Hwicce Melee Infantry

Mailed Seaxes

The Saxons were not only warriors by nature, but also by name. The term ‘Saxon’ was thought to have been used by the Romans to describe the West Germanic tribe from which the Anglo-Saxons descended – the ‘Seaxe’ in Old English, also simply meaning ‘knife’. By extension, Saxon quite literally means ‘warrior with knives’. In practical terms, the seax was a sidearm that could be used as a domestic tool or as a backup to a main weapon, but there were certainly those who used them as a central means of self-defence. The use of supplementary dagger-type weapons was not limited to the Saxons, with Scandinavian groups of the fourth and fifth centuries carrying similar single-edged knives, and even the smaller Hunnic sabre was thought to be an ancestor of the weapon. Even so, the seax was widespread enough amongst the Saxons in particular for the term to be used by others to differentiate them from other tribes. To the Saxons themselves, the seax likely had symbolic connotations relating to a person’s status. For example, carrying one may have marked out an individual as a hunter, or perhaps even signified the broader group of all Saxon freemen, since slaves were not allowed to bear arms.

Unit Name Mailed Seaxes

Main Unit Key eng_mailed_seaxs

Land Unit Key eng_mailed_seaxs

Naval Unit Key vik_draca

Soldiers 160

Category Melee Infantry

Class Melee Infantry

Custom Battle Cost 500

Recruitment Cost 500

Upkeep Cost 125

Melee Skill 28

Melee Damage 32

├ Melee Weapon vik_seax

├ Melee Base Damage 20

├ Armour-piercing Damage 12

├ Armour Piercing No

├ Attack Against Cavalry 0

├ Attack Against Elephants 0

└ Attack Against Infantry 0

Charge Bonus 34

Melee Defence 58

├ Base Defence 28

├ Shield vik_medium

└ Shield 30

Armour 22

├ Armour vik_mail

├ Armour Defence 22

└ Shield Armour 0

Health 100

├ Man Entity vik_inf_heavy

├ Man Health 100

└ Bonus Hit Points 0

Morale 42

Abilities

• Shield Castle
  "Heads down, lads, things are about to get a little hairy around here!"
  Units cannot move in this formation.

Attributes

• [[col:yellow]]Expert Charge Defence[[/col]]
  This unit’s melee attack and damage are increased against charging enemies.
• [[col:yellow]]Disciplined[[/col]]
  This unit does not suffer a morale penalty when the general dies. It can also rally after routing more often.
• [[col:yellow]]Hide (forest)[[/col]]
  This unit can hide in forests until enemy units get too close.

Strengths & Weaknesses

No Strengths and Weaknesses

Recuitment Requirement
Required Technology Cost 150 Upgrade From

Garrison Buildings
x 1	Patrols (vik_garrison_1) Level 0

Faction Availability
Thrones of Britannia	Cent Defena Dorsaete East Seaxe Hwicce Mierce Northleode English Rebels English Usurpers Mierce Usurpers West Seaxe Usurpers Suth Seaxe West Seaxe Westernas Westmoringas