Hunaland

Hunaland covers a vast swathe of what would be modern Europe, encompassing Germany, the Netherlands, Belgium, and part of Poland.

The lands were traditionally home to numerous tribes descended primarily from the Siklings. However, approximately a hundred years ago, the Huns swept across Midgard. This led to the Great March of the Aesir into Aujum and to the conquest and establishment of Hunaland. The Hunnish alliance collapsed shortly thereafter and they intermarried with the native tribes, resulting in five kingdoms within Hunaland: Rijnland, Menzlin, Swabia, Baia, and Styria.

Each of these kingdoms is engaged in a continuous struggle with the neighboring kingdoms to reunify the land. However, until recently, most of the hostilities have played out through economic manipulations and political machinations, not open warfare.

When Odin led the Aesir through Hunaland (see The Mists of Niflheim), he greatly weakened several of the kingdoms. This led to a renewed effort by the other kingdoms to conquer the kingdom. Among the most powerful kingdoms, Rijnland (Volsung’s kingdom) was poised to accomplish this before they were betrayed by Siggeir Wolfsblood of Skane (see The High Seat of Asgard).

Inspiration Notes
The name Hunaland comes from the Poetic Edda (and appears in other sagas as well, such as the Hervarar Saga). In Norse mythology, Volsung and his descendants are Hunnish kings. Historically, the myths seem to conflate the Huns and certain Frankish kingdoms.