Kingdom of Vikesland - Revision history

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	==Dissolution==		==Dissolution==
	On 1 April 2018, [[King Christopher of Vikesland\|King Christopher]] announced that Vikesland would be dissolved. In December of that same year, he announced that the nation would be reborn as the Jarldom of Vikesland. This new direction would have a smaller, less serious vision, with the former King now taking the mantle of Jarl Christopher. The reborn nation ws expected to be unveiled in the spring of 2019, but failed to do so.		On 1 April 2018, [[King Christopher of Vikesland\|King Christopher]] announced that Vikesland would be dissolved. In December of that same year, he announced that the nation would be reborn as the Jarldom of Vikesland. This new direction would have a smaller, less serious vision, with the former King now taking the mantle of Jarl Christopher. The reborn nation was expected to be unveiled in the spring of 2019, but failed to do so.

	On 12 December 2019, then former King Christopher was established as Prince Christopher, Duke of [[Hudson Mountains\|Hudson]] in Westarctica.		On 12 December 2019, then former King Christopher was established as Prince Christopher, Duke of [[Hudson Mountains\|Hudson]] in Westarctica.

	==External links==		==External links==

DukeBearPeninsula: added not about Christopher joining Westarctica.

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	==Dissolution==		==Dissolution==
	On 1 April 2018, [[King Christopher of Vikesland\|King Christopher]] announced that Vikesland would be dissolved. In December of that same year, he announced that the nation would be reborn as the Jarldom of Vikesland. This new direction would have a smaller, less serious vision, with the former King now taking the mantle of Jarl Christopher. The reborn nation ws expected to be unveiled in the spring of 2019, but failed to do so.		On 1 April 2018, [[King Christopher of Vikesland\|King Christopher]] announced that Vikesland would be dissolved. In December of that same year, he announced that the nation would be reborn as the Jarldom of Vikesland. This new direction would have a smaller, less serious vision, with the former King now taking the mantle of Jarl Christopher. The reborn nation ws expected to be unveiled in the spring of 2019, but failed to do so.

			On 12 December 2019, then former King Christopher was established as Prince Christopher, Duke of [[Hudson Mountains\|Hudson]] in Westarctica.

	==External links==		==External links==

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	The official website of Vikesland stated that the micronation was "not secessionist" and had no intention of claiming the territory of Canada or any other sovereign state. However, the site also identified Beyette's place of residence near the city of Brandon, as well as a nearby 6.5 square kilometer rural property which he co-owns with his parents, as being "Vikeslandic territory". The latter was referred to as the "Royal Ranchlands".		The official website of Vikesland stated that the micronation was "not secessionist" and had no intention of claiming the territory of Canada or any other sovereign state. However, the site also identified Beyette's place of residence near the city of Brandon, as well as a nearby 6.5 square kilometer rural property which he co-owns with his parents, as being "Vikeslandic territory". The latter was referred to as the "Royal Ranchlands".

	The nation is expected to reemerge as the '''Jarldom of Vikesland''' in the spring of 2019.		The nation was expected to reemerge as the '''Jarldom of Vikesland''' in the spring of 2019, however this never occurred and the website ceased to function in December 2019.

	==Legal status==		==Legal status==
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	Additionally, the Vikesland military had a rocket program that conducted joint launches in conjunction with [[Republic of Molossia\|Molossia]] and [[Colony of Calsahara\|Calsahara]].		Additionally, the Vikesland military had a rocket program that conducted joint launches in conjunction with [[Republic of Molossia\|Molossia]] and [[Colony of Calsahara\|Calsahara]].

	==Dissolution ~~and Rebirth as Jarldom~~==		==Dissolution==
	On 1 April 2018, [[King Christopher of Vikesland\|King Christopher]] announced that Vikesland would be dissolved. In December of that same year, he announced that the nation would be reborn as the Jarldom of Vikesland. This new direction would have a smaller, less serious vision, with the former King now taking the mantle of Jarl Christopher. The reborn nation is expected to be unveiled in the spring of 2019.		On 1 April 2018, [[King Christopher of Vikesland\|King Christopher]] announced that Vikesland would be dissolved. In December of that same year, he announced that the nation would be reborn as the Jarldom of Vikesland. This new direction would have a smaller, less serious vision, with the former King now taking the mantle of Jarl Christopher. The reborn nation ws expected to be unveiled in the spring of 2019, but failed to do so.

	==External links==		==External links==

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	==Dissolution and Rebirth as Jarldom==		==Dissolution and Rebirth as Jarldom==
	On 1 April 2018, [[King Christopher of Vikesland\|King Christopher]] announced that Vikesland would be dissolved. In December of that same year, he announced that the nation would be reborn as the Jarldom of Vikesland. This new direction would have a smaller, less serious vision, with the former King now taking the mantle of Jarl Christopher. The reborn nation is expected to be unveiled in the spring of 2019.		On 1 April 2018, [[King Christopher of Vikesland\|King Christopher]] announced that Vikesland would be dissolved. In December of that same year, he announced that the nation would be reborn as the Jarldom of Vikesland. This new direction would have a smaller, less serious vision, with the former King now taking the mantle of Jarl Christopher. The reborn nation is expected to be unveiled in the spring of 2019.

			==External links==
			* [https://micronations.wiki/wiki/Kingdom_of_Vikesland MicroWiki article]
			* [https://vikesland.wordpress.com/ Vikesland News - Official news portal]
			* [http://wheatcity.tripod.com/principalityofvikesland/ Official landing page]

	[[Category:Micronations]]		[[Category:Micronations]]

DukeBearPeninsula: added bold type to Jarldom of Vikesland

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	The official website of Vikesland stated that the micronation was "not secessionist" and had no intention of claiming the territory of Canada or any other sovereign state. However, the site also identified Beyette's place of residence near the city of Brandon, as well as a nearby 6.5 square kilometer rural property which he co-owns with his parents, as being "Vikeslandic territory". The latter was referred to as the "Royal Ranchlands".		The official website of Vikesland stated that the micronation was "not secessionist" and had no intention of claiming the territory of Canada or any other sovereign state. However, the site also identified Beyette's place of residence near the city of Brandon, as well as a nearby 6.5 square kilometer rural property which he co-owns with his parents, as being "Vikeslandic territory". The latter was referred to as the "Royal Ranchlands".

	The nation is expected to reemerge as the Jarldom of Vikesland in the spring of 2019.		The nation is expected to reemerge as the '''Jarldom of Vikesland''' in the spring of 2019.

	==Legal status==		==Legal status==

DukeBearPeninsula: additional note about return

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additional note about return

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	The official website of Vikesland stated that the micronation was "not secessionist" and had no intention of claiming the territory of Canada or any other sovereign state. However, the site also identified Beyette's place of residence near the city of Brandon, as well as a nearby 6.5 square kilometer rural property which he co-owns with his parents, as being "Vikeslandic territory". The latter was referred to as the "Royal Ranchlands".		The official website of Vikesland stated that the micronation was "not secessionist" and had no intention of claiming the territory of Canada or any other sovereign state. However, the site also identified Beyette's place of residence near the city of Brandon, as well as a nearby 6.5 square kilometer rural property which he co-owns with his parents, as being "Vikeslandic territory". The latter was referred to as the "Royal Ranchlands".

			The nation is expected to reemerge as the Jarldom of Vikesland in the spring of 2019.

	==Legal status==		==Legal status==

DukeBearPeninsula: added date for Jarldom unveiling.

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	==Dissolution and Rebirth as Jarldom==		==Dissolution and Rebirth as Jarldom==
	On 1 April 2018, [[King Christopher of Vikesland\|King Christopher]] announced that Vikesland would be dissolved. In December of that same year, he announced that the nation would be reborn as the Jarldom of Vikesland. This new direction would have a smaller, less serious vision, with the former King now taking the mantle of Jarl Christopher.		On 1 April 2018, [[King Christopher of Vikesland\|King Christopher]] announced that Vikesland would be dissolved. In December of that same year, he announced that the nation would be reborn as the Jarldom of Vikesland. This new direction would have a smaller, less serious vision, with the former King now taking the mantle of Jarl Christopher. The reborn nation is expected to be unveiled in the spring of 2019.

	[[Category:Micronations]]		[[Category:Micronations]]

DukeBearPeninsula: Notes about Jarldom

2018-12-27T16:54:49Z

Notes about Jarldom

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	Additionally, the Vikesland military had a rocket program that conducted joint launches in conjunction with [[Republic of Molossia\|Molossia]] and [[Colony of Calsahara\|Calsahara]].		Additionally, the Vikesland military had a rocket program that conducted joint launches in conjunction with [[Republic of Molossia\|Molossia]] and [[Colony of Calsahara\|Calsahara]].

	==Dissolution==		==Dissolution and Rebirth as Jarldom==
	On 1 April 2018, [[King Christopher of Vikesland\|King Christopher]] announced that Vikesland would be dissolved.		On 1 April 2018, [[King Christopher of Vikesland\|King Christopher]] announced that Vikesland would be dissolved. In December of that same year, he announced that the nation would be reborn as the Jarldom of Vikesland. This new direction would have a smaller, less serious vision, with the former King now taking the mantle of Jarl Christopher.

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DukeBearPeninsula: Numerals are typically only added to the first of their name after a second has ascended the throne

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Numerals are typically only added to the first of their name after a second has ascended the throne

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	The '''Kingdom of Vikesland''', formerly known as the '''Principality of Vikesland''', was a [[micronation]] in Manitoba, Canada. It was founded in 2005 by Christopher Barry Joseph Beyette ([[King Christopher of Vikesland\|King Christopher I]]), a television news cameraman employed by the CHUM network. Vikesland's creation and subsequent development was the intended focus of a documentary film about micronations which would have been produced and directed by King Christopher. The focus of the micronation's activities subsequently shifted to unspecified endeavors of a charitable and humanitarian nature.		The '''Kingdom of Vikesland''', formerly known as the '''Principality of Vikesland''', was a [[micronation]] in Manitoba, Canada. It was founded in 2005 by Christopher Barry Joseph Beyette ([[King Christopher of Vikesland\|King Christopher]]), a television news cameraman employed by the CHUM network. Vikesland's creation and subsequent development was the intended focus of a documentary film about micronations which would have been produced and directed by King Christopher. The focus of the micronation's activities subsequently shifted to unspecified endeavors of a charitable and humanitarian nature.

	The official website of Vikesland stated that the micronation was "not secessionist" and had no intention of claiming the territory of Canada or any other sovereign state. However, the site also identified Beyette's place of residence near the city of Brandon, as well as a nearby 6.5 square kilometer rural property which he co-owns with his parents, as being "Vikeslandic territory". The latter was referred to as the "Royal Ranchlands".		The official website of Vikesland stated that the micronation was "not secessionist" and had no intention of claiming the territory of Canada or any other sovereign state. However, the site also identified Beyette's place of residence near the city of Brandon, as well as a nearby 6.5 square kilometer rural property which he co-owns with his parents, as being "Vikeslandic territory". The latter was referred to as the "Royal Ranchlands".