Unique Cultural traits
All Norse factions share the Viking Raiders trait, making them expert profiteers from raiding, looting and sacking.
Unique Faction Traits
All Norse factions bear a unique trait which further defines their strengths and play-style in the Grand Campaign.
The Danes: Seaborn
Immune to both high-seas attrition and seasickness, The Danes are able to weather the worst maritime conditions and make full use of their land units in naval conflict.
The Geats: Cold Blood
The hardy Geats are raised in icy climates. As such they benefit from a morale-boost when fighting in winter and are immune to snow attrition.
The Jutes: Despoilers
The Jutes are the ultimate profiteers in war, and gain significant income from razing settlements and destroying units in battle.
Unique mission objectives
Players using Norse factions will receive a unique series of mission objectives over the course of the campaign.
Unique units
Each of the three Norse factions can recruit two unique units in battle:
Geats
Thrall Spears
Plentiful and Inexpensive, Thrall Spears can form a defensive backbone for any army.
Thrall Spearmen
Thrall Spearmen represent a solid anvil for the enemy to spend his cavalry against, and can pack a deadly punch on the charge with their javelins.
Jutes
Huscarls
The fearless Huscarls hurl themselves into battle, carving a gory path through the enemy ranks with their axes.
Royal Huscarls
Disciplined, highly trained and more heavily armoured than other axe units, the Royal Huscarls strike fear – and sharpened steel – into the hearts of their foes.
Danes
The seagoing Danes may recruit the fearsome Drekkar Dragonship manned with two extra varieties of troop options. These rugged warships can withstand much punishment before delivering some of the Viking Forefathers’ most powerful and vicious melee warriors – the Chosen Norse Marauders and the Elite Norse Marauders - into the fray.
Viking Forefathers unit rosters
Alongside elements from the Barbarian battlefield unit roster, The Geats, the Jutes and the Danes can field specific Norse units in battle on land and sea.
Spear infantry:
Thrall Spears (Geats only)
Thrall Spearmen (Geats only)
Nordic Levy
Nordic Spearmen
Elite Nordic Spearmen
Nordic Spearmasters
Pike infantry:
Nordic Pikemen
Melee infantry:
Nordic Band
Nordic Brigade
Wold Coats
Hirdmen
Nordic Warriors
Elite Nordic Warriors
Chosen Warriors
Axe infantry:
Nordic Axe Warband
Huscarls (Jutes only)
Nordic Axe Warriors
Royal Huscarls (Jutes only)
Viking Raiders
Norse Berserkers
Bow infantry:
Nordic Bows
Slingers:
Nordic Hurlers
Skrimishers:
Thrall Skirmishers
Nordic Skrimishers
Nordic Javelinmen
Nordic Brigands
Melee Cavalry:
Nordic Mounted Raiders
Nordic Horse Raiders
Nordic Horse Lords
Viking Raider Cavalry
Skirmisher Cavalry:
Nordic Raiders
Artillery:
Onager
Large Onager
Warhounds:
Warhounds
Naval units
Unique General unit: Viking Captain
Ramming ships:
Strike Liburnian (Nordic Light Bowmen)
Assault Liburnian (Nordic Light Bowmen)
Melee ships:
Snekkja Longship (Nordic Heavy Marauders)
Assault ships:
Drekkar Dragonship (Elite Norse Marauders – Danes only)
Drekkar Dragonship (Nordic Berserker Marauders)
Drekkar Dragonship (Chosen Norse Marauders – Danes only)
Bow Ships:
Skeid longship (Norse Bow Marauders)
Artillery ships:
Artillery Liburnian
Fireships:
Greek Fire Dromonarion
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