[Iron Wolf]

The Rise, Fall, and Rebirth of The Legion

Contributions made by over 1,600 Legionaries


January 2006 to July 2008



Forward

This work is first and foremost written for Legionaries by Legionaries. This is not the story of one or of several famous alliance members. This is about all of us, from the humblest of nations with only 1 NS and having never posted anything other than their application for membership to those who have received our accolades and positions of greatest honors. This is a record of our history, our actions or in-actions, as told by those who were there to bear witness to or were the cause of the events.

My sources for this tale come from many different Legionaries. Some are Hall of Famers long gone, and general membership here currently; some have served the alliance with distinction and others who have only just begun their careers. The greatest debts go out to Sinatra, VL Empire, Korlus, and Lord Swampy. Their memories and memoirs of the earliest of times were fully ransacked in the creation of this history. Where necessary, the CN Wiki has been used for date references and other involved alliances.

When I first started this writing, I had what I had thought a simple goal in mind: restore the knowledge base of Legion-specific events and a point of view that was lost due to the events of Purplegate, the subsequent exodus, deletion by outgoing members, and the final blow of our old forum home being destroyed by one or more hackers. I believe that *we* have succeeded in restoring that Legion-centric record of events.

In creating this labor of love, I have found a renewed respect for the community we have founded and continue to keep alive. It is like none other; this is a fact.

o/ Ave!


/s/
Iron Wolf of Lakota
July 14, 2008

Contents

I. The Birth of the Eagle: Inception to 2nd Polar War

II. Rise and Humbled: 2nd Polar War to Great War III

III. Under Siege: Great War III to Great War IV-The Unjust War

IV. The Eagle Falls & is Reborn: Great War IV- to Purplegate and Beyond (July 2008)