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'''Granland''' (Swedish: ''Granland or literally "Land of Pines"'') or Granlandskampanjen (Swedish: ''The Granland Campaign'') - is an immersion-style Swedish soldier LARP campaign created in 2008. The campaign takes place in a fictional medieval world with the same attributes as the real world - placing Granland in the "low-fantasy" or "no-fantasy"-category depending on preference. Granland is one of Swedens most active larp-campaigns at the moment, with about 3-4 games per year in average. The campaign has been described as highly ambitious and well organized with focus on realistic immersion, social realism, high-quality equipment, role-playing and character creation. The campaign also involves elements of war, which are used as a catalyst for creating and improving the mutual immersion. The main focus of the campaign is the cultural conflict between the progressive nationalist nation of Granland, and the traditional and deeply religious organisation known has Heliga Armén (Swedish: ''The Holy Army'').

== Cultural expressions ==

* Several songs by Patriarkus *http://patriarkus.se/

* A small LARP-convention known as GranCon, being hosted in June each year since 2010.

== Participatory culture ==

Granland has become famous for hosting games that places a lot of focus on getting players involved in the making of the game - and thus generally having players with much better understanding of the concept and feeling of the game then other Swedish larps. This is accomplished by having a very large amount of pregame activities, often involving weekly social meet-ups, parties, workshops for character-creation, practical workshops for creating equipment and a large convention being hosted each year since 2010 known as GranCon.

== The fiction ==

[[File:filminspelning25.jpg|left|thumb|Civilian being murdered by a solider from the Holy Army. Photo: Torbjörn Walberg]]

The main plot in the campaign is the ongoing war between the Holy Army and Granland. A in many ways pointless war which began with a land-dispute over a border-territory between the two nations of Ala Rike (controlled by the Holy Army) and Granland. The war this far has resulted in the creation of the Holy Army and the rise of the Penitent belief (a fundamentalist sub-category of the religion Ordaves) as well as a Coup d'état in Granland by the liberal and capitalistic elite. These two extremist organisations are so devoted to hatred and fear of one another that peace will only come by the complete annihilation of one of them.

The following factions are the ones most commonly portrayed in the fiction and at the larps. In addition to these, many sub-categories and minor factions exist.

* Måslänningarna: An oppressed people who are waging a guerrilla war with the hope of creating their own country.

* Vita Vingarna: A deeply religious and land-less order inspired by the Crusader Knights and the Free-masons.

== External links ==