"After gathering a large flock, willing to ravage the land with burning fire and flame and striking with swords..."
(Life of St. Léger)
Æþelréd was quick to exploit the respite, however, as he laid waste to Cumberland and the Isle of Man, known Viking bases in the Irish Sea; but his attention soon turned to Normandy. At Portsmouth he gathered another ship-fyrd, ready to cross the sea and do the most harm to Richard, that he may stop supporting the pirates. Ælfríc son of Ælfhere, ealdorman of Hampshire, was chosen as the captain, even though some whispered that he was a friend to the Danes; and he was to be assisted by a Danish steersman, Pallig son of Tókig, one of those who had accepted Æþelréd’s terms and entered his service.
But even before they came to land near Barfleur, the Norman lookouts spied the fleet in the horizon, and swiftly they rode to warn the young Niel, viscount of the Cotentin, Richard’s friend and most trusted captain. Together with his companion Alvreid Gaianz, “the Giant”, he mustered his host at Coutances and marched on the Saire valley to defend his land and folk against the invaders, gathering many stragglers along the way in his hurried advance towards the columns of smoke in the distance that marked where the English had burned down a village along the coast.
It was a pleasant summer day in the Saire valley, and the histories of England and Normandy were about to become inextricably intertwined.
Cumpainie lu vis****e Company of the viscount  Niel visquens (Ubbe Arnarins)
Boemunt l'Urs Arnulf Storolfr Hryggr Bertram Engelger filz Engelmar Jon Vikarsson Richard de Evreux Balduin filz Osbert Aldwyn Nodosa Geralt de Lisieux | Gent de la Sare Folk of the Saire 
Alvreid Gaianz (Rallix)
Drogue filz Hamelin Firmin Serle d'Iveri Anskar Durant filz Maurice Erkembald Seinfreid Turstin Tancreid Malger Osbert Richard Ranulf Aragorn Centurio de Toletum | Gent dUrmingues Folk of Urmingues 
Wojsław
Przemysław Gundulf Jaromir Godzimir Mieszko Wacław Janusz Snorri Sigvaldi Rossketill Leifr | Maisun dErlun et Lu del nort House of Erle & Wolves of the North 
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Maisun de Weilunt House of Weilunt 
Boemund de Weilunt
Ode de Weilunt Turulf de Weilunt Ernulf de Weilunt Turstin de Weilunt Rodulf de Weilunt Simun de Weilunt Gundulf de Weilunt Maurice de Weilunt | Litur rendant Surrendering lectors 
Felix (Diadem)
Turolt Viptorin Simbalt Gundulf Miles Garrett Harald Ivelin Taculf |
Ælfríces Weorod Ælfríc's Company  Ælfríc Ælfheres sunu ealdorman (Æscwine Fyrninga)
Éadríc Æþelfrið Fródwine Hróðbeorht Hróðgár Ingbrand Rǽdmund Rǽdwulf Wulfstán & Beorn (Ans Felt Hat) Anláf Bearnswelgere | Cyrlisce Scipmenn Commoner Shipmen 
Pallig Tókiges sunu (?)
Æstán Sigefrith Offa Wermunding Lill-Snorre Dryhtnoth Ridda Meccinga Osweald Meccinga Momchilo | Gægningas Folk of Gægn  Wulfgár Gægninga
Þéodríc Fýrfeax Gægninga Wulfstán Gægninga Gódríc Gægninga Denewulf Gægninga Sigefriþ Gægninga Alla Gægninga Gúþfriþ Gægninga Wulfríc Gægninga & Hildegeard se Dweorg Éadmǽr Herewulfes sunu Horsa Pyddas sunu Swithbeoht Eccas sunu | Ósrédingas Hús Ósrédes  Déorláf Ósrédinga
Leofdæg Ósrédinga Swíþhelm Ósrédinga Ósmund Ósrédinga Léofgár Ósrédinga Léodwulf Ósrédinga Þurbrand Ósrédinga | Dícsæte Folk of the Ditch  Ragnarr
Gudric Bork Reika Valberg Dreki Bothvar Asger Ysmir Hjorolf Randolf Fons Halfdan Valbjorn Sigbjorn Hagaron Gerald Artemus Oddr Bork Beilr Eldgrim Brynjolf Fridgeir Haakon Valgard Anskar Wiglaf Sigurdr Agmundr Olafr Brynjolf Knut Eir Vidarr Torbjorn Skjöldulfr Bjorgsteinn Snorri Magnus Sigurdr Gunnar |
Date: Sunday, May 17th at 19:00 BST/UTC+1
Where: Vikingr_Event_Server
TeamSpeak Address: 195.249.188.149
Víkingr Mod Version: Víkingr 1.0
Where: Vikingr_Event_Server
TeamSpeak Address: 195.249.188.149
Víkingr Mod Version: Víkingr 1.0
MODE
The event will consist of several rounds of Battle on the Tochevile map, including resets at the discretion of the organizers. Once the victor of the Battle map has been decided, the Conquest map, Barbefloz, will be the next phase of the event.
SIGN-UP
Non-affiliated players who sign up must state which name they'll be using during the event and which side they wish to fight for, and they will be assigned to one of the public hosts: the Cyrlisce Scipmenn for the English and the Gent de la Sare for the Normans. Regular Víkingr clans may sign up as a group and say how many players they expect to bring - this is a serious commitment. If a clan has less than 5 players, they may be merged with another clan or with a public host. Non-Víkingr clans will only be accepted at the organizers' discretion. The organizers of the event will retain the privilege to allocate clans and non-affiliated players to either host for balancing purposes. The special class slots will be assigned by the leaders of each side.
PUBLIC HOST PLAYERS
All public host players are requested to use the default faction banner and to use the basic class for each faction:
The event will consist of several rounds of Battle on the Tochevile map, including resets at the discretion of the organizers. Once the victor of the Battle map has been decided, the Conquest map, Barbefloz, will be the next phase of the event.
SIGN-UP
Non-affiliated players who sign up must state which name they'll be using during the event and which side they wish to fight for, and they will be assigned to one of the public hosts: the Cyrlisce Scipmenn for the English and the Gent de la Sare for the Normans. Regular Víkingr clans may sign up as a group and say how many players they expect to bring - this is a serious commitment. If a clan has less than 5 players, they may be merged with another clan or with a public host. Non-Víkingr clans will only be accepted at the organizers' discretion. The organizers of the event will retain the privilege to allocate clans and non-affiliated players to either host for balancing purposes. The special class slots will be assigned by the leaders of each side.
PUBLIC HOST PLAYERS
All public host players are requested to use the default faction banner and to use the basic class for each faction:
- Costentineis (Normant): Pedaile
- Engla Scipfyrd (Engle): Gárberend
Code:
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A huge thanks to Hroþa for the historical research, translations and help in enlisting the artists, mapper and host leaders, and to Ealdgýð for making both maps. A special thanks to Skvor for the first artwork and Si-A-erra for the second artwork!
CONTACT
For any questions or suggestions about the event that hasn't been addressed by this thread, please post in this thread or send a private forum message to Déorláf Ósrédinga, the organizer of this event.
