Irish - screens from my Mod

[Lord Condormanius]

[der Kaiser]

Do you need some help with the Welsh? I can do all the historical stuff you need, if you want. I know pretty much all there is to know about the Welsh armies of about the Norman Invasion time to about 1200s.

[Lord Condormanius]

I'm still not sure about them...my real concern is that I can't really mess around with the map and it is kind of crowded up there. On the other hand, they do have some room to expand (Chester/Bristol/Camborne...even Ireland, I guess). +the game is meant to last longer (0.50 timescale, reduced pop growth, expensive city upgrades, etc.) which will hopefully delay the inevitable thrashing at the hands of the more powerful factions.

I'll think about it some more...All said, I still kind of like the idea.

[der Kaiser]

I would add them, even if it would crowd the Isles a bit. A lot of realism and fun there. Besides, they wouldn't be as strong as the English. I'll tell a little bit about the Welsh armies of the time.

The armies would have included Tealu, which are the equivalent of mailed knights, but they both threw javelins (Earlier period) and used lances (Bit later) They wore chainmail and had shields. They were usually composed of around one hundred and twenty men, though some have had upwards of one hundred and eighty.

They used Scandinavian and Irish mercenries. Welsh Warriors would generally wear linen clothes, as apposed to armor. This suited their raiding personality. They had very low moral. They also wore thin cloaks.

The main weapons were the spear and bow. The bow was extremely powerful, one reported to have shot an arrow 4in into an Oak door. The bow was used in a different way then the English Longbows, they used it at a closer range as an Ambush Weapon, rather than Long Range.

A cool tactic the Welsh liked to use was this:

They charged with Javelins, then feigned flight to trap their enemies in the Woods and marshes, and then would attack on flanks.

Sometimes, if I remember correctly, the Welsh used the Scottish tactic of standing in lines with long spears like a Phalanx.

Well, should be enough to get you by, if you so decide to do the Welsh, just ask if you want more.