alireza1354
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He is so short. Weren't Vikings tall?
New Unit: Viking Swordsman
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Amenhotep7
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Maybe that's just your perspective...Sure, Vikings were tall, but I believe they have a balanced build, so even though they're tall, they appear at a distance as stocky...Any Vikings out there who could comment?
utahjazz7, I hope you don't mind that I shrunk this guy to 85% of the original size. This make him the same size as the other dwarf units available, and make a good dwarf swordsman, IMO.
Download the runt!
The zip includes a modified .INI, and the original pcx's.
Download the runt!
The zip includes a modified .INI, and the original pcx's.
COAtlantis1745
Unit Sounds Engineer
Excellant job, utah!
Is there any chance we could see a "cheaper" Viking warrior (possibly using the same model?) with a simple tunic, white pants, and round shield with a short Danish axe?
Im thinking we now have the bear shirt, and the jarl, now we need some fyrdmen to round out them out. What say ye?
Is there any chance we could see a "cheaper" Viking warrior (possibly using the same model?) with a simple tunic, white pants, and round shield with a short Danish axe?
Im thinking we now have the bear shirt, and the jarl, now we need some fyrdmen to round out them out. What say ye?
AK47
Retired Wonder Architect
Looks fabelicious !!!
I'm sure I can put this to use.
I'm sure I can put this to use.
The Last Conformist
Irresistibly Attractive
That the Vikings were tall is a relative truth - they were tall compared to most contemporary Western Europeans, but not very tall by the standards of the modern West.
An article on average heights thru the centuries I rad a while ago gave 1.75m as average adult male height for 10th C Swedes. (That's about five centimetres less than the modern average).
For the metrically challenged, that's roughly 5'9".
An article on average heights thru the centuries I rad a while ago gave 1.75m as average adult male height for 10th C Swedes. (That's about five centimetres less than the modern average).
For the metrically challenged, that's roughly 5'9".
thestonesfan
A Client of Ron Kuby
I feel sorry for your mother.
So do I 
Anyways... In-game Im using Utahs Viking Swordsman as a Scandinavian Leidang, the official Berzerk is still used, but renamed Scandinavian Viking.
Two longboats would be nice. Then you could have one for the Scandinavians and one for the Balts and/or Anglo-Saxons.
Anyways... In-game Im using Utahs Viking Swordsman as a Scandinavian Leidang, the official Berzerk is still used, but renamed Scandinavian Viking.
Two longboats would be nice. Then you could have one for the Scandinavians and one for the Balts and/or Anglo-Saxons.
Amenhotep7
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Yes...I'd like to know this too...
aaminion00
Stoned
Viking Flavor Units
Longbowman - Berserker by Firaxis
Swordsman - Viking Swordsman by Utahjazz
Med. Infantry - ???
Warrior - ???
Longbowman - Berserker by Firaxis
Swordsman - Viking Swordsman by Utahjazz
Med. Infantry - ???
Warrior - ???
Amenhotep7
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Don't Forget Berserker!
Bjorn Bjornson
Libertarian
A "Levy" usually refers to conscripted soldiers, not professional warriors.
I like this unit because I don't have PTW, so it's good for my added Viking civ.
I like this unit because I don't have PTW, so it's good for my added Viking civ.
tlucky4life
Sachem
I think your unit is great and muchly needed. Its easy to call someone a giant when there kicking your ass.
The Last Conformist
Irresistibly Attractive
Of course, there are always some people who're taller than average and some shorter. Otherwise it wouldn't be an average.
And in those days, a tall fellow surely had better odds at becoming a dreaded Viking that his shorter brethren - physical size does count in hand-to-hand combat.
Amenhotep7
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Tell that to the Dwarf unit makers!
