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| − | |Name = [[Second Orlesian Invasion]] |
+ | |Name = [[Second Orlesian Invasion of Ferelden]] |
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+ | |Date = 8:24–44 [[Blessed Age|Blessed]] |
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| − | |Date = 8:24 [[Blessed Age|Blessed]] - 8:44 [[Blessed Age|Blessed]] |
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|Location = [[Ferelden]] |
|Location = [[Ferelden]] |
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| − | |Result = Orlesian victory <br> |
+ | |Result = [[Orlais|Orlesian]] victory <br> Orlais occupies Ferelden |
| − | |Belligerent1 = {{icon|ferelden|big}} Fereldan army |
+ | |Belligerent1 = {{icon|ferelden|big}} Fereldan army <br> * {{icon|highever|big}} [[Highever]] <br> * {{icon|amaranthine|big}} [[Amaranthine]] <br> * {{icon|redcliffe|big}} [[Redcliffe]] |
| − | |Belligerent2 = {{icon|orlais|big}} |
+ | |Belligerent2 = {{icon|orlais|big}} Orlesian Empire <br> Fereldan separatists |
| − | |Commanders1 = {{icon|ferelden|big}} King Vanedrin Theirin † <br> {{icon| |
+ | |Commanders1 = {{icon|ferelden|big}} King [[Vanedrin Theirin]] † <br> {{icon|ferelden|big}} King [[Brandel Theirin]] <br> {{icon|Highever|big}} Teyrn Ardal [[Cousland family|Cousland]] † |
| − | |Commanders2 = {{icon|orlais|big}} Emperor [[Reville]] <br> |
+ | |Commanders2 = {{icon|orlais|big}} [[Orlesian royalty and nobility|Emperor]] [[Reville]] <br> Separatist Fereldan banns |
|Strengthdetails1 = {{icon|ferelden|big}} Fereldan army <br> |
|Strengthdetails1 = {{icon|ferelden|big}} Fereldan army <br> |
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+ | |Strengthdetails2 = {{icon|orlais|big}} Legions of [[chevaliers]] <br> Fereldan separatists |
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| − | Second Orlesian Invasion |
+ | The '''Second Orlesian Invasion of Ferelden''' was ordered in 8:24 [[Blessed Age|Blessed]] by the [[Orlais|Orlesian]] [[Orlesian royalty and nobility|Emperor]] [[Reville]], commonly known as the "Mad Emperor". |
| + | == Background == |
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| − | ==Quick victories of Orlesians== |
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| + | The [[Vigil's Keep]] is the first [[Ferelden|Fereldan]] fortress to fall to the Orlesians along with the arling of [[Amaranthine]]. |
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| − | Thanks to the clandestine support of number of powerful banns undermining the Kingdom's defence, Orlais quickly establishes a strong foothold. |
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| + | === Battle of Lothering === |
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| − | in 8:24 [[Blessed Age|Blessed]] Redcliffe, Vigil's Keep and the City of Amaranthine quickly fell to the Empire. |
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| ⚫ | At the Battle of [[Lothering]], King [[Vanedrin Theirin]] is killed and [[Calenhad Theirin|Calenhad the Great]]'s sword, Nemetos, is lost.<ref name="wot124">{{Cite wot|124}}</ref> Before the king's death, Ardal [[Cousland family|Cousland]], Teyrn of [[Highever]], is slain defending his king.<ref>Based on [[Shield of Highever]] description.</ref> |
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| − | == |
+ | === Post-Lothering === |
| + | Though Vanderin is succeeded by his son, King [[Brandel Theirin]], the youth is unable to unite the country beneath him, and for the next two decades, Ferelden is mired in blood and battle.<ref name="wot124"/> |
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| − | In 8: |
+ | In 8:44 Blessed, twenty years after the invasion first started, Orlais finally sacks the city of Denerim, claiming victory in Ferelden and driving King Brandel into hiding. |
| − | == |
+ | == Aftermath == |
| + | The Orlesian occupation begins in Ferelden which last for 78 years, marking a dark period in its history. |
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| − | In 8:44 Blessed: The Orlesian Empire finally sacks the city of Denerim, claiming victory in Ferelden and driving King Brandel into hiding. |
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| + | Though routed, the king now known as "Brandel the Defeated" continues to [[Fereldan Rebellion|rebel]] against the Orlesians. For the most part his efforts are inefficient as most nobles believe that Ferelden is truly lost.<ref>''[[Dragon Age: The Stolen Throne]]''</ref> |
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| − | ==Aftermath== |
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| − | Though routed, the King and others among the true Fereldan nobility continue to wage guerrilla war against their oppressors. |
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| + | == References == |
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| − | When Brandel finally dies, several years after the birth of his grandson Maric Theirin, Orlais crowns Meghren as King of Ferelden, though Brandel's daughter, "the Rebel Queen" Moira Theirin - considerably more popular and charismatic than her father - keeps the resistance alive. |
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The Second Orlesian Invasion of Ferelden was ordered in 8:24 Blessed by the Orlesian Emperor Reville, commonly known as the "Mad Emperor".
Background
The Vigil's Keep is the first Fereldan fortress to fall to the Orlesians along with the arling of Amaranthine.
Battle of Lothering
At the Battle of Lothering, King Vanedrin Theirin is killed and Calenhad the Great's sword, Nemetos, is lost.[1] Before the king's death, Ardal Cousland, Teyrn of Highever, is slain defending his king.[2]
Post-Lothering
Though Vanderin is succeeded by his son, King Brandel Theirin, the youth is unable to unite the country beneath him, and for the next two decades, Ferelden is mired in blood and battle.[1]
In 8:44 Blessed, twenty years after the invasion first started, Orlais finally sacks the city of Denerim, claiming victory in Ferelden and driving King Brandel into hiding.
Aftermath
The Orlesian occupation begins in Ferelden which last for 78 years, marking a dark period in its history.
Though routed, the king now known as "Brandel the Defeated" continues to rebel against the Orlesians. For the most part his efforts are inefficient as most nobles believe that Ferelden is truly lost.[3]
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1
Dragon Age: The World of Thedas, vol. 1, p. 124
- ↑ Based on Shield of Highever description.
- ↑ Dragon Age: The Stolen Throne
