Marlovan Timeline up to Inda’s Day

Historical Timeline (see below for timeline of Inda's life)

The history of the Marlovan royal families is obscure, as they did not, until they conquered the Iascans, have written records. They adopted the Iascan alphabet at the same time they adopted their castles and land-holding attitudes.

The songs name the three families--Montrei-Hauc, Montredavan-An, Montrei-Vayir--as the first rulers. The Dei family’s private archives records a very early marriage with the Forest Leader (Davan-An) family of Halia, which the Montredavan-An family insists is their ancestral roots, before the Venn outcasts who fled south and became Marlovans intermarried with them. At any rate, by the time the ‘montre’ was adopted by the leading families, the Deis had crossed the Montredavan-Ans at least a few times, and the Montrei-Vayirs once, proof being the punning combination of ‘monter’ or ‘ leader’ and ‘Dei’ into ‘Montrei’ which was very much the sort of game the Deis would play.

There is no evidence that any of the Deis married with the Montrei-Haucs, who may have amended their names in an act of parity with the rising (and competitive) Montrei-Vayirs and Montredavan-Ans.

In what might have been a last, desperate act to unite a splintering polity Bederian Feldeh—Iascan name—Montre-Hauc first led war against the Iascans, to get their steel, in the 3560s. Skirmish and piecemeal warfare, with some private treaties (the Algara-Vayirs marrying the Tenthan family’s only child, a daughter, and inheriting the principality, thus are enjoined to defend it, in 3572) until Savarend Montrei-Davan-An—charismatic son of Yvandred Montrei-Davan-An and Elenda Dei--married his single daughter and took over as his heir, consolidating the kingdom in a deliberate move 3675-82; that year, he married the Cassadas princess, which officially was accepted as a melding of the two kingdoms.

3693 Anderle Montrei-Vayir born. His family still wears gold, they are called Adaluin—prince—but their territory is nominal, that is, over the Marlovan plains, symbolic. His best friend is the Cassad son—they have shortened their name so it sounds better in Marlovan.

3700 Savarend Montrei-Davan-An born.

3718 Anderle Montrei-Vayir orders his brother Tlennen to assassinate the old king. He does it while the old man is sleeping in his royal castle in Darchelde. His wife and best friend both plead for the son, who is related to the Cassads, and so the treaty is made: the Montrei-Davan-An family will not be touched as long as they accept exile onto their own land for ten generations. They can leave the kingdom, if a brother is born, they must leave the kingdom. Their daughters cannot marry other families, but the heirs can still marry Marlovan girls—that was a compromise won by the women.

At New Year’s the shift to new royal city complete, new oaths: clan leaders confirmed as Jarls, many of them taking Vayir as a second name as gesture of consolidation. (Montrei-Vayir clan allies, such as Tlennens and Sindan-Ans, do not) The academy is established under Tlennen-Sierandael, the title becoming official, and Anderle calls himself Sieraec—peace king, instead of the old Harvaldar. Iascan is officially adopted as the court language, and he declares that every other generation, a princess from an ally will marry the royal heir.

3720 Anderle’s son Evred born—first Montrei-Davan-An king born in royal city; betrothed to Tlennen daughter.

3725 Anderle’s second son Hastred born; he will be second Sirandael

3768 Anderle dies, Evred becomes king.

3771, old Savarend has a son by magic, causing nothing but mirth in royal city. Also called Savarend: a private resolve in that family that all the sons will be named Savarend until the exile treaty is over.

3778 King Evred’s son Aldren born; negotiations begin for a marriage with Idayagan king, falls through, marries a princess from Jayava, whose family becomes Java-Vayir under Marlovan protection

3781 King Evred’s second son Anderle born

3794 Aldren becomes new king

3802 Hastred Montrei-Vayir born; betrothed to Sindan-An daughter Tdanar

3803 Brother to Hastred, Evred, born

3830 Savarend Montrei-Davan-An (Fox’s father) born

3835 Hastred arranges father’s death during a skirmish. Sends his uncle to Parayid Harbor to protect against pirates; he cannot leave under pain of death.

3851 Tlennen Montrei-Vayir born; negotiations begun for marriage with Adranis

3858 Anderle Montrei-Vayir born

3863 Tdiran Montrei-Vayir born—destined for marriage to the Adranis (marries into the Yvana-Vayir family instead; dies 3910, riding accident)

3874 Evred Sirandael dies in a northern skirmish

3877 Hastred-Siraec dies in a suspicious riding accident near coast, Tlennen becomes king

3879 pirate attack on Tenthen castle, Joret Iofre and Indevan Algara-Vayir killed

3880 Tlennen King marries Wisthia Shagal (Tdiran was to marry her brother, but it fell through)

3887 Aldren Montrei-Vayir born (destined for Algara-Vayir daughter); Tanrid Algara Vayir born

3890 Hadand Algara-Vayir born

3892 Evred Montrei-Vayir born; Tdor Marth-Davan born

3894 Indevan Algara-Vayir born

3904 Tvei plan instituted, Inda goes to academy; late in summer, Cassad and sister ships lost.

3905 Summer, Inda leaves academy

3906 Inda and shipmates still on cruise (several months in Khanerenth jail)

3807 Spring, Inda in Parayid Harbor, embarks on second cruise; Tlennen-Sieraef takes up banner as Tlennen-Hrvaldar and goes to war against Idayago--Sier Danas go with the army, late summer Battle of Ghael Hills and Idayago's capitulation.

3908 winter: Joret goes home, Sierlaef sets out on his kingdom-wide journey; Inda and shipmates reach Freedom Islands, form marines.

3909 New Year's, Sierlaef arrives at Tenthen; girls talk secretly to Mistrss Resvaes about magic. Summer, Joret sends him away; Inda and marines on cruises; autumn, Ryala Pim finds Kodl, Inda, Testhy. Inda is 16.

Spring, 3910 Evred is sent north; Inda's marines versus the pirate Gaffer Walic; Evred rides to Tanrid's aid...

--End first book--