The Kingdom of Wessex
ac her forp berad. Fugelas singad, gylled graeg-hama
Pride makes a man, it drives him, it is the shield wall around his reputation... Men die, they said, but reputation does not die.”
Our reputation shall live on, we will build it on your bones!
There is a way of battle. In the end the shield walls must meet and the slaughter will begin and one side will prevail and the other will be beaten down in a welter of butchery, but before the blades clash and before the shields crash, men must summon the nerve to make the charge. The two sides stare at each other, they taunt and insult each other. The young fools of each army will prance ahead of the wall and challenge their enemy to single combat, they will boast of the widows they plan to make and of the orphans who will weep for their fathers’ deaths. And the young fools fight and half of them will die, and the other half strut their bloody victory, but there is still no true victory because the shield walls have not met. And still the waiting goes on. Some men vomit with fear, others sing, some pray, but then at last one side will advance. It is usually a slow advance. Men crouch behind their shields, knowing that spears, axes and arrows will greet them before the shields slam together, and only when they are close, really close, does the attacker charge. Then there is a great bellow of noise, a roar of anger and fear, and the shields meet like thunder and the big blades fall and the swords stab and the shrieks fill the sky as the two shield walls fight to the death. That is the way of battle. (Bernard Cornwell Pagan lord)
Wessex is a one warrior (currently) Two Burh Strategus faction led by Aethelstan of the west saxons.
Based on the mighty Anglo-Saxon kingdom that led by King Aethelstan drove the vikings out of England I plan to equip my armies in the most saxon/viking way possible!
This means Mail armours axes spears and swords (in the future now i use what i have)
Wessex is currently open for diplomatic relations with all other factions but i hope to bring a bit of anglo-saxon/viking RP to the remainder of strat
Wyrd bið ful aræd! come what may the shieldwall will stand firm or meet its doom
Diplomatic Relations of Wessex. Peace TreatyDruzinha
Dont kill Aethelstan treaty (nap)Grey Order
WarODE
Collective Wrath
Battle stats of Wessex10 fights 9 wins (enemy retreats counted as loss)
3 Fiefs captured. 1 Fief lost.
Troops brought to battle: 12736
Troops died in battle: 5167
Troops lost: 5330
Troops killed in battle: 7796
Enemy troops lost in battle: 18036
The blood of the enemies of Wessex flows through calradia
Wyrd bith ful araed
ac her forp berad. Fugelas singad, gylled graeg-hama
for here starts war,carrion birds sing.and grey wolves howl
(not any cash just a name under this splendid picture)
King_Aethelstan (First battle of Saren)
Sir_Firebus (Battle of Aab)
Byzantium_Pew (Second battle of Saren)
Kalmarunionen_GTX (Third battle of Saren)
Blueberry Muffin (First battle of Vayejeg)
JokeeQ_The_Grey (Second battle of Veyejeg)
Heibai_the_Celestial_Bro (Third battle of Veyejeg)
Packer_The_Sloth (Fourth battle of Veyejeg)
There were many fine warriors some like Knitler bagge heibai steeve etc who perhaps had superior KDRs and just missed out on most kills, I cannot mention you all (as it would take too long) but your names will fill the song halls of wessex for years to come
why did i say burh not fief? what is a burh you ask? Who is this Aethelstan pretender? well check my links for answers!
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wessexhttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aethelstanhttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Burh