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Norse Mailed Hersir

There are few tougher individuals than the mailed noble attendants of the Sea Kings.

When the Vikings first set out to pillage the coasts of Europe in the eighth century, those who led the raiding parties were not kings, earls, or jarls, but a lesser rank of war leaders known as hersirs. They were superior warriors who commanded small bands of men, organising them into the shield walls used to defeat the armies that opposed their early incursions into places like Britain. In the Norse context, a hersir was typically an independent landowner or chieftain, but by the tenth century their role had changed into something much less autonomous with many becoming regional military servants of Scandinavian kings and nobles. Many also still gave their military services to earls and jarls as battlefield companions, making them the rough equivalent to the huscarls of the late Anglo-Saxon period.

Being military commanders, hersirs typically donned superior equipment to the men they led on their raids. Many of them strove to master the broadsword, given its unique ability to maim and kill in the right hands. Sword fighting was generally practised by men of status who could afford the costly weapon, with blades commonly passed between generations as symbols of family honour. The dominant types of swords in north-western Europe were the broad-bladed two-edged forms that were up to 90 centimetres long. Most included a pommel on the hilt to keep the sword from slipping out of the hand when used from horseback, and also handy to dish out blunt-force trauma when the situation required it.

Norse Mailed Hersir

Unit Name

Norse Mailed Hersir

Main Unit Key

est_norse_mailed_hersir

Land Unit Key

est_norse_mailed_hersir

Naval Unit Key

vik_dreki

Soldiers

160

Category

Melee Infantry

Class

Melee Infantry

Custom Battle Cost

800

Recruitment Cost

800

Upkeep Cost

225

Melee Skill

38

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

26

Melee Defence

68

├ Base Defence

38

├ Shield

vik_medium

└ Shield

30

Armour

32

├ Armour

vik_mail_heavy

├ Armour Defence

32

└ Shield Armour

0

Health

100

├ Man Entity

vik_inf_heavy

├ Man Health

100

└ Bonus Hit Points

0

Morale

49

Abilities

Norse Mailed Hersir
  • 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 Offensive Masters Cost 150 Upgrade From Norse Hersir
Required Technology Offensive Masters Cost 150 Upgrade From Norse Warriors
Faction Availability
Thrones of Britannia