company because they did not want to intimidate the tribes). There was a delay in one of the leader's arrival, so scouts were sent out and it was discovered that the entire missing tribe were being chased by a slaver caravan from Scentral. Cyning Frithscield and Ealdormann Cirwalfan led their small army of 180 (40 cavalry, 100 infantry, 40 ranged infantry) in the direction of the tribe and slavers, while scouts were sent to the tribe to divert their course into the meeting place where the Macdha army was marching out of. The other tribe leaders did not have their full armies and made only 110 troops, 80 cavalry and 30 infantry, so they went under the command of Cirwalfan, the superior strategist amongst all of them. During the time the tribe was fleeing, they lost about 70 of their 170 riders and had already engaged in a short melee. After several hours, the three armies met in a nondescript field in the Abring country.
Cirwalfan led the cavalry to flank the enemy while Cyning Frithscield led the infantry and a veteran tribe liberator, who was experienced fighting slavers, led the ranged infantry. Once the Steppenziege tribe fell behind the infantry lines of their allies to regroup, and Cirwalfan set the cavalry into position, the slavers knew they were going to fight a small Macdha army and their tribe allies. They had an opening to flee, but the slavers stood ground, thinking that their superior combat thaumaturgy would win them the battle. Thus, the battle commenced, and the 100 tribe horsemen joined the rest of the 120 cavalry. Firstly, the skirmishers and spellcasters fired their missiles at the frontline enemy, and after the hail halted the first charge of 40 Macdha horsemen commenced. They attacked the flank while the tribe horsemen fired missiles all around the enemy, nearly completely surrounding the front, left, and right flanks. Afterwards, when the skirmishers ran out of missiles, they charged the opposite flank and the frontal flank. The spellcasters continued until they tired, where they then joined the front flank. The ranged troops continued to fire at the rear flank of the enemy, avoiding most friendly fire, and the infantry advanced behind the enemy and charged into the rear flank. By now the slavers were surrounded and in a tight space, and the ranged infantry finished their ammunition on the center of the enemy, then charged both of the side flanks. The result left over 220 Abring warriors and 150 Macdha troops dead or wounded and all of the slavers dead or wounded. The surviving slavers were left to run away back to Scentral, and most of them died of their wounds on the way, but they still managed to tell the Empire of the skirmish that occurred.
The battle is important because it is the first encounter of a Western king directly battling subjects of Scentral since the Empire was founded. Although it was not a battle between militaries and instead a petty army against an independent caravan, this was used in a Casus Beli when Emperor Vorthun Scentral declared war against Aethelcyning Woldfath Freir III. The battle also established the protectorate relationship the West kingdoms would come to adapt with the Southern tribes, defending their lesser neighbors from the slavers of Scentral. In trading with Abring, most of Macdha Country was exposed to sheep, sheepwolves, and foxbirds, extending the capability of their markets.
Battle of Fort Dohtorbyrg, Abbret of Macdha in EY 381
1010 Macdha (Petty Kingdom of Abbret): Ealdormann Cirwalfan, Ealdorfreo Ides, Hysemann Gweorhelm, 20 cavalry, 40 ranged cavalry, 80 spellcaster infantry, 450 ranged infantry, 300 infantry, 120 siege operators, 4 siege machines523Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ4Bk5IMtQSd
670 Macdha (Petty Kingdom of Swerthoweard): Hysemann Gwerborne, 600 cavalry, 120 ranged cavalry, 40 spellcaster infantry, 300 ranged infantry, 150 infantry523Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡsIQ7hihuee
530 Macdha (Courier Knight Guild): Forelad Deorhelm I, Hysemann Deorhelm II, 80 spellcaster infantry, 150 ranged infantry, 300 infantry523Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡIEa9vaUuZs
2460 Abring (Camesh Shebeteth and Steppenziege): Ralethan Janimheth, Holunder Ziesch, 60 cavalry, 1800 ranged cavalry, 450 ranged infantry, 150 infantry523Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡZjRLu5Rq7z
3540 Scentral (Lowercent and Scoldwalla Duchies, Kathyfieth County): Duke Pruspos, Count Raimont, Marshal Gundnath, Duke Dorthenwald, Count Meirthod, Marshal Yldas, 60 spellcaster cavalry, 120 cavalry, 300 spellcaster infantry, 1050 ranged infantry, 1650 infantry, 360 siege operators, 18 siege machines
Battle of Ealdgeard, Drubeorg of Macdha EY 388
Macdha (Kingdom of Drubeorg): Cyning Dunhelm, Ealdormann Hornheard, 120 cavalry, 180 spellcaster infantry, 900 ranged infantry, 1500 infantry, 1000 peasant women523Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ2YIvCqAa26
Macdha (Petty Kingdom of Swerthoweard): Cyning Hwelanmaeg, Ealdorfreo Gwere,523Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡIXXAumNjuZ
Macdha (Kingdom of Freir): Hysemann Winterburne, 60 cavalry, 20 spellcaster infantry, 100 ranged infantry, 150 infantry523Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡXg0NaSzYvz
Macdha (Courier Knight Guild): Ealdormann Deorhelm II, 840 cavalry, 450 ranged infantry, 150 infantry523Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡsbIFeN9XUv
Scentral (Draeksong Duchy): Emperor Vorthun, 180 spellcaster cavalry, 480 cavalry, 1800 spellcster infantry, 750 ranged infantry, 2700 infantry, 160 siege operators, 8 siege machines523Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡzHJ6N1iSNA
Scentral (Morriggon Duchy): Duke Domini, Sir Dei, 60 spellcaster cavalry, 840 cavalry, 900 spellcaster infantry, 1050 ranged infantry, 3600 infantry, 500 siege operators, 25 siege machines523Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡr5hrcEuD3Y
Outnorth (Nithernorth and Hel's Counties): Sir Wesson, 120 spellsword infantry, 60 cavalry, 150 spellcaster infantry, 450 ranged infantry, 900 infantry, 80 siege operators, 4 siege machines
The first battle where the Emperor himself, accompanied by his Marshal, Duke Domini, led troops against the Macdha kingdoms. The siege of Ealdgeard, a town of Drubeorg, lasted approximately 40 days, enough time to start to starve the town's inhabitants. During the last 2 days, elderly and children were released from the fortress to go to the Swerthoweards and Courier Knights who arrived on about day 15 and 16. However, the elderly and children would first have to pass through the enemy siege lines first, and while everyone expected Scentral to have mercy, the Marshal ordered the troops to take the children to be deported into the Empire as slaves and have the elderly killed. Spies from Swerthoweard relayed what the Empire's forces had done, and so the two allied forces outside of the town prepared to attack promptly. The Empire's forces were preparing to attack the walls, but they had an undesirable number of siege weapons and towers, so they were going to wait until about day 50, when they would have completed at least 1 more towers and 2 more sets of ladders. But because of their treatment of the peasants coming out of the fortress, they had to prepare to defend from a battle with the outside enemies. In early EY 388 on a winter day, the Swerthoweards and Courier Knights commenced an attack to free their allies inside the town of Ealdgeard.
Once the inhabitants of the town saw that the Swerthoweards and Knights were attacking, they too took up arms on the walls and behind the two main gates. Scentral forces diverted to protect their rear guard and to assault the Ealdgeard walls with catapults and trebuchets. The first charge of all of the Swerthoweard and Knight cavalry went into the front Scentral flank, but in a split formation, attacking the farthest sides of the long front line Scentral had employed.
This battle is incredibly important, as if was the first, although unintentional, action the Freir had in the Macdha-Scentral wars and the Scentral conquest. It was also the first battle the Scentral Emperor participated in, along with the Marshal-Apparent, Dei Eslient.
Battle of Druhorn's Deep, Drubeorg of Macdha EY 388
Macdha (Kingdom of Drubeorg): Cyning Dunhelm, Ealdormann Hornheard, 120 cavalry, 180 spellcaster infantry, 900 ranged infantry, 1500 infantry, 1000 peasant women523Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡKlqcSrnrku
Macdha (Kingdom of Freir): Ealdormann523Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡfn0LHuzLeI
Scentral (Morriggon Duchy): Duke Domini, Sir Dei, 60 spellcaster cavalry, 840 cavalry, 900 spellcaster infantry, 1050 ranged infantry, 3600 infantry, 500 siege operators, 25 siege machines
Siege of Merrio Weall, Freir of Macdha EY 397
Macdha (Kingdom of Freir): Aethelcyning Woldfath III, Ealdormann Winterburne,523Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡIl75FEBILi
Macdha (Courier Knight Guild): Forelad Deorhelm II,
The start of a two-year siege by Scentral forces against Macdha forces, and the beginning of the last battle of the war, the Siege of Merrio Weall echoed throughout the Wicthwine region, even well after the end of the war.
Battle of Ceaster Merriodha, Freir of Macdha EY 399
Macdha (Kingdom of Freir): Athelcwen Aelfdaflind II, Forelad Deorhelm II,
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Steppen = (Abring) Plains (north Abring region)523Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ2Wut6z322b
Shebeteth = (Abring) Tribes (south Abring region)523Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡW8qjEqJx79
Dohtorbyrg = Daughter Dwelling/Fort (Abbret fort)523Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡaTAFuwk72j
Ealdgeard = Old Garden (Drubeorg town and castle)
Cyning = (Petty) King523Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ32CyxBCdAn
Aethelcyning = High/Holy King523Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡUT5DHCSBZK
Aethelcwen = High/Holy Queen523Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡedYzgFrd7T
Ealdormann = Elder Council Man / Lord/Landholder / (literal) elder man523Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡJoEdwK2AD9
Hysemann = Young Council Man / Young Landholder / Son of a Lord/Landholder / (literal) young man523Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡC56ZECztDp
Ealdorfreo = Elder Council Woman / Wife of a Lord/Landholder / Lady Landholder / (literal) elder woman523Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡPMVh8kZyrD
Forelad: Chief Leader / (literal) chief/front lead523Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡDzccygKLoy
Ralethan = Chief (of the Shebeteth tribes (central Abring))523Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ26c2lFitYq
Holunder = Elder (of the Steppen tribes (north Abring))
Abbret = near Abring (kingdom on Macdha-Abring border)523Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ6BHkW8glNe
Swerthoweard = Holy (of Scaelda) Ward/Fortress (kingdom on southern Macdha-Scentral border)523Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡj5hxX3JaKg
Drubeorg = Dry Mountain (kingdom on Macdha-Scentral border in mountain region)523Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡKHPNHV1lFp
Freir = (from Fyr and Hat, meaning Fire and Hot (originally Fyrhat, then Friarhet, then Freir)) (kingdom in central Macdha on westmost border; considered oldest and most respected Macdha kingdom)523Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡU5it1DuZNQ
Camesh Shebeteth = South Man Tribe (central Abring tribe)523Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ1ZoVCXYeSn
Camesh Ber = South Man Village (Camesh village in north Abring)523Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡXfOmbmZPnG
(Camesh = combines words Canth (for South) and Mesh (for Man))523Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡVnzZvgONW6
Steppenziege = Plains Goat (north Abring tribe)523Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡKxIPRATOHa
Steppenziege-Hirte = Plains Goat Shepherd (Steppenziege village in northeast Abring)523Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡe7QFhCj0lo
Scoldwalla = Holy (of Scaelda and Molda) Heaven (duchy of southern Central Province)523Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡTCA21AQ8dd
Kathyfieth = Fief/Land of Kathryn (legendary lady warrior) (county on Macdha-Scentral border)523Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡqGA8Pe4NTO
Lowercent = (duchy of southwestern Central Province)
People (titles according to EY378-399):523Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡbe94EPEgcH
Abbret:523Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ3wAqkuTC1L
Frithscield = Sun/Fire Shield (king of Abbret)523Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡZlYoYXhKBC
Cirwalfan = Good-humored Servant (marshal and general of Abbret)523Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ091Zgn55Us
Ides = Virgin/Maiden (wife of Cirwalfan, council lady of Abbret)523Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡFDThfAUrgY
Gweorhelm = Roaming Crown / Eye Crown (son of Cirwalfan and Ides, general-apparent of Abbret)523Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡq7o3HIdtSm
Swerthoweard:523Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡy4929wXzgJ
Gwerborne = Born of Gwere / Born of a Farmer Woman (son of Gwere, general-apparent of Swerthoweard)523Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡKtVN5rp9nm
Gwere = Plough / Farmer Woman (general of Swerthoweard)523Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡneNwIFJsSQ
Hwelanmaeg = Rage Might / Mighty Rage (king of Swerthoweard)523Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡycTJCHpAzh
Drubeorg:523Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ7lKFLB03e3
Dunhelm = Mountain Crown (king of Drubeorg)523Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡFaNb9cPe4j
Stielenhelm = As hard as steel Crown / Crown as hard as steel (prince of Drubeorg)523Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡyA1GW4HoKL
Hornheard = Horn Hard (marshal and general of Drubeorg)523Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ9zdTq3xnxj
Freir:523Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡnImCxqyo0F
Woldfath III = Strong Faith/Fire (king of Freir)523Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡLFS9IqXlqs
Aelfdaflind II = Deafening Holiness (queen of Freir)523Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡyzjYdavL0L
Winterburne = Winter Brook/Stream/Spring (general of Freir)523Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡxU0d4GfMld
Deorhelm = Deer Crown (I general of Freir, founder and first leader of Courier Knights; II son of Deorhelm I, second leader of Courier Knights)523Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡL7vYwDuKw0
Shebeteth Abring:523Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡlpZf5tSSjD
Janimheth = Gift of Hel (Hel is the guardian of the Underworld) (chief of Camesh Ber)523Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡWKGrAYZaic
Steppen Abring:523Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ6APTR9XIL3
Ziesch = Goat Shepherd / Remembrance (elder of a Steppenziege tribe)523Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ7pWKOg38cV
Scentral:523Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡwp8WD80ORh
Vorthun = (emperor of Scentral, duke of Draeksong)523Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡqdVlZkWU5U
Domini = (duke of Morriggon, ex-marshal of Scentral)523Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡkF3LYJV2iP
Dei = (son of Domini, duke-apparent of Morriggon, marshal of Scentral)523Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡhOrVcxjQ4a
Pruspos = (duke of Lowercent)523Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡQc3TGaDXva
Raimont = (Scentral count, vassal of Pruspos)523Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡaeHswOvDL7
Gundnath = (marshal of Lowercent)523Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡbaYTiaQ8pt
Dorthenwald = (duke of Scoldwalla)523Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡeLp8v7godV
Meirthod = (Scentral count, marshal of Scoldwalla)523Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡRP22LFHiWV
Yldas = (sister of Yldonn, marshal of Kathyfieth, vassal of Yldonn)523Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡxUxLNND1ZW
*Yldonn = (count of Kathyfieth)523Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡTmoHslrsRz
Wesson = (duke of Outnorth, count of Hel's County)
* not mentioned in the passages
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