Deposition of Harold II

"I, Harold the Second, do herein renounce my claim to the throne as well as those of my descent; I herein abolish the monarchy of Aldemar and charge Lord Victor Erdest with the restoration of the Huscing."

- Treaty of Abolition The Deposition of Harold II (7 AU) was a major event in Somnar's Conquest, resulting in the Kingdom of Aldemar's absorption into Somnar the Great's Kingdom of Valkanren.

History
Since the Aldeman Interregnum, Aldemar had been governed by an elite parliament known as the Huscing, whose duty it was to advise the king, elect a new sovereign upon the reigning one's death, and pass legislation in the monarch's name. In recent times, the Huscing had been boiling in corruption, with many lords accepting bribes to pass laws that benefitted themselves at the expense of the kingdom. Harold II sought to abolish the Huscing in 10 BU, and achieved his goal in 7 BU when he marched into the Hall of the Huscing and declared it abolished.

The result was a decade of instability as Harold II failed to maximise the potential of his absolute monarchy. When Somnar the Great came to conquer the Kingdom of Cyngvar and inherited the Kingdom of Sassyar, there were calls from river lords to unite with the Kingdom of Valkanren. At a region known today as King's Quill Field, Harold II was forced to sign the Treaty of Abolition, renouncing his crown, the claims of his descendants, and promising to abolish the monarchy.

The lords of Aldemar then swore fealty to Somnar, and in return he allowed them to reform the Huscing.