Verse:Hmøøh/Yocneam
Wen Dămea (Windermere: /wen dəmeə/) is a country in Talma.
History
Inspirations: Historical China, Roman Empire, Catholic Church
Early history
Warring States period
Windermere Empire
House of Gweats (0 fT - 522 fT)
House of Pnüeng
The printing press was invented in [...] by [...] later this period. It was also a time when the Empire was weakening and the government was perceived to be incompetent and corrupt. A few decades after, an Anvirese civil servant and writer by the name of Yemmisoom Gariad published his translations of the old Tigol writings and his protest politico-religious poems, which were widely disseminated thanks to the printing press.
The Windermere authorities weren't happy about this and tried to suppress the spread of Gariad's ideas. But it was too little, too late: Gariadism had already provoked a firestorm of rebellious and nationalistic sentiment across the Talmic-speaking part of Talma.
Gariadian Rebellion (935-961 fT)
The war caused the empire to lose much of its territory...