Hylrborg Melee Cavalry

Scout Horsemen

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. The need for reconnoitrers, primed for quick movement over combat readiness, meant that they sometimes made use of scout horsemen. Light cavalry were ideal for the role, usually consisting of lightly armed and armoured horsemen wielding lances or skirmish weapons, since they were not equipped for close-quarters combat. In many cases, the scout horsemen would be the first and last thing their defeated opponents would encounter – initially, before the battle starts when the scout is surveying them, then later, when the fast-moving cavalry are dispatched to finish off routing enemies.

Unit Name Scout Horsemen

Main Unit Key dan_scout_horsemen

Land Unit Key dan_scout_horsemen

Naval Unit Key vik_sae_wylfing

Soldiers 60

Category Cavalry

Class Melee Cavalry

Custom Battle Cost 300

Recruitment Cost 300

Upkeep Cost 100

Melee Skill 22

Melee Damage 28

├ Melee Weapon vik_spear_cav_levy

├ Melee Base Damage 20

├ Armour-piercing Damage 8

├ Armour Piercing No

├ Attack Against Cavalry 10

├ Attack Against Elephants 0

└ Attack Against Infantry 0

Charge Bonus 15

Melee Defence 52

├ Base Defence 22

├ Shield vik_medium

└ Shield 30

Armour 7

├ Armour vik_cloth_helmet

├ Armour Defence 7

└ Shield Armour 0

Health 150

├ Man Entity vik_inf_light

├ Man Health 100

├ Bonus Hit Points 0

├ Mount vik_horse_spear_light

├ Mount Entity vik_horse_light

└ Mount Health 50

Morale 26

Abilities

• Wedge
  "Let's break their line!"

Attributes

• [[col:yellow]]Hide (forest)[[/col]]
  This unit can hide in forests until enemy units get too close.

Strengths & Weaknesses

No Strengths and Weaknesses

Faction Availability
Thrones of Britannia	Bedeborg Djurby East Engle Grantebru Heimiliborg Hellirborg Holdrness Hylrborg Ledeborg Northymbre East Engle Usurpers Northymbre Usurpers Steinnborg Veidrborg

Faction Pool

Pool
No.	Pool	Faction	Initial Unit Count	Chance To Replenish	Max Replenish Per Turn	Max Count
1	danelaw	Bedeborg Djurby Grantebru Heimiliborg Hellirborg Holdrness Hylrborg Ledeborg Steinnborg Veidrborg Westmoringas	2	0.15	1	2
2	east_anglia	East Engle East Engle Usurpers	2	0.15	1	2
3	northumbria	Northymbre Northymbre Usurpers	2	0.15	1	2