Belhalla

Belhalla Map of Grannvale, with Belhalla marked, from Genealogy of the Holy War.

Chapter(s) Endgame: End of the Holy War Country Grannvale Appearance(s) Fire Emblem: Genealogy of the Holy War

Belhalla (Japanese: バーハラ Barhara) is the capital city and seat of power of the Kingdom of Grannvale in Jugdral, situated in the nation's north-east. It was founded by Saint Heim of the Twelve Crusaders in Grann 649, as was the rest of Grannvale and its six satellite duchies. Its royal family, the Belhalla dynasty, are the descendants of Heim and the inheritors of his holy weapon, the Book of Naga. Belhalla also houses the Weissritter, an elite knight brigade which comprises the Grannvale royal guard.

History

In Grann 757, when the army of Grannvale set out to war with Isaach, Grannvale's Prince Kurth accompanied the army, leaving his ailing father King Azmur in Belhalla under the care of Lord Arvis of Velthomer. Kurth's murder at the war's conclusion briefly led to worries of the end of the Belhalla dynasty given Azmur's poor health and advanced age; these fears were absolved with the reappearance of Deirdre, Kurth's daughter and heiress. Arvis and Deirdre were soon married, and as such Arvis succeeded the throne after Azmur's death. Around this time, Belhalla was the site of the Battle of Belhalla, in which Arvis executed Sigurd of Chalphy and his army.

As the years passed, control of Grannvale and Belhalla fell into the hands of Julius, Arvis and Deirdre's son and vessel of Loptous, twisting Grannvale into a brutal empire. After Arvis's death, Julius took direct control of Belhalla in the final confrontation with Seliph, Sigurd's son and revolutionary leader, and it was at Belhalla that Julius fell to Seliph and Julia. With the war concluded, Seliph assumed his rightful throne as Grannvale's king, ruling from Belhalla.

Notable locations in Belhalla

Belhalla military academy

Belhalla houses a military academy, presumably of great repute given it playing hosts to nobles from other nations; it was where Sigurd, Quan and Eldigan all originally met and became close friends.

Characters from Belhalla

Genealogy

Genealogy of the House of Belhalla
Heim ┇ ┇ ┇ ┅┅┅┅┅┅┅┅┅┅┅┅┅ ┅┓ Azmur ┇ ┃ ┇ Victor ══ Cigyun ══ Kurth ┇ ┃ ┃ ┇ Arvis ══ Deirdre ══ Sigurd ┇ ┏━━━━━┻━━━━━┓ ┃ ┇ Julius Julia Seliph Linoan
An unbroken line indicates direct descent. A dashed line (╍) indicates descent across multiple undefined generations. A double line indicates marriage or had children together; italics indicates the spouse from outside the family. Important relatives not directly connected with the Belhalla family are marked in gray.

Gameplay

Belhalla Castle in the Endgame.

Belhalla Castle is one of the castles present in Chapter 5 and the Endgame. In the former, it is neutral throughout the entire chapter and cannot be approached or accessed through legitimate means, with the final destination of Sigurd instead being Velthomer. In the latter, its capture is the final objective of the chapter, and it is controlled by Julius and protected by Ishtar and the Deadlords.

Genealogy of the Holy War castle data (Endgame)

Combatants and castles
Army	Commander	Affiliation	Units	Castles	Guardian	Notes
Seliph's	Seliph	Player	23+1	Chalphy	--	Home castle
Edda	Juphiel	Enemy	39+∞	Edda	Juphiel	The ramparts northwest of Chalphy and Edda castles are lowered upon seizing Edda.
Dozel	Brian	Enemy	8+29 +∞	Dozel	Dagon	• The Dozel army appears once Edda has been seized. • The rampart south of Friege is lowered upon seizing Dozel
Friege	Hilda	Enemy	19	Friege	Baran	• The Friege army appears once Dozel has been seized. • The two ramparts east of Friege Castle are lowered once Friege is seized.
Yngvi	Scipio	Enemy	18	--	--	• The Yngvi army emerges once a unit crosses the pass to Friege enters the range of a Friege unit. • The Yngvi army is tied to the Friege castle, and will disappear when it is siezed.
Thracia	Arion	Enemy	6	--	--	• The Thracian army arrives one turn after Friege is seized. • The Thracian army becomes a partner once Altena talks to Arion.
		Partner
Velthomer	Manfroy	Enemy	7	Velthomer	Manfroy	The Velthomer army emerges once Friege is seized.
Belhalla	Julius	Enemy	6+30+∞	Belhalla	Julis	The Loptrians emerge once Dozel has been seized; the Belhalla army emerges once Friege is seized.

Etymology and other languages

Names, etymology, and in other regions
Language	Name	Definition, etymology, and notes
English	Belhalla	Used in Awakening as a possible location for the player's profile card. Derived from Valhalla, the warrior's afterlife of Norse mythology. The "Bel" prefix may derive from bel, "white" in many Slavic languages, or from the French belle, "beautiful".
English (unofficial)	Barhara	Used in the Genealogy of the Holy War and Thracia 776 fan translations.
Spanish	Barhara	Used in Awakening, and the American Spanish localization of Heroes.
Spanish (Spain)	Belhalla	Used in the European Spanish localization of Heroes.
French	Belhalla	As above.
German	Belhalla	As above.
Italian	Belhalla	As above.
Portuguese (Brazil)	Belhalla	Used on the Heroes website.
Traditional Chinese	巴哈拉	Barhara; used on the Heroes website.

Gallery

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  Artwork of Belhalla from the Fire Emblem Trading Card Game.

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  Map of Grannvale, with Belhalla marked, from Genealogy of the Holy War.

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  Belhalla Castle in the Endgame of Genealogy of the Holy War.