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+ | |name = [[Arland Theirin]] |
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+ | |image = H kingferea 0.png |
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+ | |title = [[Fereldan royalty and nobility#King/Queen|King]] of [[Ferelden]] |
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+ | |gender = Male |
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+ | |race = [[Human]] |
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+ | |appearances = [[Dragon Age: Origins]] - [[Warden's Keep]] <small>(mentioned)</small> |
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| − | }} "''He ruled with fear and poison. His treachery pit noble against noble in a terrible battle.''" |
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| + | '''Arland Theirin''' is a king of [[Ferelden]] who reigned in the beginning of the [[Storm Age]]. |
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| − | <!---descr="Several sentence lead section with bolded mention of '''article name'''."---> - '''Avernus''' (talking about King Arland) |
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| + | 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. |
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| + | 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]]. |
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| + | 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. |
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| − | King Arland drove the [[Grey Wardens]] out of [[Ferelden]] when ruling. |
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| + | 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. |
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| − | He was the king of Ferelden two centuries before [[King Maric]] ruled. There was no successor to the king before Arland. [[Sophia Dryden]] was his rival for the crown. After Arland was crowned, Sophia Dryden joined the Grey Wardens. She was well liked by the people, and eventually became Warden-Commander of Ferelden. Arland was an immoral, ruthless king, and the terror in Ferelden grew worse each year. Some of the banns asked Sophia Dryden for help, and she agreed. There was a siege at Soldier's Peak against Arland's soldiers for months until Dryden was killed and the Grey Wardens were driven out of Ferelden. Soldier's Peak has since been abandoned. |
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| + | 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. |
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| + | 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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| − | [[Duncan]] had promised [[Levi Dryden]] to help clear his name and figure out what really happened at Soldier's Peak. Levi Dryden asks [[The Warden]] for help clearing his family name, since Duncan died before he was ever able to. When the The Warden reaches [[Soldier's Peak]] with Levi Dryden, he and the party have "visions" of King Arland's soldiers battling with the Grey Wardens. These visions were due to the thin [[veil]] at Soldier's Peak. |
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| + | * [[Theirin family]] |
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| − | *[[Soldier's Peak]] |
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| − | *[[Warden's Keep]] |
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| − | *[[Sophia Dryden]] |
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| − | *[[Levi Dryden]] |
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| − | *[[Avernus]] |
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Revision as of 04:45, 14 May 2015
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.