The Great Union of the North
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The Jarls Select Kings Eric and Ketill as the Next Kings of the North!?!
Eric Haraldsson- 2 votes
Ganger Hrólfr- 1 vote
Ketill Bjǫrnsson- 2 votes
Eric Haraldsson- 2 votes
Ganger Hrólfr- 1 vote
Ketill Bjǫrnsson- 2 votes
Arquebuse
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The Reign of King Eric and King Ketill
The eighth election was the most peculiar and unprecedented in Norse history. The passing king was most likely murdered, and discovering the perpetrator was becoming nearly impossible. Next, there was a tie in the election, with both Ketill Bjǫrnsson and Eric Haraldsson receiving thirty-three votes. Also, a few of the jarls also refused to vote, even when the votes were being retaken. After tallying the votes for the fifth time, it was officially declared that the result was a tie. Immediately after the declaration, the jarls began offering ways to break the tie: a duel, another recount, even a race to Norway and back. A voice broke out from the crowd, I do not wish to duel Ketill, my family has already experienced enough death. Eric walked over to Ketill and outstretched his arm. I instead propose an alliance, a merger of our skills and strategies to rule the union together. We should both be king. Ketill shook his hand, I agree, we should not be spilling blood here in Stockholm, but England. Besides if you are half the warrior your father was, I will regret not having you on the battlefield. A jarl shouted out, All hail our new kings. All hail King Eric. All hail King Ketill. The hall began to fill with cheers and the celebration commenced. Just a week later the two began planning for the invasion of the isles. In accordance with Eric's plans, the Norse armies would land outside London and capture the city. Afterward, the armies would advance into Northumbria and Wales. There the armies would pillage every town and village they came across. Following Ketill's plan, Norwegian and Danish homesteaders would settle Scotland once the seas are clear and it is sure that the Norse forces would win in England. Final preparations were made in Scandinavia and word was sent to Francia to prepare for the invasion. In only a year, the whole Norse military mobilized, took to their ships and headed for the isles. The dreams of many kings long dead have been achieved, England will finally bow at the feet of the union.
Eric wished to take the Norse ships straight up the Thames and invade London immediately, but Ketill advised him otherwise as the city had formidable fortifications. Soldiers were landed to the south and east of the city along with siege equipment. Unloading the equipment ate up precious time, but they were needed to take London.
After the ships from the southern front finished unloading men and machines, the English armada came sailing along the coast toward the Norse. The ships maneuvered to engage the English and the crews took up weapons and oars. Then a blessing from Tyr: the winds changed, pushing the Norse navy swiftly to the English flank. Arrows rained down from both sides, but the English were out-maneuvered and lost hundreds of ships. In the end, a third of the total Norse navy was lost and the English had lost twice as much.
After bringing down the Londoner defenses, the assault was launched. Four thousand raging Norsemen charged the four thousand defending longbowmen. As expected, the ground between the two armies became filled with Norse bodies during the charge. But as the raging army closed on the archers, the English lines began to falter. The invaders slammed through the bowmen and killed all those who remained on the lines. The Norsemen took a rest as they waited for the second wave to arrive. Meanwhile, brave Londoners and what remained of the garrison took up to the outermost buildings surrounding the city with bows and swords. King Ketill arrived with the second wave and noticed the English setting up to defend the city. He told the army remain outside the city with King Eric and took a band of two hundred soldiers with him to the west of the city. There the band took refuge in a grove and began making two large rafts. In just two days the rafts were built and on the night after, the two hundred men boarded the rafts and took the Thames downriver toward London. Under the cover of a foggy night, the rafts sneaked down to a low bridge and grabbed on. The men hauled themselves up onto the bridge. King Ketill could hear distant yelling telling him that the element of surprise had been lost. English soldiers from the outskirts of the city abandoned their posts and ran to the city center. One of King Eric's scouts reported the English troop movements and Eric immediately called his men to arms. The army charged through the thick fog and into the city with little resistance. The English defenders were now trapped by the two Norse forces and surrendered after little fighting. English ships in London's harbor was burned, destroying the last of the English armada. As planned the union kept the kept the city and renamed it Lundúvir.
The Norse forces then took to pillaging the countryside. A small force lead by King Eric was moving to sack, pillage and utterly destroy the town of York, just north of Lundúvir. Most of the army was camped at Stamford Bridge on the River Derwent, while the rest had gotten their ships stuck miles downriver with most of their weapons and armor. The army was not worried though as their was not a considerable English force for over one hundred and fifty miles. But the distance was apparently not enough to stop the English. In only four days, the English army of two thousand marched one hundred and eighty miles from Wales to meet the Norse forces at Stamford Bridge. Needless to say, Eric's forces were caught with their guard down. The attacking army crashed into the camp and began cutting the unprepared Norse to shreds. The remaining men in King Eric's army began to flee across Stamford Bridge to try and link up with the rest of the army and their supplies half a day's march downriver. With the Norsemen on the west bank of the Derwent either dead or running for their lives, the English army prepared to charge across the bridge to the east bank. But standing on the bridge was a man. King Eric stood and surveyed the English army with his double-bladed battleaxe in hand. He stood there alone on the bridge, the only thing between the English and Norse armies. The king's glimmering armor and imposing figure was not enough to stop the English though. The English army crammed onto the bridge as it could only fit four men across and charged King Eric. The English soldiers hit Eric like a ram, but the king swung his ax with enough force to fell two men. He too took many blows, but Eric showed no pain and continued to hack through the English army. Corpses began to litter the bridge and the river beneath began to become stained red as Eric's rage intensified. War chants rung in his head as cut through even the best of the English champions. It was not until one Englishman on barrel floated down the river and jammed his spear up through the planks of the river into King Eric. He fell to his knees and was trampled by the English army pouring over the bridge. Eric gave his men enough time to reorganize, but without their leader, the Norse lines were crushed. The main army in Lundúvir counterattacked and finished off the English army, but Eric alone killed over forty Englishmen and injured dozens more at Stamford Bridge. Eric surely earn his way to Valhalla that day.
With King Eric dead, the union and the Norse army was under the sole command of King Ketill. Half of the English garrison in Northumbria moved south to try and recapture London. Reinforcements from Norway saw this opportunity and launched an amphibious assault on the city of Newcastle. Surprised, the remaining English defenders were cut to pieces while the Norse forces suffered few casualties. The Norse army then then looted and burnt the city and took to the countryside to continue pillaging and capturing slaves.
With the seas clear of English ships and Northumbria conquered, King Ketill could carry out the colonization of Scotland. Norwegian and Danish settlers crossed the North Sea and set up the new Kingdom of Lochlann, whose capital was in Lindisfarne.
The soldiers that had marched south from Northumbria got surrounded by the Norse army in the town of Birmingham. After a light siege, King Ketill lead the attack and was able to take the town after a quick battle.
The Norse had not lost a battle over the course of the entire invasion, save the Battle of Stamford Bridge. The army attacked the Welsh city of Bath, without bothering to lay a siege. Tyr cursed the English arrows and they bounced off of the Norse chain mail. Few Norsemen died on the battlefield at Bath that day, but one of them, sadly, was King Ketill. A mounted English archer found his mark and sent his arrow through the king's eye. Seeing their dead king, the Norse army's rage grew and the soldiers crushed the English army and burned the city.
Explorations brought us into contact with a people who live even farther east than the Indians. They call themselves the Chinese and they had the potential to be great trading partners with the union.
The invasion of England went well, only a third of the Norse army was lost and all objectives were captured quickly. Sadly, it did claim the lives of both our kings, but it was a fair sacrifice for what the union gained. After the English army was defeated at the Battle of Bath, the Kingdom of Danelaw was annexed, with its capital in Lundúvir. With two new major kingdoms in the isles, it was declared that the war was over and the English had been defeated.
The eighth election was the most peculiar and unprecedented in Norse history. The passing king was most likely murdered, and discovering the perpetrator was becoming nearly impossible. Next, there was a tie in the election, with both Ketill Bjǫrnsson and Eric Haraldsson receiving thirty-three votes. Also, a few of the jarls also refused to vote, even when the votes were being retaken. After tallying the votes for the fifth time, it was officially declared that the result was a tie. Immediately after the declaration, the jarls began offering ways to break the tie: a duel, another recount, even a race to Norway and back. A voice broke out from the crowd, I do not wish to duel Ketill, my family has already experienced enough death. Eric walked over to Ketill and outstretched his arm. I instead propose an alliance, a merger of our skills and strategies to rule the union together. We should both be king. Ketill shook his hand, I agree, we should not be spilling blood here in Stockholm, but England. Besides if you are half the warrior your father was, I will regret not having you on the battlefield. A jarl shouted out, All hail our new kings. All hail King Eric. All hail King Ketill. The hall began to fill with cheers and the celebration commenced. Just a week later the two began planning for the invasion of the isles. In accordance with Eric's plans, the Norse armies would land outside London and capture the city. Afterward, the armies would advance into Northumbria and Wales. There the armies would pillage every town and village they came across. Following Ketill's plan, Norwegian and Danish homesteaders would settle Scotland once the seas are clear and it is sure that the Norse forces would win in England. Final preparations were made in Scandinavia and word was sent to Francia to prepare for the invasion. In only a year, the whole Norse military mobilized, took to their ships and headed for the isles. The dreams of many kings long dead have been achieved, England will finally bow at the feet of the union.
Eric wished to take the Norse ships straight up the Thames and invade London immediately, but Ketill advised him otherwise as the city had formidable fortifications. Soldiers were landed to the south and east of the city along with siege equipment. Unloading the equipment ate up precious time, but they were needed to take London.
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After the ships from the southern front finished unloading men and machines, the English armada came sailing along the coast toward the Norse. The ships maneuvered to engage the English and the crews took up weapons and oars. Then a blessing from Tyr: the winds changed, pushing the Norse navy swiftly to the English flank. Arrows rained down from both sides, but the English were out-maneuvered and lost hundreds of ships. In the end, a third of the total Norse navy was lost and the English had lost twice as much.
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After bringing down the Londoner defenses, the assault was launched. Four thousand raging Norsemen charged the four thousand defending longbowmen. As expected, the ground between the two armies became filled with Norse bodies during the charge. But as the raging army closed on the archers, the English lines began to falter. The invaders slammed through the bowmen and killed all those who remained on the lines. The Norsemen took a rest as they waited for the second wave to arrive. Meanwhile, brave Londoners and what remained of the garrison took up to the outermost buildings surrounding the city with bows and swords. King Ketill arrived with the second wave and noticed the English setting up to defend the city. He told the army remain outside the city with King Eric and took a band of two hundred soldiers with him to the west of the city. There the band took refuge in a grove and began making two large rafts. In just two days the rafts were built and on the night after, the two hundred men boarded the rafts and took the Thames downriver toward London. Under the cover of a foggy night, the rafts sneaked down to a low bridge and grabbed on. The men hauled themselves up onto the bridge. King Ketill could hear distant yelling telling him that the element of surprise had been lost. English soldiers from the outskirts of the city abandoned their posts and ran to the city center. One of King Eric's scouts reported the English troop movements and Eric immediately called his men to arms. The army charged through the thick fog and into the city with little resistance. The English defenders were now trapped by the two Norse forces and surrendered after little fighting. English ships in London's harbor was burned, destroying the last of the English armada. As planned the union kept the kept the city and renamed it Lundúvir.
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The Norse forces then took to pillaging the countryside. A small force lead by King Eric was moving to sack, pillage and utterly destroy the town of York, just north of Lundúvir. Most of the army was camped at Stamford Bridge on the River Derwent, while the rest had gotten their ships stuck miles downriver with most of their weapons and armor. The army was not worried though as their was not a considerable English force for over one hundred and fifty miles. But the distance was apparently not enough to stop the English. In only four days, the English army of two thousand marched one hundred and eighty miles from Wales to meet the Norse forces at Stamford Bridge. Needless to say, Eric's forces were caught with their guard down. The attacking army crashed into the camp and began cutting the unprepared Norse to shreds. The remaining men in King Eric's army began to flee across Stamford Bridge to try and link up with the rest of the army and their supplies half a day's march downriver. With the Norsemen on the west bank of the Derwent either dead or running for their lives, the English army prepared to charge across the bridge to the east bank. But standing on the bridge was a man. King Eric stood and surveyed the English army with his double-bladed battleaxe in hand. He stood there alone on the bridge, the only thing between the English and Norse armies. The king's glimmering armor and imposing figure was not enough to stop the English though. The English army crammed onto the bridge as it could only fit four men across and charged King Eric. The English soldiers hit Eric like a ram, but the king swung his ax with enough force to fell two men. He too took many blows, but Eric showed no pain and continued to hack through the English army. Corpses began to litter the bridge and the river beneath began to become stained red as Eric's rage intensified. War chants rung in his head as cut through even the best of the English champions. It was not until one Englishman on barrel floated down the river and jammed his spear up through the planks of the river into King Eric. He fell to his knees and was trampled by the English army pouring over the bridge. Eric gave his men enough time to reorganize, but without their leader, the Norse lines were crushed. The main army in Lundúvir counterattacked and finished off the English army, but Eric alone killed over forty Englishmen and injured dozens more at Stamford Bridge. Eric surely earn his way to Valhalla that day.
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With King Eric dead, the union and the Norse army was under the sole command of King Ketill. Half of the English garrison in Northumbria moved south to try and recapture London. Reinforcements from Norway saw this opportunity and launched an amphibious assault on the city of Newcastle. Surprised, the remaining English defenders were cut to pieces while the Norse forces suffered few casualties. The Norse army then then looted and burnt the city and took to the countryside to continue pillaging and capturing slaves.
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With the seas clear of English ships and Northumbria conquered, King Ketill could carry out the colonization of Scotland. Norwegian and Danish settlers crossed the North Sea and set up the new Kingdom of Lochlann, whose capital was in Lindisfarne.
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The soldiers that had marched south from Northumbria got surrounded by the Norse army in the town of Birmingham. After a light siege, King Ketill lead the attack and was able to take the town after a quick battle.
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The Norse had not lost a battle over the course of the entire invasion, save the Battle of Stamford Bridge. The army attacked the Welsh city of Bath, without bothering to lay a siege. Tyr cursed the English arrows and they bounced off of the Norse chain mail. Few Norsemen died on the battlefield at Bath that day, but one of them, sadly, was King Ketill. A mounted English archer found his mark and sent his arrow through the king's eye. Seeing their dead king, the Norse army's rage grew and the soldiers crushed the English army and burned the city.
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Explorations brought us into contact with a people who live even farther east than the Indians. They call themselves the Chinese and they had the potential to be great trading partners with the union.
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The invasion of England went well, only a third of the Norse army was lost and all objectives were captured quickly. Sadly, it did claim the lives of both our kings, but it was a fair sacrifice for what the union gained. After the English army was defeated at the Battle of Bath, the Kingdom of Danelaw was annexed, with its capital in Lundúvir. With two new major kingdoms in the isles, it was declared that the war was over and the English had been defeated.
Arquebuse
Chieftain
The Ninth Election of the King
Harald Gormsson-
The King of Roskilde and Denmark. After seeing both of his kings die at Stamford Bridge and Bath, King Harald believes the union needs a rest now and return to focus on the old library projects to advance Scandinavia technologically. He does wish to expand the union into the western isle and establish a new kingdom there.
Haakon Haraldsson-
The half-brother of King Eric, the King of Vestford and the newly elected King of Norway. He too fought in England, but was wounded at the Battle of Birmingham and did not fight much afterward. During his recovery, he began to believe in the Christian God and believes now that the whole union should become Christians. He does not want to expand the union farther until Christianization is complete.
Vilhjálmr Langaspjót-
The son of King Ganger Hrólfr and the King of Normandy and Francia. Like his father, Vilhjálmr believes in the potential of continental Europe. While the army is still fresh from battle, he believes we should attack and raze the Arab-Saxon city of Hamburg and establish a new kingdom in western Francia. Vilhjálmr also wishes to begin building barracks in order to train more skilled soldiers for future wars.
Harald Gormsson-
The King of Roskilde and Denmark. After seeing both of his kings die at Stamford Bridge and Bath, King Harald believes the union needs a rest now and return to focus on the old library projects to advance Scandinavia technologically. He does wish to expand the union into the western isle and establish a new kingdom there.
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Haakon Haraldsson-
The half-brother of King Eric, the King of Vestford and the newly elected King of Norway. He too fought in England, but was wounded at the Battle of Birmingham and did not fight much afterward. During his recovery, he began to believe in the Christian God and believes now that the whole union should become Christians. He does not want to expand the union farther until Christianization is complete.
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Vilhjálmr Langaspjót-
The son of King Ganger Hrólfr and the King of Normandy and Francia. Like his father, Vilhjálmr believes in the potential of continental Europe. While the army is still fresh from battle, he believes we should attack and raze the Arab-Saxon city of Hamburg and establish a new kingdom in western Francia. Vilhjálmr also wishes to begin building barracks in order to train more skilled soldiers for future wars.
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adhiraj.bose
Deity
Harald Gormsson
Arquebuse
Chieftain
Fixed it. Haakon is Eric's half brother and they are both Harald Hálfdanarson's sons. These bloodlines get confusing.
TheNoob
Dank Memes
Harald Gormsson
CaterpillarKing
Conqueror of Cacoons
Vilhjálmr Langaspjót
adhiraj.bose
Deity
I change my vote to Vilhjálmr Langaspjót
Arquebuse
Chieftain
The Jarls Select Vilhjálmr Langaspjót as the Next King of the North
Harald Gormsson- 1 vote
Haakon Haraldsson- 0 votes
Vilhjálmr Langaspjót- 5 votes
Harald Gormsson- 1 vote
Haakon Haraldsson- 0 votes
Vilhjálmr Langaspjót- 5 votes
Manuss
Sleeping man
Damn, I missed the vote.
Arquebuse
Chieftain
The Reign of King Vilhjálmr
King Vilhjálmr won the election by a large majority, which was quite surprising. Most of the Scandinavian jarls resented the new ones who ruled the kingdoms in Francia and the isles: they were expected to vote for King Harald. He was also expected to lose many votes among his fellow French jarls as many had converted to Christianity and would likely vote for King Haakon. Still, Vilhjálmr received a massive majority of the votes. The jarls seemed to agree with his militaristic promises of war, better training facilities and further expansion. With his victory, King Vilhjálmr would go down in history as the first king of the union born overseas. In his speech, he reassured the jarls that the promises he made would be carried out immediately and he would make the Norse army the most well trained in the world.
The Germans managed to recapture the city of Hamburg from the Arabians before King Vilhjálmr could launch the assault. The attack would proceed, but the German forces are stronger than the previous Arabian ones.
Although he was not elected king of the union, King Haakon continued his mission to spread Christianity throughout Scandinavia and successfully converted much of his native Norway to Orthodox Christianity.
A new European nation formed in the region to the southeast of Finland; they called themselves Russians. The Finns are wary of the expansive nature of the Russians and feel they are a threat to the union. Ignoring their words, King Vilhjálmr opened up trade with Russians as their cities sat along Norse-Byzantine trade routes.
As promised, King Vilhjálmr established a new kingdom in Western Francia. It was named Bretland, and its capital, Noirmoutier, was constructed on a small island just off the coast. He ordered the Norse settlers to be kind to the native Franks and Celts. He even married his sister, Geirlaug, to the local Frankish duke and allowed him to be the King of Aquitaine. The only problem was the Spanish to south as they had expanded into part of Bretland's claim. Spanish and Norse fishermen often fought over territory on the seas.
King Vilhjálmr's army attacked on a clear and sunny day, so German scouts spotted the longboats before they reached the mouth of the Elbe. When Hamburg came into sight, so did thousands of German bowmen ready for battle. The Norse soldiers prepared to take cover as they came within range, but the Germans had been taught how to make Greek Fire from the Byzantines and set fire to their arrows. The bowmen let loose their arrows and created a fiery rain that came down upon the ships in the river. The arrows hit the wooden ships and shields, turning the boats into infernos. Those ships lucky enough to avoid the arrows or douse out the fires made a beeline to the bank of the river. The Germans were able to let loose two more barrages before the Norse ships landed. Almost half of the ships burned up in the river, burning or drowning much of the Norse army. Once on land though, the invaders were unstoppable and cut through the Germans and burned the city of Hamburg. After the battle, half of the Norse army was lost but the objective had been accomplished.
Vilhjálmr agreed to open up borders with the Chinese even though it would be a long time until a viable trade route was found between Scandinavia and China.
King Vilhjálmr began to hire lesser jarls to help execute his policies and perform other tasks that he at times could not be bothered with. The Vilhjálmr System intrigued many of the jarls as it was starkly different from traditional European feudalism.
King Haakon continued spreading Orthodox Christianity; now into Denmark. His efforts would earn him the title, “Haakon the Good” among his fellow Orthodox Christians.
Arabians who fled Hamburg after the German invasion decades ago had been traveling around northern Europe for years. Some found refuge in the Finnish city of Helsingfors where they started small shops and introduced Islam to the Finns.
With the loss Hamburg and a Norse army just outside of Frankfurt, the Germans wished to end the war. King Vilhjálmr wished so as well because he did not have the siege equipment necessary to attack Frankfurt. In exchange, the Germans gave us a small tribute of gold as well as the knowledge of how to establish a state run organized religion. With the end of the war, trade with the Germans resumed and the Hanseatic League thrived once again.
Explorations in China also introduced King Vilhjálmr to the Tibetans, a mostly nomadic people who lived in the hills to the west of the Chinese.
The Chinese were intrigued by the Vilhjálmr System and they were willing to trade for it. In exchange, we received a sizable amount of gold as well as the Chinese methods of studying and questioning art and religion.
King Vilhjálmr completed all of his goals during his reign. Hamburg was razed, the Kingdom of Bretland was established and barracks were nearly completed in many Norse cities. Vilhjálmr eventually died happily and peacefully in Stockholm.
King Vilhjálmr won the election by a large majority, which was quite surprising. Most of the Scandinavian jarls resented the new ones who ruled the kingdoms in Francia and the isles: they were expected to vote for King Harald. He was also expected to lose many votes among his fellow French jarls as many had converted to Christianity and would likely vote for King Haakon. Still, Vilhjálmr received a massive majority of the votes. The jarls seemed to agree with his militaristic promises of war, better training facilities and further expansion. With his victory, King Vilhjálmr would go down in history as the first king of the union born overseas. In his speech, he reassured the jarls that the promises he made would be carried out immediately and he would make the Norse army the most well trained in the world.
The Germans managed to recapture the city of Hamburg from the Arabians before King Vilhjálmr could launch the assault. The attack would proceed, but the German forces are stronger than the previous Arabian ones.
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Although he was not elected king of the union, King Haakon continued his mission to spread Christianity throughout Scandinavia and successfully converted much of his native Norway to Orthodox Christianity.
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A new European nation formed in the region to the southeast of Finland; they called themselves Russians. The Finns are wary of the expansive nature of the Russians and feel they are a threat to the union. Ignoring their words, King Vilhjálmr opened up trade with Russians as their cities sat along Norse-Byzantine trade routes.
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As promised, King Vilhjálmr established a new kingdom in Western Francia. It was named Bretland, and its capital, Noirmoutier, was constructed on a small island just off the coast. He ordered the Norse settlers to be kind to the native Franks and Celts. He even married his sister, Geirlaug, to the local Frankish duke and allowed him to be the King of Aquitaine. The only problem was the Spanish to south as they had expanded into part of Bretland's claim. Spanish and Norse fishermen often fought over territory on the seas.
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King Vilhjálmr's army attacked on a clear and sunny day, so German scouts spotted the longboats before they reached the mouth of the Elbe. When Hamburg came into sight, so did thousands of German bowmen ready for battle. The Norse soldiers prepared to take cover as they came within range, but the Germans had been taught how to make Greek Fire from the Byzantines and set fire to their arrows. The bowmen let loose their arrows and created a fiery rain that came down upon the ships in the river. The arrows hit the wooden ships and shields, turning the boats into infernos. Those ships lucky enough to avoid the arrows or douse out the fires made a beeline to the bank of the river. The Germans were able to let loose two more barrages before the Norse ships landed. Almost half of the ships burned up in the river, burning or drowning much of the Norse army. Once on land though, the invaders were unstoppable and cut through the Germans and burned the city of Hamburg. After the battle, half of the Norse army was lost but the objective had been accomplished.
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Vilhjálmr agreed to open up borders with the Chinese even though it would be a long time until a viable trade route was found between Scandinavia and China.
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King Vilhjálmr began to hire lesser jarls to help execute his policies and perform other tasks that he at times could not be bothered with. The Vilhjálmr System intrigued many of the jarls as it was starkly different from traditional European feudalism.
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King Haakon continued spreading Orthodox Christianity; now into Denmark. His efforts would earn him the title, “Haakon the Good” among his fellow Orthodox Christians.
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Arabians who fled Hamburg after the German invasion decades ago had been traveling around northern Europe for years. Some found refuge in the Finnish city of Helsingfors where they started small shops and introduced Islam to the Finns.
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With the loss Hamburg and a Norse army just outside of Frankfurt, the Germans wished to end the war. King Vilhjálmr wished so as well because he did not have the siege equipment necessary to attack Frankfurt. In exchange, the Germans gave us a small tribute of gold as well as the knowledge of how to establish a state run organized religion. With the end of the war, trade with the Germans resumed and the Hanseatic League thrived once again.
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Explorations in China also introduced King Vilhjálmr to the Tibetans, a mostly nomadic people who lived in the hills to the west of the Chinese.
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The Chinese were intrigued by the Vilhjálmr System and they were willing to trade for it. In exchange, we received a sizable amount of gold as well as the Chinese methods of studying and questioning art and religion.
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King Vilhjálmr completed all of his goals during his reign. Hamburg was razed, the Kingdom of Bretland was established and barracks were nearly completed in many Norse cities. Vilhjálmr eventually died happily and peacefully in Stockholm.
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Chieftain
The Tenth Election of the King
Erik Thorvaldsson-
After being exiled from his native Norway, Erik became the King of Guthrum and Danelaw. Known for his bright red hair, he is commonly referred to as Erik the Red. King Erik wishes to expand the union to the west onto the island of Iceland. He also wishes to finish King Vilhjálmr's barracks and then focus on building libraries while the Norse military take a rest.
Sweyn Tveskæg-
The son of King Harald and the King of Roskilde and Denmark. King Sweyn was converted to Orthodox Christianity by King Haakon and he wishes to make Orthodoxy the official religion of the union. Sweyn is also a warrior who fought alongside Vilhjálmr at the Battle of Hamburg. He wishes to also rebuild the Norse army with new siege equipment and fresh soldiers once the barracks are completed.
Olaf Tryggvason-
Grandnephew of the long dead King Eric and the King of Østfold and Norway. King Olaf is a Catholic Christian and believes Catholicism should be the official religion of the union. After the completion of the barracks, Olaf wishes to focus on building churches and monasteries to spread Catholicism to rest of the union.
Sigurd Hlodvirsson-
King of Orkney and Lochlann. King Sigurd believes that the Norse military tradition is what has made the union great. He wishes to finish the barracks and start building the military again by using slaves from Francia to man the siege equipment. He wishes to use the military to attack Spain by the end of his reign.
Erik Thorvaldsson-
After being exiled from his native Norway, Erik became the King of Guthrum and Danelaw. Known for his bright red hair, he is commonly referred to as Erik the Red. King Erik wishes to expand the union to the west onto the island of Iceland. He also wishes to finish King Vilhjálmr's barracks and then focus on building libraries while the Norse military take a rest.
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Sweyn Tveskæg-
The son of King Harald and the King of Roskilde and Denmark. King Sweyn was converted to Orthodox Christianity by King Haakon and he wishes to make Orthodoxy the official religion of the union. Sweyn is also a warrior who fought alongside Vilhjálmr at the Battle of Hamburg. He wishes to also rebuild the Norse army with new siege equipment and fresh soldiers once the barracks are completed.
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Olaf Tryggvason-
Grandnephew of the long dead King Eric and the King of Østfold and Norway. King Olaf is a Catholic Christian and believes Catholicism should be the official religion of the union. After the completion of the barracks, Olaf wishes to focus on building churches and monasteries to spread Catholicism to rest of the union.
Spoiler :
Sigurd Hlodvirsson-
King of Orkney and Lochlann. King Sigurd believes that the Norse military tradition is what has made the union great. He wishes to finish the barracks and start building the military again by using slaves from Francia to man the siege equipment. He wishes to use the military to attack Spain by the end of his reign.
Spoiler :
adhiraj.bose
Deity
Erik Thorvaldsson
Manuss
Sleeping man
Erik Thorvaldsson
How is possible you didn't have monotheism? o.O
How is possible you didn't have monotheism? o.O
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