Myrrborg Melee Infantry

Anglian Champions

From the earliest times of the Danelaw, a number of fortified Saxon towns known as burhs were assigned their own Danish armies, where the most learned warriors practised martial traditions that were both Saxon and Dane. By the time of the beginnings of Danish rule in England, it had been 450 years since the initial Anglian settlement in the east, during which the Anglo-Saxon kingdom of East Anglia was formed. The Northmen had attacked the region several times, but from around AD 870 following the defeat and martyring of King Edmund, they overran the entire East Anglian kingdom with the intention to stay permanently. With this large-scale settlement there was much synthesis between the traditions and customs of the Vikings and that of the Saxons, which, to some extent, were already culturally similar. As a testament to this, Danish huscarls 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. Undoubtedly such dedication was born out of a tradition of champions that were initially uniquely East Anglian, or more broadly, ‘Danish-Saxon’.

Unit Name Anglian Champions

Main Unit Key dan_anglian_champions

Land Unit Key dan_anglian_champions

Naval Unit Key vik_draca

Soldiers 160

Category Melee Infantry

Class Melee Infantry

Custom Battle Cost 700

Recruitment Cost 700

Upkeep Cost 200

Melee Skill 38

Melee Damage 32

├ Melee Weapon vik_axe

├ Melee Base Damage 13

├ Armour-piercing Damage 19

├ Armour Piercing No

├ Attack Against Cavalry 0

├ Attack Against Elephants 0

└ Attack Against Infantry 0

Charge Bonus 41

Melee Defence 68

├ Base Defence 38

├ Shield vik_medium

└ Shield 30

Armour 27

├ Armour vik_mail_long

├ Armour Defence 27

└ Shield Armour 0

Health 100

├ Man Entity vik_inf_heavy

├ Man Health 100

└ Bonus Hit Points 0

Morale 49

Abilities

• 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.
• [[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

Faction Availability
Thrones of Britannia	East Engle