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Long Axemen

With their two-handed axes, these Saxons inflict unhesitatingly brutal damage.

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 the third century, pressure on the Roman Empire's northern frontier due to alarmingly frequent Saxon raids led to dedicated defence of the 'Saxon Shore' on both sides of the English Channel. Following the collapse of the Western Empire in the fifth century, several branches of Saxons, along with their neighbours the Angles and Jutes, migrated to the former Roman province of Britannia. Over the ensuing years, the settled Saxon peoples founded powerful kingdoms there and eventually became known as the Anglo-Saxons.

As the etymology of their name suggests, the Saxons were a people defined by battle and conquest. Perhaps the most emblematic and imposing of all weapons they used was the two-handed broad axe, also known as the Dane Axe. As was the case for many who took axes into battle, it was often chosen for being a readily-available domestic tool, and it is certainly feasible that larger adaptations existed for chopping the bulkiest bits of wood. The shield-less warriors who wielded two-handed battle axes had a specialised place on the battlefield, entering the fray as part of a later wave to strike when enemy defences were down, causing skull-splitting damage to the opposition’s breached battle lines.

Long Axemen

Unit Name

Long Axemen

Main Unit Key

eng_long_axemen

Land Unit Key

eng_long_axemen

Naval Unit Key

vik_draca

Soldiers

160

Category

Melee Infantry

Class

Melee Infantry

Custom Battle Cost

400

Recruitment Cost

400

Upkeep Cost

125

Melee Skill

22

Melee Damage

35

├ Melee Weapon

vik_dane_axe_levy

├ Melee Base Damage

15

├ Armour-piercing Damage

20

├ Armour Piercing

No

├ Attack Against Cavalry

0

├ Attack Against Elephants

0

└ Attack Against Infantry

0

Charge Bonus

35

Melee Defence

22

├ Base Defence

22

├ Shield

vik_none

└ Shield

0

Armour

12

├ Armour

vik_leather

├ Armour Defence

12

└ Shield Armour

0

Health

100

├ Man Entity

vik_inf_2h_med

├ Man Health

100

└ Bonus Hit Points

0

Morale

26

Abilities

Long Axemen
  • Wedge
    "Let's break their line!"

Attributes

  • [[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
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Required Technology Defensive Masters Cost 150 Upgrade To Mailed Long Axemen

Faction Pool

Pool
No. Pool Faction Initial Unit Count Chance To Replenish Max Replenish Per Turn Max Count
1 mercia 1 0.15 1 2
2 anglo_saxon 1 0.15 1 2
3 wessex 1 0.15 1 2