Sounds like this was a great success! Sadly I was working, my S button doesn't work either so I would have been an awful combatant, once I get it fixed I hope to join in some battles.
The new Norman clan that has been mentioned above, La Cumpaigne de Segunz Filz, has been launched, albeit in a very.. rough form.
Check it out if interested.
"After gathering a large flock, willing to ravage the land with burning fire and flame and striking with swords..." (Life of St. Léger)
Viking fleets returned to Normandy. They had often found safe harbour there in the past, a constant source of dispute with king Æþelréd of England until the Pope mediated a truce between king and count ten years ago; but the count had died and his son, Richard II, had welcomed the Vikings again as their onslaught on England heightened. They conquered at Maldon and fell on London, and many of them took tribute and settled down as men of the king; but still others ravaged the shores of England for three full years before sailing to Normandy with their spoils.
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
(Skipverjar Arnarins)
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
Ulf li lus (Ubba)
Ingalt li lus (Yngvald)
Drogues li lus (Dragomir)
Germunt li lus (Gjermund)
Herfast (Hired Sword)
Fredre (Bróðir)
(Erlingar, Hæringar, and FenrisBarn)
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
(N/A)
Litur rendant Surrendering lectors
Felix (Diadem)
Turolt
Viptorin
Simbalt
Gundulf
Miles
Garrett
Harald
Ivelin
Taculf
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:
ACKNOWLEDGMENTS
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.
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