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Valentia
- This article is about the continent. For the country, see Valm.
Valentia (prounounced /vəˈlɛntiə/[key][1]; Japanese: バレンシア Valentia), later renamed Valm (Japanese: ヴァルム Warm), is a continent situated to the west of Archanea/Ylisse, and is the main setting of Fire Emblem Gaiden, its remake Echoes: Shadows of Valentia, and parts of Awakening.
History
- Main article:
Timeline of Archanea, Valentia, and Jugdral
In the early history of Valentia, the continent was governed by two sibling gods: Mila, the Earth Mother, and Duma, the Dark God; however, the two experienced a schism over their incompatible philosophies, and so went their separate ways and founded their own nations, Zofia and Rigel, each governed as their god saw fit. The strong influence of the gods over the nations, with no counterbalancing philosophy, corrupted the people of both nations in different ways.[2] After centuries of this misrule, in the year 606 (Archanean calendar), Zofia was subjected to a coup d'etat by its General Desaix and Rigel launched an invasion as part of the plans of its emperor Rudolf to rid the world of the influence of both gods; in response, the heroes Alm and Celica led their respective armies to combat Rigel and find the missing Mila, ultimately ending in the defeat of Duma at Alm's hands and the disappearance of both gods from the world.
Alm and Celica, as the surviving royals of both nations, married and united Valentia into a single nation with Alm as its first Exalted King. Following Alm's death, his successor renamed both the kingdom and the continent to "Valm", in honor of Alm's legacy.[3] After an unknown amount of time, Valm experienced a schism and broke up into numerous smaller nations, and so it remained in this state until millennia after the kingdom's foundation, when the continent was reunited into a single Valmese Empire by Walhart the Conqueror.
Locations
Zofia
- Main article:
Zofia
Zofia is the nation which comprised the southern half of Valentia prior to its unification by Alm and Celica. It was founded by the Earth Mother Mila and her followers, and so adopted a strong pacifist and passive nature.
Rigel
- Main article:
Rigel
Rigel is the nation which comprised the northern half of Valentia, prior to its reunification by Alm and Celica. It was founded by the Fell God Duma following his schism with Mila, and so in strict adherence to his philosophy became a strict militant nation; however, in the end it was the actions of its emperor Rudolf which ensured an end to the gods' hold on Valentia and the continent's reunification.
Kingdom of Valentia / Valmese Empire
- Main article:
Valm
The Kingdom of Valentia, later renamed Valm, has existed in two forms over the eons. The first incarnation was founded by Alm and Celica with the unification of Zofia and Rigel following the defeat of Rudolf and Duma, with Alm as its first Exalted King; following Alm's death, his successor renamed the kingdom and continent to "Valm", in honor of Alm's legacy.[3] At some point the kingdom collapsed and the continent split once again into multiple nations, with the Valmese Empire itself now comprising a miniscule and forgettable nation, but it was reformed back into a continent-spanning powerhouse millennia later by Walhart the Conqueror.
Chon'sin
- Main article:
Chon'sin
Chon'sin was a nation of Valm present after the split of the first incarnation of the Valmese Empire, located in an unidentified part of the continent. It was home to a rich warrior culture and traditions of beauty in austerity. It was re-absorbed into the second incarnation of the Valmese Empire by Walhart, after its last king Yen'fay was blackmailed into Walhart's service.
Rosanne
- Main article:
Rosanne
Rosanne was a minor nation of Valm present after the split of the first incarnation of the Valmese Empire, located in an unidentified part of the continent. It was subjugated by the second Valmese Empire under Walhart and absorbed into its holdings. Virion, an ally of the Shepherds, is a noble of its former House Virion.
Etymology and other languages
Valentia
| Names, etymology, and in other regions | ||
|---|---|---|
| Language | Name | Definition, etymology, and notes |
| English |
Valentia |
As of Fire Emblem Awakening. From Valentia (Latin: "valor" or "strength"), the original name given by the Roman Empire to València, a prominent city and region of modern Spain. |
| English (unofficial) |
Valencia |
Used in the Gaiden fan translation. Derived from València, as above. |
| Japanese |
バレンシア |
Officially romanized as Barensia in Gaiden, and as Valentia in Shadows of Valentia.[4] "Barensia" is a transliteration of the Japanese name for Valencia. |
| Spanish |
Valentia |
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| French |
Valentia |
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| German |
Valentia |
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| Italian |
Valentia |
-- |
| Dutch |
Valentia |
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| Portuguese |
Valentia |
Used in Heroes.[5] |
| Korean |
발렌시아 |
Valentia |
| Simplified Chinese |
瓦伦西亚 |
Valentia |
| Traditional Chinese |
瓦倫西亞 |
Valentia |
Valm
| Names, etymology, and in other regions | ||
|---|---|---|
| Language | Name | Definition, etymology, and notes |
| English |
Valm |
In-universe, both the empire and the continent are said by Virion to have been named after the first emperor of the Valm, who united its north and south after a great war;[3] this is presumably Alm, given the name "Valm" ends with "alm". |
| Japanese |
ヴァルム |
Officially romanized as Warm. |
| Spanish |
Valm |
-- |
| French |
Valm |
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| German |
Valm |
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| Italian |
Valm |
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| Portuguese |
Valm |
Used in Heroes.[6] |
| Korean |
바룸 |
Used in Fates and Echoes: Shadows of Valentia, among the choices for the player's country in their profile card. |
| Traditional Chinese |
瓦魯姆 |
Used in Heroes.[7] |
Gallery
Map of Valentia from Gaiden's section on the Fire Emblem Museum website.
Map of Valentia from Gaiden's instruction booklet.
Map of Valm from Awakening.
In-game map of Valentia from Gaiden.
In-game map of Valentia from Echoes: Shadows of Valentia.
References
- ↑ Fire Emblem Direct
- ↑ "It was due to the gods that this land Valentia came to be divided into North and South. And in doing so they mistakenly involved themselves too deeply with the concerns of mankind. As a result, the people of Zofia forgot the meaning of toil, and the people of Rigel forgot the meaning of leisure. As things were, we would all certainly come to ruin." — Mycen, Fire Emblem Gaiden
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 VincentASM, "I just want to know one thing!" - FE13 Edition, Serenes Forest Forums, Published: January 23, 2013, Retrieved: July 29, 2015
- ↑ ファイアーエムブレム Echoes もうひとりの英雄王 : 商品構成のご案内, ニンテンドー3DS | 任天堂, Published: January 19, 2017, Retrieved: January 19, 2017
- ↑ "Rainha do reino unificado de Valentia que derrotou Duma com a ajuda de Alm. [...]" — Help text description of Celica: Queen of Valentia, Fire Emblem Heroes
- ↑ "O impiedoso imperador de Valm. [...]" — Help text description of Walhart: The Conqueror, Fire Emblem Heroes
- ↑ "瓦魯姆帝國的皇帝。[...]" — Help text description of Walhart: The Conqueror, Fire Emblem Heroes
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