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Jomsvikings

The adventure-seeking recruits of the legendary Jomsburg Vikings hail from across the Nordic world.

According to the thirteenth-century Icelandic Sagas, in the early Middle Ages there existed a fearless warrior-brotherhood of legendary Viking mercenaries, known as the Jomsvikings. Always described as men of unequalled bravery and martial skill, they based themselves in a fortress on the southern Baltic shore in place called Jomsborg from which they took their name. Even in the tough world of the war-ready Vikings, the warriors of Jomsborg were a formidable force with a strict military code, drawing their strength from adventure-seeking fighters recruited from all over the Viking world. They intervened in several dynastic disputes in Sweden and Norway, as well as having fought with distinction in one of the greatest battles of Viking Scandinavia, the Battle of Svoldr.

The Icelandic Sagas also tell of the Jomsvikings’ favoured method of execution, if and when they were captured and were to be put to the sword. The courageous members of the brotherhood would refuse to be killed from behind, always demanding to face their executors to look them in the eye at the moment of death. A piece of corroborating history lies in the fact that the Jomsvikings were said to have fought both for and against English kings, with certain bits of archaeological proof supporting those claims. In a mass grave uncovered in Dorset, the skeletons of fifty-four decapitated Vikings were found, some with teeth filed down – perceived to a Jomsviking demonstration of bravery – and in the all cases, evidence of decapitation executions rather unusually carried out from the front.

Jomsvikings

Unit Name

Jomsvikings

Main Unit Key

vik_jomsvikings

Land Unit Key

vik_jomsvikings

Naval Unit Key

vik_dreki

Soldiers

160

Category

Melee Infantry

Class

Melee Infantry

Custom Battle Cost

1150

Recruitment Cost

1150

Upkeep Cost

325

Melee Skill

50

Melee Damage

42

├ Melee Weapon

vik_sword_elite

├ Melee Base Damage

36

├ Armour-piercing Damage

6

├ Armour Piercing

No

├ Attack Against Cavalry

0

├ Attack Against Elephants

0

└ Attack Against Infantry

0

Charge Bonus

33

Melee Defence

95

├ Base Defence

50

├ Shield

vik_reinforced

└ Shield

45

Armour

32

├ Armour

vik_mail_heavy

├ Armour Defence

32

└ Shield Armour

0

Health

100

├ Man Entity

vik_inf_very_heavy

├ Man Health

100

└ Bonus Hit Points

0

Morale

54

Abilities

Jomsvikings
  • 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]]Encourage[[/col]]
    This unit provides a morale bonus to nearby allies.
  • [[col:yellow]]Hide (forest)[[/col]]
    This unit can hide in forests until enemy units get too close.
  • [[col:yellow]]Raider[[/col]]
    This unit may set buildings on fire, cause more fire damage with torches and capture faster than other units.

Strengths & Weaknesses

No Strengths and Weaknesses
Recuitment Requirement
Required Technology Offensive Masters

Faction Pool

Pool
No. Pool Faction Initial Unit Count Chance To Replenish Max Replenish Per Turn Max Count
1 viking 1 0.05 1 1