Age of Vikings and Fanatics: Total war

**Rodion Romanovich** · 07-04-2005, 13:19

Originally Posted by ScionTheWorm

edit my posts, take the first one. it's no problem, actually what I originally intended. stick it too.

Ok, it's sticky now. I've added around 5-7 descriptions, more will come. If you have any comments about the descriptions you can post them here.

**Krusader** · 07-04-2005, 13:33

Read the descriptions and I have two things to remark.

1) Norwegian description: The first Duke of normandy was indeed Norwegian, but almost all sources I've read have listed the Vikings in Normandy as being of mainly Danish origin.

2) The Byzantines kept control of Asia Minor after the Arabs came, at least the western coast and central plateau. They lost Asia Minor in the years 1071-1099, but when the First Crusade came they managed to regain much land, at least the coastal territories.

Otherwise, very well.

If you want, I could type up something for Al-Andalus.

**Rodion Romanovich** · 07-04-2005, 15:01

Originally Posted by Krusader

Read the descriptions and I have two things to remark.

1) Norwegian description: The first Duke of normandy was indeed Norwegian, but almost all sources I've read have listed the Vikings in Normandy as being of mainly Danish origin.

2) The Byzantines kept control of Asia Minor after the Arabs came, at least the western coast and central plateau. They lost Asia Minor in the years 1071-1099, but when the First Crusade came they managed to regain much land, at least the coastal territories.

Otherwise, very well.

3) If you want, I could type up something for Al-Andalus.

1 - yes, but weren't there many norwegian settlers in normandy?
2 - yes, I'm not sure if i made it sound like that explicitly but I meant what you said. I probably was a little unclear.

3 - If you like, yes. Overall I've had problems finding any decent info at all about Al Andalus and the Abbasids.

**Incongruous** · 07-04-2005, 21:35

Yes finally you have gotten some faction descriptions coool

If you like I could do something for the Magyars.

**ScionTheWorm** · 07-04-2005, 23:34

sig 2 big?

**Krusader** · 07-04-2005, 23:35

Yes...a bit too big.

Good size might be the EB Member banners, or slightly bigger than them.

**ScionTheWorm** · 07-05-2005, 07:03

hehe I was not going to use it for long, but I guess it's so high that it bugs people. just thought drawing some attention to the mod. maybe put a reqruiting-text there

**Rodion Romanovich** · 07-05-2005, 10:06

Originally Posted by Bopa the Magyar

Yes finally you have gotten some faction descriptions coool

If you like I could do something for the Magyars.

If you like, you could PM one or post one in this thread, but I'll probably adapt it to fit in length and style with the rest. But it would be great if you could make one, the magyars are one of the hardest factions to find info about.

**Incongruous** · 07-05-2005, 10:49

A Chinese proverb states:. "Even a journey of a thousand miles begins with but a single step." It is very possible that the proto-Magyars wandered not a thousand miles but ten times that distance during the span of many centuries before arriving in their present homeland.

The Magyars, a people from the Turanian, basin proudly call themselves "the last pure blooded Scythians" and "Cousins of the Huns and Summerians", and for good reason, for these peoples all, in their turn, shook the very foundations of, civilization and in the case of the Huns, brought it crashing down. So now, should not the Magyars, proud and noble sons of Magor, seek to dominate the world?

From their power base north-east of the Carpathians, the Magyars it would seem, could have the pickings of any land. Yet, this is not so, immediatley to the south and east is the might of the Khaganate of the Khazars, a noble and mighty people, who managed at one point to force tribute from the Magyars. But the Khazars are not the biggest problem, it is the Mighty Bulgarian Khanate that threatens them most, this mighty nation is powerful enough to bring even the Greeks to their knees, this surely is the test of true power? But to the north west, their have been tales told, of vast armies appearing from the misty water like deamons and sweeping all before them in a torrent of blood and smoke, they must be true warriors!

But under sound leadership, the Magyars, sons of Magor and "the last pure blooded Scythians", have the power to destroy all befor them, shake the world to its core and perhaps even become Gods!