Medieval: Total War XL

[axel]

Hi vikinghorde i whase wondering i read a book about the crusade and they where talking about the orde of Calatrava this whase a crusade from spain against the berbers and the moors (Almoravids and almohads) somme kind of special force from spain ??? did you ever hear this and if so maybe its somme thing for the update ??

[Belisario]

Hi vikinghorde i whase wondering i read a book about the crusade and they where talking about the orde of Calatrava this whase a crusade from spain against the berbers and the moors (Almoravids and almohads) somme kind of special force from spain ??? did you ever hear this and if so maybe its somme thing for the update ??

Hi Axel! This is a short description of the Knights of Calatrava. You can find more information in the Wikipedia and other web sites.

Military order of Calatrava: A branch of the Cistercians founded in Castile in the 12th century. The name is derived from that of a castle recovered from the Moslems by King Alfonso VII of Castile in 1147. At first it was composed of lay brothers of the monastery of Fitero and subject to Morimond, in Burgundy. The order was defeated by the Almohades at Alarcos in 1195 and then took the name of the new stronghold of Salvatierra which was lost to the Moslems in 1209. Calatrava was reconquered in 1212. In the same year the order took part in the great victory of Las Navas de Tolosa, which broke the Moslem power. The name of Calatrava was resumed by the order and Calatrava la Nueva made its headquarters. Two new orders, Alcantara in Leon, and Aviz in Portugal, were founded. The last independent grand master was Lopez de Padilla (1482-1487) who fought with distinction in the last Moorish War (the war of Granada). In 1487 Fernando of Aragon by a papal Bull obtained administrative authority.

[axel]

Cool Belisario thx mate now i understand becose you dont hear a lot of orde of Calatrava you hear more about the crusades about middle east thx mate ill be looking on wikipeda

[VikingHorde]

@axel
I have new heard of orde of Calatrava, but I don't think I can add any more orders to the game. There are not any more space for new units, so we have to do with the old crusaders. Cool stuff though

@Belisario
Thanks for the info, it must had been hard work getting it . It should not be to hard to add the new stuff to the game

[axel]

cool mate if see somme new ill post it here any thing to help mate

[bretwalda]

@Belisario
Great, excellent work! I wish to see it in the next release of XL Mod!

@VH
Please, if you could include those Hungarian details to your next release! They are accurate and very good, as well.

[Belisario]

@Belisario
Great, excellent work! I wish to see it in the next release of XL Mod!

@VH
Please, if you could include those Hungarian details to your next release! They are accurate and very good, as well.

Hi Bretwalda, thanks for your compliments! The Hungarian history is very interesting. If you can contribute info about the Balkans area it would be good.

[VikingHorde]

@bretwalda
I will add the info in the next release, it is good stuff

@Belisario
More cool stuff, nice . I had a quick look at the names and they look correct. Most of the names are very old ones, so there should not be any problems adding them
I hope to get some time for modding soon, because I have some upcomming hollydays next week. It should be possible to add most of the info resived here and at the .com, but I have not made any new infopics yet, but hope to make a few more before releasing the final patch for the mod.

[Belisario]

@Belisario
Thanks for the info, it must had been hard work getting it . It should not be to hard to add the new stuff to the game

Hi VikingHorde!

I have read your message and I will send you soon my "experiments" with the info pics. My new work is about your people, the Danes. I dare to rework the current listing of Danish forenames and surnames. Excuse me if I have make some mistake.


FAMOUS_KINGS:: FN_DANISH 10
//name no. c d p a portrait vnv
0, 1, 3, 4, 3, 3, -1, captured1 //Oluf I Hunger ("Hunger"; 1086-95): He was took prisoner by his brother, king Knud IV the Holy (1080-86), who found him deeply involved in high treason. In 1086 Knud was murdered, and Oluf was released from prison to succeed his brother as king. During his reign there was a failure of crops, and some blamed him for the famine.
1, 1, 4, 4, 4, 4, -1, fearsome1 //Erik I Ejegod ("Evergood"; 1095-1103): Charismatic ruler, he appealed to the common people. Under his reign, Scandinavia was recognized in 1103 as an archbishopric with a see at Lund (Scania). He died at Cyprus during a pilgrimage to Jerusalem.
1, 2, 3, 6, 3, 3, -1, secret_paranoiac4 //Erik II Emune ("the Memorable"; 1134-37): He ascended to the throne after defeating his uncle, king Niels (1104-34), at Fodevig (Scania). A harsh and unpopular ruler, he was killed by a nobleman.
3, 3, 2, 6, 3, 3, -1, envy //Svend III Grathe (1146-57): At the abdication of Erik III (1137-46) he was elected king on Zealand, and his rival Knud V ruled in Jutland. His position was soon undermined by his tyranny and pro-German policy. In 1154 he was overthrown by Knud V and Valdemar I, but in 1157 he was able to force a tripartition of the kingdom. At a banquet at Roskilde he tried to rid himself of his two co-rulers. Knud V was killed, but Valdemar I escaped to Jutland. Soon afterward he was finally defeated by Valdemar I at Grathe Heath.
5, 1, 4, 5, 3, 4, -1, mightywarrior2 //Valdemar I den Store ("the Great"; 1157-82): He put an end to several years of civil war, and confronted the Wend (Slav) threat to Danish shipping and coasts. He became a vassal of Holy Roman Emperor Friedrich I, but was later powerful enough to free himself from that control. He extended his realm, codified the laws, and gained church approval for hereditary rule by his dynasty, the Valdemars.
5, 2, 4, 4, 3, 3, -1, attacker2 //Valdemar II Sejr ("the Victorious"; 1202-41): He extended Danish control over north German states, and conquered Estonia in 1219, marking the culmination of Danish rule over the Baltic. In 1223 he was taken prisoner by one of his north German vassals but bought his freedom in 1225, promising to give up all the conquered areas except Estonia and Rügen. A final attempt to win back the lost areas led to his defeat at Bornhöved (1227). In his later years he worked to unify Denmark's legal and administrative systems.
1, 5, 2, 3, 3, 3, -1, envy //Erik V Glipping (1259-86): Until 1264 he ruled under the auspices of his mother, the competent queen Margrete Sambiria, and between 1261-62 he was a prisoner in Holstein after a military defeat. He tried to enforce royal power over church and nobility, but in 1282 he was forced to sign a coronation charter, in which he agreed to assemble the Danish court each year. He was murdered in 1286.
1, 6, 4, 5, 2, 1, -1, tyrant2 //Erik VI Menved (1286-1319): He brought the restive prelates to heel and maintained a strong royal power. He also began a expansionist policy in Northern Germany. However, the long wars greatly weakened the economy and aroused opposition to his rule. At his death in 1319 the finances were chaotic and large parts of Denmark were mortgaged to German and Danish magnates.
7, 2, 3, 4, 3, 3, -1, tyrant1 //Christoffer II (1320-26, 1329-32): He received a mortgaged Denmark to German and Danish magnates, and was forced to sign a strict coronation charter. He did not abide by the charter, however, and he was driven into exile after a battle with the Danish magnates and the German count Gerhard III of Holstein. For a time (1326-30), the young duke of South Jutland, Valdemar III, ruled under the regency of the count of Holstein. After Christoffer's return, the kingdom was split by a peasant uprising, church discord, and the struggle with the Holsteiners, who received all of the country in pawn (1332-40); Scania rebelled and came under Swedish rule.
5, 4, 4, 4, 3, 4, -1, attacker2 //Valdemar IV Atterdag (1340-75): He became king of a pawned Denmark, but his talent and military ability enabled him to reunite his kingdom. Initially his territory was limited to North Jutland, but he gradually reacquired the rest of Jutland and Zealand, and captured Scania in 1360. He also led an aggressive foreign policy, and in 1361 conquered the island of Gotland. However, the resulting conflict with the Hanseatic League, Sweden and Holstein ended in a Danish defeat, and in 1370 he was forced to submit to the Treaty of Stralsund. At home, he strengthened royal power, attacked major economic problems, and reorganized the army.


//SetStartLeader:: FN_DANISH 0 8 1 0 0 2 4 0 0 0 //Early Startpos
//SetStartLeader:: FN_DANISH 5 8 2 3 1 3 6 2 0 0 //High Startpos
//SetStartLeader:: FN_DANISH 8 8 2 6 1 3 6 2 1 2 //Late Startpos


// 2: Danish_forenames
ADD_FORENAMES::
"Oluf"
"Erik"
"Niels"
"Svend"
"Knud"
"Valdemar"
"Abel"
"Christoffer"
"Anders"
"Arved"
"Asser"
"Axel"
"Birger"
"Bo"
"Christiern"
"Ebbe"
"Esbern"
"Esger"
"Eskil"
"Evert"
"Filip"
"Gert"
"Gunner"
"Hagen"
"Hans"
"Harald"
"Henning"
"Henrik"
"Inge"
"Jakob"
"Jens"
"Kaj"
"Karl"
"Kjeld"
"Lars"
"Mads"
"Magnus"
"Morten"
"Peder"
"Poul"
"Ragnvald"
"Rane"
"Sakse"
"Sigurd"
"Skjalm"
"Sten"
"Sune"
"Søren"
"Toke"
"Torben"
"Torgeir"
"Torsten"
"Ulf"
"Viggo"

// 2: Danish_surnames
ADD_SURNAMES::
"Eriksen"
"Abelsen"
"Aggesen"
"Albrektsen"
"Andersen"
"Asmundsen"
"Atterdag"
"Axelsen"
"Bengtsen"
"Blåtand"
"Bodilsen"
"Ebbesen"
"Ejegod"
"Emune"
"Erlandsen"
"Estridsen"
"Gertsen"
"Glipping"
"Grand"
"Grathe"
"Gunnersen"
"Hallandsfar"
"Haraldsen"
"Harpestreng"
"Henriksen"
"Hunger"
"Hvide"
"Jakobsen"
"Jensen"
"Jonsen"
"Kesja"
"Knudsen"
"Lavard"
"Laxmand"
"Lodehat"
"Madsen"
"Menved"
"Nielsen"
"Pedersen"
"Plovpenning"
"Podebusk"
"Rig"
"Sejr"
"Skåning"
"Skjalmsen"
"Snare"
"Stigsen"
"Sunesen"
"Svendsen"
"Thurgotsen"
"Torstensen"
"Trylle"
"Tveskæg"
"Ulfsen"


// Danish_forenames
["Abel"] {"Abel"}
["Anders"] {"Anders"}
["Arved"] {"Arved"}
["Asser"] {"Asser"}
["Axel"] {"Axel"}
["Birger"] {"Birger"}
["Bo"] {"Bo"}
["Christiern"] {"Christiern"}
["Christoffer"] {"Christoffer"}
["Ebbe"] {"Ebbe"}
["Erik"] {"Erik"}
["Esbern"] {"Esbern"}
["Esger"] {"Esger"}
["Eskil"] {"Eskil"}
["Evert"] {"Evert"}
["Filip"] {"Filip"}
["Gert"] {"Gert"}
["Gunner"] {"Gunner"}
["Hagen"] {"Hagen"}
["Hans"] {"Hans"}
["Harald"] {"Harald"}
["Henning"] {"Henning"}
["Henrik"] {"Henrik"}
["Inge"] {"Inge"}
["Jakob"] {"Jakob"}
["Jens"] {"Jens"}
["Kaj"] {"Kaj"}
["Karl"] {"Karl"}
["Kjeld"] {"Kjeld"}
["Knud"] {"Knud"}
["Lars"] {"Lars"}
["Mads"] {"Mads"}
["Magnus"] {"Magnus"}
["Morten"] {"Morten"}
["Niels"] {"Niels"}
["Oluf"] {"Oluf"}
["Peder"] {"Peder"}
["Poul"] {"Poul"}
["Ragnvald"] {"Ragnvald"}
["Rane"] {"Rane"}
["Sakse"] {"Sakse"}
["Sigurd"] {"Sigurd"}
["Skjalm"] {"Skjalm"}
["Sten"] {"Sten"}
["Sune"] {"Sune"}
["Svend"] {"Svend"}
["Søren"] {"Søren"}
["Toke"] {"Toke"}
["Torben"] {"Torben"}
["Torgeir"] {"Torgeir"}
["Torsten"] {"Torsten"}
["Ulf"] {"Ulf"}
["Valdemar"] {"Valdemar"}
["Viggo"] {"Viggo"}

// Danish_surnames
["Eriksen"] {"Eriksen"}
["Abelsen"] {"Abelsen"}
["Aggesen"] {"Aggesen"}
["Albrektsen"] {"Albrektsen"}
["Andersen"] {"Andersen"}
["Asmundsen"] {"Asmundsen"}
["Atterdag"] {"Atterdag"}
["Axelsen"] {"Axelsen"}
["Bengtsen"] {"Bengtsen"}
["Blåtand"] {"Blåtand"}
["Bodilsen"] {"Bodilsen"}
["Ebbesen"] {"Ebbesen"}
["Ejegod"] {"Ejegod"}
["Emune"] {"Emune"}
["Erlandsen"] {"Erlandsen"}
["Estridsen"] {"Estridsen"}
["Gertsen"] {"Gertsen"}
["Glipping"] {"Glipping"}
["Grand"] {"Grand"}
["Grathe"] {"Grathe"}
["Gunnersen"] {"Gunnersen"}
["Hallandsfar"] {"Hallandsfar"}
["Haraldsen"] {"Haraldsen"}
["Harpestreng"] {"Harpestreng"}
["Henriksen"] {"Henriksen"}
["Hunger"] {"Hunger"}
["Hvide"] {"Hvide"}
["Jakobsen"] {"Jakobsen"}
["Jensen"] {"Jensen"}
["Jonsen"] {"Jonsen"}
["Kesja"] {"Kesja"}
["Knudsen"] {"Knudsen"}
["Lavard"] {"Lavard"}
["Laxmand"] {"Laxmand"}
["Lodehat"] {"Lodehat"}
["Madsen"] {"Madsen"}
["Menved"] {"Menved"}
["Nielsen"] {"Nielsen"}
["Pedersen"] {"Pedersen"}
["Plovpenning"] {"Plovpenning"}
["Podebusk"] {"Podebusk"}
["Rig"] {"Rig"}
["Sejr"] {"Sejr"}
["Skåning"] {"Skåning"}
["Skjalmsen"] {"Skjalmsen"}
["Snare"] {"Snare"}
["Stigsen"] {"Stigsen"}
["Sunesen"] {"Sunesen"}
["Svendsen"] {"Svendsen"}
["Thurgotsen"] {"Thurgotsen"}
["Torstensen"] {"Torstensen"}
["Trylle"] {"Trylle"}
["Tveskæg"] {"Tveskæg"}
["Ulfsen"] {"Ulfsen"}


FAMOUS_HEROES:: FN_DANISH 20
//hero name date, c, d, p, a, l, v, TYPE ID_REGION PORTRAIT
"Skjalm", "Hvide", 1062, 3, 3, 4, 4, 6, farmer1, GENERAL, ID_LIMBO, -1 //Skjalm Hvide (b1062, d1113): Powerful nobleman from Zealand, founder of the Hvide clan. He stood high in the favour of royal power, being entrusted to manage the possessions of the king. Prince Knud Lavard was raised by him.
"Asser", "Rig", 1080, 3, 2, 4, 4, 6, pious1, GENERAL, ID_LIMBO, -1 //Asser Rig (b1080, d1151): Powerful nobleman from Zealand, son of Skjalm Hvide. King Valdemar I was raised at his court together with Asser's son Absalon. He founded the monastery of Sorø, near Copenhagen.
"Knud", "Lavard", 1096, 4, 2, 4, 3, 5, charismatic1, GENERAL, ID_LIMBO, -1 //Knud Lavard ("the Protector"; b1096, d1131): Popular prince, son of King Erik I and father of King Valdemar I. He was employed as King Niels's jarl in South Jutland. His success against the Wends (Slavs) on the south coast of the Baltic won him great popularity but also the ill will of the king and his supporters, in particular Niels's son Magnus the Strong, who killed him in 1131, causing a civil war.
"Magnus", "den Stærke", 1106, 3, 5, 2, 2, 5, envy1, GENERAL, ID_LIMBO, -1 //Magnus den Stærke ("the Strong"; b1106, d1134): Ambitious prince, son of King Niels. He viewed his cousin Knud Lavard as a likely contender for the Danish throne and killed him in 1131. A civil war ensued, and he was killed by Knud's half-brother, King Erik II, at Fodevig (Scania, 1134).
"Esbern", "Snare", 1127, 3, 3, 3, 3, 5, builder1, GENERAL, ID_LIMBO, -1 //Esbern Snare (b1127, d1204): Nobleman and warrior, member of the Hvide clan. He participated in the military campaigns of King Valdemar I together with his brother Absalon. He built a castle at Kalundborg. Around this grew up the town of same name.
"Archbishop", "Absalon", 1128, 4, 3, 4, 4, 6, mightywarrior3, GENERAL, ID_DENMARK, -1 //Archbishop Absalon (b1128, d1201): Danish hero, equally great as churchman, statesman and general. He was bishop of Roskilde from 1158, archbishop of Lund from 1178, and chief counsellor of Valdemar I and Knud VI. He waged war against the Wends (Slavs) on the south coast of the Baltic, and in 1184 won a great victory over a Pomeranian fleet. In 1167 he was in charge of fortifying Copenhagen.
"Sune", "Ebbesen", 1130, 3, 3, 3, 3, 5, loyal1, GENERAL, ID_LIMBO, -1 //Sune Ebbesen (b?, d1186): Nobleman and warrior, member of the Hvide clan. He participated in the military campaigns of King Valdemar I together with his cousins Absalon and Esbern Snare.
"Sven", "Aggesen", 1140, 1, 1, 3, 4, 6, educated2, GENERAL, ID_LIMBO, -1 //Sven Aggesen (b1140/50, d?): Danish historian, housecarl in service of both King Valdemar I and King Knud VI. He was on many war-expeditions, of which he mentions details in his work "Brevis Historia Regnum Daciae".
"Marsk", "Stig", 1230, 4, 5, 3, 3, 3, attacker2, GENERAL, ID_LIMBO, -1 //Stig Andersen, alias Marsk Stig (b?, d1293): Outstanding Danish magnate, he held the office of "Marsk" (leading general and "minister of war"). At the regicide November 1286, he and many other noblemen were in spite of their protests outlawed as the men behind King Erik V's death. He then settled at the island of Hjelm from which he ravaged the Danish coasts. He died on his island without having obtained rehabilitation from the Danish court.
"Rane", "Jonsen", 1240, 2, 4, 3, 4, 3, secret_paranoiac3, GENERAL, ID_LIMBO, -1 //Rane Jonsen (b?, d1294): Nobleman from Zealand. He was "Kammermester" (Chamberlain) of King Erik V. At the regicide November 1286, he and many other noblemen were in spite of their protests outlawed as the men behind the king's death. He fled to Norway, but was captured and executed at Roskilde in 1294.
"Grev", "Jakob", 1250, 3, 5, 3, 3, 2, envy1, GENERAL, ID_LIMBO, -1 //Count Jakob of Halland (b?, d1310): Grev ("Count") of Halland (Scania) from 1283. He was hostile toward the growing power of King Erik V, and was one of the noblemen outlawed at the regicide November 1286. He struggled together with the group of outlaw noblemen and since 1305 took refuge at the Norwegian court.
"Grev", "Gerhard", 1292, 3, 5, 4, 4, 1, tyrant3, GENERAL, ID_LIMBO, -1 //Count Gerhard III of Holstein (b1292, d1340): Energetic, brutal and deeply religious German magnate, who provided financial support to Danish kings and became a main factor of Danish politics. In 1326 he dethroned King Christoffer II and placed his minor nephew, Valdemar III, on the throne. He acted as regent of Denmark until Christoffer II was restored in 1329. After Christoffer's death he was the real ruler of most of the dissolved country being the lord of both Jutland and Fyn (1332-40).
"Johan", "den Milde", 1300, 2, 3, 3, 3, 3, avarice1, GENERAL, ID_LIMBO, -1 //Johan den Milde ("the Mild"; b?, d1359): German magnate who funded Danish kings. He played a main role in the restoration of King Christoffer II (1329) but later on had to accept Count Gerhard III as his superior. From 1332 to 1340 he was the lord of eastern Denmark, but he lost Scania which submitted to the Swedish king. After the collapse of Holstein rule he at first cooperated with King Valdemar IV but during the next years he was deprived from his Danish possessions.
"Niels", "Ebbesen", 1310, 2, 4, 4, 3, 5, mightywarrior2, GENERAL, ID_DENMARK, -1 //Niels Ebbesen (b?, d1340): Danish hero, known for his killing of Count Gerhard III. He turned against the Holstein occupants and when Count Gerhard campaigned in Jutland 1340 he supported the Danish guerrilla. The night of April 1st he and some of his warriors got into the Count's headquarter in Randers, killed him and managed to escape. During the following rebellion he played a main role in the resistance but he was killed the same year during a fight against the Germans.
"Henning", "Podebusk", 1320, 2, 2, 4, 4, 7, smarttalker1, GENERAL, ID_LIMBO, -1 //Henning Podebusk (b?, d1388): Danish statesman from the island of Rügen. He was taken into Danish service in 1350 and became the most important and loyal official of King Valdemar IV. In 1365 he was appointed "Drost" (prime minister) and he soon showed his ability during the war 1367-70 against the Hanseatic League and its allies. After Valdemar's death in 1375 he protected the royal interest and was the political mentor of Queen Margrete I.
"Archbishop", "Eskil", 1100, 1, 0, 6, 3, 6, pious4, BISHOP, ID_LIMBO, -1 //Archbishop Eskil (b ca 1100, d1181/82): A man of profound piety, in 1134 he was consecrated bishop of Roskilde and in 1137 archbishop of Lund. He favoured the introduction of monastic orders in Denmark.
"Saxo", "Grammaticus", 1150, 1, 0, 4, 4, 6, educated3, EMISSARY, ID_LIMBO, -1 //Saxo Grammaticus (b ca 1150, d ca 1220): Danish historian. He wrote the chronicle "Gesta Danorum" by order of Archbishop Absalon.
"Anders", "Sunesen", 1167, 1, 0, 6, 4, 6, educated2, BISHOP, ID_LIMBO, -1 //Anders Sunesen (b1167, d1228): Archbishop of Lund from 1201 to 1223. He studied in Paris and also probably in Oxford and Bologna. He transmited his knowledges to the Danish clergy.
"Jakob", "Erlandsen", 1210, 1, 1, 6, 3, 2, pious1, BISHOP, ID_LIMBO, -1 //Jakob Erlandsen (b?, d1274): Archbishop of Lund. Troublesome priest, he maintained a power struggle with King Erik IV.
"Jens", "Grand", 1260, 1, 1, 6, 3, 2, pious1, BISHOP, ID_LIMBO, -1 //Jens Grand (b?, d1327): Archbishop of Lund. Troublesome priest, he maintained a power struggle with King Erik VI.

//Heroes
["Skjalm"] {"Skjalm"}
["Hvide"] {"Hvide"}
["Asser"] {"Asser"}
["Rig"] {"Rig"}
["Knud"] {"Knud"}
["Lavard"] {"Lavard"}
["Magnus"] {"Magnus"}
["den Stærke"] {"den Stærke"}
["Esbern"] {"Esbern"}
["Snare"] {"Snare"}
["Archbishop"] {"Archbishop"}
["Absalon"] {"Absalon"}
["Sune"] {"Sune"}
["Ebbesen"] {"Ebbesen"}
["Sven"] {"Sven"}
["Aggesen"] {"Aggesen"}
["Marsk"] {"Marsk"}
["Stig"] {"Stig"}
["Rane"] {"Rane"}
["Jonsen"] {"Jonsen"}
["Grev"] {"Grev"}
["Jakob"] {"Jakob"}
["Grev"] {"Grev"}
["Gerhard"] {"Gerhard"}
["Johan"] {"Johan"}
["den Milde"] {"den Milde"}
["Niels"] {"Niels"}
["Ebbesen"] {"Ebbesen"}
["Henning"] {"Henning"}
["Podebusk"] {"Podebusk"}
["Archbishop"] {"Archbishop"}
["Eskil"] {"Eskil"}
["Saxo"] {"Saxo"}
["Grammaticus"] {"Grammaticus"}
["Anders"] {"Anders"}
["Sunesen"] {"Sunesen"}
["Jakob"] {"Jakob"}
["Erlandsen"] {"Erlandsen"}
["Jens"] {"Jens"}
["Grand"] {"Grand"}