Stirland
The Grand County of Stirland[1a][2] is a very large province of The Empire, being the homeland of the ancient Asoborns[3][4]. Its colours are green and yellow[5c].
Overview
A relatively poor province, Stirland is named after the river Stir. Sylvania was officially annexed by Stirland, but is de facto a separate land. The current Elector Count of Stirland is Alberich Haupt-Anderssen[5b][8b].
Heraldry
Stirland's provincial colors are green and yellow and its banner contains a skeleton sounding a hunting horn, representing a "call to battle."[5c] Another common banner in Stirland depicts a warrior maiden, probably Queen Freya of the Asoborns.[2]
History
Many Stirlanders claim descent from the Asoborn tribe. [1a]
Known Features
- Wurtbad[5a][6][7][8a]: Stirland's capital; where the Old Forest Road meets the Old Dwarf Road.
- Leicheberg[1b]: A town on the border of Stirland and Sylvania
- Siegfriedhof: A small town. [5d]
- Swartzhafen[9]: A town near the border of Stirland and Sylvania.
- Waldenhof[5a][6][7][8a]: Capital of Sylvania.
- The Blighted Towers[5a][6][7][8a]
Military
The uniform colours of Stirland are green and yellow but may be combined in various ways, usually changing when new uniforms are issued and to distinguish indidvidual regiments from each other. [11a]
Empire Captain of Stirland
Notable
- Marius Hollseher: Elector Count of Stirland, whilst crusading in Araby he discovered the Mirror of Nightmares and travelled via it into the Realm of Chaos itself.
The provinces & city-states of The Empire | |
Provinces | Reikland - Middenland - Nordland - Ostland - Hochland - Talabecland - Ostermark - Stirland - Averland - Wissenland - The Moot |
City-states | Altdorf - Nuln - Middenheim - Talabheim |
Lost provinces | Drakwald - Solland - Westerland - Sylvania |
Sources
- 1: Sigmar's Heirs
- 2: White Dwarf 325, pg. 60
- 3: The Life of Sigmar, pg. 5
- 4: The Empire at War, pg. 80
- 5: Uniforms & Heraldry of The Empire
- 6: Warhammer Armies: The Empire (4th Edition), pg. 6
- 7: Warhammer Armies: The Empire (6th Edition), pg. 5
- 8: Warhammer Armies: The Empire (7th Edition), pg. 8
- 9: Warhammer Armies: The Empire (8th Edition), pg. 23
- 10: White Dwarf August 2021
- 10a: The Librarians of Tzeentch, pg. 68
- 11: White Dwarf 146 (UK)
- 11a: The State Regiments, pg. 38