Friege (pronounced /⁠ˈfɹi.gə⁠/^[key][1]; Japanese:フリージFreege) is one of the six noble houses of the Kingdom ofGrannvale. Its territory occupies the north-western corner of Grannvale, north ofYngvi andDozel, and west of the capitalBelhalla. It was founded in the year 649, shortly after the fall of theLoptrian Empire, byThrud of theTwelve Crusaders alongside Grannvale itself and its other noble houses; its ruling family are his descendants and possesshis holy bloodline, permitting them to wield the holy thunder tomeMjölnir. As with the other duchies, House Friege commands an elite squadron of knights: theGelbritter thunder mage brigade.

History

In Grann 757 the Duke of Friege of the time,Reptor, was serving as Grannvale's chancellor, but feared his power in the royal court would be undermined by the rise of PrinceKurth and his advisor, DukeByron ofChalphy. In response, Reptor formed a power bloc in the royal court in co-operation withLombard ofDozel in opposition to Kurth's power, and started spreading rumors of the traitorous intent of House Chalphy and its allies. This culminated in the assassination of Kurth by Lombard and the pair's successful framing of Byron and his sonSigurd for the crime, with the support ofArvis ofVelthomer. Following this, Reptor was tasked with maintaining public order at the capital Belhalla, and in Grann 760 was deployed to Velthomer Castle as part of the Grannvale defense against Sigurd's army marching back fromSilesse to clear his name. Reptor died in this battle at Sigurd's hands, and with him died the power promised to House Friege by Arvis in staging the coup d'etat.

The rule of House Friege was succeeded by Reptor's sonBloom, and with the conquering of almost the entire rest ofJugdral by Grannvale, the governance of three regions was entrusted to the Friege family by the newly-crowned Emperor Arvis: Bloom himself administered theMunster District as its "king", his wifeHilda was appointed "Queen ofMiletos", andAgustria was also placed under their rule. The Friege family governed these regions for the following seventeen years, although their approaches differed: while Bloom was highly reluctant to permit the more heinous actions of theLoptr Church in his territory, Hilda revelled in the suffering of the Miletos people. Meanwhile, their daughterIshtar became betrothed to Arvis's son, PrinceJulius, the human vessel ofLoptous. Their hold on their territories collapsed in Grann 777 when the liberation army led bySeliph freed both Munster and Miletos from their control, killing Bloom; however, Hilda survived, and she and Ishtar took part in the final confrontation with Seliph's army in Grannvale, in which they both lost and died.

Characters from Friege

Character	Description	Appears in
Thrud	The "Mage Knight" of theTwelve Crusaders, and the founder of Friege.	None
Reptor	Duke of Friege until Grann 760.	Genealogy of the Holy War
Bloom	Reptor's eldest son and successor as Duke of Friege. Appointed King ofMunster during the Friege occupation.	Genealogy of the Holy War,Thracia 776
Tailtiu	Reptor's middle child. Allied with Sigurd.	Genealogy of the Holy War,Heroes
Ethnia	Reptor's youngest child. Allied with Sigurd.	Genealogy of the Holy War
Hilda	Bloom's wife, ofVelthomer descent. Appointed Queen ofMiletos in the Grannvale occupation.	Genealogy of the Holy War
Ishtar	Bloom and Hilda's daughter; betrothed to PrinceJulius.	Genealogy of the Holy War,Thracia 776,Awakening,Heroes
Ishtore	Bloom and Hilda's son.	Genealogy of the Holy War
Arthur	Son of Tailtiu; grew up alone inSilesse.	Genealogy of the Holy War,Awakening
Tine	Daughter of Tailtiu; forced into Bloom's service.	Genealogy of the Holy War
Amid	Son of Ethnia; grew up alone inSilesse. (Substitute character for Arthur)	Genealogy of the Holy War
Linda	Daughter of Ethnia; forced into Bloom's service. (Substitute character for Tine)	Genealogy of the Holy War
Liza	A general and tactician serving Ishtore.	Genealogy of the Holy War
Banba	The leader of three mage sisters serving Bloom.	Genealogy of the Holy War
Fotla	One of three mage sisters serving Bloom.	Genealogy of the Holy War
Eriu	One of three mage sisters serving Bloom.	Genealogy of the Holy War
Muhammad	A general of Friege, serving in the Munster District, Ovo's rival.	Genealogy of the Holy War
Ovo	A general of Friege, serving in the Munster District, Muhammad's rival.	Genealogy of the Holy War
Olwen	A knight of Friege, sister of Reinhardt; defected upon learning of the child hunts.	Thracia 776,Awakening,Heroes
Reinhardt	General of Friege'sGelbritter; brother of Olwen.	Thracia 776,Heroes
Fred	A knight of Friege; subordinate to Olwen.	Thracia 776
Ilios	A knight of Friege who dreams of nobility.	Thracia 776
Amalda	A general of Friege.	Thracia 776
Largo	A general of Friege.	Thracia 776
Kempf	A general of Friege; bears a grudge against Reinhardt.	Thracia 776
Oltoph	A knight of Friege in Kempf's service.	Thracia 776
List	A knight of Friege, fighting atTarrah.	Thracia 776
Baldack	A general of Friege, fighting atTarrah.	Thracia 776
Paulus	A general of Friege, fighting atTarrah.	Thracia 776
Brook	A knight of Friege.	Thracia 776
Palman	A knight of Friege.	Thracia 776
Nikalaf	A knight of Friege.	Thracia 776
Mueller	A knight of Friege.	Thracia 776
Gustaf	An advisor of Friege that acts as the overseer of Leonster's capital.	Thracia 776
Zaom	A Warden of Friege.	Thracia 776
Baráth	A General of Friege sent to retake Leonster castle.	Thracia 776
Wolf	A general of Friege.	Thracia 776

Genealogy

Genealogy of the House of Friege
Thrud ??? Reptor ??? Bloom Hilda Tailtiu ??? Ethnia ??? Ishtar Ishtore Arthur Tine Amid Linda
An unbroken line indicates a direct relationship; a dashed line indicates descent over generations.

Gameplay

Friege Castle is present as agameplay castle inthe Endgame ofFire Emblem: Genealogy of the Holy War. It is the third castle to be confronted in the chapter's course, afterDozel has been seized; its commanderHilda fights in the field when the Friege army is deployed, while Friege Castle itself is guarded byBaran of theLoptr Church.

Etymology and other languages

Gallery

• 
  Map of Grannvale with Friege's location marked from theFire Emblem Trading Card Game.
• 
  The coat of arms of Friege from theFire Emblem Trading Card Game.
• 
  Friege Castle inthe Endgame ofGenealogy of the Holy War.

References