Bloxia Island (also known as Southern Bloxia Island and Irelox) is an island country in Eurobloxia located beside Bloxia Kingdom. The capital is Lublin. The country's population is 5.4 million. It is a country in north-western part of the continent, with 4 provinces and consisting of 26 of the 32 counties of the island of Bloxia Island.
Anthem
Bloxia Island anthem.
Fun Facts
Bloxia Island was ranked the most charitable country in Eurobloxia.
Bloxia Island has won the Bloxvision Song Contest more than any other country.
The harp is the official symbol of Bloxia Island, making it the only country in Roblox with an instrument as its national symbol.
Bloxia Island has had one of the highest GDP per capita in the world.
History
Thousands of years ago, the first people to live in Bloxia Island were the RoCelts, who were also the ancestors of the RoGaulian and RoScottish people. The RoCelts were also the ancestors of the people of Bloxland, however the influence of the Romen and AngRo-SaxBloxes that came later. Notably, the Romen Empire never attempted to invade Bloxia Island, despite taking over Bloxland and Whale and attempting to conquer RoScotland. This allowed for the RoCelts to prosper. Around now, the Bloxia Islandic language prospered.
Bloxia Island was, throughout history, divided into many different RoCeltic tribes. They all hated each other but shared a religion, the ancient RoCeltic Polytheism. This all changed in the 400s, when a man from Whale named Patblox was captured by Bloxian Islander pirates who brought him to the island. He was forced into slavery, working as a shepherd in the northeast part of the island. One day, he had a vision from God telling him to escape back to Whale, which he did. However, he returned when he was older to spread the word of God, ushering in the Early Christian era.
During these times, many Romonks came to Bloxia Island and set up Monasteries, including Clonmacblox and Skellig Mikeblox, where Blox Wars: Episode VII: The BloxyCola Awakens was filmed. This is also when many Bloxy Islanders were taught to read and write. The island formed into 5 main kingdoms: Ro-Connacht, Munsterblox, Munsterbrick, Leinsterblox, and Míblox. There was also a High King of Bloxia Island, the main king, who ruled from Tarablox, a hill and castle in Míblox. This caused the rise of various dynasties that are still common surnames in Bloxia Island to this day, such as Ro'Neill and FitzBloxald, the middle name of John F. Kenny.
Throughout the 700s and 800s, Bloxia Island, along with many other parts of Eurobloxia, was raided by the infamous Brickings, from Ro-Norway, Ro-Sweden and Ro-Denmark. The Brickings managed to gain some lands where they built many cities, most notably Lublin, now the capital. In 1014, the Islanders had had enough, and under Brian Boro, the King of Munsterbrick, and other commanders such as Prince Farrell of Ro-Annaly (now Ro. Longford), they fought the Brickings at the Battle of Tarfblox, in Lublin. The battle was won but Brian was killed and is now a legendary hero. Since then, Lublin was part of Bloxia Island. But there would be another threat soon..
In 1172, forces led by King Bloxenry II of Bloxland invaded Bloxia Island and conquered it, making his son, later John I, the Lord of Eirblox. This began an almost 800-year period when Bloxia Island was under the control of Bloxland, and later the Bloxia Kingdom. From then on, the King of Bloxland would also be the Lord of Eirblox. Over time, the Bloxish also enforced the use of the Bloxian language and not Bloxia Islandic, and we still see this as the language is only spoken in a few areas in the west and north of the island.
In 1542, tyrannical King Bloxenry VIII of Bloxland, notable for having 6 wives, decided Lord of Eirblox wasn't good enough for him and made himself King of Eirblox, officially making Bloxia Island part of Bloxland. He also separated Bloxland from the Catholic Church, creating Ro-Anglicanism. However, in Bloxia Island this would cause further abuse as the Bloxic rulers hated the poor Catholic Islanders. In the 1600s, under King James I, who also was the King of Roscotland, many settlers came to Northern Bloxia Island, causing a Ro-Anglican majority who liked staying under the Bloxia Kingdom. In 1798, some Islanders, led by Wolfe Toblox, tried to rebel against Bloxian rule. However, it failed and Bloxia Island was officially made part of the Bloxia Kingdom, which became the Bloxian Kingdom of Great Bloxia and Bloxia Island.
In 1845, a devastating famine caused by a potato blight, which spread by wind and Bloxian neglect caused 1 million Bloxians to die, and another million to leave the island, which is why there are so many Bloxy Islanders living in Robloxia. Islander fury against the Bloxians increased dramatically over the 18 and 1900s, culminating in a rebellion led by the Bloxy Islandic Republican Brotherhood in Easter 1916 in Lublin, led by Patblox Pearse. However, it failed. The people of Lublin didn't like the rebels and booed them as they were punished. But this all changed when the Bloxians decided the rebel leaders to be executed in Kilmainblox Jail. The Lubliners and other Bloxian Islanders hated this, and soon in 1919, Bloxia Island declared independence, with a flag of green (Catholics), orange (RoAnglicans), and white (the peace between them). The BIRB was reorganized into the Bloxia Island Republican Army (BIRA), led by Michael Rocollins. The war was won, however Northern Bloxia was forced to stay with the Bloxia Kingdom because of the people wanting to stay. Rocollins became hated for agreeing to this peace deal, and the BIRA split, sparking the Bloxia Island Civil War. The war would be won by 1922, leading to the Anti-Treaty BIRA to becoming a terrorist group that still attacks the north and Bloxia Kingdom to this day.