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Nordion
“ | King Eldigan of Nordion draws lineage from Hoðr the Brave, one of the legendary Twelve Crusaders. | ” | — An Agustrian villager |
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Nordion (Japanese: ノディオン Nodion) is a state of the Kingdom of Agustria, comprising the southern region of the country near the border with Verdane. Its ruling noble family are the bearers of the holy lineage of Hoðr of the Twelve Crusaders, rather than the kingdom's royal family at Agusti.
History
Following the foundation of Agustria as a whole, Hoðr bore numerous children, but of his children only his youngest daughter inherited his Brand and major Holy Blood. This daughter married a member of House Nordion, inadvertently permanently transferring his Holy Blood to House Nordion. As a result, while the Agusti royal family were Hoðr's direct descendants, the Nordion family were the sole possessors of the holy blood; scions of Nordion were granted access to the Mystletainn, Hoðr's weapon, only if they swore fealty to the Agusti crown.[1] In the intervening years, Nordion became something of a military powerhouse among the Agustrian states, housing the famous Cross Knight cavalry brigade.
By Grann 757, House Nordion was under the rule of Eldigan, the Lionheart, a close friend of Sigurd of Chalphy. Under Eldigan, Nordion opposed the actions of King Chagall in his military build-up and heated anti-Grannvale sentiment, but Eldigan was imprisoned for trying to advise him on the matter, and later nonetheless entered Chagall's service despite his best intentions, clashing with Sigurd on the battlefield during the Agustrian war with Grannvale. In the war's aftermath, House Nordion was left deserted, as Eldigan's sister Lachesis, wife Grahnye and son Ares all fled Agustria in escape of the Grannvale occupation. Twenty-one years later in Grann 778, Ares returned to Agustria following the defeat of the Grannvale Empire by Seliph and assumed the Agustrian throne for himself.
Characters from Nordion
Character | Description | Appears in |
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Eldigan |
The "Lionheart" of Nordion, and successor to the Mystletainn. Loyal to Chagall to a fault. | Genealogy of the Holy War, Awakening |
Lachesis |
A noblewoman of Nordion and Eldigan's younger sister. | Genealogy of the Holy War, Awakening |
N/A Grahnye |
Eldigan's wife, of Leonster heritage. | N/A |
Ares |
Son of Eldigan and Grahnye, later king of Agustria. Raised as a mercenary following his parents' deaths. | Genealogy of the Holy War, Awakening |
Diarmuid |
Son of Lachesis. Raised in Tirnanog with Seliph. | Genealogy of the Holy War, Thracia 776 |
Nanna |
Daughter of Lachesis and Finn; later queen of the reunited Thracia and the wife of Leif. Raised on the run in Thracia with Leif. | Genealogy of the Holy War, Thracia 776, Awakening |
Tristan |
Orphaned son of a Cross Knight and brother of Jeanne; a member of the Tirnanog resistance. (Substitute character for Diarmuid) |
Genealogy of the Holy War |
Jeanne |
Orphaned daughter of a Cross Knight and sister of Tristan; adopted and raised by Finn in Thracia. (Substitute character for Nanna) |
Genealogy of the Holy War |
Eva |
A knight of Nordion, tasked with the protection of Lachesis. | Genealogy of the Holy War |
Eve |
A knight of Nordion, tasked with the protection of Lachesis. | Genealogy of the Holy War |
Alva |
A knight of Nordion, tasked with the protection of Lachesis. | Genealogy of the Holy War |
Gameplay
Nordion Castle is present as a castle in Chapters 1 and 2 of Fire Emblem: Genealogy of the Holy War, as a partner castle. It is inaccessible in the former owing to a neutral guard blocking the path to it; partway through the chapter, the Nordion army under Eldigan emerges to fight Elliot. In Chapter 2, Sigurd's army's first task is to help Lachesis and her knights defend Nordion from an impending assault from Heirhein.
Etymology and other languages
Names, etymology, and in other regions | ||
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Language | Name | Definition, etymology, and notes |
English |
Nordion |
As of Fire Emblem Awakening.[2] |
English (unofficial) |
Nodion |
Used in the Genealogy of the Holy War fan translation and widely used in the fandom. |
Japanese |
ノディオン |
Officially romanized as Nodion. |
Spanish |
Nordion |
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French |
Nordion |
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German |
Nordion |
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Italian |
Nordion |
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Portuguese (Brazil) |
Nordion |
From Nobre de Nordion "Noble of Nordion", the Portuguese translation of Nanna: Nordion Princess's epithet in Heroes. |
Korean |
노디온 |
Nodion; used in Engage. |
Simplified Chinese |
诺狄恩 |
Nodion; used in Engage. |
Traditional Chinese |
諾狄恩 |
Nodion; used in Heroes and Engage. |
Gallery
The coat of arms of Nordion from the Fire Emblem Trading Card Game.
Nordion in Chapter 2 of Genealogy of the Holy War.
References
- ↑ "Black Knight Hoðr founded the Agusti Royal Family. He had many children and one of them, his youngest daughter who possessed the Brand, was married off to the Nordion family. From then on, the successor of the Brand appeared within the Nordion Royal Family and they were allowed to take the Demon Sword Mystletainn if they swore an oath of loyalty to the Agusti Royal Family. In terms of bloodline, the rulers of Agusti were Hoðr's direct descendants." — Designers' notes from a Genealogy of the Holy War playing guide, translated by Serenes Forest, Retrieved: August 8, 2013
- ↑ "In the name of House Nordion, I will prevail!" — Raquesis in Lost Bloodlines 1, Fire Emblem Awakening