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Lord Arundel (backstory character)
- For the character impersonating him, see Thales.
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Lord Volkhard von Arundel[2] (pronounced /ˈvoʊlkɑɹd vɒn ˈɑɹʌndɛl/[key]; Japanese: フォルクハルト=フォン=アランデル Volkhard von Arundel) is a non-playable character mentioned in Fire Emblem: Three Houses and Fire Emblem Warriors: Three Hopes. He was the maternal uncle of Edelgard.
Biography
Volkhard von Arundel was an Adrestian noble who was granted the title of Lord Arundel and rule of a region on the Adrestian border with Faerghus after his sister Anselma became one of Emperor Ionius IX's consorts. After the events of the Insurrection of the Seven, a soft coup in Imperial Year 1171 that rendered Ionius IX a politically impotent figurehead, took place, he and his niece Edelgard von Hresvelg fled to Faerghus where they lived for three years while concealing her niece's public presence, as he feared she could be used as a political pawn.[3] Despite this however, in 1174, Volkhard returned to the Empire alongside his niece and stopped donating money to the Church of Seiros, which caused his step-nephew, Dimitri, to speculate years later that he might have had a hand in orchestrating the Tragedy of Duscur. Afterwards, he allied himself with Duke Ludwig von Aegir in 1174 in a sudden move that led him to being credited as one of the chief instigators of the Insurrection of the Seven[4][5], and allowed her niece and her siblings in secret to be experimented by those who slither in the dark. Some time after, he was granted the title of regent, and supported Edelgard's war against the Church of Seiros and the rest of Fódlan in 1181.
Due to Lord Arundel's sudden shift in personality in 1174 and connections to those who slither in the dark, it is heavily implied in Three Houses and later confirmed in Warriors: Three Hopes that he was disposed of and later replaced by Thales, the leader of those who slither in the dark, for the sake of infiltrating the Adrestian Empire and abusing Volkhard's position in it.
Fire Emblem: Three Houses
Role
Lord Arundel (or rather, Thales impersonating him) is an NPC that appears briefly in Chapter 4, Chapter 8 in Blue Lions, Chapter 19 and 21 of Azure Moon (the latter in a flashback), Chapter 16 and 18 of Crimson Flower, and in the paralogue Darkness Beneath the Earth.
Fire Emblem Warriors: Three Hopes
Role
Lord Arundel (or rather, Thales impersonating him) is an NPC that appears in Chapter 3 of the Black Eagles' route.
Personality and character
It is described Volkhard was a pious man in the past – to the point he donated his money to the Church of Seiros for many years – and even cared for Edelgard's actual wellbeing, being the reason he escaped to Faerghus in secret with her to secure her protection.
Etymology and other languages
Names, etymology, and in other regions | ||
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Language | Name | Definition, etymology, and notes |
English |
• Lord Arundel |
• Used in menus. |
Spanish |
• Lord Arundel |
• Used in menus. |
French |
• Seigneur Arundel |
• Lord Arundel, used in menus. |
German |
• Herzog Arundel |
• Duke Arundel, used in menus. |
Italian |
• Lord Arundel |
• Used in menus. |
Portuguese |
Lorde Arundel |
Lord Arundel; used in the Choose Your Legends polls for Fire Emblem Heroes. |
Korean |
• 아룬델 공 |
• Duke Arundel, used in menus |
Simplified Chinese |
• 亚兰德尔公 |
• Duke Arundel, used in menus |
Traditional Chinese |
• 亞蘭德爾公 |
• Duke Arundel, used in menus |
Gallery
Portrait of Lord Arundel from Three Houses used in 2020's Choose Your Legends site.
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Credits
- ↑ "Their general is Lord Volkhard von Arundel. He serves as regent to the emperor" — Gilbert in Azure Moon Chapter 19, Fire Emblem: Three Houses
- ↑ "As she was seeking asylum from the Empire in the Kingdom, Lord Arundel was obligated to hide the Imperial princess's whereabouts. If her location had gone public, the Empire would have demanded her return. She would undoubtedly have become a political pawn in the Kingdom as well." — Dimitri in his A-support with Hapi, Fire Emblem: Three Houses
- ↑ "Having worked closely with House Aegir, House Arundel is seen as one of the chief instigators of the Insurrection of the Seven." — Register of Empire Nobles, Part II, Fire Emblem: Three Houses
- ↑ "Many years ago, [Volkhard] took Her Majesty and fled to the Kingdom of Faerghus. Then, after a time, he returned to seize power. Joining forces with Prime Minister Aegir and my father, Lord Arundel rendered Emperor Ionius IX... politically impotent." — Hubert in his & Byleth's B-Support, Fire Emblem: Three Houses
This article is part of Project Characters, a project focused on writing articles for every character present in the Fire Emblem series. |
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