Changes: Arland Theirin

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Arland Theirin is a king of Ferelden who reigned in the beginning of the Storm Age.

Background

Prior to his coronation in 7:5 Storm, there was no clear successor to the throne. Both Arland and his cousin Arlessa Sophia Dryden had a strong claim to the crown. According to Dryden's journal, Arland was chosen instead of her because he was young and thought by the arls and teyrns to be easily manipulated. She, however, had seen something in the boy's eyes that terrified her.

It was not long before Arland showed himself to be an immoral and ruthless leader. He imprisoned Sophia for contesting his succession to the throne of Ferelden, but under pressure from her supporters, spared her life on the condition that she join the Grey Wardens.

Eventually, some of the Banns approached Sophia for help against Arland's tyranny. A letter from Bann Mathuin Wulff can be found in Soldier's Peak where he explains that Arl Ruahn and his entire family had been slaughtered over an idle word, thus ending the Ruahn line, and begs Sophia for aid.

When Arland learned that Sophia was using the Grey Wardens as an army to oppose him and that there was a rebellion against him, he forbade all tithing to the Wardens and declared them to be outlaws. His army besieged the Wardens at Soldier's Peak for months. The siege was lifted upon Sophia's death, and the rebellion ended.

Arland also executed many Couslands, including the Teyrn himself, for plotting against him, being allied to Sophia, and to teach the survivors their place.

Little is known of what followed Arland's rule, as a civil war for the throne occurred soon after his death. The war lasted a decade and wiped away most records of his reign.

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+'''Arland Theirin''' is a king of [[Ferelden]] who reigned in the beginning of the [[Storm Age]].
-'''King Arland''' was the King of [[Ferelden]] two centuries before [[King Maric]] ruled. Prior to his coronation, there was no clear successor and both Arland and [[Sophia Dryden|Arlessa Sophia Dryden]] had a strong claim to the crown. According to Dryden's [[Codex Entry: Sophia Dryden's Journal|journal]], he was chosen instead of her because he was young and thought to be easily manipulated by the arls and teyrns, but she had seen “something in the boy's eyes, that terrified her”.
+== Background ==
-It was not long before he showed he was an immoral, ruthless leader and Sophia was imprisoned for her political views and forced to join the [[Grey Wardens]]. Eventually, some of the Banns sought Sophia out for help against his tyranny. A letter from Bann Mathuim Wulff can be found in [[Soldier's Peak]] where he explains how Arl Ruahn and his entire family had been slaughtered for an idle word, thus ending the Ruahn line, and begging Sophia for her help.
+Prior to his coronation in 7:5 Storm, there was no clear successor to the throne.  Both Arland and his cousin Arlessa [[Sophia Dryden]] had a strong claim to the crown.  According to Dryden's [[Codex entry: Sophia Dryden's Journal|journal]], Arland was chosen instead of her because he was young and thought by the arls and teyrns to be easily manipulated.  She, however, had seen something in the boy's eyes that terrified her.
+It was not long before Arland showed himself to be an immoral and ruthless leader.  He imprisoned Sophia for contesting his succession to the throne of Ferelden, but under pressure from her supporters, spared her life on the condition that she join the [[Grey Wardens]].
-As soon as he learned that Sophia was using the Grey Wardens as an army to oppose him and that there was a rebellion against him, he forbade all tithing to the Wardens. He then outlawed the Grey Wardens and his army was sent to Soldier's Peak where they besieged the Wardens for months. He eventually emerged victorious.
+Eventually, some of the Banns approached Sophia for help against Arland's tyranny. A letter from Bann Mathuin Wulff can be found in [[Soldier's Peak]] where he explains that Arl Ruahn and his entire family had been slaughtered over an idle word, thus ending the Ruahn line, and begs Sophia for aid.
-Arland also executed many [[Cousland Family History|Couslands]] including the Teyrn himself, for plotting against him, being allied to Sophia, and to teach the survivors their place.
+When Arland learned that Sophia was using the Grey Wardens as an army to oppose him and that there was a rebellion against him, he forbade all tithing to the Wardens and declared them to be outlaws. His army besieged the Wardens at Soldier's Peak for months.  The siege was lifted upon Sophia's death, and the rebellion ended.
-Little is known of what followed Arland, as a civil war for the throne occurred soon after his death. The war wiped away most records of his rule.
+Arland also executed many [[Cousland family|Couslands]], including the Teyrn himself, for plotting against him, being allied to Sophia, and to teach the survivors their place.
-{{DEFAULTSORT:Arland, King}}
+Little is known of what followed Arland's rule, as a civil war for the throne occurred soon after his death. The war lasted a decade and wiped away most records of his reign.
+== See also ==
+* [[Theirin family]]
+{{DEFAULTSORT:Theirin, Arland}}
 [[Category:Characters]]
 [[Category:Historical characters]]
 [[Category:Humans]]
 [[Category:Fereldans]]
-[[Category:Warden's Keep]]
+[[Category:Fereldan nobility]]
+[[Category:Royalty]]