Ravnir's Saga [alpha state]

[Mattias Westlund]

(07-05-2017, 09:31 PM)Michael Willis Wrote: For what it's worth, there seems to be very little connection between the two suites, so I'm wondering why this is being labelled a "prequel"? My guess is that you have become attached to this fantasy world of your own creation and want to further develop its history, rather than any tie-in between the two stories.

Well, yes, that's basically it. I want to delve deeper into the fantasy world of WoR. The Brenland described in WoR is a powerful seafaring nation with imperialistic ambitions (hi, England), which is why Tyrin and his family are inhabitants of a colony far to the north. But same as England and France were once at the mercy of more powerful seafaring nations (hi, Norse tribes), I wanted to go back to a piece of history when Ulvheim was forged. The war described in Ravnir's Saga taught the Ulvar to use cavalry, pikes and whatnot, thanks to Thunni. When the Ulvar tried conquering Brenland (or the assortment of minor kingdoms present there, before king Bren) that laid the foundation for the Arthurian feudal state that I think of as Brenland.

I wish I could explain this as clearly as I see it in my head...

Edit:

Better way to put it. Brenland -- my fictional hybrid of France/England -- got their mounted, lance-wielding knights and fancy armor from Ulvheim, when the Northern barbarians tried conquering them. Ulvheim on the other hand got beaten by Brenland at their own game and collapsed onto itself due to civil war (pig-headed northerners, as mentioned). By the time the Ulvar got back on track as superior ship-builders and weaponsmiths, the race was lost. Brenland was and remained the dominant nation.