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:''This article is about the continent itself.  For the nation which formerly shared this name with the continent on which it was set, see '''[[Valm]]'''.

'''Valentia''' (Japanese: {{hover|バレンシア|Barenshia}} ''Barensia''), later renamed '''Valm''' (Japanese: {{hover|ヴァルム|Varumu}} ''Warm''), is a continent situated to the west of [[Archanea (nation)|Archanea]]/[[Ylisse]], and is the setting of {{FE2}} and parts of {{FE13}}.

{{main|Timeline of Archanea, Valentia and Jugdral}}

In the early history of Valentia, the continent was governed by two sibling gods: [[Mila]], the Earth Mother, and [[Duma]], the Dark God; however, the two experienced a schism over their incompatible philosophies, and so went their separate ways and founded their own nations, [[Zofia]] and [[Rigel]], each governed as their god saw fit. The strong influence of the gods over the nations, with no counterbalancing philosophy, corrupted the people of both nations in different ways.<ref>{{Cite|It was due to the gods that this land Valentia came to be divided into North and South. And in doing so they mistakenly involved themselves too deeply with the concerns of mankind. As a result, the people of Zofia forgot the meaning of toil, and the people of Rigel forgot the meaning of leisure. As things were, we would all certainly come to ruin.|[[Mycen]]|Gaiden}}</ref> After centuries of this misrule, in the year 606 (Archanean calendar), Zofia was subjected to a coup d'etat by its General [[Dozer]] and Rigel launched an invasion as part of the plans of its king [[Rudlf]] to rid the world of the influence of both gods; in response, the heroes [[Alm]] and [[Celica]] led their respective armies to combat Rigel and find the missing Mila, ultimately ending in the defeat of Duma at Alm's hands and the disappearance of both gods from the world.

Alm and Celica, as the surviving royals of both nations, married and united Valentia into a single nation with Alm as its first Exalted King. Following Alm's death, his successor renamed both the kingdom and the continent to "Valm", in honor of Alm's legacy.<ref name="alm">{{cite web|url=http://serenesforest.net/forums/index.php?showtopic=33640&view=findpost&p=2258492|title="I just want to know one thing!" - FE13 Edition|author=VincentASM|site=Serenes Forest Forums|published=2013-01-23|retrieved=2015-07-29}}</ref> After an unknown amount of time, Valm experienced a schism and broke up into numerous smaller nations, and so it remained in this state until millennia after the kingdom's foundation, when the continent was reunited into [[Valm|a single Valmese Empire]] by [[Walhart]] the Conqueror.

Rigel is the nation which comprised the northern half of Valentia, prior to its reunification by Alm and Celica. It was founded by the Evil God [[Duma]] following his schism with Mila, and so in strict adherence to his philosophy became a strict militant nation; however, in the end it was the actions of its king [[Rudlf]] which ensured an end to the gods' hold on Valentia and the continent's reunification.

The Kingdom of Valentia, later renamed Valm, has existed in two forms over the eons. The first incarnation was founded by Alm and Celica with the unification of Zofia and Rigel following the defeat of [[Rudlf]] and Duma, with Alm as its first Exalted King; following Alm's death, his successor renamed the kingdom and continent to "Valm", in honor of Alm's legacy.<ref name="alm" /> At some point the kingdom collapsed and the continent split once again into multiple nations, with the Valmese Empire itself now comprising a miniscule and forgettable nation, but it was reformed back into a continent-spanning powerhouse millennia later by [[Walhart]] the Conqueror.

Chon'sin was a nation of Valm present after the split of the first incarnation of the Valmese Empire, located in an unidentified part of the continent. It was home to a rich warrior culture and traditions of beauty in austerity. It was re-absorbed into the second incarnation of the Valmese Empire by [[Walhart]], after its last king [[Yen'fay]] was blackmailed into Walhart's service.

Rosanne was a minor nation of Valm present after the split of the first incarnation of the Valmese Empire, located in an unidentified part of the continent. It was subjugated by the second Valmese Empire under Walhart and absorbed into its holdings. [[Virion]], an ally of the [[Shepherds (group)|Shepherds]], is a noble of its former House Virion.

 

|jap-name={{hover|バレンシア|Barenshia}}

|jap-mean=Officially romanized as '''Barensia'''; a mis-transliteration of "Valencia", as above.

|ital-mean=As above.

|eng-mean=In-universe, both the empire and the continent are said by [[Virion]] to have been named after the first emperor of the Valm, who united its north and south after a great war; this is presumably [[Alm]], given the name "Valm" ends with "alm".<ref name="alm" />

|jap-name={{hover|ヴァルム|Varumu}}

|jap-mean=Officially romanized as '''Warm'''.

|ital-mean=As above.}}

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