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== Overview ==
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Isvik is a viking village in [[Nixium|The Archduchy of Nixium]] located on the [[Olarian Peninsula]]
==Society==
=== Culture ===
The culture of Isvik is primarily of viking stock and a person from Isvik is referred to as ''Isviking.'' The architecture is characterised by the extensive use of wood for longhouses and decorations such as roof-dragons, and several open fireplaces for warmth and cooking. Isvik is home to the first
The people enjoy a diet based on a few crops, fish, meat and alcohol, especially wine made from wild berries, since the surrounding areas are vast frozen plains and beaches, only supporting synthetic forestry and limited agriculture. Nevertheless, Isvikings celebrate various festivals, such as the ''Hollow-een'', and cater an abundance of food for those occasions.
=== Religion ===
Generally the population of Isvik is not adherent to any organised religion, however it is superstitious society that practices divination, sacrifices and rituals devoted to various spirits, mythical and semi-mythical ancestors such as ''Gammeljarl'' and places of natural beauty such as very old trees, caves and volcanoes. Another revered figure is the Ice Dragon, sometimes called ''Isdrake'' (lit. Ice Dragon) or ''Drakfader'' (lit. Dragon Father). The Isdrake is the primary symbol for Isvik and is depicted on the town banner and coat of arms, and it is said in Isviking legends that Alathra's icy northern sea belt was created by the Isdrake crashing into the land and leaving as scarred trail of a frozen sea full with treacherous icebergs. Some have theorised that the belief in this dragon could be related to [[The Pantheon of the Dragon]] worshipped in [[Redna]], however it must be noted that other nord and viking cultures across Alathra also feature mythical or religious dragon-like figures.
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==== Skalds ====
Skalds are poetic writings in books that usually involve alliteration, rhythm and sometimes even singing and laughing, rather than rhyming. Skalds carry stories of Isvik's myths. Some examples include: ''Skald 2: Findrsång'' which is about the Isvikings' journey, fleeing their ancestral homeland to their current stead, including the below excerpt with translation into Common in brackets:
'''''F'''ara til eastern riges, ('''F'''are to eastern realms,)''
'''''F'''ar þru sæ of scars. ('''f'''ar through the Sea of Scars.)''
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In its current incarnation, it was settled by a trading, seafaring people who referred to the settlement as ''Isvik'' in mid-July 2021. At this stage, Isvikwas nothing more but a wind shelter and a wall built by snow to protect the people from wild monsters and the surrounding barren icy beaches. A collection of ''Skalds'' are the primary sources for contemporary historiography and detail how Isvik came to pass and grow into the fortified village it is today. It refers to the first settlers as vikings and ''Isvik'' translates to ice-bay in their language.
=== History ===
Attracting attention for its peculiar location and newfound security, a wandering people who worshipped the moon led by [[ClanofWada]] found the village one day when it was empty and believed it to be abandoned, and claimed it as their own and named it Jericho. The two peoples though, tolerated each other and lived side by side until the guest people eventually emigrated. This developed into a pattern and Isvik's population swell and shrunk in different stages
▲Isvik's population swell and shrunk in different stages, and was narrowed down to two individuals and a dozen enslaved villagers at its lowest point, when ClanofWada left. However, in the subsequent months Jarl [[Pzychosocial]] made the villagers free men and with the help of Huskarl [[Potipoti]] Isvik was expanded and returned to a moderately prosperous settlement. Things took off further once the warrior [[Antonlovetuva]] joined and Isvik became a place of on-and-off buzz.
During the [[Prospitian Revolutionary War]], Isvik covertly sided with the rebellion against [[Acquendavia]] and pledged resources and one warrior. Fortunately however, the conflict was over before the village was drawn in. After the war Isvik entered into the [[AIA]], the [[Prospitian Provisional Union]] and formed The Nixium Oath together with [[Archivia]]. During this time Isvik expanded further with the improvement of farming techniques, the completion of a stave church and a wharf used to build longships. As a result gradually became more woven into the international community and imported many ideas and innovations.
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