Alanshar

Alanshar (Alanshi: Olansiar) is a self-governing of the  located in the Celtic Sea. Its capital is Abbacair and head of state is, who is the Lord of Alanshar.

Alanshar's history and culture has been strongly influenced by the Celts, who have inhabited the island since antiquity. It is one of the eight Celtic nations and shares much in common with the Isle of Man to the north and Cornwall to the west. Alanshar became part of the Kingdom of Wessex after 885 and the Kingdom of England after the unification of the Anglo-Saxon petty kingdoms. The island then came under Danish rule when Cnut Great conquered England and ruled it as part of his North Sea Empire for 19 years. The Anglo-Saxons re-assumed control of England and thus control of Alanshar and administered it for 31 years until the Norman invasion of England. William the Conqueror became Alanshar's king but Norman influence was minimal on the island relative to the rest of England.

For over nine hundred years, the Alanshi culture and language has flourished and constitutes a unique part of the British Isles. Its population of 101,388 makes it the 2nd least populated of the Celtic nations but has one of the highest rates of fluency in the indigenous language; 24.3% of whom can speak Alanshi as a first language. Like Cornwall, it has a small nationalist movement albeit less active owning to its autonomous status. Nevertheless, it seeks to join its Celtic neighbors in the interests and advancement of modern Celtic peoples.

It is currently self-governing with its own legislature, the Rathid, which is its unicameral parliament. The Lieutenant Governor of Alanshar is Sir