Hanald
| Hanald | |
|---|---|
| World | Nalthis |
| Universe | Cosmere |
Hanald is a historical kingdom on Nalthis located in the jungles of the Pahn Kahl. At the conclusion of the Manywar, it becomes the kingdom of Hallandren.[1]
History
The region that became Hanald was originally populated by the Pahn Kahl people, who lived in a collection of fishing villages. When the people of Chedesh, who dominated the world at the time, began exploring other parts of the Inner Sea's coastline, a group of their ships discovered this valley filled with jungles. One of the explorers, Vo, became the first Returned while on one of the ships in the bay. He declared the five Visions and then died a week later. Dismissive of the native Pahn Kahl, his crewmates founded a kingdom on the site and named it Hanald. They elected Vo's wife, who was pregnant with his child, as their queen.[1]
The new citizens of Hanald capitalized on the presence of the Tears of Edgli, which only grew in the soil in that area, to make cheap colorfast dyes. The area became a prosperous trade center, both through its port on the sea and its northern mountain passes, and the royal family turned their attention to the development of Awakening. Tensions between Hanald and its neighbors began to increase due to these factors; for one, their stranglehold on the world's dye economy caused resentment to grow against them. Major discoveries in the art of Awakening also worsened relations and led to the expansion of many nations' armies. Eventually, what was to become known as the Manywar broke out. Hanald's main rivals, Kuth and Huth, were destroyed in the war, and Hanald itself was renamed a variation of its old name. The kingdom of Hallandren was born in its place when Peacegiver established the line of the God Kings. Hanald's former royal lineage fled to the mountains and established the kingdom of Idris.[1]