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Attre is a duchy and vassal state to the Northern Kingdom of Cintra, south of the capital city of Cintra. Even after Cintra was conquered by Nilfgaard, Attre remained Cintra's vassal.^[1]

National Emblems

Two distinctive coats of arms of Attre were originally created by Stanislav Komárek, Sapkowski's associate and Czech translator, and Mboro, heraldist and creator of several homebrew Continent emblems. The Mboro's Nilfgaardian variant was made official in CD PROJEKT RED's The Witcher franchise.

Emblems visible in the infobox were adopted after nilfgaardization of Attre. The ones below were used in different periods of the Duchy's history.

Coats of Arms

Flags

History

Early history

Attre existed as principality as early as the first half of the 9th century. During the Six Years' War it sided with King Abdank of Temeria, which eventually forced its contemporary ruler or heir, Prince Venger, to abandon his realm after the peace was achieved in 836.^[2]

Vassal of Cintra

Rulers from the next dynasty fell under Cintran influence no later than 1233, when Queen Calanthe of Cintra granted them the right to use the Cintran Lion in their in gratitude for aiding her during the Battle of Hochebuz.^[3] The last person to bear this enriched coat of arms was Duke Windhalm. He was a suitor to both Pavetta and Cirilla, Cintran princesses, in hope to strengthen the bonds between the two realms, although both attempts failed.^[4]

Northern Wars and nilfgaardization of Attre

Gwent cardart nilfgaard rainfarn of attre — Sir Rainfarn wearing Nilfgaardian set of armor with a heavy heart

Windhalm managed to survive the Northern War I, when both Attre and Cintra fell under Nilfgaardian conguest. He led a rebellion encompassing the two states, at the end however it was crushed in early 1267 and the last Nordling ruler of the Duchy was publicly (and spectacularly) executed.^[5] Few rebels who neither escaped to Verden or were captured continued the fight to at least 1st July with Skelliger aid,^[6] but were eventually supressed.

Most of the Attre's nobility on the other hand sided with Nilfgaard after Windhalm's execution,^[1] with Sir Rainfarn as the prime example.^[7] The upper classes of Attrean society appearently adopted the Nilfgaardian culture. It is unknown whether the current var Attre dynasty, consisting of Duke var Attre and his relatives,^[8] is Nilfgaardian or nilfgaardized Attrean.

Geography and Climate

Attre borders the sea. The landscape is characterised by many dunes, which may suggest arid climate.

Notable Attreans

Nordlings

Nilfgaardians

Locations

References

↑ ^1.0 ^1.1 The Witcher Role-Playing Game
↑ ^2.0 ^2.1 Wiedźmin: Gra Wyobraźni
↑ Stanislav Komárek's heraldic description
↑ Dynastic descriptions
↑ Blood of Elves
↑ The Tower of the Swallow
↑ Blood and Wine expansion
↑ ^8.0 ^8.1 ^8.2 ^8.3 ^8.4 The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt

[trpg-1] 1.0 ^1.1 The Witcher Role-Playing Game

[WGW-2] 2.0 ^2.1 Wiedźmin: Gra Wyobraźni

[3] Stanislav Komárek's heraldic description

[dynastic-4] Dynastic descriptions

[boe-5] Blood of Elves

[tos-6] The Tower of the Swallow

[BaW-7] Blood and Wine expansion

[tw3-8] 8.0 ^8.1 ^8.2 ^8.3 ^8.4 The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt

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[2]

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 {{Infobox Kingdom
+|Flag = Flag Attre Nilf.svg
-|name =
+|COA = COA Attre Nilf.svg
-|official-language = [[Common Speech]]|capital = [[Attre (city)|City of Attre]]
+|Government_type = Monarchy
-|demonym = Attrean
+|Status = Duchy<br>
-|form-of-government = Monarchy
-|status = Duchy<br>
 Vassal state of [[Cintra]]
+|Ruler = [[Attrean dynasties]]
-|head-of-state =
+|Capital = [[Attre (city)|Attre]]
-|currency = [[Ducat|Cintrian Golden Ducat]] or [[Floren|Nilfgaardian Floren]]
+|Official_language = [[Common Speech]]
-|image-location = Places Attre.png
+|Demonym = Attrean
-|flag = Flag Attre.png
+|Currency = [[Ducat]] or [[Floren]]
-|coa = COA Attre1.png|ruler = Duke [[Windhalm of Attre|Windhalm]] (until the fall of rebellion)}}
+|Geo_map = Places Attre.png
-'''Attre''' is a duchy and vassal state to the [[Northern Kingdoms|Northern Kingdom]] of [[Cintra]], just south of the capital city of [[Cintra (city)|Cintra]]. Even after Cintra was conquered by [[Nilfgaardian Empire|Nilfgaard]], Attre remained as a vassal to Cintra.
+}}
+'''Attre''' is a duchy and vassal state to the [[Northern Kingdoms|Northern Kingdom]] of [[Cintra]], south of the capital city of [[Cintra (city)|Cintra]]. Even after Cintra was conquered by [[Nilfgaardian Empire|Nilfgaard]], Attre remained Cintra's vassal.<ref name="trpg">{{TWRPG}}</ref>
+== National Emblems ==
-Although it is near the sea, the climate is arid and the territory is mostly desert.
+Two distinctive coats of arms of Attre were originally created by [[Stanislav Komárek]], Sapkowski's associate and Czech translator, and [[User:Mboro|Mboro]], heraldist and creator of several homebrew [[Continent]] emblems. The Mboro's Nilfgaardian variant was made official in {{Series|series = games}}.
+Emblems visible in the infobox were adopted after nilfgaardization of Attre. The ones below were used in different periods of the Duchy's history.
-== National emblems ==
-=== [[Coats of Arms|Coats of arms]] ===
-[[File:COA Attre Nilfgaard.png|100px]] [[File:COA Attre.png|100px]]
+=== Coats of Arms ===
-The coat of arms for Attre is not actually described in the novels. The current and second particular coats of arms were designed by our resident heraldry and Witcher expert [[User:Mboro|Mboro]] and the drawing was part of the Czech's site. The imperial version of Mboro's COA appears also on a [[Rainfarn (gwent card)|card]] of [[Rainfarn]] in the [[Nilfgaardian Empire Gwent deck]].
+[[File:COA Attre.svg|100px|historical coat of arms, unofficial]] [[File:COA Attre Skel.svg|100px|Speculative arms of people who replaced Venger's dynasty]] [[File:COA Attre Cin.svg|100px|Historical coat of arms granted to Attre by Calanthe after the battle of Marnadal]] [[File:COA Attre Nilf alt.svg|100px|Alternative variant of the Nilfgaardian period COA]] [[File:COA Attre.png|100px|Enriched Arms granted to Attre's dukes by Queen Calanthe]]
-=== Flag ===
+=== Flags ===
+[[File:Flag Attre.svg|100px|historical flag, unofficial]] [[File:Flag Attre Skel.svg|100px|Speculative flag or banner of people who replaced Venger's dynasty]] [[File:Flag Attre Cin.svg|100px|Historical flag granted to Attre by Calanthe after the battle of Marnadal]]
-Unofficial flag of Attre based on unofficial coat of arms by Mboro. Flag created by [[User:SMiki55|SMiki55]].
+== History ==
+=== Early history ===
+[[Attre]] existed as principality as early as the first half of the 9th century. During the [[Six Years' War]] it sided with King [[Abdank]] of [[Temeria]], which eventually forced its contemporary ruler or heir, Prince [[Venger]], to abandon his realm after the peace was achieved in 836.<ref name="WGW">{{WGW}}</ref>
+=== Vassal of Cintra ===
+Rulers from the next dynasty fell under Cintran influence no later than 1233, when Queen [[Calanthe]] of Cintra granted them the right to use the Cintran Lion in their in gratitude for aiding her during the [[Battle of Hochebuz]].<ref>Stanislav Komárek's heraldic description</ref> The last person to bear this enriched coat of arms was Duke [[Windhalm of Attre|Windhalm]]. He was a suitor to both [[Pavetta]] and [[Ciri]]lla, Cintran princesses, in hope to strengthen the bonds between the two realms, although both attempts failed.<ref name="dynastic">[[Dynastic descriptions]]</ref>
+=== Northern Wars and nilfgaardization of Attre ===
+[[File:Gwent cardart nilfgaard rainfarn of attre.jpg|thumb|Sir Rainfarn wearing Nilfgaardian set of armor with a heavy heart]]
+Windhalm managed to survive the [[Northern War I]], when both Attre and Cintra fell under Nilfgaardian conguest. He led a [[Cintra rebellion|rebellion]] encompassing the two states, at the end however it was crushed in early 1267 and the last Nordling ruler of the Duchy was publicly (and spectacularly) executed.<ref name="boe">{{BoE}}</ref> Few rebels who neither escaped to [[Verden]] or were captured [[Attre rebellion|continued the fight]] to at least 1st July with [[Skellige]]r aid,<ref name="tos">{{TTotS}}</ref> but were eventually supressed.
+Most of the Attre's nobility on the other hand sided with Nilfgaard after Windhalm's execution,<ref name="trpg" /> with Sir [[Rainfarn]] as the prime example.<ref name="BaW">{{BaW}}</ref> The upper classes of Attrean society appearently adopted the Nilfgaardian culture. It is unknown whether the current var Attre dynasty, consisting of Duke [[Duke var Attre|var Attre]] and his relatives,<ref name="tw3" /> is Nilfgaardian or nilfgaardized Attrean.
+== Geography and Climate ==
+Attre borders the sea. The landscape is characterised by many dunes, which may suggest arid climate.
 == Notable Attreans ==
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 <div class="divTableCell" style="width:50%;">
 '''Nordlings'''
-* [[Venger]]<ref>''[[Wiedźmin: Gra Wyobraźni]]''</ref>
+* Prince [[Venger]]<ref name="WGW" />
-* [[Windhalm of Attre|Windhalm]]
+* Duke [[Windhalm of Attre|Windhalm]]
 * [[Rainfarn]]
-* [[Jan of Attre]]</div>
+* [[John of Attre]]
+</div>
 <div class="divTableCell" style="width:50%;">
 '''Nilfgaardians'''
-* [[Ambassador var Attre|Henry var Attre]]<ref name="first source">{{Tw3}}</ref>
+* Duke [[Duke var Attre|var Attre]]<ref name="tw3">{{Tw3}}</ref>
-* [[Edna var Attre]]<ref name="first source" />
+* Ambassador [[Henry var Attre]]<ref name="tw3" />
-* [[Rosa var Attre]]<ref name="first source" />
+* [[Edna var Attre]]<ref name="tw3" />
-* [[Duke var Attre]]<ref name="first source" /></div></div></div>
+* [[Rosa var Attre]]<ref name="tw3" />
+</div></div></div>
 </div>
+== Locations ==
+* [[Attre (city)|Attre]]
-== Cities and keeps ==
-* [[Attre (city)|City of Attre]]
+* [[Peixe de Mar]]
 == References ==