It was one of my first campaigns I started before I knew what I was doing, and I recently went back to it just to finish a full campaign (I usually get bored and start another campaign after a few decades). I picked the Saxons for the very reason they were a strong faction.

Although my first campaign with VI was the Vikings themselves. What a disaster. Everytime I raided and pulled out of the region, a full scale rebellion would ensue and give my victim a massive free army. And then I didn't realise how trade worked, and plundered the most profitable coastal trading provences leading me to a state of emergency where I didn't have enough money coming in, and the neighbouring factions all had massive armies I'd gifted to them in my earlier raids. I was defending my Scottish lands up against horrible odds.

I haven't got much time for MTW as I'm currently wasting my time modding RTW instead, so I probably won't start another campaign for a while, although I keep getting tempted to spend more time with MTW. It's superior to RTW for sure. I'll just complete the Saxon campaign for now though, even if the computer tries to cheat against me again!