#Ausria

[wienerwald]

[bestseasonsoflife]

Boat trip on the Grundlsee by A7M3 Via Flickr: Shipping has been part of the Grundlsee for 140 years and for many guests the 3-lake tour is the quiet natural highlight of the Ausseerland. After a trip on one of the restored nostalgic ships across the largest lake in Styria, the excursion is by no means over - the adventure continues after a walk on the Toplitzsee on traditional wooden boats - so-called "Plätten". After crossing the legendary lake, embedded in a picturesque landscape, there is another small ascent to the Kammersee, which at the end of the valley offers a view of the source of the Traun.

[soraeia]

Smol Tidbit:

While the far Eastern parts of the Vanystean Empire are coded to be like some of the North and South East Asian countries such as South Korea, Japan, China, Philippines, Malaysia, and Thailand; the far Northwestern region is more indicative of Western European countries like the United Kingdom, Ireland, Ausria, Germany, and France

[the-austrian-candidate]

Spaus headcanon.

Spaus headcanos - angsty angst, because I love hurting Roderich so much (I mean, Ausria's history just makes it so easy—I am not weird, I promise). Those are from the beginning of their marriage, which is important because, in my head, for Roderich, this marriage was a shaping time, and all those years taught him a lot. (not always good things).

They didn't know each other before marriage; they heard about each other, saw some portraits, and Antonio vaguely remembers maybe seeing little Roderich during Roman times, but the empire was so big and he usually was in Iberia, so he is not exactly sure about it. Roderich does not remember seeing Antonio, but I have this vision that he barely remembers Roman times, which makes him melancholic, because even without details he thinks it was rather nice times, with not much obligation and not much fighting (expected from him personally, not in general; Rome history is bloody, but Rome as a person didn’t make Roderich fight; maybe he just saw that Norricum wasn’t made for it (smart man)).

The union with Spain was stressful. Antonio is loud, expressive, a fighter with quite a temper, likes quarrelling, and does not listen to what others are saying. It would drive Roderich nuts, as he overthinks every single word. He was prepped to ensure Spain is happy and that the union works, and Antonio, for the most part, confuses him.

Roderich spends a lot of time in Spain. Antonio does not like Vienna, and he is possessive, so he prefers Roderich staying with him. Austria is lonely; he is not getting along with the court, everything is stuffy, people are hostile (at least at first), and he needs to learn the language. At first, he and Antonio use Latin; later, Roderich learns Spanish (he will keep it up for the rest of his life, learning all languages across his empire). Antonio, during their marriage, didn’t make an effort to learn German, but much later he will, mostly because he will understand how much Roderich was hurting and because he truly misses Austria.

Antonio is religious, in this little annoying let everyone see way; he treats all the traditions with importance but also does not really pay attention to everything in religion; it is mostly decorum for him, which is by the way very human. Roderich was never really sure about any religion; I don’t know why, but I know that Austria as an empire was seen as Christian, etc., but personally, Roderich saw so many gods and religions that I don’t think he would be very devoted; he wouldn’t show hesitancy, but he would think about it, which would bring him guilt as he would be afraid of hell. As irrational as it is, no one says religious feelings are easy. Being two males in marriage wasn’t really discussed at that time, mostly because their rulers didn’t treat them as humans, so even if there were rumours and weird looks sometimes, it was just a non-existent subject.

Antonio slept around; on the one hand, he was watching Austria carefully; on the other, he allowed himself more. Roderich accepted it; he knew marriage was political, but deep inside, it hurt that he was not enough. He might not love Spain, but still.

[forgeofideas]

PRE-BALKAN 

-Hunnic invasion pushes the Slavs westward into Europe

-The Slavs split into two groups, east and west

-The Avars, a nomadic people, invade eastern europe and enslave a large amount of slavs

-A Turkic Bulgar leader later arrives and defeats the Avars, freeing the western slavs.

-A portion of the western slavs (serbians) supposedly invade or are invited by the Eastern Roman Emperor Heraclius I  into the Balkans. 

EARLY BALKAN

-The Serbians settle in the western balkans and are divided into six tribal principalities (Zeta, Bosnia, Pagania, Zahumle, Travuna, and Raszka) 

-A Vlastimir unites the different principalities and become the grand Zupan, even representing Serbians in the Eastern Roman court  

-Bulgaria invades serbia twice (839 AD & 851 AD), but fails. Serbia is established as a regional power. 

-870 AD, Serbia, aside from those who remain pagan, convert to Christianity as influence from the Eastern Roman Church 

SPLINTER PERIOD 

-924 AD Bulgaria makes use of Serbian infighting and annexes new territory. In 927 Časlav unites the Serbs and leads an uprising, restoring the Serbian state. 

-943 The Hungarians invade, killing Časlav and creates instability, the principalities Bosnia, Zeta, and Raszka are annexed by the Bulgarians and Hungarians. 

-1016, the Eastern Romans end Bulgarian rule in Raszka and Zeta, taking the Serbian principalities for themselves.  

-1038 a Serbian rebellion breaks out against the Eastern Romans. After the great schism in 1054 the Church in Rome supports Serbian rebellion, creating a mix of catholic, pagan, and orthodox Serbians. 

ZENITH PERIOD

-War breaks out between the catholic principality of Zeta and the orthodox principality of Raszka. Nemanjic in 1166 rises to power in Raszka ( Raška ) and defeats Zeta. He conquers other Serbian principalities and become Grand Zupan. 

-Religious differences splits Serbian unity, Nemanjic’s son renames himself Sava. Sava rejects his princely title and becomes a monk. Nemanjic dies, creating even more Serbian disunity. Sava pleads with the church in Constantinople to allow the Serbians to have an independent church. 1219, an independent Serbian church is established. Pagan, Catholic, and Orthodox Serbs are now united under one faith, stabilizing the country for a time.  

-Serbia now elevates itself as a kingdom, no longer splintered into different Zupans.  The Nemanjic dynasty expands Serbian territory and creates an empire (1346-1371), considering themselves the Third Rome. Kosovo becomes the spiritual center of Serbia. 

-Serbian regional rulers begin to operate independently after the Nemanjic dynasty weakens. The Ottoman Turks make use of this and conquer the whole of Serbia. 

OTTOMAN YOKE 

-Serbians are forced into the lower caste system of the Ottoman Empire. Those who wish to continue life as a Christian must pay a tax, thus encouraging Islamic conversion among some Serbians. Serbian boys are forced into the janissary core. Hajduks, Balkan Christian bandits, would steal from upper class Ottoman society.

-1557, A muslim serb (grand vizier) named Mehmed Pasa Sokolovic influenced the Ottoman Sultan to restore the Serbian Church. Reawakened to the glory of their Serbian heritage and faith, the Serbians start an uprising in 1594. Their attempts however, are crushed by the might of the Ottomans. 

-In 1683 war breaks out between the Austro-Hungarian Empire and the Ottomans. Many Serbians side with the Austrians in the war, leading to serbians within the ottoman empire to be punished for their betrayal in 1690. In Kosovo a slaughter of Serbians occurs and the christian patriach Arsenije III Carnojevic leads the serbians into the Austria-Hungary. The serbian people are given autonomy in a region known as Vojvodina. The Serbian patriarch establishes major branch of the serbian church in ausria hungary. 

-Hajduk bandits in mountainous regions of Serbia (Montenegro) begin to stop paying taxes to the empire and follow a leader named Vladike Danilo Petrovic Njegos. The Frajkori or Sajkasi are created to combat the Ottomans, igniting more serbian nationalism.

-Peace is declarered between the austrians and ottomans in 1791, and serbian persecution follows. In 1804 the Serbian uprising beings after numerous serbian nationalist leaders are killed. Karadjordje leads the uprising and creates an independant Serbian principality in 1817 with international recognition in 1878. 

-Serbia goes from principality into kingdom in 1882. 

KINGDOM OF YUGOSLAVIA 

-The region of Bosnia, heavily populated by serbs is annexed by Austria. This creates tension with the kingdom of serbia. Dragutin Dimitrijevic “apis” forms the Black Hand, a serbian terrorist organization opposed to austrian rule. 

-In 1910 the kingdom of Montenegro begins talks to merge with Serbia in order to reform the old Serbian Empire. Both kingdoms unite and annex macedonia and kosovo from the ottoman empire (battle of kosovo). 

-1914 a black hand member assasinate the archduke franz ferdinand and starts WW1. The aftermath of ww1 results in Serbian and Montenegrin victory. The serbian king re-unites bosnia, but also begins talks to intergrate croatia and slovenia into his kingdom as well. 

-The Croatians (soon to be second largest ethnic group) preferred a fedralist government which would grant their people more autonomy. The serbian king, however, favored a unitary government which would favor the serbian people. This would later cause a sense of alienation among croatians in the kingdom.

-The kingdom of Croats, Slovens, and Serbs is renamed Yugoslavia. Although home to three different ethnic groups, there is a strong Serbian / Orthodox christian hegemony that runs the kingdom. The Croatians, primarily catholic, feel unrepresented and discriminated against in the kingdom of yugoslavia. The government party representing the croatians then goes underground and forms the Ustase, being funded by the vatican. 

WW2

-test 

[asinparadies]

[denchik029-blog]

#ausria #wien #vienna #melbourne #stone #rock #water #water_on_stone #shadows #shadow (presso Melbourne, Victoria, Australia) https://www.instagram.com/p/BoLprcgj_Pv/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=s3fhytpvly12

[onlyartshop]

Josef Hoffmann. Vase Йозеф Хоффман. Декоративная ваза 1914

[svetlanamatevosjan]

Гуляя по Вене, хочется сфотографировать всё :-) и спасибо рюкзаку @wascobags за комфорт и вместительность #travel #ausria #wascobags #vienna (at Vienna, Austria) https://www.instagram.com/p/B08_DUNg5-x/?igshid=34wqf7x3zmaj

[connor-burrows]

Frauenberg / k nebi blíž... by IrenaBroov

[ayechanit]

You can stop now, NEXT

[zeroice008]

Quote of the day #hangovergang #freedom #brainwashed #democracy #japan🇯🇵 #ausria🇦🇹 #arizona🌵 #texas🇨🇱 #canada🇨🇦 #swizerland🇨🇭 #arizona🌵 https://www.instagram.com/p/CSixCr5smjE/?utm_medium=tumblr

[alanicglobal]

[pabloalves77]

Top of a mountain.. No is not #france #ausria or #switzerlan is right here in #malaga #cyclinglife #cyclingphotos #cyclingtours #cyclingpictures #cyclingshots #fromwhereiride #roadslikethese #fromcointotheworld (at Andalusia)

[anjachristian-blog]

Skiing in See and Ischgl, Austria. There was soooo much snow, soooo little people and soooo nice weather, just a dream. We realized that we missed the cold, the snow and the fresh air of winter and are happy to be back.

Now it is time to plan our return - we have found an apartment and are about to choose our next working challenge. Mid-January/2018