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Gallowglasses

If you want the best, and you desire victory, you need gallowglasses.

Gallowglasses were the super-soldiers of the Celtic world, well-trained heavy infantry skilled in the use of all manner of weapons - swords, spears, javelins, bows, darts – as well as the Celtic martial arts. To be a gallowglass one had to be of mixed blood – descended from the union of a settled Nordic raider and a Celtic woman. When Nordic raiders, who harried the coasts of Scotland and Ireland during the Dark Ages, eventually settled and interbred, the offspring of such unions were known as ‘Gael-gall’ – literally 'foreigners who speak Gaelic'. In Ireland the word ‘Galloglaich’ - pronounced ‘Gallowglass’ – was used to explicitly refer to a 'young, foreign warrior'. As has often been the case throughout history, this mixed blood separated gallowglasses from the hierarchy of the Celtic clan system. As such, they had little loyalty to the old order and many became soldiers for hire to the highest bidder. Although technically under the sovereignty of the Norwegian king during this time, many gallowglasses served Scottish rulers or settled in Ireland, where they were more easily accepted, integrating with the native population at all societal levels.

Gallowglasses

Unit Name

Gallowglasses

Main Unit Key

iri_gallowglasses

Land Unit Key

iri_gallowglasses

Naval Unit Key

vik_oll_pheist

Soldiers

160

Category

Melee Infantry

Class

Melee Infantry

Custom Battle Cost

850

Recruitment Cost

850

Upkeep Cost

250

Melee Skill

38

Melee Damage

50

├ Melee Weapon

vik_dane_axe

├ Melee Base Damage

20

├ Armour-piercing Damage

30

├ Armour Piercing

No

├ Attack Against Cavalry

0

├ Attack Against Elephants

0

└ Attack Against Infantry

0

Charge Bonus

57

Melee Defence

38

├ Base Defence

38

├ Shield

vik_none

└ Shield

0

Armour

32

├ Armour

vik_mail_heavy

├ Armour Defence

32

└ Shield Armour

0

Health

100

├ Man Entity

vik_inf_2h_heavy

├ Man Health

100

└ Bonus Hit Points

0

Morale

49

Abilities

Gallowglasses
  • Wedge
    "Let's break their line!"

Attributes

  • [[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 Offensive Masters Cost 150 Upgrade From Foreign Warriors