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 infantry588Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡunJPVtQUSb
110 Abring (Steppenziege tribes): 80 ranged cavalry, 30 ranged infantry588Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡXhRAZJNFvW
170 Abring (a Steppenziege tribe): 170 ranged cavalry588Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡIPfb3EjrJu
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 machines588Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡb4p5BPFTYC
670 Macdha (Petty Kingdom of Swerthoweard): Hysemann Gwerborne, 600 cavalry, 120 ranged cavalry, 40 spellcaster infantry, 300 ranged infantry, 150 infantry588Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡGQiTnt6zHv
530 Macdha (Courier Knight Guild): Forelad Deorhelm I, Hysemann Deorhelm II, 80 spellcaster infantry, 150 ranged infantry, 300 infantry588Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡDZVuTUBZC0
2460 Abring (Camesh Shebeteth and Steppenziege): Ralethan Janimheth, Holunder Ziesch, 60 cavalry, 1800 ranged cavalry, 450 ranged infantry, 150 infantry588Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡOoby36ccxk
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 women588Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡt2MJ3RpiM4
Macdha (Petty Kingdom of Swerthoweard): Cyning Hwelanmaeg, Ealdorfreo Gwere,588Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡY7MoZWZJIk
Macdha (Kingdom of Freir): Hysemann Winterburne, 60 cavalry, 20 spellcaster infantry, 100 ranged infantry, 150 infantry588Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡWYaXWEAW3q
Macdha (Courier Knight Guild): Ealdormann Deorhelm II, 840 cavalry, 450 ranged infantry, 150 infantry588Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡrXfeEqipks
Scentral (Draeksong Duchy): Emperor Vorthun, 180 spellcaster cavalry, 480 cavalry, 1800 spellcster infantry, 750 ranged infantry, 2700 infantry, 160 siege operators, 8 siege machines588Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ9Qfm7gJPnA
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 machines588Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡyJBD0MSUoC
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 women588Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡTq0lfIdOwO
Macdha (Kingdom of Freir): Ealdormann588Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ9WB0LcoMsM
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,588Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡkepUz7ZMUn
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)588Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡzH1hxTq7KE
Shebeteth = (Abring) Tribes (south Abring region)588Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡFCS159BPHR
Dohtorbyrg = Daughter Dwelling/Fort (Abbret fort)588Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡZ53Ts2NWpe
Ealdgeard = Old Garden (Drubeorg town and castle)
Cyning = (Petty) King588Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡnJVjPhNz8R
Aethelcyning = High/Holy King588Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡRnxyNYVNtB
Aethelcwen = High/Holy Queen588Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡxk8B0n5dD7
Ealdormann = Elder Council Man / Lord/Landholder / (literal) elder man588Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡQ4lHnGK3xb
Hysemann = Young Council Man / Young Landholder / Son of a Lord/Landholder / (literal) young man588Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ36Q5INH0xI
Ealdorfreo = Elder Council Woman / Wife of a Lord/Landholder / Lady Landholder / (literal) elder woman588Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡbWp4JGvvQG
Forelad: Chief Leader / (literal) chief/front lead588Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡt46RZt16rr
Ralethan = Chief (of the Shebeteth tribes (central Abring))588Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡrZtf6QSkMr
Holunder = Elder (of the Steppen tribes (north Abring))
Abbret = near Abring (kingdom on Macdha-Abring border)588Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡgaoCm1EeDK
Swerthoweard = Holy (of Scaelda) Ward/Fortress (kingdom on southern Macdha-Scentral border)588Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡWDeimfj28N
Drubeorg = Dry Mountain (kingdom on Macdha-Scentral border in mountain region)588Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡojfkvQM2FB
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)588Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡSImKLO3QfU
Camesh Shebeteth = South Man Tribe (central Abring tribe)588Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡKmN0zwjfhe
Camesh Ber = South Man Village (Camesh village in north Abring)588Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡMcDMiCmLoq
(Camesh = combines words Canth (for South) and Mesh (for Man))588Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡYqO68a6tCt
Steppenziege = Plains Goat (north Abring tribe)588Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡQxRwG2xE81
Steppenziege-Hirte = Plains Goat Shepherd (Steppenziege village in northeast Abring)588Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡNteHk7cqbM
Scoldwalla = Holy (of Scaelda and Molda) Heaven (duchy of southern Central Province)588Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡu7NjErNa12
Kathyfieth = Fief/Land of Kathryn (legendary lady warrior) (county on Macdha-Scentral border)588Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡMxnKUcnBY1
Lowercent = (duchy of southwestern Central Province)
People (titles according to EY378-399):588Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡmtzZtNCE3H
Abbret:588Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡTp6smWvEUZ
Frithscield = Sun/Fire Shield (king of Abbret)588Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡPure7bEoRX
Cirwalfan = Good-humored Servant (marshal and general of Abbret)588Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡo1bb5AHXaf
Ides = Virgin/Maiden (wife of Cirwalfan, council lady of Abbret)588Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡZ7X4844bs4
Gweorhelm = Roaming Crown / Eye Crown (son of Cirwalfan and Ides, general-apparent of Abbret)588Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡRdEENieMig
Swerthoweard:588Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡtXKL1d7gWI
Gwerborne = Born of Gwere / Born of a Farmer Woman (son of Gwere, general-apparent of Swerthoweard)588Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡyY1mERVfqw
Gwere = Plough / Farmer Woman (general of Swerthoweard)588Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ7rm2UHb3Pm
Hwelanmaeg = Rage Might / Mighty Rage (king of Swerthoweard)588Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡLm1TLNzJfh
Drubeorg:588Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡbblhyo4Zq6
Dunhelm = Mountain Crown (king of Drubeorg)588Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡaDCDMGlWXT
Stielenhelm = As hard as steel Crown / Crown as hard as steel (prince of Drubeorg)588Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡQ3Lvonmc5B
Hornheard = Horn Hard (marshal and general of Drubeorg)588Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡlR48Dl4u4K
Freir:588Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡqzFj51efuK
Woldfath III = Strong Faith/Fire (king of Freir)588Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡK7UTc4gtK6
Aelfdaflind II = Deafening Holiness (queen of Freir)588Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡBWF6btqEod
Winterburne = Winter Brook/Stream/Spring (general of Freir)588Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡvMgeDxQhvj
Deorhelm = Deer Crown (I general of Freir, founder and first leader of Courier Knights; II son of Deorhelm I, second leader of Courier Knights)588Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ91jxEqot9o
Shebeteth Abring:588Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ7tpE6I9viS
Janimheth = Gift of Hel (Hel is the guardian of the Underworld) (chief of Camesh Ber)588Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡLIBiGtNU1Z
Steppen Abring:588Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡsj2TYO9kfc
Ziesch = Goat Shepherd / Remembrance (elder of a Steppenziege tribe)588Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡB97sXkXHU9
Scentral:588Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡmDsfU4Vyz4
Vorthun = (emperor of Scentral, duke of Draeksong)588Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡjVMXXMvwfu
Domini = (duke of Morriggon, ex-marshal of Scentral)588Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡgQIp1k00Xn
Dei = (son of Domini, duke-apparent of Morriggon, marshal of Scentral)588Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡvi2K5SGkIa
Pruspos = (duke of Lowercent)588Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ3TQl8aSzyD
Raimont = (Scentral count, vassal of Pruspos)588Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡKFf4jKe0Hc
Gundnath = (marshal of Lowercent)588Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡmhNoRbudC8
Dorthenwald = (duke of Scoldwalla)588Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡdPAsRsJUFY
Meirthod = (Scentral count, marshal of Scoldwalla)588Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡEqbRyyulY6
Yldas = (sister of Yldonn, marshal of Kathyfieth, vassal of Yldonn)588Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡkvWw6R6Alh
*Yldonn = (count of Kathyfieth)588Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡML5uxEC2QI
Wesson = (duke of Outnorth, count of Hel's County)
* not mentioned in the passages
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