Burning of Cyngvar

The Burning of Cyngvar (2 AU) was the penultimate event in Somnar's Conquest: a series of wars which resulted in the unification of Valkanren and the establishment of Somnar the Great as king thereof. It involved the arson of Cyngvar, a historic castle which had, for centuries, been the capital of the Kingdom of Cyngvar. The burning followed Somnar's forceful capture of towns along the northern banks of the River Leven and the swearing of northern lords' fealty to him.

The Burning of Cyngvar was considered a cause célèbre and an insult to the ancient Cyng peoples. It has been long debated by historians whether or not the action was necessary, or what its purpose actually was: to inspire fear into the Cyng, or to prove a message of Somnar's sincerity.