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To: Florian de Fecamp,Grand Duke of Burgundy,Emporer of the SRI

Unfortunately you have not referred to my last letter. The final version i have offered includes some minor adjustments, for example the exclude of Norway and the settings of the validity of the contract.
Norway has stated from the very beginninjg of the contract that they do not want to be part of this negotiations at all cause they do not consider themselves as a participant of this War and are fine with the callback of term 2.
We just wan't to make shure that we all are signing the same version and there is no misunderstanding like in the peace treaty of the last great war.

But we are offering a discussion about term 5 and the definition of "forward defense"
Therefore i once again send you the version our Governments would be happy to sign:

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Peace Treaty between the Saxony and Burgundy as represantatives for the SRI territories and Poland,Denmark,Sweden.
This contract is also valid for the supporting nations Petchengs, Anglia and France for supporting the SRI and Lituania supporting the other side.

1.The Signers of the contract will not attack each other for the term of three years.
2.The signers call back all forces wich have been called to arms for their side within the term of five month
3.The Signers set free all Prisoners immidiately and grant a right of passage for home-heading warriors of five month.
4.The signers abbandon all shires wich have not been part of their individual Kingoms before the beginning of the War within the term of five month.
5. Any nation attacking irish soil can be directly forward defended by Anglia and SRI on irish ground without ending point 1.

The Contract becomes valid and it's stated periods start on the day the last of the four representatives has signed it.

with best regards,
Ulrich Franksson Huscjarl of War, speaking on the behalf of Poland, Sweden and Denmark

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Dear Ulrich Franksson Huscjarl of War, speaking on the behalf of Poland, Sweden and Denmark

my position is quite simple. You did not want a peace treaty with Ireland done by me and I am not willing to let my allies be taken down in their homelands by you. Your Konungr taught us that lesson in the last war.
The new offer allows you to make your own treaties with Ireland, but it allows us to attack any nation that raids any of the irish heartlands in Eire, France and the medditerreanen sea.
If you, on the other hand, sink an irish fleet in the sea, we will not have a basis for an action and also not if Ireland attacks your home lands and you retake them. I consider this the nearest point of agreement we could currently reach.

For Norway I have to excuse myself. I did not get that Norway does not want peace now, neither with us nor with Ireland, but I will take this into account. If you like, I can offer the same I request for Ireland to be written for the SRI nations and Norway.

Florian de Fecamp
Grand Duke of Burgundy
Emporer of the SRI

QUOTE:

Florian de Fecamp,
Grand Duke of Burgund

Your Highness,

First let me express my appreciation for your persistence and patience in your efforts, and admittedly Norway's lack of interest in this process has not helped.

A paragraph equivalent to Ireland is acceptable for us, i.e. that "our side" can defend Norway on Norwegian soil, and you can defend Ireland on Irish soil. That is anyway what we would expect from our friends after our efforts in this war.

Let me clarify that Norway is not against peace, it is just not our war, and we do not see a reason to sign a peace of paper where history tells us that it will be broken anyway. Nonetheless, we will respect the requests from our allies if they sign a peace treaty.

Sincerely,

Sigurd Haakonsson
Thane of Norway

QUOTE:
To:
Florian de Fecamp,Grand Duke of Burgundy,Emporer of the SRI

Our position is similar to yours pretty simple. We are tired of the neverending fights on our western and southern borders and are willing to gain a lasting peace with the Imperium.
We do not wan't an imperial army attacking us from behing while we are overseas executing our other foreign matters. We do not wan't you to abandon our allies we won't either, and a fight on their soil is welcomed by us every time.

This term added to the contract nullifies all effords taken by the other paragraphs. We wan't to make our borders safe in due to other political projects. From my point of view this must be a big advance for both of us isn't it?

We are really wondering if you are willing to gamble with the small chance of peace for the imperium in due to protect a single nation wich is at war with nearly every nation except yours.
Our Nations are not willing to sign a treaty wich constrains us in making our own upcoming foreign diplomacy.

with best regards,
Ulrich Franksson Huscjarl of War, speaking on the behalf of Poland, Sweden and Denmark

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Dear Ulrich Franksson,

there is something you need to explain on me my friend,

To whom is the chance of peace smaller? Do you think I have not recognized the norwegian army appearing at my coast? Or the swedish army at Haithabu? It seems more to me that you try to block that treaty more then anyone else. And didn't you learn about the last war? Was it Saxony or Denmark standing in the end with just two Islands?

Why does the Sacrum Romanum Imperium not leave the irish alone? This Question really could only be asked by a pagan. It is because we are in Christ! Our Lord prays love and forgiveness even to worst sinner. And have you forgotten that the Banrion is my wife in the name of the Lord? Are you so stubborn that you expect me to see my Lady crying while I am sitting at home? Or to see homes of men burning that fought side by side with me?

The love in Jesus is for us we live in his name same like plundering and murder in name of your pagan gods. The Empire is called by the one and only Lord, and we protect all Nations confessing on him. We do never leave someone alone that is true in faith!

I hope the Lords kindness may also bless your mind in one time young friend,

Alrik vom Greifenstein
First Marshall of the SRI
King of Saxony

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To:
Alrik vom Greifenstein,King of Saxony

Your Highness,
We are preparing our forces for any outcome of the negotiations just as you do but we would like to see a peacefull one in deed. Your argumentation makes no sense to me as you had no problem to attack a catholic nation without even a proper declaration of War currently.

Therefore i would like to stay in contact with your Emperor.

Sincerely,
Ulrich Franksson , Huscjarl of War , speaking on the behalf of Poland, Sweden and Denmark

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Dear Ulrich Franksson, Huscjarl of Denmark

"just as you do"? Do you realy want to fool me young friend? Four armies sorounding my nation while most my men are in a turney to celebrate cease-fire and the wedding of my first chancellor.

Do you really think me to be fooled so easily?

What happend to the honor of the Norsemen? Your Konungr knows, I would never arrest him if he wants to participate in turney at my castle, since same I do expect by him for Saxons doing same at your Island.

You are right, we attacked Poland, but we never wanted this war you brought over the land. And now take a look at Poland, before this war they where weak, nothing more then peasants. We stroke them because of their behaviour towards our prussian brothers. Now war skilled them, they are no peasants anymore, they are KNIGHTS.

Poor Ulrich, young friend, we never wanted you to break the peace between our nations, nor my wife to do so. But now you claim for your nation to be determine your destiny, and reject that this also may matter my Nation.

I wil tell you in short: You haven't won this war! Even it wasn't your war!

If you really want to risk the peace treaty, then do it! Don't hide yourself behind your armies!

Sincerly
Alrik vom Greifenstein
First Marshall of the Sacrum Romanum Imperium
King of Saxony

QUOTE:
To:
Florian de Fecamp,Grand Duke of Burgundy,Emporer of the SRI

We offer you this contract but we have come to the conclusion that you are willing to refuse peace with us in order to defend our enemy Ireland. If you have not signed the contract until the 1.6.1024 we will consider the negotiations as failed and proceed offensive operations.
We are very sad about this decision but we are looking forward to re-establish negotiations if you have changed your opinion.

We are strongly asking you to sign this treaty in due to prevent further bloodshed:

QUOTE:

Peace Treaty between the Saxony and Burgundy as represantatives for the SRI territories and Poland,Denmark,Sweden.
This contract is also valid for the supporting nations Petchengs, Anglia and France for supporting the SRI and Lituania supporting the other side.

1.The Signers of the contract will not attack each other for the term of three years.
2.The signers call back all forces wich have been called to arms for their side within the term of five month
3.The Signers set free all Prisoners immidiately and grant a right of passage for home-heading warriors of five month.
4.The signers abbandon all shires wich have not been part of their individual Kingoms before the beginning of the War within the term of five month.

The Contract becomes valid and it’s stated periods start on the day the last of the four representatives has signed it.

with best regards,
Ulrich Franksson Huscjarl of War, speaking on the behalf of Poland, Sweden and Denmark

QUOTE:
Dear Florian de Fecamp, Grand Duke of Burgundy, Emporer of the SRI
Negotiator of Christian Alliance in the war with Barbarians from North and their lackeys

England will never sign such disgraceful contract and dishonor himself by letting one of our allies in the hands of northern brutes. Those cowards pretending to be the descendants of the mighty Vikings plan to mob as usual 5 to 1 an Ireland already weakened by Spaniards backstabbing.
Did Ireland fought honorably in the war? Yes, they did. Ireland release Finns raiders and their leader without posing any condition, offering their port. Was Ireland forced to do that? No, Sir Ireland and allies armies already surrounded the Finns.
Did the Northern Barbarians or their lackeys the same thing? No, they didn't. They imprison Irish knights and their brave queen, keep them in worse possible detention conditions. They was honorable doing this? But when they was honorable??
I have to say only one thing to those ugly brutes from North and their lackeys: you act like women, trying to take advantage with a contract in order to fight like you always do, hiding in numbers, try to act like men and show some guts sometimes!

England will not sign a contract where not all the parts involved in the war are present. Norway was active all the time, taking Saxony and England shires and threaten the rest of Christian Alliance. If they want to stay away, it's their choice, but NOT covering their back with a cowardly contract. That was the main reason of the shameless contract the Northern Barbarian propose to us, cover Norway's back when they have the hands free to plunder our shires as they pleases.
A condition in any possible contract should be: If Norway attack any of the nations of the present contract, all mentioned nations have the obligation to attack Norway at once (that of course means change the diplomacy stance towards them in Enemy).

Those Barbarians barely able to count to ten think they are clever, but they are so easy to read like an open book.

Gregory I, King of England

QUOTE:
Dear Gregory I, King of England,

long time there was the hope of peace within my realm, but now it has become obvious that the Danish ambassador was only trying to play the game again his Konungr used to defeat the SRI in the last war. We know the nations that have been fighting together with us in the last war and though we see the jackals from entire Europe already sharing the spoil of victory betweens their maws, we will defend our honour and stand in for those who have shown honor in their behaviour towards us.

Florian de Fecamp
Grand Duke of Burgundy
Emporer of the SRI