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@@ -3,15 +3,15 @@
 
 * The Country of Eittland
 ** Eittlandic Geography
-Eittland is an active volcanic island. In its center we can find the
+Eittland is an active volcanic island. In its centre we can find the
 most active volcanoes, surrounded by glaciers and some regular
 mountains. It is surrounded by some taiga, taiga plains covered mainly
 by ashen pines (/pinus fraxinus/), and a large cold desert covering most
-of the center of the island and its northern eastern part. Outside
+of the centre of the island and its northern eastern part. Outside
 this largely unpopulated region, Eastern Eittland mainly consists of
 grasslands with some temperate rainforests on its southern shores as
 well as some occasional wetland and marshes. On the other hand,
-Western Eittland has a lot more temperate deciduos forests, temperate
+Western Eittland has a lot more temperate deciduous forests, temperate
 rainforests and some more wetlands and marshes still. Three small cold
 deserts spawn in Western Eittland, including one north-east of
 Đeberget not far from the city. More details can be found in the map
@@ -27,12 +27,12 @@ fjords and the numerous fjords found in the western part of the island
 are characteristic of much older parts of Eittland. The Fjord
 themselves were formed during the last ice age, while the smoother
 shore lines formed since. Western Eittland also has two main bays
-which are two very old caldeira volcanoes. It is not known whether
+which are two very old caldera volcanoes. It is not known whether
 they will be one day active again or not.
 
 ** Culture
 The Eittlandic people share a common basis for their culture which
-remained rather conservative for much longer than the other nordic
+remained rather conservative for much longer than the other Nordic
 people due to its resistance towards Christianity conversion. The
 number of people adhering to Norse beliefs remained very high through
 the ages and only recently began declining, going from 93% of
@@ -110,7 +110,7 @@ any Eittlandic dialect, all of them being immigrants or children of
 immigrants. It is therefore safe to say Eittlandic is still going
 strong and does not face any risk of disappearing anytime soon,
 although we might be at the start of the decline of the historical
-dialects of Eittland in favor of Standard Eittlandic.
+dialects of Eittland in favour of Standard Eittlandic.
 
 In this document, you will see references to both Standard Eittlandic
 and Modern Eittlandic. Although some people use the terms
@@ -135,7 +135,7 @@ and “Greenlandic” for “Greenland”.
 However, the second but least probable theory is the island is named
 after /eitr/, a mythical poison from which the first Jøtunn Ymir was
 created. Eittland’s waters near the volcanoes containing high amounts
-of sulfur, a poison, could be what named the island. This association
+of sulphur, a poison, could be what named the island. This association
 with poison, as well as the association to the place where it was
 found, /Ginnungagap/, could have acted as a deterrent to prevent people
 outsiders from coming.
@@ -156,7 +156,7 @@ the mountains would also call the inner lands /Fjallheim/, meaning
 peninsula of Eittland. Lastly, the name /Eldøy/, /Fire Island/, was used
 to refer both to Eittland and Iceland due to their volcanic activity.
 Nowadays, the name morphed into /Eldfjall/ to refer to the volcanic
-cluster at the center of the Island.
+cluster at the centre of the Island.
 
 ** History
 *** Early Eittlandic History (late 8th century - 14th century)
@@ -171,15 +171,15 @@ Halfdansson. Eittland thus became a vassal state to the Norwegian
 crown while retaining autonomy from it, which was granted due to the
 distance between the two countries.
 
-Shortly after however, the beginning of the christianisation of the
-nordic countries and especially of Norway created a new immigration
-boost in Eittland with norsemen seeking a pagan land untouched by
-christian faith. In 935, a year after Haakon I Haraldsson became king
+Shortly after however, the beginning of the Christianisation of the
+Nordic countries and especially of Norway created a new immigration
+boost in Eittland with Norsemen seeking a pagan land untouched by
+Christian faith. In 935, a year after Haakon I Haraldsson became king
 of Norway and began trying to introduce Christianity to its people,
 the newly crowned king Áleifr I Ásmundson of Eittland adopted a new
 law forbidding the Christian faith to be imported, promoted, and
-practiced in Eittland. This decision forever weakened the alliance
-between the two countries and detariorated their relationship.
+practised in Eittland. This decision forever weakened the alliance
+between the two countries and deteriorated their relationship.
 
 As more and more people in Eittland were moving to its western part
 due to larger opportunities with its farmlands, king Áleifr I chose in
@@ -198,15 +198,15 @@ in [[file:country.md#Political-Organization][Political Organization]].
 *** Crusades and Independence (13th century - 1400)
 As soon as the 13th century, and through the 14th century, the
 Teutonic Order and the Livonian Order, backed by the Holy Roman
-Empire, proposed crusades against Eittland to get rid of its norse
+Empire, proposed crusades against Eittland to get rid of its Norse
 faith. However, these never came to be due to the distance between
-Eittland and mainland Europe, despite the papal authorisations in
+Eittland and mainland Europe, despite the papal authorizations in
 1228, 1257, 1289, 1325, and 1367.
 
 In 1397, the creation of the Kalmar Union kicked a new crusade, this
 time backed by the Union itself as well as the Teutonic Order --- Eric
 of Pomerania aimed to unify his country both religiously by getting
-rid of the norse faith in Eittland and politically by getting rid of
+rid of the Norse faith in Eittland and politically by getting rid of
 its established monarchy. A contingent sailed to Eittland to submit
 the island, however they were met with fierce resistance by the locals
 on arrival. Estimates show that while some 2,400 Eittlandic people
@@ -226,20 +226,20 @@ simple, unknown health condition which coincided with the ongoing
 events.
 
 During the same year, the Althing elected Arvid I Geirson as the new
-High King who nominated his brother Havardr I Arvidbróðr as the
+High King who nominated his brother Havardr I Arvidsbróðr as the
 Monarch of Hylfjaltr. While the previous monarchs took a more
 defensive approach, they chose to become much more aggressive,
 striving for independence. After demands were sent to the Kalmar
 Union, Eittland began a series of raids on its territories, ranging
 from Iceland to the Faroese Islands to even two raids in Norway and
 Denmark. These raids only aimed trade and military ships but severely
-handicaped the Union’s marine.
+handicapped the Union’s marine.
 
-On September 17th, 1400 High King Arvid Geirson of Eittland and King
+On September 17th, 1400 High King Arvid I Geirson of Eittland and King
 Erik of the Kalmar Union met in Reykjavík to sign the Treaty of
 Reykjavík, during which the Kalmar Union recognized the independence
 of Eittland and renounced its claims to the island. On the other hand,
-Eittland ceeded its Greenlandic colonies to the Kalmar Union. Both
+Eittland ceded its Greenlandic colonies to the Kalmar Union. Both
 parties agreed to end the hostilities towards one another.
 
 While the Union no longer launched any crusades against Eittland, the
@@ -251,7 +251,7 @@ were ultimately defeated thanks to reinforcement from the Kingdom of
 
 *** The Absolute Monarchy (1400 - late 1700s)
 Once independent, Eittland quickly became isolated among the European
-nations due as it was percieved as a pagan nation by the rest of the
+nations due as it was perceived as a pagan nation by the rest of the
 continent. For over a century, the country had to be almost entirely
 self-sufficient. This lead to a more in-depth survey of the resources
 of the land launched in 1421. Large quantities of iron were discovered
@@ -276,7 +276,7 @@ white and green marble, which became its emblem. Walking in the
 streets of major cities today, we can still see most of the monuments
 and buildings from during that era made of marble. It is particularly
 the case in Hylfjaltr, known by the nickname of “The White City” due
-to the sheer amount of monuments made of ouf this material.
+to the sheer amount of monuments made out of this material.
 
 It is around this time religious wars broke out in mainland Europe,
 and war refugees coming at first from Scandinavia and soon enough from
@@ -285,7 +285,7 @@ were accepted on the condition never to try and spread their religion
 on the island with the risk of expulsion back to continental Europe.
 At the time, the influx of refugees represented around one percent of
 its total population, with about two thirds of it being protestants
-and the rest catholics. The local protestant population officially
+and the rest Catholics. The local protestant population officially
 founded in 1587 the Church of Eittland.
 
 You can find in the chart below a breakdown of the various countries
@@ -293,9 +293,9 @@ and regions religious refugees came from. Although Scandinavia was one
 of the first regions to take refuge in Eittland, most refugees came
 from the Holy Roman Empire and from France where religious wars were
 particularly violent. It is estimated most of the Protestant
-population of Eittland are mainly from French descent, while the HRE’s
-and Scandinavian population came with mixes of Christians and
-Protestants. On the other hand most, if not all, of the English
+population of Eittland are mainly from French descent, while the Holy
+Roman Empire and Scandinavian population came with mixes of Christians
+and Protestants. On the other hand most, if not all, of the English
 population was Christian.
 
 #+header: :exports none :eval no-export
@@ -324,7 +324,7 @@ plot data u 2:xtic(1)
 
 #+html: <ImgFigure src="/img/eittlandic/religious-refugees.png">Breakdown of the country or region of origin of religious refugees in the 1500s</ImgFigure>
 
-With the beginning of coloniolization of Northern America, Eittland
+With the beginning of colonization of Northern America, Eittland
 became a naval hotspot. Its position allowed ships to cut in half
 their journey if necessary and replenish their supplies. England and
 the Netherlands were the first countries to halt in Eittland for such
@@ -341,13 +341,13 @@ On Eittland’s second refusal, England declared war and launched a land
 invasion of the island. The general in charge of the invasion, Sir
 Andrew Sapping, decided to avoid landing in fjords, judging it too
 risky and prone to ambushes. Instead, English troops landed in the
-flatlands west of Vátrsteinn. While eittlandic troops were massing in
-the nearby town of Vestrfjoðarkjapt, a volcano erupted into a
+flatlands west of Vátrsteinn. While Eittlandic troops were massing in
+the nearby town of Vestrferðaróss, a volcano erupted into a
 pyroclastic flow. The English landing site being on its path, half of
 the invading English forces were immediately wiped out, and two thirds
-of their vessels were badly dammaged or destroyed. Immediately after
+of their vessels were badly damaged or destroyed. Immediately after
 this, Sir Sapping surrendered to the Eittlandic troops which were
-captured as prisonners of war. Due to this defeat and the sudden
+captured as prisoners of war. Due to this defeat and the sudden
 reduction in available men and ships in the English army, the Treaty
 of Hylfjaltr was signed on the 25 of May of the same year. While
 England recognized its defeat, Eittland promised not to intervene on
@@ -356,10 +356,10 @@ not the intent of Eittland in the first place).
 
 After the independence of the United States of America, Eittland not
 only retained its status as a maritime hotspot but also boomed as one
-between Northern America and Europe. Its ports of Kóparvall and
+between Northern America and Europe. Its ports of Kóparváll and
 Tvinnár, near Ðeberget and Hylfjaltr respectively, became the two
 major ports in Eittland, with Tvinnár generally favoured by ships
-coming from Europe and Kóparvall favoured by ships coming from
+coming from Europe and Kóparváll favoured by ships coming from
 Northern America.
 
 *** Industrial Revolution and Constitutional Monarchy (18th century)
@@ -367,7 +367,7 @@ By the beginning of the 18th century, Eittland begins to heavily
 industrialize out of a need for larger and more effective ports,
 requiring themselves lots of various machinery and base materials.
 Mines in Western Eittland became much more active, extracting primary
-resources such as iron, aluminum and other precious metals.
+resources such as iron, aluminium and other precious metals.
 
 Due to a lack of coal in the Eittlandic island, the country had to buy
 it from other countries such as the United Kingdom, the United States
@@ -377,7 +377,7 @@ found deposits off its Eastern coast. Oil extraction remains to this
 day a significant part of the Eittlandic economy, although in decline
 due to the deposits progressively drying up.
 
-Industrial development mostly happen in Eastern Eittland due to its
+Industrial development mostly happened in Eastern Eittland due to its
 flatter terrain compared to Western Eittland. Primary resources
 extracted from Western Eittland were primarily brought to factories by
 boat; although the country pushed towards building train tracks, the
@@ -385,7 +385,7 @@ eastern and western parts of the country remained separated due to the
 frequent eruptions of the volcanoes in the central part of the island
 cutting off any attempt to link the two regions.
 
-Fishing also developped as a significant activity in Eittland, most of
+Fishing also developed as a significant activity in Eittland, most of
 its products was sold within Eittland for its people and only a small
 portion became available for international market. Nonetheless,
 Eittlandic fish slowly built a reputation of quality and became sought
@@ -409,7 +409,7 @@ right to vote in any election open to the Eittlandic people. On March
 the High King, giving women the right to be elected at the House of
 the People while noblewomen got the right to inherit the title of
 Jarl, making them eligible to the House of the Land. Quickly after,
-Kari Niallsdóttr became the first woman ever elected to the House of
+Kari Nialsdóttr became the first woman ever elected to the House of
 the People during the general election of September 1905, while Ása
 Sigríðsdóttr became the first woman to enter the House of the Land
 in 1934.
@@ -446,7 +446,7 @@ with the ability of acting as a relay between Northern America and
 Europe, or as a base of operations allowing for a much greater range
 of action. However, Eittland reaffirmed several times their will to
 remain neutral in any conflict. After war broke out in mainland
-Europe, the United Kindom, fearing Eittland joining the Axis, offered
+Europe, the United Kingdom, fearing Eittland joining the Axis, offered
 Eittland on January 23rd 1940 to join the Allies in order to not only
 benefit themselves from Eittland’s geographical advantages, but also
 avoid Germany to benefit from it. This proposal was once again
@@ -461,7 +461,7 @@ invasion, British troops and ships arrived in Eittland, attacking the
 German army from the sea while Eittlanders attacked from land. The
 last German soldier surrendered on April 14th, eleven days after the
 beginning of the invasion. Eittland became then a base of operations
-of the Allies in the Atlandic, strengthening their position against
+of the Allies in the Atlantic, strengthening their position against
 German U-boats and other warships.
 
 Fearing a similar fate awaited Iceland, Eittland suggested to the
@@ -474,7 +474,7 @@ country.
 
 Eittlandic ports played an important part in bringing US warships and
 war material to Europe, especially in the months leading up to D-Day
-and the different landings in the Mediteranean Sea.
+and the different landings in the Mediterranean Sea.
 
 **** Eittland-Iceland Alliance (1948 - present)
 When the war ended in Europe and Iceland gained its independence, a
@@ -487,12 +487,12 @@ the unification, while 64% of Eittlandic voters also answered “no”.
 The two countries still entered a close alliance in February 1948,
 Iceland relying on Eittland for military protection while an economic
 alliance was made between both of them. While it evolved in the
-following year inspired by the organisations that preceeded the
+following year inspired by the organizations that preceded the
 European Union, some of its aspects later inspired the creation of the
 Schengen Area some decades later. Iceland and Eittland integrated each
 other’s economy tightly, while their industries interacted with one
 another without any restrictions due to borders or customs. The
-distinction in nationality also became largly irrelevant between the
+distinction in nationality also became largely irrelevant between the
 two countries: only a few select governmental positions are still
 reserved to the citizens of their birth country, generally linked to
 high military ranks or secret services. It was thus possible for
@@ -500,7 +500,7 @@ citizens of both countries to move freely between Iceland and Eittland
 and live in either country as any of its citizens would while goods
 could also be freely exchanged.
 
-Thus, in 1965, Páll Jónsson became the firts Icelandic citizen elected
+Thus, in 1965, Páll Jónsson became the first Icelandic citizen elected
 to public office as the Town Master of Eldheim in Western Eittland. In
 May 1982, Bárður Márusson became the first Icelandic citizen to be
 elected to the House of the People, while Valgeir Þórinnson became the
@@ -518,7 +518,7 @@ the /Konunglig Eittlandsuniversitetitsvétalsráðuneyt/ (litt. “Royal
 Eittland’s University’s Computer Department”), or /Vétalsráðuneyt/ for
 short. This accompanied a new law raising the annual budget allocated
 to universities in Eittland to 9% of the nation’s GDP. As the first
-lab grew in size and became more and more proeminent internationally,
+lab grew in size and became more and more prominent internationally,
 even becoming one of the leading laboratories along with MIT, Bell
 Labs and CERN, numerous other laboratories both public and private
 appeared in Eittland. Nowadays, the /Vétalsráðuneyt/ is still regarded
@@ -553,7 +553,7 @@ Although it never applied for membership in the European Union,
 Eittland is still part of the European Economic Area as well as the
 Schengen Area, making it easy for European citizen as well as
 Eittlandic citizens to move freely in Europe. It joined these two
-organisations on their creation, in 1994 and in 1995 respectively,
+organizations on their creation, in 1994 and in 1995 respectively,
 after signing both in 1992 and 1985 respectively.
 
 In 2008, due to the economic crisis and instability of the Eittlandic
@@ -586,39 +586,39 @@ people would like Eittland to join the EU, as seen below.
 
 **** Internet and Computer Boom
 Eittland is home to some of the largest websites in the world,
-considered the European counterpart to the United States’ Sillicon
+considered the European counterpart to the United States’ Silicon
 Valley. Some of its best known websites are Raustr, a podcast and
 blogging platform often compared to a Facebook or VK alternative, as
 well as Sønmek, a video streaming and sharing platform compared to
 YouTube and Twitch.
 
 An entire governmental department of the Teknikráðuneyt got assigned
-to developping and auditing the Linux kernel in 2011. Although it has
+to developing and auditing the Linux kernel in 2011. Although it has
 no official name, it is often referred to as the *pengvinsstyrsamhald*,
-or *Penguins’ Batallion* in English. It was later integrated in a larger
+or *Penguins’ Battalion* in English. It was later integrated in a larger
 department dedicated to open source software in general.
 
 In 2014, the Eittlandic government announced fully switching to free
 and open-source software on all levels of government. This became
 fully effective in 2016, with all software developed for the
-government changing their license to the GPL-3.0 or AGPL-3.0 licenses
+government changing their licence to the GPL-3.0 or AGPL-3.0 licences
 and their source code available on the Teknikráðuneyt’s website.
 
-** Political Organisation
+** Political Organization
 *** Kingdoms and Monarchy
 While Eittland is a single country, it hosts two kingdoms: the Kingdom
 of Đeberget in the western part of the country, and the Kingdom of
 Hylfjaltr in its eastern part. This is due to a separation of the
-country in two halves during the reign of Eittlands second king
+country in two halves during the reign of Eittland’s second king
 Áleifr I when he realized the difficulties he and the following
 monarchs of the island would face trying to rule the country alone
 while the latter is almost always split in two by active volcanoes.
-Thus, while the two kingdoms operate very independently of each
-other --- each have their own policies on economics, education,
-industry, and so on --- they also operate in cooperation as the
-Eittlandic High Kingdom with the king of Đeberget at its head when it
-comes to common policies, such as military decision and internrational
-affairs.
+Thus, while the two kingdoms operate very independently of each other
+--- each have their own policies on economics, education, industry,
+and so on --- they also operate in cooperation as the Eittlandic High
+Kingdom with the king of Đeberget at its head when it comes to common
+policies, such as military decision and international affairs.
+
 #+html: <ImgFigure src="/img/eittlandic/map-political.png">The Two Eittlandic States</ImgFigure>
 
 This means that while both governments are independent of each other
@@ -664,8 +664,8 @@ designate someone to fill in the role of the monarch of Đeberget for
 the time being. They can also authorize the monarch of Hylfjaltr to do
 so in case they are unavailable and someone needs to represent the
 country in front of foreign representatives. The last example was
-during the two last years of Eríkr IX’s reign from 1987 to 1989 when
-he could not act as High King due to his illness. While he did not
+during the two last years of Eríkr V’s reign from 1987 to 1989 when he
+could not act as High King due to his illness. While he did not
 abdicate, he authorized king Harald III to act as High King while he
 appointed his daughter and present-day High Queen Njall III as the
 acting monarch of Đeberget.
@@ -685,14 +685,14 @@ such as the districts of Đeberget and Hylfjaltr, which the ruler ruled
 without intermediaries. They are the private possessions of the family
 of the rulers.
 
-On top of this the center of the island is divided in territories, one
+On top of this the centre of the island is divided in territories, one
 administered by the government of Đeberget and two by the government
 of Hylfjaltr. These territories are supposedly not inhabited by anyone
 and are currently natural parks. This is mostly where you can find the
 mountains and volcanoes of Eittland as well as its cold deserts.
 
 Due to the Last Royal Decree of 1826, jarls no longer rule their
-jarldom themselves anymore. Instead, a local elected government takes
+jarldom themselves any more. Instead, a local elected government takes
 care of this role now.
 
 *** Governments
@@ -714,7 +714,7 @@ In 1278, the first formal ministry (or department) was created in the
 Ðeberget Kingdom, called a /Ráðuneyt/ (litt. “fellowship of
 counsellors”) with a /Ráðunautr/ at its head, to aid the King Hallþórr V
 Gunhildson’s in administering agriculture. The Hylfjaltr Kingdom soon
-followed, creating its own in 1283 by order of Eyvindor III
+followed, creating its own in 1283 by order of Eyvindr III
 Steingrímson. From then, ráðuneyts were created as needed with a
 growing number.
 
@@ -723,6 +723,7 @@ In 1826, fearing the revolutionary climate in mainland Europe, Ólafr V
 passed the appropriately named “Last Royal Decree” in 1826. This act
 put in place a new form of government based on the British monarchy.
 
+
 The king transfers all the royal power from the rulers of Đeberget and
 Hylfjaltr to the House of the People and the House of the Land (the
 equivalent of the lower and upper Houses respectively). The House of
@@ -732,24 +733,24 @@ representative would be elected plus another one for each percentage
 of the population of the kingdom the jarldom represents.
 
 A similar system was created for jarldoms in order to replace jarls
-with locally elected governments, as well as the organisation of
+with locally elected governments, as well as the organization of
 municipalities.
 
 At first only male landowner of the Nordic Faith could vote and could
 be elected. In 1886, all men of the Nordic Faith got the right to vote
 and be elected in the general elections. In 1902, women gained the
-right to vote, and they gained the right to be elected in 1915. The law
-that allowed women to vote also made the authorities stop enforcing
-the restriction on the faith of the participants --- while the
-original texts of 1826 and 1886 were clear on the fact only men of the
-Nordic Faith were allowed to vote and be elected, women had no such
-restriction making it unclear if it only applied to women or if this
-restriction was revoked for everyone. Organizers of the next elections
-in 1905 chose not to enforce this religious restriction and ever since
-then. In 1998, Queen Siv I exceptionally used her powers of High Queen
-to pass a law to clarify this issue and formally make Eittland a
-non-religious country. This also removed the long unenforced ban on
-other religions in Eittland.
+right to vote, and they gained the right to be elected in 1915. The
+law that allowed women to vote also made the authorities stop
+enforcing the restriction on the faith of the participants --- while
+the original texts of 1826 and 1886 were clear on the fact only men of
+the Nordic Faith were allowed to vote and be elected, women had no
+such restriction making it unclear if it only applied to women or if
+this restriction was revoked for everyone. Organizers of the next
+elections in 1905 chose not to enforce this religious restriction and
+ever since then. In 1998, Queen Njall III exceptionally used her
+powers of High Queen to pass a law to clarify this issue and formally
+make Eittland a non-religious country. This also removed the long
+unenforced ban on other religions in Eittland.
 
 Note that while the rulers of Đeberget and Hylfjaltr have lost all
 their power with the “Last Royal Decree”, the High Monarch remained