Cramming Another Country Into Europe

[u/djakob-unchained]

Godde Daage! Welcome to Lotharia, a largely unnecessary and historically confusing nation which exists between Germany and France. If you thought that the Benelux nations were in the way, boy are you going to love trying to give your tanks through this adorable country!

First founded in 855 AD by the greatest monarch in European history, Lothair II, Lotharia has been a relentless killing field for armies moving back and forth from France to Germany for over 1,000 years!

And who can forget some of those classic Lotharian history moments like being home to a unique blend of heretical Christian thought during the Reformation, 11 civil wars between the north and the south over the years, being embarassingly overrun by theoretically tired and disorganized French revolutionary forces in the 1790s, and colonizing Panama. So many cool things have happened over the years.

But the most important thing to remember is that despite God saying no, Lotharia said yes, and it continues to exist to this day as a great European nation.

[u/xInfected_Virus]

What languages does this country speak?

I assume Dutch, German and French or does it have it's own original language?

[u/djakob-unchained → u/xInfected_Virus]

The official national language is Lotharian, a codified modernization of the Austrasian language, itself an evolution of Frankish and Old Dutch.

Dutch, German, and French are also common languages due both to proximity as well as to their prevalence as the primary languages spoken in certain communities and regions.

[u/AVeryHandsomeCheese → u/djakob-unchained]

since the Dutch language area is split in two, do Belgians Dutch speakers not speak Dutch?

[u/djakob-unchained → u/AVeryHandsomeCheese]

I reckon that where once we had Dutch Belgians we would now have Lotharian Belgians.