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Christianization of northlands began when prince Ionnes fled north after failing to seize the throne in the great war of succession.
While Ionnes and his army managed to conquer the southern regions, further expansion became impossible as Stephanos, once contender of Ionnes and now the Holy Emperor, wanted to end the threat once and for all. With pagan clans trying to recapture their lands from north and imperial army marching from south, the fledgling kingdom was in dire situation. Fortunate for Ionnes, a pagan lord Kestagaudas found peace in christianity, and through his conversion, the fall of kingdom was avoided.
As neighbouring clans and nations did not tolerate his conversion, Kestagaudas had to begin his crusade against them. Being gifted in arts of war and supplied with new gunpower weaponry from south, he could lead his army to victory in countless battles. However, he had too many enemies, and could not truly defeat any of them.
It was Alandartas, a lord who ruled a small clan isolated in the east, that gained from this situation. While Kestagaudas was struggling in the west, Alandartas rapidly expanded by toppling the weakened clans, and eventually grew enough to threaten the christian lands.
When Kestagaudas recieved the news that Alandartas and his army began their march toward his land, it was too late. His hold was already under siege. But he could not return as the western tribes, informed of the situation by messengers from Alandartas, refused armstice.
After Kestagaudas finally drove off the western tribes, he returned to his hold as fast as he could, only to see his subjects and family slaughtered among the ruined walls. As he vowed vengeance, the royal messenger delivered a letter.
A letter of invitation for the baptism of Alandartas.
Something came up in my mind while listening to this. Based on my fictional world. The story was inspired by Lithuanian history.
By the way, drawing this made me remember a series of medieval themed drawings and novels I liked many years ago(I think it was when I was a middle school student). I remember that there was a fox knight, a lion queen(or was it a princess?), and a wolf nobleman character, but can't remember anything else then that. Yet, I'd like to find it again,... Does anybody have any clue on what I am looking for?
While Ionnes and his army managed to conquer the southern regions, further expansion became impossible as Stephanos, once contender of Ionnes and now the Holy Emperor, wanted to end the threat once and for all. With pagan clans trying to recapture their lands from north and imperial army marching from south, the fledgling kingdom was in dire situation. Fortunate for Ionnes, a pagan lord Kestagaudas found peace in christianity, and through his conversion, the fall of kingdom was avoided.
As neighbouring clans and nations did not tolerate his conversion, Kestagaudas had to begin his crusade against them. Being gifted in arts of war and supplied with new gunpower weaponry from south, he could lead his army to victory in countless battles. However, he had too many enemies, and could not truly defeat any of them.
It was Alandartas, a lord who ruled a small clan isolated in the east, that gained from this situation. While Kestagaudas was struggling in the west, Alandartas rapidly expanded by toppling the weakened clans, and eventually grew enough to threaten the christian lands.
When Kestagaudas recieved the news that Alandartas and his army began their march toward his land, it was too late. His hold was already under siege. But he could not return as the western tribes, informed of the situation by messengers from Alandartas, refused armstice.
After Kestagaudas finally drove off the western tribes, he returned to his hold as fast as he could, only to see his subjects and family slaughtered among the ruined walls. As he vowed vengeance, the royal messenger delivered a letter.
A letter of invitation for the baptism of Alandartas.
Something came up in my mind while listening to this. Based on my fictional world. The story was inspired by Lithuanian history.
By the way, drawing this made me remember a series of medieval themed drawings and novels I liked many years ago(I think it was when I was a middle school student). I remember that there was a fox knight, a lion queen(or was it a princess?), and a wolf nobleman character, but can't remember anything else then that. Yet, I'd like to find it again,... Does anybody have any clue on what I am looking for?
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The story you remembered was by Tracy Buitler, and was on Yerf back int he day. That old work is here:
http://yerf.metafur.org/butltrac
She stopped making furry art just before Yerf.com lost it's hard drive, but after gatting a job in the computer games industry, she has returned with a wonderful Comic called
Lackadaisy Cats, based on the "prohibition era" history of her home town of St. Louis Missouri.
http://www.lackadaisycats.com/
As to your pic, it sounds a lot like a lot of history from the Byzantine Empire. (Which is what I borrowed alot of the Asheru back ground from). Love the detail, and the depth fo this pic.
Scott
http://yerf.metafur.org/butltrac
She stopped making furry art just before Yerf.com lost it's hard drive, but after gatting a job in the computer games industry, she has returned with a wonderful Comic called
Lackadaisy Cats, based on the "prohibition era" history of her home town of St. Louis Missouri.
http://www.lackadaisycats.com/
As to your pic, it sounds a lot like a lot of history from the Byzantine Empire. (Which is what I borrowed alot of the Asheru back ground from). Love the detail, and the depth fo this pic.
Scott
Yes, thats it! I knew about Lackadaisy, but I didn't know they were made by the same artist.
For some reason, they don't exactly uh.... 'feel' like they did before, but still, they make me remember many things.... Thank you very much for finding them.
And, thanks for the comments on the drawing too. While the story itself was inspired by some episodes from Baltic Crusades, the culture of the yet unnamed kingdom and the empire is well, copied shamelessly from the Byzantine Empire.
For some reason, they don't exactly uh.... 'feel' like they did before, but still, they make me remember many things.... Thank you very much for finding them.
And, thanks for the comments on the drawing too. While the story itself was inspired by some episodes from Baltic Crusades, the culture of the yet unnamed kingdom and the empire is well, copied shamelessly from the Byzantine Empire.
There was a cetain romantic innosence to the old medieval stuff, she did. There was a purity of emotion there, perhaps. The lacka daisy stuff is I think a more well told story, but it doesn't have that iconic feeling of epic romance to it.
The Byzantine Empire is what I lifted a lot of the "human empire" that Asheru and company brush up against, so I know a fair amount about it. But it's fascinating how convoluted their politics got. There is a whiff of that in the beginnings of the Asheru story, and the religious element is steeped in it.
Scott
The Byzantine Empire is what I lifted a lot of the "human empire" that Asheru and company brush up against, so I know a fair amount about it. But it's fascinating how convoluted their politics got. There is a whiff of that in the beginnings of the Asheru story, and the religious element is steeped in it.
Scott
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