POLL: Want you a future Brytenwalda expansion? You Choose (Read before voting)

[Bloodbane]

Vikings are just a must-have. That's for certain!

God I love this mod.

[Adorno]

Both Charlemagne and the Vikings sounds intriguing in this context.
But as far as I know Charlemagne never ventured onto the British Isles. He was busy fighting Saxons on the mainland.
Without making a new map the Viking raids would be an interesting invasion feature (perhaps like in Sword of Damocles a.o.).

The other options are also good, but would almost require a new mod/remaking the mod, or...

[KoshTjektar]

I am voting for Viking Invasion.
Like Zyghor I am a fan of Bernard Cornwell.
Even though Viking Invasion will be playing before the adventures of Uthred of Bebbanburg.

[King Ragnarok]

i know, ive read burning isles, shame the end was a bit crap though.

[Rathmor]

Viking invasion for me, and also it would be easier to make because you already have a map of the British isles and towns.

[AgentGB]

Gotta be Viking Invasion for me too! This needs a good end game battle of battles!   a feel of "Sword of Damocles" would be great!  Thats my favourite for original M&B. Or you could do two invasions? 1066, Viking & Norman invasion

This is just a great and very well done mod!!

[Thorgil]

Viking Invasion, no question.

Not only because it fits perfectly as an expansion from the historical time frame point of view.
My main argument would be the size of troops. In Englands 6th to 9th century 200 men were an average sized army every warlord was holding. So it again fits perfectly to the possibilities of the game, which is approximatly providing these troop sizes.
In times of Carl the Great (or the byzantines, whatever), important battles where mostly fought by armies of several thousand men. Realism is a big thing in this mod as far as i understand it. So please dont let Carl the Great or William the Conqueror fight with 100 men vs 100 men.

Idibil & team, just a suggestion:
i was thinking of the possibility that you keep the mod as it is (same units, same factions, same map) - beside there is an invasion of dena vikings and other norsemen (maybe new units)! 

Like a few hundred norsemen under different kings/warlords (additional factions) are invading the map from time to time, trying to loot the country or get land! man, how awesome would that be!!! 

Like we can proceed with the history of the character we are playing at the moment, but then a new threat arrives in this land with dragonboats, trying to burn down the island and you have to ally with old enemies to survive the viking invasion. boah, i have to stop imagening before i wet my pants...


gentlemen, thanx for making many of my evenings these days! Respect to your commitment.

[sergeant113]

Voted for Italy divided
Reason: the cultural between East (Byz) and West(Visigoth+Lombard). Also, there's a lot of possibilities for interesting features such as influencing the Bishop of Rome (Pope), Belisarius's expedition, Sicilian's Emirate, lots of Byzantine politics,... 

[makute]

Though I'd love to see an ancient Iberian mod, my vote goes for Viking Invasion, because most of the work is already done, and the mod will keep the Dark Ages mood.

[DerHerbst]

I vote wholeheartedly for a Viking Invasion expansion!  I think that all of the mod choices are excellent, epsecially the Italian idea, but I just finished reading the entire Saxon Stories series by Bernard Cornwell and I'm itching to raid Wessex with some Vikings!!!  I also think that a Viking mod could be more easily developed since so much of the Brytenwalda mod can be used to create the Viking era.  If you haven't read any of Cornwell's Saxon Stories, do yourselves a favor and order The Last Kingdom now!  I can't stress how awesome and inspiring those books are to read.  I read all 5 books in under 2 weeks because I couldn't put them down!  I hope this mod comes true!

[eatme]

I voted for Charlemagne's Empire, because that theme offers the most epic and rich background for the expansion, since at this time, the continental Europe was a place of great turmoil, and Charlemagne's Frankish realm is a famous setting. Viking exapnsion would be tremendous fun as well, but in 7-8th cc AD there was not much for it there. And Brytenwalda is already a thing of stand off between peoples from Northern Europe and native Bretons.

[King Ragnarok]

but viking invasion would be angles and saxons not britons vs more northern invaders

[Palestine]

Okay, I believe most people know little about El Cid that's why he didn't get so many votes. I wrote an essay about him for my spanish course. Thrust me, if any part of european history deserves attention and really fits into M&B it's a story about El Cid. And, there is a feature that can be included, it's the invasion of Yussuf and his Berbers, maybe even marriage with Cristina and Maria, his daughters. And what about items like la Tizona. I mean, throughout history there are really few examples of real knights, El Cid is the one. He indeed was a great man.

If you decide to start that project, count me in, I'll see to help somehow. Just as long El Cid is not Charlton Heston lookalike

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JctkMqIC8oI

[mr melon]

i can help you out there Palestine.

Rodrigo de Bivar, otherwise known as El Cid (The Lord), was born in 1040 in Spain, and died in 1099. Rodrigo was part of the Order of the Knights Santiago, and was unbeatable in battles against the invading Moors from North Africa. It is said that in one battle, he cut down 300 Moors personally.
In 1099, Rodrigo had a dream that he'd die in 30 days. During the siege of Valencia by invading Almoravids, Rodrigo was shot in the heart by an arrow and was killed. Before he died he ordered that his corpse be fastened to his war horse, so that he could lead his men into battle one last time. The Moors heard that El Cid was dead- so when they saw the body riding towards them they though he'd risen from the dead and retreated.

That's all I know. I'd vote for El Cid but Viking Invasion better suits an expansion of Brytenwalda.
Hope it gives a better perspective! 

[arthurude]

Vikings? ffs why the british islands again? please El Cid, Visigothic Spain or Italy! C'mon!