This is the story of a family, the Crovan family and their many adventures in Europe, but then, if you have read the title, you are already aware of this fact. The Crovan family loyaly served the Kings of Norway until they were treacherously betrayed by the treacherous sons of the late treacherous King.
But that will be a story for another day. For today, the Crovans are a small-time family with big-time dreams. Some of them will make it, some will not. Some will be eaten by bears. This is their story.
Gudrod Haraldsson Crovan, Duke of the Western Isles
b. 1047, r. 1066, d. 1085
Episode 1 - Ruminations on the first years of his rule, 1066-1070
Episode 2 - Ruminations on the middle part of his rule, 1070-1079
Episode 3 - Ruminations on the latter part of his rule, 1079-1085
Episode 4 - Ruminations on the end of his reign, 1085
Erlend Gudrodsson Crovan, Duke of the Western Isles, the Hammer of Leinster
b. 1070 r. 1085 d. 1114
Episode 5 - Reflections on the years of his minority, 1085-1090
Episode 6 - Reflections on the early part of his rule, 1090-1094
Episode 7 - Reflections on the early middle part of his rule, 1094-1103
Episode 8 - Reflections on the early middle part of his rule, 1103-1105
Episode 9 - Reflections on the middle part of his rule, 1105-1111
Episode 10 - Reflections on the latter part of his rule, 1111-1113
Episode 11 - Reflections on the end of his rule, 1113-1114
Ossor Erlendsson Crovan, King of Norway, Sword of the Lord (self-proclaimed)
b. 1111 r. 1114 K.o.N. 1140 d.1142
Episode 12 - Ruminations on the early part of the Regency, 1114-1119 (ages 3-8)
Episode 13 - Ruminations on the middle part of the Regency, 1119-1123 (ages8-12)
Episode 14 - Ruminations on the early years, 1124-1128
Episode 15 - Ruminations on the early years, 1128-1130
Episode 16 - Ruminations on the early years, 1130-1131
Episode 17 - Ruminations on the early years, 1131-1132
Episode 18 - Ruminations on the middle years, 1132-1136
Episode 19 - Ruminations on the middle years, 1136-1139
Episode 20 - Ruminations on the middle years, 1139
Episode 21 - Ruminations on the later years, 1140
Episode 22 - Ruminations on the later years, 1140-1142
Episode 23 - Ruminations on the later years, 1142
Skofte Ossorsson Crovan, King of Norway, the Heretic King
b. 1133 r. 1142 d. 1180
Episode 24 - Grumblings about the early years, 1142-1143
Episode 25 - Grumblings about the early years, 1143-1144
Episode 26 - Grumblings about the early years, 1144-1145
Episode 27 - Grumblings about the early years, 1145-1147
Episode 28 - Grumblings about the early years, 1148-1149
Episode 29 - Grumblings about the middle years, 1149-1153
Episode 30 - Grumblings about the middle years, 1154-1158
Episode 31 - Grumblings about the middle years, 1159-1163
Episode 32 - Grumblings about the middle years, 1164-1168
Episode 33 - Grumblings about the middle years, 1169-1171
Episode 34 - Grumblings about the later years, 1171-1173
Episode 35 - Grumblings about the later years, 1173-1174
Episode 36 - Grumblings about the later years, 1174-1176
Episode 37 - Grumblings about the later years, 1176-1179
Episode 38 - Grumblings about the later years, 1180
Harald "the Brief" Skoftesson Crovan, King of Norway
b. 1170 r. 1180 d.1181
Episode 39 - Memories of the only years, 1180-1181
Hakon Skoftesson Crovan, King of Norway
b. 1172 r. 1181 d. 1216
Episode 40 - Regency Dreams - Caitilin's Reflections, 1181-1185
Episode 41 - The vacant musings on the early years, 1186-1189
Episode 42 - The vacant musings on the early years, 1190-1194
Episode 43 - The vacant musings on the middle years, 1195-1203
Episode 44 – The vacant musings on the middle years, 1204-1208
Episode 45 - The vacant musings on the later years, 1208-1216
Episode 46 - The vacant musings on the later years, 1216
Gunnar Hakonsson Crovan, King of Norway
b. 1189 r. 1216 d. 1223
Episode 47 - Reflections on the early years, 1216-1217
Episode 48 - Reflections on the early years, 1218
Episode 49 - Reflections on the middle years, 1219
Episode 50 - Reflections on the middle years, 1219-1221
Episode 51 - Reflections on the later years, 1221-1222
Episode 52 - Reflections on the later years, 1222-1223
Grim "the Ill-Advised" Gunnarsson Crovan, King of Norway
b. 1213 r. 1223 d. 1226
Episode 53 - Reflections on his reign, 1223-1226
Half-Dan "the Man" Gunnarsson Crovan, King of All Norway, Sweden, Denmark, England, Scotland, Ireland and Wales,
The Terror of the Moors, the Pocket Monarch (not said to his face)
b. 1210 r. 1226 d. 1267
Episode 54 - Ruminations on the early years, 1226-1227
Episode 55 - Ruminations on the early years, 1228-1230
Episode 56 - Ruminations on the early years, 1230-1234
Episode 57 - Ruminations on the early years, 1234-1236
Episode 58 - Ruminations on the middle years, 1236-1240
Episode 59 - Ruminations on the middle years, 1241-1244
Episode 60 - Ruminations on the middle years, 1244-1248
Episode 61 - Ruminations on the middle years, 1249-1252
Episode 62 - Ruminations on the later years, 1252-1256
Episode 63 - Ruminations on the later years, 1256-1263
Episode 64 - Ruminations on the later years, 1263-1267
Episode 65 - Ruminations on the later years, 1267
Skule Half-Dansson Crovan, King of All Norway, Sweden and Denmark
b. 1266 r. 1267 d. 1326
Episode 66 - The Regency of Svia, 1267-1274 (age 1-8)
Episode 67 - The Regency of Marshal Orson, 1274-1277 (age 8-11)
Episode 68 - Thoughts on the Civil War - the early years, 1277-1278
Episode 69 - Thoughts on the Civil War - the early years, 1279
Episode 70 - Thoughts on the Civil War - the early years, 1279 (again)
Episode 71 - Thoughts on the Civil War - the middle years, 1279-1280
Episode 72 - Thoughts on the Civil War - the middle years, 1280
Episode 73 - Thoughts on the Civil War - the middle years, 1280
Episode 74 - Thoughts on the Civil War - the middle years, 1280 - Now with More 1280!
Episode 75 - Thoughts on the Civil War - the latter years, 1281-1283
Episode 76 - Thoughts on the Civil War - the latter years, 1283-1285
Episode 77 - Thoughts on the Civil War - the latter years, 1285-1287
Episode 78 - Thoughts on the Civil War - the latter years, 1287-1293
Episode 79 - Thoughts on his reign - the mid-latter years, 1293-1300
Episode 80 - Thoughts on his reign - the mid-latter years, 1300-1304
Episode 81 - Thoughts on his reign - the mid-latter years, 1305-1310
Episode 82 - Thoughts on his reign - the latter-latter years, 1310-1317
Episode 83 - Thoughts on his reign - the latter-latter years, 1318-1324
Episode 84 - Thoughts on his reign - the latter-latter years, 1324-1326
Bard "the Incomprehensible" Skulesson Crovan, King of All Norway of Sweden and of Denmark
(Also, the Second Heretic King)
b.1299 r.1326 d.1334
Episode 85 - Wefwections on his weign, 1326-1328
Episode 86 - Wefwections on his weign, 1328-1329
Episode 87 - Wefwections on his weign, 1329-1330
Episode 88 - Wefwections on his weign, 1330-1331
Episode 89 - Wefwections on his weign, 1331-1332
Episode 90 - Wefwections on his weign, 1332-1333
Episode 91 - Wefwections on his weign, 1333
Episode 92 - Wefwections on his weign, 1333-1334
Wulfhere "The Saxon" Haraldsson Crovan, King of All Norway, of Sweden, of Denmark and of Serbia
b.1301 r.1334 d. 1353
Episode 93 - Ruminations on the early years, 1334-1336
Episode 94 - Ruminations on the early years, 1336-1338
Episode 95 - Ruminations on the middle years, 1339-1342
Episode 96 - Ruminations on the middle years, 1342-1344
Episode 97 - Ruminations on the middle years, 1344-1349
Episode 98 - Ruminations on the later years, 1349-1351
Episode 99 - Ruminations on the later years, 1352-1353
Thurcytel Wulfheresson Crovan, King of All Norway, of Sweden, of Denmark and of Serbia
b.1318 r.1353 d. 1360
Episode 100 - Ruminations on the early years, 1353-1354
Episode 101 - Ruminations on the middle years, 1354-1355
Episode 102 - Ruminations on the later years, 1355-1358
Episode 103 - Ruminations on the final years, 1358-1360
Eadburt "The Unhinged" Thurcytelsson Crovan, King of Norway and of Serbia
Called "The Mover"
b.1336 r.1360 d.1379
Episode 104 - Reflections on the early years, 1360-1362
Episode 105 - Reflections on the early years, 1362-1363
Episode 106 - Reflections on the early years, 1363-1366
Episode 107 - Reflections on the middle years, 1367-1370
Episode 108 - Reflections on the middle years, 1370-1372
Episode 109 - Reflections on the middle years, 1372-1375
Episode 110 - Reflections on the final years, 1376
Episode 111 - Reflections on the final years, 1376-1379
Alfred Thurcytelsson Crovan, King of Norway and Serbia
b.1341 r. 1379 d. 1388
Episode 112 - Ruminations on the first part of his rule, 1379-1384
Episode 113 - Ruminations on the second part of his rule, 1385-1388
Bard II Torbjornsson Crovan, King of Norway and Serbia, Emperor of the Greeks and King of the Bulgars
b.1359 r. 1388 d. 1430
Episode 114 - Geneology, part I, 1388
Episode 115 - Geneology, part II, 1388
Episode 116 - The Early Years, 1388-1392
Episode 117 - The Early Years, 1392-1393
Episode 118 - The Early Years, 1394-1398
Episode 119 - The Early Years, 1399-1402
Episode 120 - The Middle Years, 1403-1408
Episode 121 - The Middle Years, 1409-1413
Episode 122 - The Middle Years, 1414-1420
Episode 123 - The Middle Years, 1421-1422
Episode 124 - The Later Years, 1422-1424
Episode 125 - The Later Years, 1424-1428
Episode 126 - The Final Years, 1428-1430
Hakon II "Boaroktonos" Bardsson Crovan, King of Norway and Serbia, Emperor of the Greeks and King of the Bulgars
b.1400 r. 1430 d. 1444
Episode 127 - Reflections on the first part of his rule, 1430-1434
Episode 128 - Reflections on the middle part of his rule, 1434-1437
Episode 129 - Reflections on the latter part of his rule, 1438-1443
Episode 130 - Reflections on the Unfortunate End of his rule, 1444
Kolbein Hakonsson Crovan, King of Norway and Serbia, Emperor of the Greeks, King of the Bulgars and Sicilians
b. 1417 r. 1444 d. 1465
Episode 131 - The King is Dead. What's for Lunch, 1444-1452
The Rest of King Kolbein's Adventures continue in The Adventures of the Crovan Clan 2: The World is Way Too Much, an EUIII:NA/IN AAR!
Appendix A - Rulers of House Crovan
Appendix B - Poet Laureates of the Crovan Empire
But that will be a story for another day. For today, the Crovans are a small-time family with big-time dreams. Some of them will make it, some will not. Some will be eaten by bears. This is their story.
Winner: First Quarter 2008 AARLand Choice AwAARd for Favorite Crusader Kings (With Or Without Deus Vult) Gameplay After Action Report
Winner: Philip T. Phargle Award for Finishing The First AAR That Springs To Mind For Being Finished And Also Half-way Decent
Loser: 2008 CrusadAAR's Chalice (the winners are here)
Winner: Philip T. Phargle Award for Finishing The First AAR That Springs To Mind For Being Finished And Also Half-way Decent
Loser: 2008 CrusadAAR's Chalice (the winners are here)
Codex Crovanus, Volume I (1066-1452)
Click on a Ruler to go to the page their reign begins, or to read the Episodes individually, click on the Episode name!
Gudrod Haraldsson Crovan, Duke of the Western Isles
b. 1047, r. 1066, d. 1085
Episode 1 - Ruminations on the first years of his rule, 1066-1070
Episode 2 - Ruminations on the middle part of his rule, 1070-1079
Episode 3 - Ruminations on the latter part of his rule, 1079-1085
Episode 4 - Ruminations on the end of his reign, 1085
Erlend Gudrodsson Crovan, Duke of the Western Isles, the Hammer of Leinster
b. 1070 r. 1085 d. 1114
Episode 5 - Reflections on the years of his minority, 1085-1090
Episode 6 - Reflections on the early part of his rule, 1090-1094
Episode 7 - Reflections on the early middle part of his rule, 1094-1103
Episode 8 - Reflections on the early middle part of his rule, 1103-1105
Episode 9 - Reflections on the middle part of his rule, 1105-1111
Episode 10 - Reflections on the latter part of his rule, 1111-1113
Episode 11 - Reflections on the end of his rule, 1113-1114
Ossor Erlendsson Crovan, King of Norway, Sword of the Lord (self-proclaimed)
b. 1111 r. 1114 K.o.N. 1140 d.1142
Episode 12 - Ruminations on the early part of the Regency, 1114-1119 (ages 3-8)
Episode 13 - Ruminations on the middle part of the Regency, 1119-1123 (ages8-12)
Episode 14 - Ruminations on the early years, 1124-1128
Episode 15 - Ruminations on the early years, 1128-1130
Episode 16 - Ruminations on the early years, 1130-1131
Episode 17 - Ruminations on the early years, 1131-1132
Episode 18 - Ruminations on the middle years, 1132-1136
Episode 19 - Ruminations on the middle years, 1136-1139
Episode 20 - Ruminations on the middle years, 1139
Episode 21 - Ruminations on the later years, 1140
Episode 22 - Ruminations on the later years, 1140-1142
Episode 23 - Ruminations on the later years, 1142
Skofte Ossorsson Crovan, King of Norway, the Heretic King
b. 1133 r. 1142 d. 1180
Episode 24 - Grumblings about the early years, 1142-1143
Episode 25 - Grumblings about the early years, 1143-1144
Episode 26 - Grumblings about the early years, 1144-1145
Episode 27 - Grumblings about the early years, 1145-1147
Episode 28 - Grumblings about the early years, 1148-1149
Episode 29 - Grumblings about the middle years, 1149-1153
Episode 30 - Grumblings about the middle years, 1154-1158
Episode 31 - Grumblings about the middle years, 1159-1163
Episode 32 - Grumblings about the middle years, 1164-1168
Episode 33 - Grumblings about the middle years, 1169-1171
Episode 34 - Grumblings about the later years, 1171-1173
Episode 35 - Grumblings about the later years, 1173-1174
Episode 36 - Grumblings about the later years, 1174-1176
Episode 37 - Grumblings about the later years, 1176-1179
Episode 38 - Grumblings about the later years, 1180
Harald "the Brief" Skoftesson Crovan, King of Norway
b. 1170 r. 1180 d.1181
Episode 39 - Memories of the only years, 1180-1181
Hakon Skoftesson Crovan, King of Norway
b. 1172 r. 1181 d. 1216
Episode 40 - Regency Dreams - Caitilin's Reflections, 1181-1185
Episode 41 - The vacant musings on the early years, 1186-1189
Episode 42 - The vacant musings on the early years, 1190-1194
Episode 43 - The vacant musings on the middle years, 1195-1203
Episode 44 – The vacant musings on the middle years, 1204-1208
Episode 45 - The vacant musings on the later years, 1208-1216
Episode 46 - The vacant musings on the later years, 1216
Gunnar Hakonsson Crovan, King of Norway
b. 1189 r. 1216 d. 1223
Episode 47 - Reflections on the early years, 1216-1217
Episode 48 - Reflections on the early years, 1218
Episode 49 - Reflections on the middle years, 1219
Episode 50 - Reflections on the middle years, 1219-1221
Episode 51 - Reflections on the later years, 1221-1222
Episode 52 - Reflections on the later years, 1222-1223
Grim "the Ill-Advised" Gunnarsson Crovan, King of Norway
b. 1213 r. 1223 d. 1226
Episode 53 - Reflections on his reign, 1223-1226
Half-Dan "the Man" Gunnarsson Crovan, King of All Norway, Sweden, Denmark, England, Scotland, Ireland and Wales,
The Terror of the Moors, the Pocket Monarch (not said to his face)
b. 1210 r. 1226 d. 1267
Episode 54 - Ruminations on the early years, 1226-1227
Episode 55 - Ruminations on the early years, 1228-1230
Episode 56 - Ruminations on the early years, 1230-1234
Episode 57 - Ruminations on the early years, 1234-1236
Episode 58 - Ruminations on the middle years, 1236-1240
Episode 59 - Ruminations on the middle years, 1241-1244
Episode 60 - Ruminations on the middle years, 1244-1248
Episode 61 - Ruminations on the middle years, 1249-1252
Episode 62 - Ruminations on the later years, 1252-1256
Episode 63 - Ruminations on the later years, 1256-1263
Episode 64 - Ruminations on the later years, 1263-1267
Episode 65 - Ruminations on the later years, 1267
Skule Half-Dansson Crovan, King of All Norway, Sweden and Denmark
b. 1266 r. 1267 d. 1326
Episode 66 - The Regency of Svia, 1267-1274 (age 1-8)
Episode 67 - The Regency of Marshal Orson, 1274-1277 (age 8-11)
Episode 68 - Thoughts on the Civil War - the early years, 1277-1278
Episode 69 - Thoughts on the Civil War - the early years, 1279
Episode 70 - Thoughts on the Civil War - the early years, 1279 (again)
Episode 71 - Thoughts on the Civil War - the middle years, 1279-1280
Episode 72 - Thoughts on the Civil War - the middle years, 1280
Episode 73 - Thoughts on the Civil War - the middle years, 1280
Episode 74 - Thoughts on the Civil War - the middle years, 1280 - Now with More 1280!
Episode 75 - Thoughts on the Civil War - the latter years, 1281-1283
Episode 76 - Thoughts on the Civil War - the latter years, 1283-1285
Episode 77 - Thoughts on the Civil War - the latter years, 1285-1287
Episode 78 - Thoughts on the Civil War - the latter years, 1287-1293
Episode 79 - Thoughts on his reign - the mid-latter years, 1293-1300
Episode 80 - Thoughts on his reign - the mid-latter years, 1300-1304
Episode 81 - Thoughts on his reign - the mid-latter years, 1305-1310
Episode 82 - Thoughts on his reign - the latter-latter years, 1310-1317
Episode 83 - Thoughts on his reign - the latter-latter years, 1318-1324
Episode 84 - Thoughts on his reign - the latter-latter years, 1324-1326
Bard "the Incomprehensible" Skulesson Crovan, King of All Norway of Sweden and of Denmark
(Also, the Second Heretic King)
b.1299 r.1326 d.1334
Episode 85 - Wefwections on his weign, 1326-1328
Episode 86 - Wefwections on his weign, 1328-1329
Episode 87 - Wefwections on his weign, 1329-1330
Episode 88 - Wefwections on his weign, 1330-1331
Episode 89 - Wefwections on his weign, 1331-1332
Episode 90 - Wefwections on his weign, 1332-1333
Episode 91 - Wefwections on his weign, 1333
Episode 92 - Wefwections on his weign, 1333-1334
Wulfhere "The Saxon" Haraldsson Crovan, King of All Norway, of Sweden, of Denmark and of Serbia
b.1301 r.1334 d. 1353
Episode 93 - Ruminations on the early years, 1334-1336
Episode 94 - Ruminations on the early years, 1336-1338
Episode 95 - Ruminations on the middle years, 1339-1342
Episode 96 - Ruminations on the middle years, 1342-1344
Episode 97 - Ruminations on the middle years, 1344-1349
Episode 98 - Ruminations on the later years, 1349-1351
Episode 99 - Ruminations on the later years, 1352-1353
Thurcytel Wulfheresson Crovan, King of All Norway, of Sweden, of Denmark and of Serbia
b.1318 r.1353 d. 1360
Episode 100 - Ruminations on the early years, 1353-1354
Episode 101 - Ruminations on the middle years, 1354-1355
Episode 102 - Ruminations on the later years, 1355-1358
Episode 103 - Ruminations on the final years, 1358-1360
Eadburt "The Unhinged" Thurcytelsson Crovan, King of Norway and of Serbia
Called "The Mover"
b.1336 r.1360 d.1379
Episode 104 - Reflections on the early years, 1360-1362
Episode 105 - Reflections on the early years, 1362-1363
Episode 106 - Reflections on the early years, 1363-1366
Episode 107 - Reflections on the middle years, 1367-1370
Episode 108 - Reflections on the middle years, 1370-1372
Episode 109 - Reflections on the middle years, 1372-1375
Episode 110 - Reflections on the final years, 1376
Episode 111 - Reflections on the final years, 1376-1379
Alfred Thurcytelsson Crovan, King of Norway and Serbia
b.1341 r. 1379 d. 1388
Episode 112 - Ruminations on the first part of his rule, 1379-1384
Episode 113 - Ruminations on the second part of his rule, 1385-1388
Bard II Torbjornsson Crovan, King of Norway and Serbia, Emperor of the Greeks and King of the Bulgars
b.1359 r. 1388 d. 1430
Episode 114 - Geneology, part I, 1388
Episode 115 - Geneology, part II, 1388
Episode 116 - The Early Years, 1388-1392
Episode 117 - The Early Years, 1392-1393
Episode 118 - The Early Years, 1394-1398
Episode 119 - The Early Years, 1399-1402
Episode 120 - The Middle Years, 1403-1408
Episode 121 - The Middle Years, 1409-1413
Episode 122 - The Middle Years, 1414-1420
Episode 123 - The Middle Years, 1421-1422
Episode 124 - The Later Years, 1422-1424
Episode 125 - The Later Years, 1424-1428
Episode 126 - The Final Years, 1428-1430
Hakon II "Boaroktonos" Bardsson Crovan, King of Norway and Serbia, Emperor of the Greeks and King of the Bulgars
b.1400 r. 1430 d. 1444
Episode 127 - Reflections on the first part of his rule, 1430-1434
Episode 128 - Reflections on the middle part of his rule, 1434-1437
Episode 129 - Reflections on the latter part of his rule, 1438-1443
Episode 130 - Reflections on the Unfortunate End of his rule, 1444
Kolbein Hakonsson Crovan, King of Norway and Serbia, Emperor of the Greeks, King of the Bulgars and Sicilians
b. 1417 r. 1444 d. 1465
Episode 131 - The King is Dead. What's for Lunch, 1444-1452
The Rest of King Kolbein's Adventures continue in The Adventures of the Crovan Clan 2: The World is Way Too Much, an EUIII:NA/IN AAR!
Codex Crovanus, Volume II (1453-1835)
Appendix A - Rulers of House Crovan
Appendix B - Poet Laureates of the Crovan Empire
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