Scottish Usurpers Melee Cavalry

Mormaer Horsemen

The regional lords of early medieval Scotland known as the ‘Mormaers’ were awarded the title as individuals positioned directly beneath the king within the structure of Highland society. Initially they were the rulers of any one of the seven provinces which made up the area of Celtic Scotland north of the Forth and Clyde, but eventually became the group of nobles who oversaw the defence of the Scottish coast from the Nordic raids which occurred after the Picts had been supplanted as the largest tribal group in north Britannia. Although the title is Celtic in origin, later Viking influence rendered it ‘Jarl’ and eventually under Anglo-Norman influence, ‘Earl’.

Like many other nobles of the period, the Mormaers fought as cavalry on the battlefield. Their use of spears from horseback had been seen in a similar form around Britain before, with the Roman use of lance-bearing cavalry regiments. Advancements in horse training techniques and more significantly, the adoption of the stirrup into Western Europe, meant that horses were no longer primarily just a means to get to the battlefield. Mounted warriors previously ran a considerable risk of being unhorsed by the slightest impacts, nor could they carry out any significant blows without becoming unbalanced and vulnerable. Stirrups ensured stability, so that what had formerly been impossible on horseback in the cut and thrust of battle then became easy.

Unit Name Mormaer Horsemen

Main Unit Key sco_mormaer_horsemen

Land Unit Key sco_mormaer_horsemen

Naval Unit Key vik_birlinn

Soldiers 60

Category Cavalry

Class Melee Cavalry

Custom Battle Cost 700

Recruitment Cost 700

Upkeep Cost 225

Melee Skill 38

Melee Damage 32

├ Melee Weapon vik_spear_cav

├ Melee Base Damage 22

├ Armour-piercing Damage 10

├ Armour Piercing No

├ Attack Against Cavalry 15

├ Attack Against Elephants 0

└ Attack Against Infantry 0

Charge Bonus 26

Melee Defence 68

├ Base Defence 38

├ Shield vik_medium

└ Shield 30

Armour 22

├ Armour vik_mail

├ Armour Defence 22

└ Shield Armour 0

Health 150

├ Man Entity vik_inf_heavy

├ Man Health 100

├ Bonus Hit Points 0

├ Mount vik_horse_spear_heavy

├ Mount Entity vik_horse_heavy

└ Mount Health 50

Morale 49

Abilities

• 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 Cost 150 Upgrade From

Faction Availability
Thrones of Britannia	Airer Goidel Athfochla Circenn Fortriu Scottish Rebels Circenn Usurpers Scottish Usurpers