What Countries are the factions meant to represent?

[007killer555]

I was just wondering

 

[cryora]

Nords would be the Norsemen of course. Kergit Khanate would be the Mongols.

Vaegirs are probably the British (Longbows). Swadians are also called Swedes so they might have a relationship with Swedan.

I don't know about the Rhodoks. Maybe the Byzantines? Germans? French?

 

[Percival Goodenough]

At a guess:

Khergits = Mongols, they have the gear and also had lancers as well as the famous horse archers
Swadians = Western European, English were never big on crossbows though so probably French or German
Nords =  pre-middle ages Scandinavian/English/Germanic, basically viking types (in the Battle of Hastings, King Harold of Wessex died with his Huscarls, his "Swadian" conqueror William I was the first "middle ages" King of England)
Rhodoks = ?? Im thinking Swiss because they were big on pikemen and crossbows, but they were kind of small and insignicant as a nation, though big on renting themselves out as mercenaries
Vaegirs = ?? Central Europe maybe like Slavic/Russians because its cold and they have eastern influences in the armour

Im surprised there isnt a Turkish faction given the games creator, and that the Ottoman and Seljuk Turks were purveyors of large  amounts of pwn. I cant remember what their system was like but I think they had some horse archers so maybe similar to Mongols (though not as awesome, Mongols almost never lost and were particularly brutal on Swadian types)

 

[Diavolo]

I think its like this:

Swadian= England/France
Nords = Norway, Sweden, Denmark, Scotland, etc.
Vaegirs = Lithuania
Khergits = mongols
Rhodoks = Byzantine/Greek/(something in that area I think)The empire of Alexander the great.

 

[Percival Goodenough]

Scotland was phalanx-styles 2-h pikemen, with a few Swadian knights.... to nitpick
Sorry offtopic

What did the Scandinavians get up to in the middle ages? Were they still footman viking styles or did they go all Swadian like everyone else

 

[Anarion]

The Swadians are Germans for me, judging by their name. They were also big on heavy armour. Many mods emphasize this.
The Vaegirs are Eastern Europeans as others have pointed out, perhaps also with a bit of Poland?
In addition to The Mongols, I think The Khergits have a bit of Turkic influence; the devs are from Turkey after all!
Rhodoks seem a bit Celtic to me.

 

[Diavolo]

in 1349 or something the black death came to norway, so that was the real end of the viking era. (even though the last real viking king died in 1066) after that atleast Norway was very poor and very few on ppl. So through the entire middle ages, they had very little money and stuff to have much warriors and such. But in 1400-1600 they got in a union with denmark. But Norway is and has alway been a place with few horses, and those who are, are small, strong, few, and were just used for farming.

 

[Dushatar]

Like I saw in some thread before...


Vaegir - Russian related Rus' faction, I don't really remember the name.
Swadian - Teutonics
Nords - Norsemen ofcourse.
Khergits - Mongols
Rhodoks - Lithuanians (fits the kings story, quests related to swadians)


Also Vaegirs can't be Lithuania, we didn't/don't have lands entirely covered in snow, only in winter, but that's it, it was mostly forests and lakes.

 

[Max_marksman]

Also Vaegirs can't be Lithuania, we didn't/don't have lands entirely covered in snow, only in winter, but that's it, it was mostly forests and lakes.

Neither have Russia.
Vaegirs=Russians with a mix of eastern nations;
Swadians=Germans;
Rhodok=France\Scotland;
Nords=Scandinavians;
Khergits=Mongols.

 

[Mabons]

I agree with everyone apart from the Rhodok part. It really is a mystery as to which country the represent. I would say Portugal though. Pikemen formations with Crossbowmen support.

 

[Berpol]

Older threads placed the Rhodok as Italian city states.

For Swadians to be German they have to fight more among themselves ,after all the biggest threat to a German king were his own nobles.
Perhaps you should settle on central Europe.

I guess they just started with a culture and then made changes to make the factions different and interesting.

 

[Troll]

Well, Nords are Norsemen as said and Khergits Mongols. Swadians would be german I think and Vaegirs Slavic/Russians as someone said. Then, Rhodoks are a mystery. But I think them as Italian because when looking in the map of Europe that would fit and their troops too seem to fit.

 

[Captain Pyjama Shark]

I'm pretty sure that Rhodoks are the Italian city-states. They're big dependence on trade, and especially spearmen militias and crossbowmen give it away, as well as their weird form of kind of democracy.

 

[amondrubee]

None.

This is a game, not a simulator. The factions are thought out of the blue, out of a creative mind, not to represent real life history.

 

[AA0]

The game was designed to be authentic, so your point really isn't valid. 

 

[Ruthven]

None.

This is a game, not a simulator. The factions are thought out of the blue, out of a creative mind, not to represent real life history.

Umm... No, they were based, (loosely, mind, but still based) off real cultures, and all the (well, most) items in-game are historically accurate, for the most part.

 

[tangodown72]

Rhodoks=Italian states

Is it really that hard to see?

 

[Calamir]

None.

This is a game, not a simulator. The factions are thought out of the blue, out of a creative mind, not to represent real life history.

Dude, you need to read some history books 

 

[Sloblivion]

To put it simply:

Khergits = Asians (Mongols)
Vaegirs = Eastern Europe
Swadians = Western Europe
Rhodoks = Southern Europe
Nords = Northern Europe (Vikings)

I think it's all open to interpretation.
I don't think a single faction is supposed to represent a single country.

 

[Uther]

Well, it's rather broad, but:

Vaegirs: Russian/Eastern European
Swadians: German (Swabia?)
Khergits: Mongols
Rhodoks: some losers, not sure.
Nords: Scandinavians obviously