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{{Short description|Micronation in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, US}}
'''Talossa''', also known as the '''Kingdom of Talossa''' ({{langx|tzl|Regipäts Talossan}} {{IPA|tzl|ˈred͡ʒipæt͡s tɐɫɔˈsan|}}), is one of the earliest [[Social:Micronation|micronation]]s{{snd}}founded in 1979 by then-14-year-old Robert Ben Madison of Milwaukee and at first confined to his bedroom; he adopted the name after discovering that the word means "inside the house" in Finnish. Among the first such projects still maintained, it has kept up a web presence since 1995.<ref name=econ>[http://www.economist.com/diversions/displayStory.cfm?story_id=5323713 "Castles in the air."] ''[[Finance:The Economist|The Economist]]'', 20 December 2005.</ref><ref name=cnn>[http://www.cnn.com/2006/WORLD/europe/09/27/shortcuts.countries/index.html "Shortcuts: Starting your own country"] CNN.com, 27 September 2006.</ref> Its internet and media exposure since the late 1990s contributed to the appearance of other subsequent internet micronations.
{{Infobox country
| conventional_long_name = Kingdom of Talossa
| common_name            = Talossa
| native_name            = ''Regipäts Talossan''
| image_flag            = Flag of the Kingdom of Talossa.svg
| image_coat            = Coat of arms of Talossa.png
| symbol_type            = Coat of Arms
| national_motto        = {{native phrase|fi|"Miehen huone on hänen valtakuntansa"}}
| national_anthem        = ''Chirluscha àl Glheþ''<br />Stand Tall, Talossans
| capital                = Abbavilla
| official_languages    = [[Talossan language|Talossan]]<br /><small>(official language)</small><br />[[Social:English language|English]]
| demonym                = Talossan
| government_type        = '''Before 2007'''<br />Absolute Monarchy<br />
'''After 2007'''<br />[[Earth:Unitary state|Unitary]] Parliamentary [[Social:Republic|Republic]] under a [[Social:Constitutional monarchy|Constitutional monarchy]]
| leader_title1          = King
| leader_name1          = Ian Lupul
| leader_title2          = Prime Minister
| leader_name2          = þerxh Sant-Enogat
| sovereignty_type      = Unrecognized Sovereignty
| established_event1    = Declared
| established_date1      = 26 December 1979
| area_km2              = 13
| population_estimate    = 157
| GDP_nominal            = $1,779.15
| currency              = Talossan Louis (1 Louis = 1.50 USD)
| time_zone              = TST (UTC-6)
| calling_code          = +1 414
| footnotes              =
| micronation            = yes
| status                = Active
| englishmotto          = A man's room is his kingdom
| loctext                = Milwaukee, Wisconsin, U.S. (Greater Talossan Area), Cézembre, Marie Byrd Land (Pengöpäts Territory)
| area_rank              =
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'''Talossa''', also known as the '''Kingdom of Talossa''' ({{lang-tzl|Regipäts Talossan}} {{IPA|tzl|ˈred͡ʒipæt͡s tɐɫɔˈsan|}}), is one of the earliest [[Social:Micronation|micronation]]s{{snd}}founded in 1979 by then-14-year-old Robert Ben Madison of Milwaukee and at first confined to his bedroom; he adopted the name after discovering that the word means "inside the house" in Finnish. Among the first such projects still maintained, it has kept up a web presence since 1995.<ref name=econ>[http://www.economist.com/diversions/displayStory.cfm?story_id=5323713 "Castles in the air."] ''[[Finance:The Economist|The Economist]]'', 20 December 2005.</ref><ref name=cnn>[http://www.cnn.com/2006/WORLD/europe/09/27/shortcuts.countries/index.html "Shortcuts: Starting your own country"] CNN.com, 27 September 2006.</ref> Its internet and media exposure since the late 1990s contributed to the appearance of other subsequent internet micronations.
Talossa claims several places on Earth as its territory, especially a portion of Milwaukee, calling it the "Greater Talossan Area"; no such claim, however, is recognized by the United Nations or by any sovereign nation. As of 5 August 2023, the number of active citizens is said to be 157.<ref>{{cite web|title=Talossan Database|url=http://www.talossa.ca/files/citizens.php}}</ref> Including those who are no longer citizens for various reasons, those who are under the age of 14 and so are not yet citizens, and those from the ESB Affair<ref>{{cite web|title=Talossa Entry|url=http://wiki.talossa.com/Eiric_B%C3%B6rnatfiglheu}}</ref> there are 564 total registered individuals.
 
The current King of Talossa is Sir Txec Róibeard dal Nordselvá,<ref name="talossa.com">https://talossa.com/</ref> who in December 2024 succeeded John I.
Talossa claims several places on Earth as its territory, especially a portion of Milwaukee, calling it the "Greater Talossan Area"; no such claim, however, is recognized by the {{wipe|United Nations}} or by any sovereign nation. As of August 5, 2023, the number of active citizens is said to be 157.<ref>{{cite web|title=Talossan Database|url=http://www.talossa.ca/files/citizens.php}}</ref> Including those who are no longer citizens for various reasons, those who are under the age of 14 and so are not yet citizens, and those from the ESB Affair<ref>{{cite web|title=Talossa Entry|url=http://wiki.talossa.com/Eiric_B%C3%B6rnatfiglheu}}</ref> there are 564 total registered individuals.
The current King of Talossa is John Wooley (Ian Lupul). The successors to the throne are the children of the Present King (Prince Patrick, Prince Peter, Princess Daniele).<ref>{{Cite journal|last1=Laitinen|first1=Kai|last2=Salama|first2=Hannu|date=1968|title=Kenttäläinen käy talossa|url=http://dx.doi.org/10.2307/40123029|journal=Books Abroad|volume=42|issue=4|pages=624|doi=10.2307/40123029|jstor=40123029|issn=0006-7431}}</ref>                                                                                                                   Kings of Talossa :                                                                                                                Robert I (1979–1987),  Robert II (1987), Florence I (1987–1988), Robert I (1988–2005), Louis (Regent, 2005–2006), John I (2006–)


== Culture ==
== Culture ==
Talossan culture has been developed over the years by Robert Madison and other fans. The Talossan language, also created by Madison in 1980,<ref>talossan.com. [http://talossan.com/history/ History]. Retrieved 24 January 2016.</ref> claims a vocabulary of 35,000 root words and 121,000 derived words<ref name="history">"[http://talossan.com/history/modern-history/ The CÚG and Its Mission]," ''El Glheþ Talossan,'' 2012. Accessed 2 June 2016.</ref>{{snd }}including ''fieschada,'' meaning "love at first sight".<ref name="transl">"[http://www.kingdomoftalossa.net/Oversteir.cgi L'Översteir]" (Translator), ''El Glheþ Talossan,'' 2012. Accessed 2 June 2016.</ref><ref name=wired />
Talossan culture has been developed over the years by Robert Madison and other fans. The Talossan language, also created by Madison in 1980,<ref>talossan.com. [http://talossan.com/history/ History] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230706040022/http://talossan.com/history/ |date=2023-07-06 }}. Retrieved 24 January 2016.</ref> claims a vocabulary of 35 000 root words and 121 000 derived words<ref name="history">"[http://talossan.com/history/modern-history/ The CÚG and Its Mission] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230706211101/http://talossan.com/history/modern-history/ |date=2023-07-06 }}," ''El Glheþ Talossan,'' 2012. Accessed 2 June 2016.</ref>{{snd }}including ''fieschada'' ({{IPA|[fjeˈʃaðə]}})'','' meaning "love at first sight".<ref name="transl">"{{usurped|1=[https://web.archive.org/web/20120321213231/http://www.kingdomoftalossa.net/Oversteir.cgi L'Översteir]}}" (Translator), ''El Glheþ Talossan,'' 2012. Accessed 2 June 2016.</ref><ref name=wired />


== History and growth ==
== History and growth ==
Talossa was founded as a kingdom on December 26, 1979,<ref name=arpats>[https://docplayer.net/47443172-Ar-pats-the-classic-history-of-the-kingdom-of-talossa-r-ben-madison-m-a.html R. Ben Madison (2008), "Ár Päts: Classic History of the Kingdom of Talossa"] accessed on 2020-03-18.</ref> by Madison, shortly after the death of his mother. Madison maintained Talossa throughout his adolescence, publishing a handwritten newspaper and designing a flag and emblem. During this time its only other members were about a dozen relatives and acquaintances. This changed in the mid-1990s, when a series of stories in the ''{{wipe|New York Times}}''<ref name=nytimes2000>Stephen Mimh (2000) ''Utopian rulers and spoofs stake out territory online''. New York Times, May 25, 2000</ref><ref name=nytimes2005>Roberta Smith,
Talossa was founded as a kingdom on 26 December 1979,<ref name=arpats>[https://docplayer.net/47443172-Ar-pats-the-classic-history-of-the-kingdom-of-talossa-r-ben-madison-m-a.html R. Ben Madison (2008), "Ár Päts: Classic History of the Kingdom of Talossa"] accessed on 2020-03-18.</ref> by Madison, shortly after the death of his mother. Madison maintained Talossa throughout his adolescence, publishing a handwritten newspaper and designing a flag and emblem. During this time its only other members were about a dozen relatives and acquaintances. This changed in the mid-1990s, when a series of stories in the ''New York Times''<ref name=nytimes2000>Stephen Mimh (2000) ''Utopian rulers and spoofs stake out territory online''. New York Times, May 25, 2000</ref><ref name=nytimes2005>Roberta Smith,
[https://query.nytimes.com/gst/fullpage.html?res=9E05EFDF1030F936A25754C0A9639C8B63 "Art in Review: We could have invited everybody"]. {{wipe|New York Times}} July 15, 2005.</ref> and ''Wired'',<ref name=wired>Alex Blumberg, [https://www.wired.com/wired/archive/8.03/kingdoms.html "It's good to be king"]. Wired, March 2000, 8.03.</ref> subsequently republished elsewhere, drew his website to popular attention. Several new "citizens" joined Talossa as a result, and Madison began to claim that he was the inventor of the term "micronation".{{citation needed|date=January 2023}}


In April 1996, Madison reestablished the dormant League of Secessionist States—an intermicronational organisation originally founded by him and two friends in 1980—and launched a website for it.<ref>{{cite book|last=O'Driscoll|first=Fabrice|date=2000|title=Ils ne siègent pas à l'ONU: revue de quelques micro-Etats, micro-nations et autres entités éphémères|language=French|work={{ill|Presses du Midi|fr}}|agency=Institut français de micropatrologie|isbn=978-2-87867-251-0|page=258}}</ref> Between 1997 and at least 2000, it was the most prominent intermicronational organisation on the Internet.<ref name=nytimes2000/><ref>{{cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=Yr0WAQAAIAAJ|last=Fuligni|first=Bruno|year=1997|title=L'État c'est moi: Histoire des monarchies privées, principautés de fantaisie et autres républiques pirates|language=French|work={{ill|Éditions de Paris|fr|}}|isbn=978-2-90529-169-1|page=221|publisher=Editions de Paris |via=[[Google Books]]}}</ref>
In April 1996, Madison reestablished the dormant League of Secessionist States—an intermicronational organisation originally founded by him and two friends in 1980—and launched a website for it.<ref>{{cite book|last=O'Driscoll|first=Fabrice|date=2000|title=Ils ne siègent pas à l'ONU: revue de quelques micro-Etats, micro-nations et autres entités éphémères|language=fr|isbn=978-2-87867-251-0|page=258|publisher=Presses du Midi }}</ref> Between 1997 and at least 2000, it was the most prominent intermicronational organisation on the Internet.<ref name=nytimes2000/><ref>{{cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=Yr0WAQAAIAAJ|last=Fuligni|first=Bruno|year=1997|title=L'État c'est moi: Histoire des monarchies privées, principautés de fantaisie et autres républiques pirates|language=fr|isbn=978-2-90529-169-1|page=221|publisher=Editions de Paris |via=[[Google Books]]}}</ref>


Madison disestablished the "kingdom" in late 2005, but Talossa is still active today despite the lack of involvement of the original founder.<ref>{{Cite book|page=101|title = Micronations: The Lonely Planet Guide to Home-Made Nations| isbn=1-74104-730-7|date=September 2006|publisher=Lonely Planet|first1=John |last1=Ryan|first2=George |last2=Dunford| first3=Simon |last3=Sellars}}</ref>
Madison disestablished the "kingdom" in late 2005, but Talossa is still active today despite the lack of involvement of the original founder.<ref>{{Cite book|page=101|title = Micronations: The Lonely Planet Guide to Home-Made Nations| isbn=1-74104-730-7|date=September 2006|publisher=Lonely Planet|first1=John |last1=Ryan|first2=George |last2=Dunford| first3=Simon |last3=Sellars}}</ref>


Madison registered "Talossa"<ref name=uspto>[http://tmsearch.uspto.gov/bin/showfield?f=doc&state=4801:6rkl7v.2.1 Talossa entry], U.S. Patent and Trademark Office. Accessed June 2, 2016</ref> as a service mark in 2005 and created Talossa, Inc., a Wisconsin not-for-profit corporation. By 2013 the service mark had been cancelled and the corporation had been administratively dissolved.<ref name=wdfi>[https://www.wdfi.org/apps/CorpSearch/Results.aspx?type=Simple&q=Talossa Talossa entry] in Wisconsin Financial Institutions register. Accessed on 2010-01-01.</ref>
Madison registered "Talossa"<ref name=uspto>[http://tmsearch.uspto.gov/bin/showfield?f=doc&state=4801:6rkl7v.2.1 Talossa entry] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220709203054/https://tmsearch.uspto.gov/bin/showfield?f=doc&state=4801:6rkl7v.2.1 |date=2022-07-09 }}, U.S. Patent and Trademark Office. Accessed June 2, 2016</ref> as a service mark in 2005 and created Talossa, Inc., a Wisconsin not-for-profit corporation. By 2013 the service mark had been cancelled and the corporation had been administratively dissolved.<ref name=wdfi>[https://www.wdfi.org/apps/CorpSearch/Results.aspx?type=Simple&q=Talossa Talossa entry] in Wisconsin Financial Institutions register. Accessed on 2010-01-01.</ref>
 
== Government ==
 
=== National government ===
Talossa is a constitutional monarchy under His Majesty King Txec of the House of Nordselva. The Head of Government is Seneschal (Prime Minister) Most Honourable Baron Alexandreu Davinescu. The Talossan legislature is called the Ziu which is bicameral and which consists of the Senäts (Senate), the upper house of the Ziu and the Cosă (Parliament), the lower house of the Ziu. The executive branch is conducted by the Seneschal<ref>{{Cite web |title=Making sure you're not a bot! |url=https://wiki.talossa.com/Seneschal |access-date=2026-02-05 |website=wiki.talossa.com}}</ref> and the judicial branch is conducted by the Judiciary of the Kingdom of Talossa<ref>{{Cite web |title=Making sure you're not a bot! |url=https://wiki.talossa.com/Judiciary |access-date=2026-02-05 |website=wiki.talossa.com}}</ref> which consists of the Cort Pü Inalt (Uppermost Court) and the General Cort (Lower Court).
 
=== Provincial governments ===
The Kingdom of Talossa consists of eight provinces which maintain a provincial assembly. In the provinces of Atatürk and Florencia parties are assigned seats in proportion to election results where the parties assign members accordingly. In the remaining provinces of Belacostă, Cézembre, Fiovă, Maricopa, Maritiimi-Maxhestic and Vuode provincial citizens may claim seats by declaration.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Making sure you're not a bot! |url=https://wiki.talossa.com/Realm#Provincial_politics |access-date=2026-02-05 |website=wiki.talossa.com}}</ref>


== Talossan language ==
== Talossan language ==
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| script          = Latin (Talossan alphabet)
| script          = Latin (Talossan alphabet)
| posteriori      = [[Philosophy:A posteriori language|a posteriori language]] (Romance)
| posteriori      = [[Philosophy:A posteriori language|a posteriori language]] (Romance)
| agency          = Comità per l'Útzil del Glheþ
| agency          = La Società per l'Ilesnaziun del Glheþ Naziunal
| iso3            = tzl
| iso3            = tzl
| linglist        = tzl
| linglist        = tzl
| glotto          = talo1253
| glotto          = talo1253
| glottorefname    = Talossan
| glottorefname    = Talossan
| familycolor      =
}}
}}
{{POV|date=November 2022}}
Madison invented Talossan ({{IPA|tzl|tɐɫɔˈsan|}} or {{lang|tzl|el glheþ Talossan}} {{IPA|tzl|ɛɫ ʎeθ tɐɫɔˈsan|}}) as a [[Constructed language|constructed language]] for his [[Social:Micronation|micronation]]. With its relatively large vocabulary, which is mostly French-based, it is said to be one of the most detailed fictional languages ever invented.<ref name=wired /> The former Association of Talossan Language Organisations (ATLO) maintained a website describing the language for new learners, providing language information, research and online translation to and from English.<ref>[http://www.talossan.com/ El Glheþ Talossan | Information and Resources for the Student and User of the Talossan Language]</ref> The [[ISO 639]] designation is "tzl".<ref name="tzl">[http://www-01.sil.org/iso639-3/documentation.asp?id=tzl Documentation for ISO 639 identifier: tzl], 2013-01-23. Accessed 2 June 2016.</ref> That website is now deprecated, and new resources will{{when|date=February 2022}} be created with the formation of ''la Società per l'Ilesnaziun del Glheþ Naziunal'' (Society for the Facilitation of the National Language, SIGN).
The language is overseen by the ''Comità per l'Útzil del Glheþ'' ("Committee for the Use of the Language," CÚG), a group formed by Madison which periodically issued both ''Arestadas'' (decrees) to describe and document changes in language usage of the language and ''Pienamaintschen'' (supplements), to update the vocabulary list. The CÚG maintained a multi-lingual website providing access to the recent recommendations of the Committee.<ref>[http://www.cuglang.com/ Comità per l'Útzil del Glheþ], CÚG</ref>


More recently, la SIGN is currently being created with the goal of assuming the CÚG's responsibilities.
Madison invented Talossan ({{IPA|tzl|tɐɫɔˈsan|}} or {{lang|tzl|el glheþ Talossan}} {{IPA|tzl|ɛɫ ʎeθ tɐɫɔˈsan|}}) as a [[Constructed language|constructed language]] for his [[Social:Micronation|micronation]]. With its relatively large vocabulary, which is mostly French-based, it has been described at least once as one of the most detailed fictional languages ever invented.<ref name=wired /> The former Association of Talossan Language Organisations (ATLO) maintained a website describing the language for new learners, providing language information, research and online translation to and from English.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.talossan.com/ |title=El Glheþ Talossan {{!}} Information and Resources for the Student and User of the Talossan Language |access-date=2016-05-04 |archive-date=2021-02-12 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210212020024/http://talossan.com/ |url-status=dead }}</ref> The [[ISO 639]] designation is "tzl".<ref name="tzl">[http://www-01.sil.org/iso639-3/documentation.asp?id=tzl Documentation for ISO 639 identifier: tzl], 2013-01-23. Accessed 2 June 2016.</ref> That website is now deprecated, and new resources will{{when|date=February 2022}} be created with the formation of ''la Società per l'Ilesnaziun del Glheþ Naziunal'' (Society for the Facilitation of the National Language, SIGN).


=== Writing system ===
The language was overseen by the ''Comità per l'Útzil del Glheþ'' ("Committee for the Use of the Language," CÚG), a group formed by Madison which periodically issued both ''Arestadas'' (decrees) to describe and document changes in language usage of the language and ''Pienamaintschen'' (supplements), to update the vocabulary list. The CÚG maintained a multi-lingual website providing access to the recent recommendations of the committee.<ref>{{usurped|1=[https://web.archive.org/web/20100825164445/http://cuglang.com/ Comità per l'Útzil del Glheþ]}}, CÚG</ref> However, the CÚG has been dormant for a prolonged period of time and therefore the ''La Società per l'Ilesnaziun del Glheþ Naziunal'' ("Society for the Facilitation of the National Language", SIGN) has been founded in September 2017.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Making sure you're not a bot! |url=https://wiki.talossa.com/La_Societ%C3%A0_per_l'Ilesnaziun_del_Glhe%C3%BE_Naziunal |access-date=2026-02-05 |website=wiki.talossa.com}}</ref>
Talossan uses the Latin alphabet. The letters of modern Talossan are:
{{center|'''a''', '''ä''', '''b''', '''c''', '''ç''', '''d''', '''ð''', '''e''', '''f''', '''g''', '''h''', '''i''', '''j''', '''k''', '''l''', '''m''', '''n''', '''o''', '''ö''', '''p''', '''q''', '''r''', '''s''', '''ß''', '''t''', '''u''', '''ü''', '''v''', '''w''', '''x''', '''z''', '''þ'''}}


== See also ==
== See also ==
* [[Constructed language]] (conlang)
* [[Constructed language]] (conlang)
* List of micronations
* List of micronations  
* [https://wiki.talossa.com/Main_Page Official wiki of Talossa] (TalossaWiki)


== Literature ==
== Literature ==
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== References ==
== References ==
{{Ibid|date=July 2025}}
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{{Reflist|30em}}


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* [https://talossa.com/ Talossa website]
* [https://talossa.com/ Talossa website]
* [http://wiki.talossa.com/Main_Page Talossa wiki]
* [http://wiki.talossa.com/Main_Page Talossa wiki]
* [http://www.talossan.com/ Talossan language information and translation resource]
* [http://www.talossan.com/ Talossan language information and translation resource] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210212020024/http://talossan.com/ |date=2021-02-12 }}
* [http://cuglang.com/ Committee for the Use of Talossan Language]
* {{usurped|1=[https://web.archive.org/web/20100825164445/http://cuglang.com/ Committee for the Use of Talossan Language]}}
* [https://oversteir.talossa.com/ L'Översteir, bidirectional Talossan-English translator]
* [https://oversteir.talossa.com/ L'Översteir, bidirectional Talossan-English translator]
* [http://www.kingdomoftalossa.net/CUG/Arestada_12dec2010.pdf 2010 Arestada newsletter]
* {{usurped|1=[https://web.archive.org/web/20110927185149/http://www.kingdomoftalossa.net/CUG/Arestada_12dec2010.pdf 2010 Arestada newsletter]}}
* {{cite web|url=http://my.execpc.com/~talossa/glhetg.html|title=R. Ben Madison's Talossan Language Page|date=25 January 1999|access-date=7 June 2010|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20060205013115/http://my.execpc.com/~talossa/glhetg.html|archive-date=5 February 2006}}
* {{cite web|url=http://my.execpc.com/~talossa/glhetg.html|title=R. Ben Madison's Talossan Language Page|date=25 January 1999|access-date=7 June 2010|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20060205013115/http://my.execpc.com/~talossa/glhetg.html|archive-date=5 February 2006}}
* [https://www.atlasobscura.com/places/kingdom-of-talossa Kingdom of Talossa] on Atlas Obscura
* [https://www.atlasobscura.com/places/kingdom-of-talossa Kingdom of Talossa] on Atlas Obscura


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Latest revision as of 07:22, 22 May 2026

Talossa, also known as the Kingdom of Talossa (Talossan: Regipäts Talossan tzl), is one of the earliest micronations – founded in 1979 by then-14-year-old Robert Ben Madison of Milwaukee and at first confined to his bedroom; he adopted the name after discovering that the word means "inside the house" in Finnish. Among the first such projects still maintained, it has kept up a web presence since 1995.[1][2] Its internet and media exposure since the late 1990s contributed to the appearance of other subsequent internet micronations.

Talossa claims several places on Earth as its territory, especially a portion of Milwaukee, calling it the "Greater Talossan Area"; no such claim, however, is recognized by the United Nations or by any sovereign nation. As of 5 August 2023, the number of active citizens is said to be 157.[3] Including those who are no longer citizens for various reasons, those who are under the age of 14 and so are not yet citizens, and those from the ESB Affair[4] there are 564 total registered individuals. The current King of Talossa is Sir Txec Róibeard dal Nordselvá,[5] who in December 2024 succeeded John I.

Culture

Talossan culture has been developed over the years by Robert Madison and other fans. The Talossan language, also created by Madison in 1980,[6] claims a vocabulary of 35 000 root words and 121 000 derived words[7] – including fieschada ([fjeˈʃaðə]), meaning "love at first sight".[8][9]

History and growth

Talossa was founded as a kingdom on 26 December 1979,[10] by Madison, shortly after the death of his mother. Madison maintained Talossa throughout his adolescence, publishing a handwritten newspaper and designing a flag and emblem. During this time its only other members were about a dozen relatives and acquaintances. This changed in the mid-1990s, when a series of stories in the New York Times[11]Cite error: Closing </ref> missing for <ref> tag Between 1997 and at least 2000, it was the most prominent intermicronational organisation on the Internet.[11][12]

Madison disestablished the "kingdom" in late 2005, but Talossa is still active today despite the lack of involvement of the original founder.[13]

Madison registered "Talossa"[14] as a service mark in 2005 and created Talossa, Inc., a Wisconsin not-for-profit corporation. By 2013 the service mark had been cancelled and the corporation had been administratively dissolved.[15]

Government

National government

Talossa is a constitutional monarchy under His Majesty King Txec of the House of Nordselva. The Head of Government is Seneschal (Prime Minister) Most Honourable Baron Alexandreu Davinescu. The Talossan legislature is called the Ziu which is bicameral and which consists of the Senäts (Senate), the upper house of the Ziu and the Cosă (Parliament), the lower house of the Ziu. The executive branch is conducted by the Seneschal[16] and the judicial branch is conducted by the Judiciary of the Kingdom of Talossa[17] which consists of the Cort Pü Inalt (Uppermost Court) and the General Cort (Lower Court).

Provincial governments

The Kingdom of Talossa consists of eight provinces which maintain a provincial assembly. In the provinces of Atatürk and Florencia parties are assigned seats in proportion to election results where the parties assign members accordingly. In the remaining provinces of Belacostă, Cézembre, Fiovă, Maricopa, Maritiimi-Maxhestic and Vuode provincial citizens may claim seats by declaration.[18]

Talossan language

Talossan
Talossan
Pronunciation[tɐɫɔˈsan]
Created byRobert Ben Madison
Date1980
Setting and usageTalossa
Purpose
Constructed languages
  • Artistic languages
    • Talossan
Latin (Talossan alphabet)
Sourcesa posteriori language (Romance)
Official status
Regulated byLa Società per l'Ilesnaziun del Glheþ Naziunal
Language codes
ISO 639-3tzl
tzl
Glottologtalo1253[19]

Madison invented Talossan (tzl or el glheþ Talossan tzl) as a constructed language for his micronation. With its relatively large vocabulary, which is mostly French-based, it has been described at least once as one of the most detailed fictional languages ever invented.[9] The former Association of Talossan Language Organisations (ATLO) maintained a website describing the language for new learners, providing language information, research and online translation to and from English.[20] The ISO 639 designation is "tzl".[21] That website is now deprecated, and new resources will[when?] be created with the formation of la Società per l'Ilesnaziun del Glheþ Naziunal (Society for the Facilitation of the National Language, SIGN).

The language was overseen by the Comità per l'Útzil del Glheþ ("Committee for the Use of the Language," CÚG), a group formed by Madison which periodically issued both Arestadas (decrees) to describe and document changes in language usage of the language and Pienamaintschen (supplements), to update the vocabulary list. The CÚG maintained a multi-lingual website providing access to the recent recommendations of the committee.[22] However, the CÚG has been dormant for a prolonged period of time and therefore the La Società per l'Ilesnaziun del Glheþ Naziunal ("Society for the Facilitation of the National Language", SIGN) has been founded in September 2017.[23]

See also

Literature

  • Clemens J. Setz: Die Bienen und das Unsichtbare, Suhrkamp Verlag, Berlin 2020, pp. 174–184.[ISBN missing]

References

  1. ↑ "Castles in the air." The Economist, 20 December 2005.
  2. ↑ "Shortcuts: Starting your own country" CNN.com, 27 September 2006.
  3. ↑ "Talossan Database". http://www.talossa.ca/files/citizens.php. 
  4. ↑ "Talossa Entry". http://wiki.talossa.com/Eiric_B%C3%B6rnatfiglheu. 
  5. ↑ https://talossa.com/
  6. ↑ talossan.com. History . Retrieved 24 January 2016.
  7. ↑ "The CÚG and Its Mission ," El Glheþ Talossan, 2012. Accessed 2 June 2016.
  8. ↑ "L'Översteir[Usurped!]" (Translator), El Glheþ Talossan, 2012. Accessed 2 June 2016.
  9. ↑ 9.0 9.1 Cite error: Invalid <ref> tag; no text was provided for refs named wired
  10. ↑ R. Ben Madison (2008), "Ár Päts: Classic History of the Kingdom of Talossa" accessed on 2020-03-18.
  11. ↑ 11.0 11.1 Stephen Mimh (2000) Utopian rulers and spoofs stake out territory online. New York Times, May 25, 2000
  12. ↑ Fuligni, Bruno (1997) (in fr). L'État c'est moi: Histoire des monarchies privées, principautés de fantaisie et autres républiques pirates. Editions de Paris. p. 221. ISBN 978-2-90529-169-1. https://books.google.com/books?id=Yr0WAQAAIAAJ. 
  13. ↑ Ryan, John; Dunford, George; Sellars, Simon (September 2006). Micronations: The Lonely Planet Guide to Home-Made Nations. Lonely Planet. p. 101. ISBN 1-74104-730-7. 
  14. ↑ Talossa entry , U.S. Patent and Trademark Office. Accessed June 2, 2016
  15. ↑ Talossa entry in Wisconsin Financial Institutions register. Accessed on 2010-01-01.
  16. ↑ "Making sure you're not a bot!". https://wiki.talossa.com/Seneschal. 
  17. ↑ "Making sure you're not a bot!". https://wiki.talossa.com/Judiciary. 
  18. ↑ "Making sure you're not a bot!". https://wiki.talossa.com/Realm#Provincial_politics. 
  19. ↑ Hammarström, Harald; Forkel, Robert; Haspelmath, Martin, eds (2017). "Talossan". Glottolog 3.0. Jena, Germany: Max Planck Institute for the Science of Human History. http://glottolog.org/resource/languoid/id/talo1253. 
  20. ↑ "El Glheþ Talossan | Information and Resources for the Student and User of the Talossan Language". http://www.talossan.com/. 
  21. ↑ Documentation for ISO 639 identifier: tzl, 2013-01-23. Accessed 2 June 2016.
  22. ↑ Comità per l'Útzil del Glheþ[Usurped!], CÚG
  23. ↑ "Making sure you're not a bot!". https://wiki.talossa.com/La_Societ%C3%A0_per_l'Ilesnaziun_del_Glhe%C3%BE_Naziunal. 



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