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''Literature/RecordOfLodossWar: The Crown of the Covenant'' is a DistantSequel of the original ''Lodoss War'' novel series, written by original author Creator/RyoMizuno and illustrated by Creator/{{Hidari}}, published on 1 August 2019 to [[MilestoneCelebration commemorate the franchise's thirtieth anniversary]]. In 2020 it was adapted into a three-volume manga series by Creator/AtsushiSuzumi.
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''Literature/RecordOfLodossWar: The Crown of the Covenant'' is a DistantSequel of the original ''Lodoss War'' novel series, written by original author Creator/RyoMizuno and illustrated by Creator/{{Hidari}}, Hidari, published on 1 August 2019 to [[MilestoneCelebration commemorate the franchise's thirtieth anniversary]]. In 2020 it was adapted into a three-volume manga series by Creator/AtsushiSuzumi.
Atsushi Suzumi.
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The manga was published in English by Creator/UDONEntertainment in 2023.
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In the wake of the three great wars in the original series, the accursed isle of Lodoss enjoyed an extended period of peace, enforced by the six Crowns of the Covenant: magical artifacts forged by the great sage Wort that forbade the kings of the nations of Lodoss from warring with one another. Though the kings of that time swore the peace would last a thousand years, a mere hundred years later, that pact has been broken. While the royal family of Marmo in the far southeast [[SuccessionCrisis debate which of them should succeed their late father]], the newly crowned King Diaz of Flaim in the northwest has refused to wear his Crown of the Covenant and declared his ambition to unite Lodoss by force of arms.
With war looming once again, Lyle, Fourth Prince of Marmo, leaves for the mainland with a few trusty allies to seek out the high elf Deedlit, widow of the hero Parn, in hopes of [[EnemyMine reuniting the nations of Lodoss to defend their freedom from the imperial ambitions of Diaz]].
With war looming once again, Lyle, Fourth Prince of Marmo, leaves for the mainland with a few trusty allies to seek out the high elf Deedlit, widow of the hero Parn, in hopes of [[EnemyMine reuniting the nations of Lodoss to defend their freedom from the imperial ambitions of Diaz]].
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In the wake of the three great wars in the original series, the accursed isle of Lodoss enjoyed an extended period of peace, enforced by the six Crowns of the Covenant: magical artifacts forged brought by the great sage Wort that forbade the kings of the nations of Lodoss from warring with one another.another, and compelled them to back each other if attacked. Though the kings of that time swore the peace would last a thousand years, a mere hundred years later, that pact has been broken. While the royal family of Marmo in the far southeast [[SuccessionCrisis debate which of them should succeed their late father]], the newly crowned King Diaz of Flaim in the northwest has refused to wear his Crown of the Covenant and declared his ambition to unite Lodoss by force of arms.
With war looming once again, Lyle, Fourth Prince of Marmo, leaves for the mainland with a few trusty allies to seek out the high elf Deedlit, widow of the hero Parn, in hopes of [[EnemyMine reuniting the nations of Lodoss to defend their freedom from the imperial ambitions ofDiaz]].
Diaz]], and to that end, must take up Parn's mantle as the Knight of Lodoss.
With war looming once again, Lyle, Fourth Prince of Marmo, leaves for the mainland with a few trusty allies to seek out the high elf Deedlit, widow of the hero Parn, in hopes of [[EnemyMine reuniting the nations of Lodoss to defend their freedom from the imperial ambitions of
* TheCoup: The King of Kanon is imprisoned by nobles who were promised to keep their lands if they didn't resist Diaz.
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* LawOfInverseFertility: Half-elves are canonically possible in the world of Forcelia (Lyle meets one in the story), but Parn and Deedlit were unable to have any children despite being together for half a century. As a consequence, she's come to view all of Lodoss as their children.
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* LawOfInverseFertility: Half-elves are canonically possible in the world of Forcelia (Lyle meets one in the story), (the half-elf Leaf is a recurring character), but Parn and Deedlit were unable to have any children despite being together for roughly half a century. As a consequence, she's come to view all of Lodoss as their children.children.
* LegacyCharacter: Before going into retirement with Deedlit, Parn swore that a new Knight of Lodoss would arise when needed. Deedlit persuades Lyle to take on the job.
* LegacyCharacter: Before going into retirement with Deedlit, Parn swore that a new Knight of Lodoss would arise when needed. Deedlit persuades Lyle to take on the job.
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* ANaziByAnyOtherName: Diaz evokes pretty standard fascist rhetoric when he takes the throne: he calls back to the imperial ambitions of the founder of the kingdom of Flaim and argues that the long peace has been stifling them from achieving their manifest destiny to rule Lodoss.
* PuppetKing: {{Invoked|Trope}}. Third Prince Zayd's part in the Marmese princes' plan is to join Diaz's camp with a sob story about losing a power struggle within the palace. This allows him to act as a hedge against disaster: should the other brothers' gambits fail, Zayd can rule Marmo as Diaz's vassal and protect its people that way.
* PuppetKing: {{Invoked|Trope}}. Third Prince Zayd's part in the Marmese princes' plan is to join Diaz's camp with a sob story about losing a power struggle within the palace. This allows him to act as a hedge against disaster: should the other brothers' gambits fail, Zayd can rule Marmo as Diaz's vassal and protect its people that way.
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* ANaziByAnyOtherName: Diaz evokes pretty standard fascist rhetoric when he takes the throne: he calls back to the imperial ambitions of the founder of the kingdom of Flaim and argues that the long peace has been stifling them from achieving their manifest destiny to rule Lodoss.
Lodoss. He of course leaves out the fact that King Kashue was the first to accept a Crown of the Covenant from Wort after the previous round of wars ended.
* PuppetKing: {{Invoked|Trope}}. Third Prince Zayd's part in the Marmese princes' plan is to join Diaz's camp with a sob story about losing a power struggle within the palace. This allows him to act as a hedge against disaster: should the other brothers' gambits fail, Zayd can rule Marmo as Diaz's vassal and protect its people and culture that way.
* PuppetKing: {{Invoked|Trope}}. Third Prince Zayd's part in the Marmese princes' plan is to join Diaz's camp with a sob story about losing a power struggle within the palace. This allows him to act as a hedge against disaster: should the other brothers' gambits fail, Zayd can rule Marmo as Diaz's vassal and protect its people and culture that way.
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* AbdicateTheThrone: Crown Prince Creed of Marmo refused to take the throne, preferring to remain a priest of Falaris. Second Prince Alucia is crowned king of Marmo in his place.
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* AbdicateTheThrone: Crown Prince Creed of Marmo refused refuses to take the throne, throne in the first chapter, preferring to remain a priest of Falaris. Second Prince Alucia is crowned king of Marmo in his place.place.
* HappyEndingOverride: {{Enforced}}. The original series ended with the nations of Lodoss achieving peace and Parn and Deedlit RidingIntoTheSunset. Now, 100 years later, the peace is broken by one man's imperial ambitions, and [[MayflyDecemberRomance Parn has long since died of old age and left Deedlit alone]]. The prospect of this trope actually caused the book to be shelved for almost ten years: Creator/RyoMizuno prefers happy endings but eventually decided it was worth it to explore Parn and Deedlit's relationship further.
* HappyEndingOverride: {{Enforced}}. The original series ended with the nations of Lodoss achieving peace and Parn and Deedlit RidingIntoTheSunset. Now, 100 years later, the peace is broken by one man's imperial ambitions, and [[MayflyDecemberRomance Parn has long since died of old age and left Deedlit alone]]. The prospect of this trope actually caused the book to be shelved for almost ten years: Creator/RyoMizuno prefers happy endings but eventually decided it was worth it to explore Parn and Deedlit's relationship further.
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In the wake of three the three great wars in the original series, the accursed isle of Lodoss enjoyed an extended period of peace, enforced by the six Crowns of the Covenant: magical artifacts forged by the great sage Wort that forbade the kings of the nations of Lodoss from warring with one another. Though the kings of that time swore the peace would last a thousand years, a mere hundred years later, that pact has been broken. While the royal family of Marmo in the far southeast [[SuccessionCrisis debate which of them should succeed their late father]], the newly crowned King Diaz of Flaim in the northwest has refused to wear his Crown of the Covenant and declared his ambition to unite Lodoss by force of arms.
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''Literature/RecordOfLodossWar: The Crown of the Covenant'' is a DistantSequel of the original ''Lodoss War'' novel series, written by original author Creator/RyoMizuno and illustrated by Creator/{{Hidari}}, published on 1 August 2019 to [[MilestoneCelebration commemorate the franchise's thirtieth anniversary]]. In 2020 it was adapted into a three-volume manga series by Creator/AtsushiSuzumi.
In the wake of three three great wars in the original series, the accursed isle of Lodoss enjoyed an extended period of peace, enforced by the six Crowns of the Covenant: magical artifacts forged by the great sage Wort that forbade the kings of the nations of Lodoss from warring with one another. Though the kings of that time swore the peace would last a thousand years, a mere hundred years later, that pact has been broken. While the royal family of Marmo in the far southeast [[SuccessionCrisis debate which of them should succeed their late father]], the newly crowned King Diaz of Flaim in the northwest has refused to wear his Crown of the Covenant and declared his ambition to unite Lodoss by force of arms.
With war looming once again, Lyle, Fourth Prince of Marmo, leaves for the mainland with a few trusty allies to seek out the high elf Deedlit, widow of the hero Parn, in hopes of [[EnemyMine reuniting the nations of Lodoss to defend their freedom from the imperial ambitions of Diaz]].
The manga was published in English by Creator/UDONEntertainment in 2023.
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!!Examples:
* AbdicateTheThrone: Crown Prince Creed of Marmo refused to take the throne, preferring to remain a priest of Falaris. Second Prince Alucia is crowned king of Marmo in his place.
* TheKnightsWhoSaySquee: Lyle is a huge fanboy of Parn and his adventuring party, and is only too glad to accept the quest to bring Deedlit out of her self-imposed exile.
* LegalizedEvil: {{Deconstructed}}. Marmo prides itself on being a nation of laws above all else, and is the only place on Lodoss where the cult of Falaris, traditionally considered DarkIsEvil, is legal. However, the overweening rule of law has allowed it to maintain harmony despite its diversity: the law applies equally to everybody.
* MuggingTheMonster: In the first chapter, Lyle captures a group of thieves smuggling medicine. When cornered, they draw on him... and he calls their crimes out to the crowd and they're suddenly [[EveryoneIsArmed surrounded by well-armed Marmese citizens]].
* ANaziByAnyOtherName: Diaz evokes pretty standard fascist rhetoric when he takes the throne: he calls back to the imperial ambitions of the founder of the kingdom of Flaim and argues that the long peace has been stifling them from achieving their manifest destiny to rule Lodoss.
* PuppetKing: {{Invoked|Trope}}. Third Prince Zayd's part in the Marmese princes' plan is to join Diaz's camp with a sob story about losing a power struggle within the palace. This allows him to act as a hedge against disaster: should the other brothers' gambits fail, Zayd can rule Marmo as Diaz's vassal and protect its people that way.
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''Literature/RecordOfLodossWar: The Crown of the Covenant'' is a DistantSequel of the original ''Lodoss War'' novel series, written by original author Creator/RyoMizuno and illustrated by Creator/{{Hidari}}, published on 1 August 2019 to [[MilestoneCelebration commemorate the franchise's thirtieth anniversary]]. In 2020 it was adapted into a three-volume manga series by Creator/AtsushiSuzumi.
In the wake of three three great wars in the original series, the accursed isle of Lodoss enjoyed an extended period of peace, enforced by the six Crowns of the Covenant: magical artifacts forged by the great sage Wort that forbade the kings of the nations of Lodoss from warring with one another. Though the kings of that time swore the peace would last a thousand years, a mere hundred years later, that pact has been broken. While the royal family of Marmo in the far southeast [[SuccessionCrisis debate which of them should succeed their late father]], the newly crowned King Diaz of Flaim in the northwest has refused to wear his Crown of the Covenant and declared his ambition to unite Lodoss by force of arms.
With war looming once again, Lyle, Fourth Prince of Marmo, leaves for the mainland with a few trusty allies to seek out the high elf Deedlit, widow of the hero Parn, in hopes of [[EnemyMine reuniting the nations of Lodoss to defend their freedom from the imperial ambitions of Diaz]].
The manga was published in English by Creator/UDONEntertainment in 2023.
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!!Examples:
* AbdicateTheThrone: Crown Prince Creed of Marmo refused to take the throne, preferring to remain a priest of Falaris. Second Prince Alucia is crowned king of Marmo in his place.
* TheKnightsWhoSaySquee: Lyle is a huge fanboy of Parn and his adventuring party, and is only too glad to accept the quest to bring Deedlit out of her self-imposed exile.
* LegalizedEvil: {{Deconstructed}}. Marmo prides itself on being a nation of laws above all else, and is the only place on Lodoss where the cult of Falaris, traditionally considered DarkIsEvil, is legal. However, the overweening rule of law has allowed it to maintain harmony despite its diversity: the law applies equally to everybody.
* MuggingTheMonster: In the first chapter, Lyle captures a group of thieves smuggling medicine. When cornered, they draw on him... and he calls their crimes out to the crowd and they're suddenly [[EveryoneIsArmed surrounded by well-armed Marmese citizens]].
* ANaziByAnyOtherName: Diaz evokes pretty standard fascist rhetoric when he takes the throne: he calls back to the imperial ambitions of the founder of the kingdom of Flaim and argues that the long peace has been stifling them from achieving their manifest destiny to rule Lodoss.
* PuppetKing: {{Invoked|Trope}}. Third Prince Zayd's part in the Marmese princes' plan is to join Diaz's camp with a sob story about losing a power struggle within the palace. This allows him to act as a hedge against disaster: should the other brothers' gambits fail, Zayd can rule Marmo as Diaz's vassal and protect its people that way.
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