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Faerghus
- Not to be confused with Fargus, a non-playable character in The Blazing Blade, or with Fergus, a playable character in Thracia 776.
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The Holy Kingdom of Faerghus (pronounced /ˈfɑɹgəs/[key]; Japanese: ファーガス神聖王国 Holy Kingdom of Fergus), alternately referred to simply as Faerghus (Japanese: ファーガス Fergus), is a kingdom spanning the northern half of Fódlan in Fire Emblem: Three Houses.
Geography
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The Holy Kingdom of Faerghus currently spans the northern half of Fódlan. To the east, its border with the Leicester Alliance lies along the Oghma Mountains. To the north, the Kingdom borders the Sreng peninsula; House Gautier has traditionally been tasked with keeping the border with Sreng secure.
History
Origins
The Holy Kingdom of Faerghus was founded in Imperial Year 747 by a man named Loog, who led the northern half of the Adrestian Empire in rebellion in a conflict known as the War of the Eagle and Lion. Loog emerged victorious, and with the support of the Church of Seiros was formally recognized as an independent nation in 751. The eastern Leicester region of Adrestia later revolted in 801, and Faerghus occupied and annexed it; 80 years later, Leicester would launch its own movement for independence, leading to the foundation of the Leicester Alliance in 901. In 1101, Faerghus contributed to an international effort to build a fortress on Leicester's eastern border known as Fódlan's Locket to defend it from incursions by the nation of Almyra.
Modern history and reunification of Fódlan
In 1176, King Lambert sought to institute major political reforms, earning the ire of many of the lords of the Kingdom. He traveled to the Duscur region to negotiate a peace treaty with them, accompanied by a retinue of his knights and his young son Dimitri, but was ambushed and assassinated in an event known as the Tragedy of Duscur. In response, the Kingdom invaded Duscur and genocided them. Late in 1180, Emperor Edelgard von Hresvelg of Adrestia, blaming the Church of Seiros for the societal problems she believed were plaguing Fódlan, declared war on the Church and won the opening conflict in the Battle of Garreg Mach. The ultimate outcome of the war would be determined by the actions of a mercenary turned professor named Byleth.
On all routes other than Crimson Flower, Dimitri returned to Faerghus, but was overthrown in a coup by court mage Cleobulus under the guise of Cornelia Arnim, forced into exile, and presumed dead. Cleobulus allied with the Empire and helped subjugate western Faerghus, which he reformed as the Faerghus Dukedom (Japanese: ファーガス公国 Duchy of Fergus). Houses Fraldarius and Gautier were left to spearhead the resistance as the primary opponents of the Dukedom.
On the Silver Snow route, where Byleth chose to teach the Black Eagles and sided with the Church upon learning of Edelgard's desire to overthrow it, and the Verdant Wind route, where Byleth chose to teach the Golden Deer, Dimitri went into hiding in Fraldarius territory and raised an army to attack the Empire. He was defeated and slain in the Battle at Gronder, and Faerghus effectively ceased to exist as an independent state after his death; its territories were absorbed by the nascent United Kingdom of Fódlan after the war's end.
On the Azure Moon route, where Byleth chose to teach the Blue Lions, they awoke from a coma late in 1185 and reunited with Dimitri at Garreg Mach Monastery, and the two led the Kingdom in battle against the Empire. After retaking the monastery to use as a base of operations, Dimitri and his allies launched a campaign against Adrestia by taking the Great Bridge of Myrddin on the Imperial-Alliance border to use as a foothold. After a brutal three-way battle between Adrestia, Faerghus, and Leicester known as the Battle at Gronder, Dimitri doubled back to Fhirdiad and liberated it from the Dukedom. He then helped Leicester drive Imperial forces out of the Alliance capital of Derdriu; Alliance leader Claude von Riegan disbanded the Alliance and ceded its territories back to the Kingdom. Dimitri conquered Fort Merceus and made an unsuccessful attempt to sue for peace with Edelgard. He then invaded Enbarr and slew Edelgard, bringing an end to the war and the Empire; Fódlan was finally reunited under the rule of Dimitri and the Kingdom.
On the Crimson Flower route, where Byleth chose to teach the Black Eagles and sided with Edelgard, Dimitri returned to the Kingdom and was formally crowned king. He sided with the Church in their conflict with Adrestia and gave Archbishop Rhea and the Knights of Seiros asylum in Fhirdiad. Over the next five years, he remained locked in a bitter stalemate with Adrestia. When Byleth awoke from their coma, the war shifted decisively in Adrestia's favor. After defeating and annexing the Alliance, Edelgard and Byleth invaded Faerghus at the beginning of 1186. Dimitri intercepted them at the Tailtean Plains, but was defeated and killed. With his death, Rhea became the de facto head of state of Faerghus; she retreated to Fhirdiad and made a last stand against Imperial forces, but the Empire emerged victorious. Faerghus ended with her death, and its territories were annexed back into the Empire.
Characters from Faerghus
Flavor text
| Game | Text (English) |
Text (Japanese) |
|---|---|---|
| Three Houses (Holy Kingdom of Faerghus) |
A land of kings and knights that sprawls across
the frigid northern reaches of Fódlan. |
フォドラの北部、寒冷な大地に広がる
王と騎士たちの国。 |
| Three Houses (Faerghus Dukedom) |
Blaiddyd territory, renamed after the slaughter of
the royal family and capitulation to the Empire. |
政変により王家を根絶し、名を変えて
帝国に臣従した旧ブレーダッド領。 |
| Three Houses (Old Faerghus Territories) |
The regions of Faerghus, which bent a knee to
the Empire after the fall of the Kingdom. |
王国の崩壊により、公国と共に帝国に
臣従したファーガス地方の各領。 |
Etymology and other languages
| CollapseNames, etymology, and in other regions | ||
|---|---|---|
| Language | Name | Definition, etymology, and notes |
| English |
Faerghus |
From Fergus (also "Fearghas", "Fearghus", and other variants), a Gaelic name. |
| Japanese |
ファーガス |
Fergus |
| Spanish |
Faerghus |
As above. |
| French |
Faerghus |
As above. |
| German |
Faerghus |
As above. |
| Italian |
Faerghus |
As above. |
| Portuguese |
Faerghus |
Used in Heroes as an option for the player's location in their profile card. |
| Korean |
퍼거스 |
Fergus |
| Simplified Chinese |
法嘉斯 |
Fergus |
| Traditional Chinese |
法嘉斯 |
Fergus |
Gallery
The coat of arms of Faerghus from Three Houses.
Artwork of Fhirdiad in flames.
Artwork of Tailtean Plains.
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