The Skanarri Massacre

The Skanarri Massacre
Date: 44 S.A. Place: Northern Almaris Result: Svarling Victory The Skanarri flee to the Ice Spikes after near-extinction The Skanarri population is reduced by 3/4ths Belligerents The Svarlings: The Svarlandic Great Army The Skanarri: United Skanarri Tribes Commanders Zharrtýr Rykhässon the Chosen Grejon the Warrior, High Chieftain of the Skanarri ✝

The Skanarri Massacre, alternatively called the Skanarri Genocide or the Sven's Day Massacre, was a major event during the Nyrheim Northern War which took place during the Norlandic festival of "Sven's Day". The incident began when Svarling raiders, led by Zharrtýr Rykhässon, assaulted the Skanarri-occupied town of Nueva Tierra and slew everyone within the town and burnt the buildings to the ground.