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Warlord's Companions Kingdom of the Danes (Age of Charlemagne)Kingdom of the Danes (Age of Charlemagne) Melee Infantry

Warlord's Companions

A lord must be certain that his back is being watched.

The Scandinavian housecarls or huscarls were professional, trained soldiers in service to a lord or king - the word literally meaning 'household man' or, more crudely put, 'manservant'. They were retainers to their lord or king - his personal bodyguard who fought close to and protected him on the battlefield in the same way as the 'hearth friends' of old Celtic and Germanic 'barbarian' Europe. Relics of the time now unearthed, such as the Turinge Stone, carry inscriptions calling these men the "best in the land", again reinforcing their elite status. Following the conquest of much of central and northern England by the Danes during the 10th century, huscarls also became an integral part of Anglo-Saxon armies. As such, they famously defeated their Norwegian counterparts at Stamford Bridge and held the line at Hastings, protecting King Harold's body to the very last man.

Warlord's Companions

Unit Name

Warlord's Companions

Main Unit Key

cha_vik_warlords_companions

Land Unit Key

cha_vik_warlords_companions

Naval Unit Key

cha_longship_transport

Soldiers

160

Category

Melee Infantry

Class

Melee Infantry

Custom Battle Cost

1000

Recruitment Cost

1000

Upkeep Cost

100

Melee Attack

43

Melee Damage

50

├ Melee Weapon

cha_spatha_heavy

├ Melee Base Damage

46

├ Armour-piercing Damage

4

├ Armour Piercing

No

├ Attack Against Cavalry

0

├ Attack Against Elephants

0

└ Attack Against Infantry

0

Charge Bonus

24

Melee Defence

66

├ Base Defence

41

├ Shield

cha_round

└ Shield Defence

25

Armour

60

├ Armour

cha_mail_heavy

├ Armour Defence

60

└ Shield Armour

0

Health

100

├ Man Entity

cha_infantry_very_heavy

├ Man Health

100

└ Bonus Hit Points

0

Morale

54

Abilities

Warlord's Companions
  • Douse Fire
    Sacrifice your ship's mobility for a short time to focus effort on putting out the blaze.
  • Shield Wall
    The unit moves into a close formation and raises shields.
  • Use the Whip
    Improved defence and fatigue resistance for a short time at the cost of overexertion.

Attributes

  • Disciplined
    This unit does not suffer a morale penalty when the general dies. It can also rally after routing more often.
  • Encourage
    This unit provides a morale bonus to nearby allies.
  • Resistant to Fatigue
    Fatigue has less of an effect on this unit.
  • Hide (forest)
    This unit can hide in forests until enemy units get too close.

Strengths & Weaknesses

No Strengths and Weaknesses
Upgrade
Required Technology Warrior Aristocracy Cost 200 Upgrade To Housecarls