Left Panel
menu
HomeHome / Total War SAGA: Thrones of Britannia / Irish Usurpers / Units / Fianna Swordsmen
Fianna Swordsmen Irish UsurpersIrish Usurpers Melee Infantry

Fianna Swordsmen

The necessities of survival in the wilderness create a special type of soldier.

In early medieval Ireland, there existed bands of youths living on the edges of society in the wilderness regions outside of their ‘tuath’, that is, their kingdom or territory. Referred to as the fianna, they were made up of individuals who had chosen the life as an alternative to languishing in the social limbo of not having received land of their own in the form of inheritance, endowment, or dowry, so had decided to prove their mettle in other ways. Often of aristocratic birth, they survived by camping, hunting, fishing, and foraging, but life in the wilderness was not always so straightforward. Members of the fianna were quickly hardened by the necessities of survival, sometimes raiding and pillaging nearby territories which were unaligned or hostile with their own tuath. To their own people, they were considered a ready source of mobile fighters that could quickly be called upon in the event of enemy raids or invasions. They were also hired as mercenaries in political disputes, and even called in to help settle vendettas or conflicts between warring families. Being hunter-warriors, they often took the lead in counter-raids or swift assaults and were generally respected and feared in equal measure.

Fianna Swordsmen

Unit Name

Fianna Swordsmen

Main Unit Key

iri_fianna_swordsmen

Land Unit Key

iri_fianna_swordsmen

Naval Unit Key

vik_oll_pheist

Soldiers

160

Category

Melee Infantry

Class

Melee Infantry

Custom Battle Cost

700

Recruitment Cost

700

Upkeep Cost

200

Melee Skill

36

Melee Damage

38

├ Melee Weapon

vik_sword

├ Melee Base Damage

32

├ Armour-piercing Damage

6

├ Armour Piercing

No

├ Attack Against Cavalry

0

├ Attack Against Elephants

0

└ Attack Against Infantry

0

Charge Bonus

24

Melee Defence

66

├ Base Defence

36

├ Shield

vik_medium

└ Shield

30

Armour

15

├ Armour

vik_leather_helmet

├ Armour Defence

15

└ Shield Armour

0

Health

100

├ Man Entity

vik_inf_heavy

├ Man Health

100

└ Bonus Hit Points

0

Morale

47

Abilities

Fianna Swordsmen
  • 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 Armoured Defenders Cost 150 Upgrade From Fianna Band
Upgrade
Required Technology Defensive Masters Cost 150 Upgrade To Mailed Fianna