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Kingdom of Mercia (Age of Charlemagne) Military Tier 6

Fyrd Training

"Not at all bad for a part-timer. Again, watch me - like this!"

When the Anglo-Saxon Mercian kings went to war, they called their bannermen to fight with them. Whilst there would be a retinue of thegns to form an elite guard, the bulk of their armies had to come from elsewhere. The common folk of the country, known as the 'fyrd', were the answer. Levying freemen was a tradition from the Mercian's Germanic roots that had endured, and the fyrd fought if not for their king then for their home. Originally, all able-bodied freemen were expected to fight but it quickly became evident that whilst away from their homes, nobody could tend to crops or push the economy along, especially if a war became protracted. Likewise, if too many men died, there would be nobody to work the land when the war was over. From this, the Anglo-Saxons developed the 'select' system, where only certain men - those considered most able for the purpose - would be drafted into the army, whilst the rest would remain and see to the business of keeping the country, not just the army, going for the duration of hostilities.

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Unit experience: +1 for infantry unit recruits (faction_to_character_own_unseen)

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