Adrahajal

The Adrahajal is a Sornomalian epic describing the conquest of Adra and Atia by a covenant of Sorno and Mali, the predecessors of the Sornomalian empire. The epic was presumably written by Gilaglasnija of Jahameha, a monk from the capital of the Sorno district of Jahamehawalbulgur, Noprishabilto.

Adra and Atia are the Sornomalian names given to the Kavi kingdoms of Etrisj and Goddien. They were situated in present day Serdia. Ruled by the Kammakore kings Chulha and Chuhidin, these kingdoms were a constant source of trouble for the western Sornomalian principalities according to the epic. When Chulha kidnapped the daughter of king Mahasuljasornoete of Sorno after an official banquet in Usultra, a Taunii city state, Sorno and Mali waged a full-scale war on both Adra and Atia. The epic describes the conquest of Adra and the invasion of Canhiskyzer (referred to as Kanjikisa throughout the epic), a historic city near present-day Canten.

While the events in the Adrajahal are almost entirely fictional, Sorno and Mali did conquer Etrisj and Goddien, but not simultaneously, and certainly not because of a honor conflict. Sorno invaded Etrisj, backed by Mahad and Mali during the reign of Mahachel III, but didn't conquer Goddien until the abdication of Mahachel IV. Goddien was also lost very quickly.

Another important inconsistency in the story is the location of Etrisj and Goddien and their fictional counterparts. It is suggested Etrisj controlled the lands around present-day Canten, in the heartland of Kammakore, but Sornomali never conquered those regions at all. Goddien is supposedly bordering Sorno. However, Goddien was more correctly situated west of the Cominore river, not next to the Adenian Mountains.

Excerpts
The most famous passage in the Adrajahal is when Majahaljitravi (Sornomalization of the mythic Kavin folk hero Hailchetrevi), a sergeant of the Adran army, is visited by the Angel of Death (Mahujirostraha), a common character in Sorno myths. He is warned that the city of Kanjikisa (Canhiskyzer) will fall. Frightened, he prays until the morning and then tells his man to return to their villages:


 * "Tomaskaji jahu-la ma hajira mahasorda saerhail so mal hangman cha skaji mahatruja sovornao tra se mala-su traji kongwa. Jimniswipa tra shula shatsigani nishnigani tro saval na sorno. Na ju sihijahal samali-kurja hashabogul hayarbardes data mivha sochin la jula. Tha raisin domon. Kaman katelni jagatherin sa trulsa. Majahaljitrahala sovichnoka tra salum la belt sa sin savashin trasalji meji devo karajija. Samakal tija erevi ma juno palata.."