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'''Granland''' (Swedish==Cultural expressions==[[File: ''Granland or literally "Land of Pines"'') is a Swedish soldier larp campaign that's been ongoing since 2008. The games take place in a fictional medieval world with the same attributes as the real world - placing the Granlandsodra-fiction in the "Alternate Earth" categoryriket7. Granland is jpg|left|thumb|Måslänningar, one of Swedens most active larp-campaigns at the moment, with about 3-4 games per year in averagecultures of the campaign. The campaign has been described as highly ambitious and well organized with focus on realistic immersionPhoto: Björn Kalander]] Granland does not limit itself to only making larps, social realism, role-playing and character creation. The campaign but also involves elements many types of war, which are used as cultural expressions with a catalyst for creating and improving base in 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 fictional world known has Heliga Armén as Ordavesvärlden (Swedish: ''The Holy Armyworld of Ordaves''). Participants and organizers regularly create works of music, art and literature inspired by or taking place in the fictional world portrayed in the larps.
== Cultural expressions ==[[File:filminspelning19.jpg|left|thumb|Auxilia in the Holy Army, Photo: GeddaFors Film]] Several types of media have been produced regarding the Granlands-campaign, including but not limited to; * A book containing describing the campaigns fictionof the Granland Campaign, published by Ersatz
== The fiction ==*Granland: An authoritarian, militaristic and patriotic nation inspired by the early liberal ideas of 18th and 19th century Europe.The larps take place in *Heliga Armén: A fundamentalist and theocratic army inspired by the medieval crusades and the world of Minea, with cultures reminding Catholic Revival of the medieval Europe16th century. Inspiration is also taken from *Måslänningarna: An oppressed people who are waging a guerrilla war with the esthetics hope of steampunk, creating their own country.*Vita Vingarna: A deeply religious and land-less order inspired by the World Wars I and II Crusader Knights and the war in VietnamFree-masons.
'''Cultures:''' [[File:Sodra-riket7.jpg|right|thumb|Civilians from Måsland, Photo: Björn Kallander]]*Cordovien: A totalitarian fascist island nation with a fanatic dedication to save the world from capitalism.*Danna'Gil: A strange race (somewhat a mixture of steampunk elves and aliens), who fight on the Cordovian side, making high technology items and scientific experiments.*Jorgala: The oppressed country between Gillet and Cordovien, clinging on to their religion and conservative traditions.*Gillet: A capitalist organization (similar to the 14th century German dominated "Hansa"), consisting of different cultures who fight for their right to earn money and become rich.*Skaegi: A people (similar to the Nordic "Vikings") the former lords of Jorgala, who were driven away by the Cordovians in the first act of the war and who now fight for Gillet.==External links==
There are also other minor cultures too small to mention here*[http://www.granland.se Main webpage]*[http://vimeo.com/87213028 Granland - Ingen ära i krig. A short-film produced by GeddaFors film]*[https://www.facebook.com/groups/425399480825606/ Föreningen Granland - Discussion group on Facebook]
== External links == *http://www.krigshjarta.com*http://www.kh6.se*[http[Category://www.facebook.com/groups/krigshjartan/?ref=ts&fref=ts Krigshjärtan - Facebook group for campaign discussionsLarp series]]
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|countryimage_alt=Three Granland Regular Army soldiers standing in a snow covered forest.|founding_location=Sweden|name=Granland (Campaign)|english_name=Granland (Land of Pines)|number_of_players_per_runwebsite=20-250{{URL|homepage_url=http://granland.se}}|homepage_link_textgenre=Low-fantasy war-larp|style=Immersive narrativism with gamistic elements|first_larp=Granlands webpageGranland (2008)}}'''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 by Stockholm-based organizers Hampus Ahlbom and Felix Antman Debels as a spin-off from the game "Uvudden" organized in 2007 by Matilda Utbult. Though parts of the fiction was originally developed for Uvudden, the spin-off gained a much larger following and crowd, organizing at its peak 5-6 games a year. 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 was one of Swedens most active larp-campaigns between 2008 and 2014, with about 3-4 games per year in average, but has since declined in activity after both main organizers decided to move on and work with other projects. 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'').
Several types of media have been professionally produced for the Granland Campaign, including but not limited to;
* A strategy board game known as "Granlandsspelet" (Swedish: ''The Granland game'') by Olof Blomqvist
* A short film produced by GeddaFors Film *http://vimeo.com/87213028
* Several songs and lyrics by Patriarkus *http://patriarkus.se/ * A small LARP-convention known as GranCon, being hosted June each year in Stockholm since 2010.
==Participatory culture==
Depending on the game, participants may create their own characters and plots within the fictional shell provided by the organizers of the game - or be given a pre-written character from the organizers. Almost all of the fiction is provided by the organizers for each game, the participants are instead free to choose between a finite amount of character-concepts. Most players will portray a squad of soldiers who are part of one of the two armies, often making their personal expression in regards to equipment and character background somewhat limited. However, the games often allows for many types of characters within the provided fiction and Granland has become known for having a good balance between a common fictional ground and personal expression through character creation.
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 than other Swedish larps. This was 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 soldier from the Holy Army. Photo: Torbjörn Walberg]]
The Granland fiction is based on Medieval Europe and the Middle-East, but using large amounts of inspiration from different historical eras; primarily the 17th and 18th century and Ancient Rome. The world has the same attributes as the real world, thus excluding classical fantasy themes such as for example non-human races and magic.
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. ===Factions= Participatory culture ==Characters and plots The following factions are mainly up to players to create, and organizers usually only provide thematic framework, setting the ones most commonly portrayed in the fiction and a list of character types they wish to see at the larplarps. This has led In addition to a huge participatory culture in which players not only create well written groups and charactersthese, but also contribute with poems, songs, special effects and a generousity in sharing equipment many sub-categories and knowledgeminor factions exist.