Sneak Peek: Iceland and Ottomans

[SeelingCat]

Icelandic Uniques!

Kringla Heimsins	Ability	"Circle of the World"	The first two words of the Heimskringla, a saga written in Iceland - attributed by some to the Icelandic writer Snorri Sturluson. It is a collection of sagas about Scandinavian kings and is assumed to date to the 12th century.
Landnámabók	Civic	"Book of Settlements"	A medieval Icelandic text that describes the settlement of Iceland over the course of the 9th and 10th centuries.
Hugins Drekka	Civic	"Huginn's Drink"	A kenning used to describe blood, referring to Huginn, one of the mythological ravens of Odin.
Væringjar	Civic	related to Old Norse væringi, "pledge"	Viking warriors, traders, and settlers that settled in modern-day Belarus, Russia, and Ukraine, establishing the Kyivan Rus states and the city Novgorod, and serving as mercenary guards for the Byzantine Emperor.
Þjóðveldið	Civic	"the commonwealth"	The name given to the Icelandic state from c. 930 - when the Althing was established - to 1262 - when fealty was pledged to the Norwegian King. It had a "unique political system" with no executive body, but a mutually agreed upon legal/judicial code established by chieftains.
Drekahöfuð	Tradition	"dragon head"	The name for the carved dragon's head that decorated Viking longships and the source of the Icelandic civ's icon in Civ 7!
Reiði Guðanna	Tradition	"wrath of the gods"	Perhaps a reference to the destructive power of Iceland's volcanoes
Dróttkvætt	Tradition	"courtly meter"	The most prestigious meter used by skalds - a stanza with "eight half-lines, each having usually three lifts and almost invariably six syllables."
Lyfsteinn	Tradition	"medicine stone"	A "healing stone, stone of special virtue"; they were attached to sword hilts "to rub and heal the wounds with"; other accounts say they could bring the dead back to life or protect against drowining.
Saga Hero	Civilian		The protagonist of a Saga, a prose story or history. These stories were generally written in Old Norse or Icelandic and deal with such topics as Kings, feuds, saints, legends, and migrations.
Víkingr	Military	"Viking" lit. "Bay-dweller"	Scandinavian seafarers, known for being raiders, traders, and explorers - reaching as far as North Africa, the Middle East, and the Eastern North America.

Saga Heros:

Egill Skallagrímsson	c. 904-995	War poet, sorcerer, berserker, and farmer; the anti-hero of Egil's Saga.
Gísli Súrsson	within 860-980	A tragic hero "who must kill one of his brothers-in-law to avenge another brother-in-law; focus of the Gísla saga.
Grettir Ásmundarson	11th century	A "bellicose Icelandic outlaw" who is the focus of the Grettis saga.
Kjartan Óláfsson	10-11th century	One of the main characters of the Laxdæla saga, where in Kjartan and Bolli Þorleiksson are friends torn apart by their love for Guðrún Ósvífrsdóttir.
Guðrún Ósvífrsdóttir	10-11th century	Another main character from the Laxdæla saga; she was famed for her great wisdom and beauty.
Hrafnkell Hallfreðsson	10th century	The titular character of the Hrafnkels saga, who goes from a dedicated Freyr-worshiping duelist to a defeated atheist.
Njáll Þorgeirsson	10-11th century	An Icelandic lawyer and main protagonist of the Njáls saga, which deals with blood feuds in the Icelandic Commonwealth.
Gunnarr Hámundarson	10th century	An Icelandic chieftain who appears in the Njáls saga. He is also known as Gunnar of Hlíðarend.
Guðríðr Þorbjarnardóttir	980/1019-1050	An Icelandic explorer who appears in the Vinland sagas. She co-led an expedition to Vinland, where her son was born - the first known European birth in the Americas (outside Greenland).
Freydís Eiríksdóttir	c.965 - ?	Said to be the daughter of Erik the Red and the sister of Leif Erikson. She appears in the Vinland sagas.

 

[Evolena]

I'm not posting the related graphs for each new civ and leader (or uploading a new version of the webpage), because for now, before any look into the game files, it looks like this:

 

[Alexander's Hetaroi]

and also hard to fit into Civ7. Sweden was a latecomer in Age 2 (17th Century 'Thirty Years War', this is when Swedes was at its peak), but their favorite UU-Caroeans, shown up very early in Age III (also very offensive oriented, the last 'Pike and Shotte' formations equipped with flintlocks geared towards stronger offensive capabilities than any average fusiliers of that time)

Sweden will probably be Age 3 in this game. I think it will go Iceland into Sweden.
Especially if they want to incorporate Nobel Prize into their design again. Plus, as you mentioned Caroleans would work in Age 3.

 

[Sekou]

Am I missing something but how can Iceland be added and NOT Eyafjallajokull? Such a great natural wonder from VI. The game already needs more natural wonder variety. This seemed like a no-doubt inclusion

 

[Alexander's Hetaroi]

Am I missing something but how can Iceland be added and NOT Eyafjallajokull? Such a great natural wonder from VI. The game already needs more natural wonder variety. This seemed like a no-doubt inclusion

Because the theme of the pack is naval, and all the wonders are naval themed is my guess. This is how I felt when they added in Indonesia in Civ 6 without Krakatoa.

 

[marius_kaparius]

I need a mod that queues "Immigrant Song" into the music mix every time that a Iceland triggers a Celebration.

 

[Patine]

I need a mod that queues "Immigrant Song" into the music mix every time that a Iceland triggers a Celebration.

I don't get the connection.

 

[marius_kaparius]

I don't get the connection.

From Wikipedia: "Immigrant Song" was written during Led Zeppelin's tour of Iceland, Bath and Germany in the summer of 1970. The opening date of this tour took place in Reykjavík, Iceland, which inspired Plant to write the lyrics

 

[Lonecat Nekophrodite]

I'm not posting the related graphs for each new civ and leader (or uploading a new version of the webpage), because for now, before any look into the game files, it looks like this:
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So Frederick II can't choose Iceland at Age II ? despite more direct evolutionary path?

And no Nordic leader as playable character? like Harald Bluetooth or Harald Silgurdson (The Last Viking). both of which appeared in two previous Civ games leading norsemen civs (Norway or Denmark).