Solland
Solland was a former province of The Empire, being the homeland of the ancient Merogens [1]. The province was overrun in 1707 IC by Whaagh! Gorbad [2], and Eldred, Solland's last Elector Count, was defeated and killed by Gorbad Ironclaw. Devastated and leaderless, the province was later annexed and absorbed by Wissenland [3].
Solland's capital was the town of Pfeildorf [4] and the province was located between river Sol - its north-western border with Wissenland, and the river Upper Reik - its north-eastern border with Averland. The Black Mountains were its southern border. The symbol of the province was a golden sun and its colours were white and gold [5].
Sudenland
Some noble families of Solland managed to flee Whaagh! Gorbad and established themselves in other parts of The Empire, mainly in Averland [6]. Some of their descendants, stubbornly refusing to accept the annexation of Solland, use the name Sudenland when speaking about the territories of their ancestral homeland [7].
Grudge Settler
Grudge Settler, Solland's runefang, was later recovered by a joint expedition of Dwarfs and Men. Part of the Imperial treasury, the sword is currently used by Reiksmarshall Kurt Helborg [8].
| 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 |
Notes & sources
- It's unclear if Eldred simply had no sons and heirs, or if they also perished in the battle. The count of Wissenland was probably the only credible choice in Solland's dangerous power vacuum. It's possible but unknown if the count of Wissenland was Eldred's relative or perhaps married to Eldred's nearest female relative (Eldred's daughter, sister, or otherwise?).
- Warhammer Armies: Orcs & Goblins (4th Edition) p.7, 15 & 97 (best account of Waaagh! Gorbad)
- Warhammer Armies: Orcs & Goblins (6th Edition) p.65
- Warhammer Armies: Orcs & Goblins (7th Edition) p.7 & 15 (minor mistake - the Colleges of Magic were only founded in 2304)
- Warhammer Armies: The Empire (4th Edition) p.11
- Warhammer Armies: The Empire (6th Edition) p.57 & 59
- Warhammer Armies: The Empire (7th Edition) p.11, 12 & 31 (this account contains major mistakes)
- ↑ The Life of Sigmar p.5
- ↑ Uniforms & Heraldry of The Empire p.57
- ↑ Warhammer Armies: The Empire (4th Edition) p.11 & 16 - Warhammer Armies: The Empire (7th Edition) p.12 & 31
- ↑ Runefang (novel), prologue
- ↑ Uniforms & Heraldry of The Empire p.57
- ↑ Uniforms & Heraldry of The Empire p.14 & 57
- ↑ Warhammer Armies: The Empire (7th Edition) p.18
- ↑ Warhammer Armies: The Empire (7th Edition) p.66
