History of the Valomar Empire of Tamriel
by Princess Alexandra Valomar
Published in 234th year of the third era
Citation from chapter about the birth of Eorlund:
The prince's eyes were deep blue like the chilly waters of the Sea of Ghosts,
he had a long hair from birth, the colour was blonde, almost golden.
His father used to say that his son was as strong as the bears of the Rift, and as fierce as the Saber cats of the Reach.
Chapter VI: King of Cyrodiil
Eorlunds line was at least partially secured, but a female heir required some arrangements.
The High King immediately contacted his brother in Windhelm.
If Eorlund will not get a son of his own, then he will make sure that his nephew is up to the task,
His brother made an unforgivable mistake by naming his son "Rorik", that is a name deeply connected to the Valomar dynasty,
as the dynastys first ruler is now considered to be one of Skyrims most legendary heroes, alongside the likes of Ysgramor and Harald.
Raised by a strong mother and a demanding father had made Eorlunds nephew shy and quiet child, to think that this child could one day sit on the throne of Skyrim.
In order to secure his daughters inheritance Eorlund turned towards Colovia, wich was very friendly and supportive towards the High King,
in Skyrim many were now supporting Prince Kieran and Eorlund did not feel like Skyrim was his home anymore,
moving his court to Colovia was not an option however, as he would surely lose the throne.
Lords of Colovia approved to end the elective system in their lands, and chose the eldest child of High King Eorlund as their heir, but male children still go before females.
Dynastic troubles were once again thrown aside, as the High King prepared to bring an end to the Kingdom of Kvatch.
(Sorry OAM )
This is the last step, after this there is no way Nibenay can call itself "the protector of Cyrodiil"
The crown of Kvatch will soon be decorating the High Kings hall, just like the crowns of Colovia, Jehenna and the Heartlands.
Kvatch was weak, constant wars with the neighbouring Anvil had left it nearly without soldiers, and the nation was bankrupt.
When the High Kings army approached the city of Kvatch, Eorlund could immediately see that siege would be hard, the city was built on top of a large hill and it had strong walls.
Luckily a siege was not necessary, the people of Kvatch opened the gates to their city, their Queen had ran from her own capital and thus forsaking her titles.
The former chancellor of the Kingdom offered the crown to Eorlund, who put it on his head and went to the cathedral to thank the Divines.
During a feast at the Castle Kvatch, Eorlund gazed at the updated map of his realm, everything was looking good, Skingrad would probably be his next target.
Then he would tie up some loose ends in Anvil and then he would march against Nibenay.
When the High King returned to Sancre Tor, his "capital" on the field, he heard news from northern Skyrim, apparently the Greybeards had summoned a new Dragonborn to High Hrothgar.
And he called himself Svog
Valomar. Eorlund immediately rode to Whiterun and summoned this man before him.
Authors Note: Here is what i now; back in the days when Rorik I Valomar became the Jarl of Whiterun he was tought of being the only member of his house, Rorik was a child of the former Jarls cousin,
she however had another son, a bastard, called Hagrad, who also called himself Valomar.
The tought of having a Dragonborn as a relative intrigued Eorlund immensely, he declared that Svogs family line was now a cadet branch of the Royal House of Valomar,
they were entitled to use the Valomar colours and name officially.
Coat of Arms of the Valomar Senior line, descended from Rorik I (right)
and Junior line descended from Hagrad (left)
King spent some months in home, and that resulted another pregnancy for the Queen, Eorlund had just celebrated his 40th birthday and blamed (or praised) the mead for that.
Eorlund did not have time to wait for the birth of his second child, Vitellio Atena had succeeded in overthrowing the vampire queen of Cheydinhall (referred in the previous chapter)
Also there was that disgusting fact that the king was married to a Khajit!
Interracial marriages between men and "beasts" (Kahjit and Argonian) were something of an taboo in Tamriel.
Vitellios small state would be a good launching point for the invasion of Nibenay, as their capital Bramblepoint was not far from the border.
Drums of war beat again.
Eorlund received news to his field headquartes, that his wife gave birth to an healty daughter.
Still no son for the High King.
Eorlund sent a letter to his wife, he wrote that he would not come home for a long time, it was time to to end Nibenays time as a great power once and for all!
The prize, Imperial City, ancient seat of the human empires of Saint Alessia and Reman Cyrodiil.
The Nordic-Colovian army marched to the Imperial City itself, as Eorlund gazed its great white walls he felt sad that soon he would have to bombard them with catapults.
The siege went on for four days before Eorlund heard news that some Colovian infantry units had penetrated the walls in the cover of the darkness,
High King immediately sent reinforcements, but his forces were pushed back by the defenders,
so Eorlund decided to wait for the Nord army marching from Skyrim, under the leadership of the Dragonborn.
Svog arrived with his men, and Eorlund ordered the attack on a stormy morning.
This was when the legend was born.
As a great thunderstrom arrived on top of the besieged city, the High King himself stood in front of the Great gates of the city, the defenders looked at him with great suprise,
High King Eorlund gathered his voice and let out a shout so powerful that it threw open the heavy gates and parts of the wall crumbled around them, the defenders behind the gates flew away from the gateway.
Exactly the same time a thunderbolt struck the White-Gold Tower!
From this day forward High King Eorlund was known amongst his soldiers as
Talos, meaning "Stormcrown" in ancient Nordic.
After the gates fell, the High King took out his greatsword KrilShulDu'l (BraveSunCrown in the language of the Dragons) and charged the city with his army following in his footsteps.
With some losses the Nords got into the city and began to fight their way further, heavy fighting occured in the Arena District where the gladiators joined the battle on the side of the defenders,
the Grand Champion was slain by the Dragonborn himself.
After reaching the Green Emperor Way, Eorlund politely knocked on the door of the tower and asked to see the High Chancellor.
The Elder Council saw that futher resistance to Eorlund will only harm the civilians and the city, so they decided to surrender the White-Gold tower.
The city was now in the hands of the Valomar!
Members of the Elder Council came to negotiate with the High King, who demanded the the crown of Cyrodiil and in return he would acknowledge the authority of the Council in Cyrodiil.
But even with this mighty victory the war had just begun!
Nibenean army arrived on the shores of Lake Rumare, High King led his troops away from the city, and crossed the bridge over the river, he met the enemy in an open ground.
He was not afraid, he was Talos Stormcrown and with him was the Dragonborn, they could not be defeated.
Yol Toor Shul!
The Nibeneans ran in the face of Nordic axes and Colovian spears,
the war was decided on that day.
After the battle Eorlund returned to the Imperial City to rest and wait for reinforcements,
but they came with a suprise!
Eorlunds wife High Queen Skjorta led them herself!
Apparently she had a vision about the battle, about the thunderstorm, and the gods told her that now was the time, she would have a son whos destiny was to lead an empire.
The war went on, the High King secured the territory around lake Rumare, and defeated the remains of the Nibenean armies.
Nine months after his wife arrived she gave birth to a child, a boy!
He was born in a battlefield, and had purple eyes, he did not cry nor scream, he was calm.
He was given the name Mathies, a name both Nordic and Imperial.
Eorlund lifted him up for all of his soldiers to see, and celebrations erupted in the camp.
A message was sent to all corners of the Realm; the High King had a son.
Victory in this war meant that majority of Cyrodiil, as well as the Imperial City, centerpoint of Tamriel, was now united under the Valomar banners.
The coronation was held after the peace was signed and Eorlund moved his capital from Whiterun to the City.
The coronation was held at the temple of the One
Set of new regalia were made for the Valomar kings,
throne, scepter, sword, ring and of course the crown.
Coronation was described by an Elder Council member followingly:
"The temple was decorated with the blue banners of Skyrim and the new banners of Cyrodiil,
the thrones were the centerpiece.
First the priests entered, followed by His Holiness the High Priest of the Eight Divines.
Then the High Chancellor entered and took his seat next to the thrones of the King and Queen.
After that, the Regalia was carried to the temple, they were carried by an mix of races under the High King, Bretons, Nords and Imperials.
Then the Royal couple entered the Temple, High King and Queen were wearing brand new coronation robes, and Eorlund had the Crown of Skyrim on his head, his Queen had a lovely Ayleid tiara.
First the couple received the blessings from the Divines, priests of the Eight gave their blessings individually, then the King swore an oath for the people of Cyrodiil.
The High Chancellor then brought the oath in form of pergament and the King signed it, and proceeded to sit on the throne with his Queen.
High Priest then blessed the regalia and the priests gave the ring and scepter to Eorlund and the crown of Skyrim was placed next to the throne on a velvet pillow,
lastly the High Priest took the crown of Cyrodiil and blessed it before handing it over to the High Chancellor, who then put in on Eorlunds head.
After shouting "Gods save the King!" for a few times the King rose from the throne and placed the consorts crown on his wifes head, and a tiny circlet on his son, who was sleeping soundly in a crib.
High King Eorlund was 46 years old, and the world was open to him!