Northern Kingdoms

The Northern Kingdoms or the Northern Realms, sometimes just referred to as the Four Kingdoms, are a group of human states north of the Amell mountains. Their inhabitants are called Nordlings by the Nilfgaardians (both the ones from the core of the Empire, and from the conquered provinces). Aside from humans, a number of dwarves, elves, gnomes, and halflings live in the Northern Kingdoms as second-class citizens.

The Northern Kingdoms were invaded and partially conquered by the Nilfgaardian Empire.

During the Third Northern War, only King Radovid V of Redania remained of all the crowned heads of the major kingdoms. For this reason, during this war the Northern Kingdoms were known as Radovid's Realms.

History

Early history

Upon the First Landing, and the arrival of humans on the Continent, the Northern Kingdoms were just large areas of uncolonised land inhabited by the Elder Races, and others races such as vrans and werebbubbs, before the eastward expansion of the people later known as Nordlings, around five hundred years ago.

After the elves were pushed east by human expansion, at least twenty four cities throughout the kingdoms were built by the Nordlings on the sites of elven settlements, such as Novigrad and Vizima.

First Northern War

In 1263, the First Northern War broke out when the Nilfgaardian Army, led by Menno Coehoorn, crossed the Amell Mountains, on the orders of Emperor Emhyr var Emreis, into the Northern Kingdoms.

Nilfgaard quickly took control of Marnadal, then slaughtered Cintra, causing the suicide of Calanthe. They then marched north into Sodden, taking control of Upper Sodden in a quick battle with a northern army. From there the Nilfgaardians crossed the Yaruga into Lower Sodden and were defeated in a massive battle, which resulted in more than 30,000 deaths and the defeat of the Nilfgaardian forces back past the mountains.

Locations

Kingdoms

• [[File:|40x40px]] Aedirn
  • [[File:|40x40px]] Dol Blathanna
• [[File:|40x40px]] Cidaris
  • [[File:|40x40px]] Bremervoord
• [[File:|40x40px]] Cintra
  • [[File:|40x40px]] Attre
• [[File:|40x40px]] Hengfors League
  • [[File:|40x40px]] Barefield
  • [[File:|40x40px]] Caingorn
  • [[File:|40x40px]] Creyden
  • Crinfrid
  • [[File:|40x40px]] Malleore
• [[File:|40x40px]] Kaedwen
  • Hertch
  • Vattweir
  • Vspaden

• [[File:|40x40px]] Kovir and Poviss
  • [[File:|40x40px]] Narok
  • [[File:|40x40px]] Talgar
  • Velhad
• [[File:|40x40px]] Lyria and Rivia
• [[File:|40x40px]] Redania
  • [[File:|40x40px]] Lands of the Order
  • [[File:|40x40px]] Yamurlak
• [[File:|40x40px]] Skellige
• [[File:|40x40px]] Temeria
  • [[File:|40x40px]] Brugge
  • [[File:|40x40px]] Ellander
  • [[File:|40x40px]] Mahakam
  • [[File:|40x40px]] Maribor
  • [[File:|40x40px]] Sodden
  • [[File:|40x40px]] White Orchard
  • [[File:|40x40px]] Velen
  • [[File:|40x40px]] Garramone
• [[File:|40x40px]] Verden

Regions

• [[File:|40x40px]] Angren
• [[File:|40x40px]] Novigrad
• Brokilon
• [[File:|40x40px]] Pontaria
• [[File:|40x40px]] Blue Mountains
• Riverdell
• Riverside

Former lands

• Lower Sodden
• [[File:|40x40px]] Kerack
• [[File:|40x40px]] Saskia's Free State
• Emblonia

Maps

Detailed map of the Northern Kingdoms

Detailed Map of Northern Kingdoms in The Witcher 2

Northern Kingdoms in The Witcher 3