Sicnarf said:
Swadian Knights are the best cavalry and own all open field battles (that includes owning Huscarl's)
For me, that's a load of bull.
Just twenty minutes ago I led my 40 huscarls against 150 swadians. They had about 50 horsemen (men-at-arms/knights). I ordered my huscarls to stand on a slight slope (where the acceleration of the horses charge would be slowed, if only a little) and ordered them to stand as closely together as possible. The horsemen charged into my little group, knocking down 4 but not wounding/killing any. Then, death happened and the horses were murdered (the riders were wither sliced by a whirlwind of axes or their horses cut from beneath them and they themselves then massacred)
Over all my casualties were: 6 Nord Huscarl (5 wounded, 1 killed)
I won the battle with EASE