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The years 1007 and 1008 were marked by conflicts between the imperial supporters of the [True Faith](/wiki/bicolline/religions/true-faith/) and those who bore allegiance to chaos. During the winter, a sign that the [Empire](/wiki/bicolline/regions/empire/) was falling into chaos, the calamities of the Return of the Damned swept through [Haldorf](/wiki/bicolline/regions/federation-argannaise/haldorf/)'s armies, preventing him from taking part in the civil war in the rest of the Empire. After the fall of Vassouras in Dalabheim, the entire court of Haldorf was invited to [Brahma](/wiki/bicolline/regions/federation-argannaise/haldorf/brahma/) for the coronation of [Hubert of Haldorf](/wiki/bicolline/people/king-hubert/) by the Manus Dei Théobald of Lavignac during a ceremony with great pomp. The new King and his province became officially independent. [The Circle](/wiki/bicolline/religions/the-circle/) of the Rose, the Royal Lily, the Order of the Lion and the Holy Order of the [Templars](/wiki/bicolline/organizations/holy-order-of-the-temple/), who were installed in Haldorf pledged allegiance to the good King. A delegation from [Arganne](/wiki/bicolline/regions/federation-argannaise/arganne/) also welcomed this coronation and spoke of good neighborliness and even building a bridge. No one in Haldorf suspected that a year later, Arganne would prove to be deceitful and a traitor to their word.

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The [Arganne Federation](/wiki/bicolline/regions/federation-argannaise/) comes from the union of the provinces of Arganne and Haldorf. During the Arganne invasions of Haldorf in 1009, [King Tod](/wiki/bicolline/people/tod-houghen-i/) conquered Haldorf. The provinces united to form the Federation in 1010\. In 1018, following the independence of the province of [Dinant](/wiki/bicolline/regions/federation-argannaise/dinant/) from [Andore](/wiki/bicolline/regions/andore/), the free Dinant chose to join the Federation.