History of the United Provinces

This article is about Snowinian History.

History

8th-11th Centuries

The main island of Snowiny was first settled in 760 A.D. by a tribe that called themselves "The Oslovens". They settled in the northern Snowinian lands (around the mountains) and northwest Puffepelago. Shortly after they expanded south, near Winsburg. There they found other tribes of penguins known as the Pennicans. They settled all over the north of the island of Snowiny. The Oslovens invaded the northern Pennican lands and forced the pennicans to move south as far as central Snowiny. The pennicans could not accept what the Oslovens did and preparations for war started. The war between over 27,000 Pennican soldiers armed with sticks with sharp stones sticked on top of them against 9,000 Osloven soldiers armed with stone swords and bows arrows began. The Pennicans surrendered within 46 minutes after 10,000 of their soldiers died, and the Oslovens occupied the Pennican lands and forced them into "tribal reservations". In 767, The Osloven Empire was founded. It grew in size and conquered a lot of places around the Sub-Antarctic Islands and by 1000, became the leading Antarctic power, only to a few decades later lose their status as the leading Antarctic power to the High Penguin Confederacy. High Penguin Confederacy was rising in power and size and defated many other great nations. Eventually, they attacked the Osloven Empire. The High Penguins conquered the territory what is now Penland in 1032 and eventually, in 1037, conquered half of the Osloven Empire. The Oslovens, after the wars, focused on making friends with all nations left. Osloven Empire "friended" the High Penguin Confederacy and peace continued for another century.

11th-15th Centuries

Osloven Empire reached peak of it's power during these times, but also had many powerful rivals, like Lisboagal, Castilla and the High Penguin Confederacy. They were all racing to conquer all territories they could possibly get. Oslovens dominated the Sub-Antarctic Islands while the HPC the entire of Mainland Antarctica By 1109, High Penguin Confederacy estabilished a larger navy and by 1120 had the largest navy in Antarctica. Another war started in 1125 between Oslovens and High Penguins, in which both sides had great casualties. Both nations were agreed to truce in 1129, because it was obvious neither of them would win in a very long time. Oslovens by 1138 surpassed High Penguins in terms of the largest navy. Lisboagal and Castilla also had VERY strong navies and other forces. In 1256, revolutions started in the Osloven Empire, resulting in the execution of their emperor. Government reforms started.

In 1430, the Eighty Years War began as the High Penguin Confederacy invaded the Osloven Empire with the intent of conquering it. The Osloven Empire defended their islands very well with a very large navy, although very weak and small land forces. The Osloven Empire raided a city which used to be in place of what is now Shiverpool in 1474. The city was razed to the ground and the war got tenser than ever. The HRC launched its largest invasion of the mainland Osloven Empire yet and most Osloven cities were in ruins. It is estimated around 40% of the population was killed during the entire war, which finally ended in 1510 with an Osloven Pyrrhic victory, although with a big cost; the Osloven Empire was in decline from that point on and it was not able to match the power it used to have before the Eighty Years War, while the High Penguin Confederacy also suffered immense casualties.

16th-20th centuries

The Osloven Empire and the High Penguin Confederacy tried to normalize relations during those few centuries but they had many territorial disputes, over the Ninja Archipelago and Asiapelago.

(To be continued...)