Palace of the Longvik Protectorate

Following the Lonvikland crusade , the Vikikian kingdom annexed the Kingdom of Thiwya, establishing its credentials as a burgeoning empire. The capital city, Arkeith, was renamed to Hafjord and the region was given to Tasch Ingegerd Lundell.

Tasch Lundell repurposed the Thiwyan palace into the Palace of the Longvik Protectorate - the centre from which she would administrate the region. Building the palace complex required the destruction of several buildings; the palace itself, as well as the guards’ barracks and armoury were retained and redesigned to look more traditionally Vikikian, with the addition of façades and structural sculptural elements. The defensive walls and menhirs were retained, though the standing stones lost their protective spirits after the execution of the final member of the royal family.

The palace complex became the seat of power for Tasch Lundell and her descendants, who ruled Longvikland from 5.775 until the Orstadland’s founding in 5.846. The palace complex was partially destroyed during the civil unrest of 5.803, when the north wing was set alight, leading to the collapse of the roof and top floor. It was not rebuilt and the palace remains asymmetrical until the modern day.

Present condition

After the collapse of the Vikikian kingdom and the reinvention of Orstadland as a republic, part of the palace complex was turned into a museum and war memorial, which is open to the public. The closed sections still house the Longvik cavalry barracks and stables, provincial tax offices for Longvik and Kagosin, and the national archives.

Restoration

In 5.876, researchers uncovered the outline of the palace gardens under the disused Southern parade grounds. In 5.893, the University of Hafjord’s archaeological department began efforts to restore them, with the cooperation of the Thiwyan Cultural Centre of Marad. The work was completed in 5.910 and opened to the public later that year.