

Eventually, the Eldian Empire grew unstable due to internal conflicts between the families with the power of the Titans, and collapsed during the Great Titan War a century ago. Eldia lost most of its land as well as seven of the Nine Titans to a newly reborn Marley, and many Eldians retreated and confined to its remaining territory of Paradis Island off from the coast of the mainland. King Karl Fritz raised the Walls to protect Eldia from Marley and the other nations of the world, and erased the memories of Eldia from the Subjects of Ymir inside. Īfter discovering the truth from Grisha Yeager's basement, the Eldians on Paradis Island embrace their true identities. Īncient Eldians enslaved and burned the village of Ymir Although they are officially the "nation of Eldia," the Yeagerists want to institute a New Eldian Empire ( 新生エルディア帝国 Shinsei Erudia Teikoku ?). In ancient times, the people of Eldia existed as a primitive tribe. The Eldian tribe pillaged and raided opposing peoples, even cutting out the tongues of those they took for their slaves and gouging out the eyes of disobedient slaves.

Īround 2,000 years ago, a slave girl named Ymir gained the power of the Titans. The ruler of the Eldian tribe used Ymir's newfound powers to war against enemy nations such as Marley, and he would later take Ymir to mother his children in the Fritz family. 13 years later, Ymir Fritz died in defense of her king, and her powers were inherited by her three daughters when they cannibalized her body. Her powers would spread until there were Nine Titans. The Nine Titans building the Eldian Empire With their Titan powers, the Subjects of Ymir established the Eldian Empire. The Eldians used the Titans as weapons of mass destruction to conquer other nations, wiping out countless cultures in the process. It is estimated that the number of people the Eldians have slaughtered is over three times world population of year 854. Allegedly, Marley was once again victim to Eldia's warmongering around 1,200 years ago, when Eldia assaulted Marleyan cities during the "Fall of Lago," the "Devastation of Monte," and the "Ravaging of Valle." Survivors from the Fall of Lago fled into the wastes, but were caught by Titans who had been awaiting their retreat. However, the historical validity of these Eldian attacks against Marley are a matter of debate. Īround the year 240, the Subjects of Ymir within the Eldian Empire were spared from widespread death from a worldwide epidemic through the actions of the King of Eldia.

Using the power of the Founding Titan, the Subjects of Ymir were altered in their biology, rendering them immune to the disease. Īt some point in later history, the Eldians made allies with Hizuru. Įventually, the Eldians ran out of enemies and began fighting each other. The eight of the nine houses with the Nine Titans remained in a state of conflict, but the Fritz family maintained order with the Founding Titan. Īfter 1,700 years, the Founding Titan came into the possession of Karl Fritz, the 145th King.
