Norsemen

The Norse are a pagan culture in Viking Conquest. History[] Scandinavian settlement of the British Isles Due to the overpopulation of Northvegr and Danmark, many Northmen and Danes started moving from their homelands to, amongst other, the British Isles. Here there was enough land and enough plunder for men to get rich fast. The Norse were mostly pagan in this time and the rules for Vikings (Old Norse: "vikingr", some who goes on an expedition, a "viking") did not ban one from killing and stealing from the men of the Church. This made them hated across the Christian world, which has in turn given us the view of vikings as barbarians. The Northmen and Danes were expert ship builders and seafarers, travelling as far as Vinland in North America to the west, Persia to the east, and Arabia to the south. Great heroes or legends - like Ragnar Lothbrok - inspired many to go out on Viking expeditions. After the King had been executed by King Ælla of Northymbre, the sons of Ragnar, the Ragnarssons that were looked up to as sons of a great warrior and leader, led the Great Heathen Invasion that conquered Northymbre, East Anglea, and most of Mierce, thereby establishing the Danelaw (Rule of Danes). Factions[] Norsemen are the iconic invaders of the Viking Age. From Scandinavia, the Norse homelands, many men ventured to the kingdoms of Northhymbre and Laithlind - these were the pagan Norse kingdoms of Britannia and Ireland. Northymbre was a kingdom of the Angles but was made a puppet of the Danes by the time of the Great Heathen Invasion. The Norsemen had been raiding and conquering in the Britonnic Isles and Friese for a century before the time of Viking Conquest, with the raids of the Viking Age historically lasting until 1066. Danmark and Northymbre have a significant part in the main storyline yet Northvegr and Laithlind relatively do not. Banner Name Color Ruler Claimant Capital Kingdom of Danmark #800000 Konungr Horik Gottfredsson Jarl Thorgil Ribe Kingdom of Laithlind #e24e2b Konungr Gudrod Ragnarson - Dubh Linn Kingdom of Northhymbre #ff8899 Jarl Halfdan Ragnarsson Aetheling Oswine Eidynburh Kingdom of Northvegr #999999 Konungr Harald Halfdanarson - Tunsberg Troops[] Norse Troops Freedman Gothi Freeholder Bowman Spearman Companion Warrior Archer Elite Spearman Standard Bearer Veteran Noble Bodyguard Wikipedia has an article on this subject at:Norsemen Factions Classic/Warband Factions Khergits Nords Rhodoks Sarranids Swadians Vaegirs With Fire & Sword Nations Cossacks Crimeans Muscovites Poles Swedes Napoleonic Wars Nations Austria France Prussia Rheinbund Russia United Kingdom Viking Conquest Factions Cultures Angles Britons Frisians Gaels Norse Picts Saxons Kingdoms Aileach Alban Alt Clut Brycheiniog Connachta Cornubia Danmark East Engle FrieseGlywyssing Gwynedd Laigin Laithlind Mide Mierce Mumain Northhymbre NorthvegrOsraige Uladh West Seaxe Bannerlord Factions Major Aserai Battania Khuzait Sturgia Vlandia Calradic Empire (Northern Southern Western) Minor Beni Zilal Ghilman Jawwal Wolfskins KarakhergitForest People Lake Rats Skolderbroda Brotherhood of the Woods Company of the Golden BoarEleftheroi Embers of the Flame Hidden Hand Legion of the Betrayed