Ásvaldr av Móslund

Ásvaldr av Móslund

Personal details
Honorific prefix	Fører
Birth Date	7531
Birth place	Mánaferja
Death date	7580
Death place	Ålesund
Residence	The Gimlé
Leader of Aedeland
Term Start	7580
Term End	7580
Predecessor	Vilhelm av Ambrodring
Successor	Max Müller

Ásvaldr av Móslund was the first Fører of the Technate of Aedeland.

Early life

Ásvaldr av Móslund was born in 7531 in Mánaferja, near Ayrendæl in Northern Aedeland, to Ásvaldr the Elder, cousin of the Jarl of Austland, Végn av Nýckill, and Móð av Járns, from a wealthy family in Ålesund. His father accumulated considerable wealth as an agent of the Sørtarnland Company and the younger Ásvaldr developed a reputation as a playboy.

Military Service

Ásvaldr joined the Væringet in 7548 and served with distinction in the the Norling expeditions of Tzeraka interior receiving a field promotion to Kapitän and being awarded both the Blóð Ære and Ríkgeir. Upon returning to Aedeland, he was an early participant in the Valkyrja's fixed wing experiments but was expelled from the program after crashing during an unsanctioned demonstration. He was briefly assigned as a liaison to the Foreign Office before resigning.

Political Career

In 7554, Ásvaldr was elected to the Folkmōt as Nefndarmen for Ayrendæl. He was at the time, at the age of 22, the youngest member of the Folkmōt in recent history. His youthful energy and outspoken views made him a national personality. In 7562, he was named to the Lögrétta on behalf of the Jarl of Austland and was viewed as being groomed to be a future Fører.

Radicalization

While working in the Foreign Office, Ásvaldr fell into company with Häverist and Socialist sympathizers as early as 7553. However, it was not until his marriage to Dýja av Mjötvið in 7557 that Ásvaldr became a serious supporter of the Häverism. From 7558, Ásvaldr was under observation of the Skyggejæger. In 7571, Ásvaldr was removed from his seat in the Folkmōt by Vilhelm av Ambrodring's administration due to his association with subversives. In the mid-7570s, Ásvaldr and his wife made several pilgrimages to Helreich and grew more radical in his positions. Skyggejæger files show that av Ambrodring's government viewed his wife Dýja av Mjötvið as the greater threat.

Aedelish Häverism

Ásvaldr and his wife Dýja developed a version of Häverism that diverged from Hellish Häverism in several key ways. This early version of Aedelish Häverism embraced the Theissian Reformations and was heavily influenced by the writings of Aleksandr Belikov. Ásvaldr's envisioned a form of Häverist Socialism, a socialist state with an energy-based currency.

Fører

Ásvaldr av Móslund's ascent to leadership was driven by widespread dissatisfaction with the influence of the Sørtarnland Company on Aedeland's government and its ties to foreign finance. Public opposition to the Straits Treaty, seen as risky and self-serving, fueled support for the Häverist pro-working-class platform. After the ban on Häverist political groups was lifted in 7575, Ásvaldr emerged as a prominent figure, representing the interests of the influential aristocrat Végn av Nýckill on the Lögrétta. The Häverist victory in the 7580 elections, securing a Folkmōt supermajority, allowed them to leverage veto and impeachment powers to pressure the aristocratic Lögrétta into appointing Ásvaldr as leader.

Ásvaldr av Móslund's leadership was characterized by moderate reforms aimed at supporting Aedeland's working class and reducing government reliance on financial interests. Rejecting violent revolution, Ásvaldr worked within the existing republican framework, earning the support of moderate Häverists in the Folkmōt. However, his assassination triggered a political crisis that ended his vision of reform. This turmoil enabled Max Müller to seize power, purge the aristocratic Lögrétta, and establish the Häverist Technate, initiating a more radical and authoritarian era in Aedeland's history.