I've grown fond of Spain. While the French are training Voulge Militia, the English training Bill Militia, and the Danes are training Sword-Staff Militia out of their level 4 barracks, Spain is building Swordsmen Militia. These guys are Sword & Buckler men with slightly worse stats. They eat peasants and spear militia for breakfast, and will give a decent fight against dismounted knights, though they will lose that fight.