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Master Knight
It's generally agreed on what the real-life analogues of the other factions are - Swadia is a typical Western European heavy cavalry-based nation, such as France or Germany, Nords are Scandinavia [albeit several centuries techwise behind any of the other factions, for some reason], Vaegirs are the Rus [Russia], Khergits are the Mongolians or a similar group of nomads. But what are the Rhodoks?
A lot of people seem to think they're the Italians, mostly because they're in the South and have pavise shields and crossbows. However, the Italian city-states were largely either oligarchical or monarchical, not republics such as the Rhodoks, and they definitely weren't 'peasant' nations. [while the Rhodoks have a king, it is explained ingame that the so-called "kings" are actually elected] Pavise shields had started to spread throughout Western Europe, not just Italy, by this time, having originated in Eastern Europe. Crossbows were the most common ranged weapon by this time on the continent.
Personally, I think they're the Swiss. The Swiss had a love for polearms [check], were democratic [check], were largely peasant-based [check], had Western European heavy cavalry-based nations [Swadia] attempt to oppress them [check], and largely lived in the mountains [check; this one is more apparent in the Warband SP map, where almost all of Rhodoks is in a mountain range].
What do you think?
A lot of people seem to think they're the Italians, mostly because they're in the South and have pavise shields and crossbows. However, the Italian city-states were largely either oligarchical or monarchical, not republics such as the Rhodoks, and they definitely weren't 'peasant' nations. [while the Rhodoks have a king, it is explained ingame that the so-called "kings" are actually elected] Pavise shields had started to spread throughout Western Europe, not just Italy, by this time, having originated in Eastern Europe. Crossbows were the most common ranged weapon by this time on the continent.
Personally, I think they're the Swiss. The Swiss had a love for polearms [check], were democratic [check], were largely peasant-based [check], had Western European heavy cavalry-based nations [Swadia] attempt to oppress them [check], and largely lived in the mountains [check; this one is more apparent in the Warband SP map, where almost all of Rhodoks is in a mountain range].
What do you think?