Favorite faction in Viking Invasion?

[Martok]

Yep, I'm putting up another poll already. I guess I'm feeling slightly frivolous this week.

So how about it? Who do you like to play as in VI? My personal favorite is probably the Mercians, with the Irish a close second.

I know the Mercians are one of the easier factions, but I think I like them simply for the fact that they tend to be in the "middle of the action". Whatever major events are going on in the British Isles, odds are good the Mercians are involved in it.

As for the Irish, I like their unique and varied unit roster, as well as the fact that the Emerald Isle provides some good avenues for early expansion with independent provinces available for conquest. (That, and I'm part Irish. )