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Judicate of Forunes Lagdøme Forunes (Norwegian)
Flag Coat of arms
Motto: "Med lov skal landet vårt byggjast og ikkje med ulov øydast" (Norwegian) "With law shall our land be built, and not desolated by lawlessness" (English)
Status	Active
Location	Frosta, Norway
Capital	Exampleville
Official languages	Norwegian
Government
• Lagmann	Felix Sand
• Viselagmann	Chris Ramsay
Legislature	Furutinget
Independence  from Norway
• Independence	29 July 2023
• Constitution ratified	25 April 2020
Membership	21
Currency	Furones penning (NOK) (accepted)
Time zone	(CEST)
• Summer (DST)	UTC-1 (CEST)
Date format	dd/mm/yyyy
Driving side	right
Calling code	+47
Internet TLD	.no

Forunes, also commonly known as Furunes, offically the Judicate of Forunes is a self-proclaimed nation located in the traditional region of Trøndelag the micronation is entirely enclaved by Norway on all sides including the fjord access which is recognized internationally as Norwegian water. Forunes as an idea itself precedes the offically declaration of Independence on the July 29, 2023 during the patron saint’s mass. The first paragraph should contain relevant information about location, significant subdivisions, and a brief history.

The Forunesian political system is based upon the local germanic law Frostating The origin of Frostathing differs with several dates, stretching from 5th to 7th century, however it was first described by the 13th century saga writer Snorre Sturlason, to 940-960. The Furuthing law which acts as the the most important law book is also almost entirely inspired by Frostathing law written around 1260, immortalizing local laws and traditions which was kept orally which some estimate to be from the 400-600s.

The Judiciate follows a unicameral Furuthing court accounting for the three branches of government; Legislative, judiciative and executive. The Furuthing has 12 representatives known as «lagrettemenn» Each representative is elected by the locals of their respective syssel which in turn each year elects the leader of the Judicate, Lagmann on the mass of St Botolph, 17th June. The Judicate has no political parties and instead is 100 percent independent, each representing their respective counties within Forunes, with a few expections of whom represent citizens beyond the claims of Forunes.

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Etymology

The name "Forunes" comes from two different words, Foru which comes from the Old Norse fura and nes from Old Norse nes, the latter meaning a headland while furu translates to a pine tree (Lit.: Pine Headland)

Throughout history, the name has been written differently, an example of which is this following chronological list of the name throughout history; During the Viking age the name was most likely Furanes. In the cadastre of Aslak Bolt mentions a farm in Halogaland with a identitical name Furnes which is written as Furonese also as Ffuronese (1432/1433). Forunes (1692) Forunes (1700) Furnes (1704) Furunesset (1800) Furunes (1890) Furunes (1940) Today, the offical name either Furunes or Furuneset on offical documents and maps. However, Forunes was choosen by the Furutinget as to reflect back upon the oldest documented version

History

There has been people persisting in Forunes most likely since the Stone Age. Not far from Forunes there are rock carvings at Evenhus from (1100-1800 B.C) However, there has not been found any excavations within Forunes itself from the Stone Age, it has been speculated that the thick forest was a common hunting ground for the nearby neolithic settlements and the shores were frequently used as fishing grounds.

The oldest excavations from Forunes are from the Bronze Age, of which there has been two registered Bronze Age two burial mounds, each of them with latter on looting piles. A usual pattern amongst both the registered and unregistered Brone Age burial mounds is their setting upon tall ridges overlooking the fjord, suggesting perhaps a heavily based maritime culture based upon the Trondheimsfjord.

One of the bronze age mound is registered as one of the biggest grave mounds on the Frosta peninsula sits upon a tall ridge with a deep fall to the beach from it. It has been speculated that the reason for its seating lays not only for the view to both the sea and sun, but also so the tomb could be easily fortified with primitive defenses such as earthworks, though there is no literary nor archaeological evidence to prove this.

During the Iron Age, the surroundings of Furones saw a rise in settlements, political power, and later during the Migration era; fortifications. Not far from Forunes there lays a ancient grave mound next to the Alstadhaug church, on where petty king Alvir lays. One local story tells of that King Alvir with his attache went through the main ancient hunting road to conquer the Frosta peninsula instead of the other proper roads could his enemies would have be encamped at, besides the unsurely fabricated story of his travel through Forunes, Forunes was most likely ruled by King Alvir's realm. If he conquered it by force, with peace or if he inherited Forunes; There is no archaeological nor literary sources.

Later on by the Migration period, there must have been waging war between different tribes in the area, hence the building of several hill forts throughout Trøndelag. The Migration period must have also have left a important mark on Furones and surrondings, as all dates for a unified Germanic law thing are dated to be created either during - or after the period.

During the Viking Age and later on the medieval period, it is speculated that the thick Forunesian forest was exploited for shipbuilding, both so for the "viking fleets" of the Jarldom of Lade later on also for the local chieftain's port "Vikinghamna på Fånestangen" (lit. Fånestangen's viking port.) from around year 1000 the most prominent chieftain was Olav Vigdeild whom was a lendmann fighting for Skule Bårdsson 1239-1240 in the Norwegian civil war. Olav Vigdeild was the commander of 14 longships which played a part in the raiding of Møre 1239. If the 14 longships was made out of timber from Forunesian woods is a possibility. Later on, the port was used by the Archbishop of Nidaros Aslak Bolt between 1428 to 1450 as a layover from Trondheim to Ytterøy Henceafter Forunes is speculated to also be ceded to the Archbishop of Nidaros as property to chop wood to repair, build ships and to expand the wooden ports. Insert a decently detailed but not overly long history of the micronation.

Politics and government

The Judicate of Forunes does not follow three separate branches of power on accordance to Montesquieu, rather one unicameral for all of which, Furutinget, divided upon 12 representatives, referred to with the historical title lagrettemenn on which the leader of Furuting lagmann has full right to veto any passing of law. The current Lagmann is Felix Sand, referred to as simply "Lagmann Felix."

The Furuting works with three major meetings

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Law

Furuthing law is the acting offical law of Forunes in which the Furuthing is based heavily on the local medieval law; Frostatingslova, which has a documented history from at least the 10th century, though some scholars trace it to the Migration period. The law follows germanic law, with one documented exception The Furuthing stretches from civilian law regarding that one out of five fish caught shall be paid directly to the Judicate as tax, to forcing all Forunesians by law to rebel against the lagmann if he was to abuse his power. Furuthing law also enacts the law that the Furuthing court must follow, the law also specifically mentions that the assembly do not have to follow the laws servile.

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Law and order

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Culture

The culture of Forunes is identitcal to the neighbouring local culture of Trøndelag, more specifically so of both Innherad and Fosen. The culture could be classified as maritime due to the large important Trondheimsfjorden which all of the districts of Forunes border, hence it is still today easier and faster to travel by boat than to walk to the other Forunesian settlements. Insert information about the micronation's holidays, customs, education, spoken languages, arts, the press, and television here.

Holidays

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Date	English name	Local name	Remarks
1 January	New Year's	Fyrste nyttårsdag
6 January	Epiphany	Heilage trekongersdag
Moveable	Maundy Thursday	Skjærtorsdag/Skirtorsdag	Thursday ahead Easter Sunday
Moveable	Good friday	Langfredag	Friday ahead of Easter Sunday
Moveable	Easter Sunday	Fyrste påskedag
Moveable	Easter Monday	Andre påskedag

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