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Draca - Jarl's Huscarls NorthymbreNorthymbre Melee Ship

Draca - Jarl's Huscarls

This transport ship is light and easy to manoeuvre, but almost defenceless if attacked.

The skill at arms of the Jarls’ household warriors are equalled by few.

For most of history the only way to move cargoes and people over long distances at any kind of reasonable speed was by water; this remained true until the invention of the railway. Trading vessels carried goods, following the coastlines for the most part, and up navigable rivers. The pattern of settlement and colonisation was almost entirely based on where ships could go. It was also considerably easier to move armies by sea than march them long distances. Trade ships were hired or requisitioned for such tasks, and this was an added incentive for generals to reach a quick conclusion to a campaign: war hurt trade, and used up ships needed for vital food supplies.

(Jarl's Huscarls)
The warriors of the Danelaw were part of the powerful Danish military aristocracy that dominated the areas of Britain in which the Vikings settled during the ninth century. There had been several confrontations between the fyrds of King Alfred the Great and Danish forces up until then, culminating in the agreement which saw the Danish warlord Guthrum withdraw his forces from Wessex in the autumn of AD 877. In doing so, a portion of his Great Heathen Army settled down in the eastern part of Mercia, laying the origins of the Danelaw, the region where distinctively Danish laws held prominence in the local courts. Legal traditions aside, Danish military customs were also well entrenched in the area as Guthrum, initially unsatisfied with his army’s unfulfillments, remained poised for potential renewed attacks on Wessex.

The settled Danes shared out the land for the purposes of agricultural subsistence, but still retained their strong Scandinavian warrior traditions. Much like the Roman ‘comes’, in the Viking world there emerged a culture of heroic champions flanked by chosen companions. The ‘hirdman’ was the highest rank amongst such warriors, and in later times the rank carried with it a seat on the king’s council, enabling them to advise their rulers on non-military aspects of government. In Old Norse and Old English, the term translates to ‘household man’, originally referring to an armed retinue for a warlord but eventually morphing into ‘housecarl’ or ‘huscarl’, specifically referring to a royal guard. Following the ninth-century Danish settlement of England, huscarls also became an integral part of Anglo-Saxon armies, famously defeating their Norwegian counterparts at Stamford Bridge and protecting King Harold's body to the very last man at Hastings.

Draca - Jarl's Huscarls

Unit Name

Draca - Jarl's Huscarls

Main Unit Key

shp_dan_jarls_huscarls

Land Unit Key

dan_jarls_huscarls

Naval Unit Key

vik_draca

Soldiers

160

Category

Heavy Ship

Class

Melee Ship

Custom Battle Cost

1000

Recruitment Cost

1000

Upkeep Cost

300

Hull Strength

└ Ship

vik_draca

Speed

Melee Skill

47

Melee Damage

65

├ Melee Weapon

vik_dane_axe_elite

├ Melee Base Damage

25

├ Armour-piercing Damage

40

├ Armour Piercing

No

├ Attack Against Cavalry

0

├ Attack Against Elephants

0

└ Attack Against Infantry

0

Charge Bonus

70

Melee Defence

47

├ Base Defence

47

├ Shield

vik_none

└ Shield

0

Armour

27

├ Armour

vik_mail_long

├ Armour Defence

27

└ Shield Armour

0

Health

100

├ Man Entity

vik_inf_2h_heavy

├ Man Health

100

└ Bonus Hit Points

0

Morale

52

Abilities

Jarl's Huscarls
  • Wedge
    "Let's break their line!"

Attributes

  • [[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