Hordaland
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World of Origin | Earth (Frugal Wizard) |
Hordaland is the homeland of the Hordamen. It is east of Weswara across the ocean, and near Norweg, Dansic, and the lands of the Geats[1].
John West recognizes the Hordamen as the equivalent to Vikings[1], so Hordaland is presumably equivalent to some part of Scandinavia.
Hordamen warriors are disciplined fighters, not "thoughtless barbarians", according to John West.
History[edit]
The Hordamen conquered Norweg and Dansic and pushed the Weswarans into their current land of Weswara[2]. At the time of John West's arrival on the alternate medieval Earth, they are raiding Weswara, and their raids are becoming very threatening[3][4]. Woden has abandoned the Weswarans in favor of the Hordamen by this point[1].
Shortly afterward, Woden incites a major invasion of Hordamen intended to destroy the Weswarans[5] in order to eliminate the "outsiders" from another dimension[6] and to serve as an example to intimidate his other worshippers[7]. This invasion fails due to Sefawynn stirring up the wights against the Hordamen[6][8].
Abilities and Technology[edit]
The Hordamen have skops, who they call skalds[9]. On raids, Hordamen skops use boasts to intimidate the landswights, removing the protective effect of the defenders' runestones. The raid first encountered by John, Sefawynn, and Ealstan has one skop per ship[1].
Hordamen raids use Viking-style longships with dragon figureheads. These ships each have a dozen or so rowers on each side[1]. Hordaland has a large number of ships available; the major invasion involves hundreds of ships[5].
Hordamen warriors fight in ranks and use leather or chain shirts, helms, shields, axes[5], and swords[6]. On raiding ships, only the captain of each ship has a chain shirt; others rely on shields[1].
Notes[edit]
- ↑ a b c d e f The Frugal Wizard's Handbook for Surviving Medieval England chapter 13#
- ↑ The Frugal Wizard's Handbook for Surviving Medieval England chapter 11#
- ↑ The Frugal Wizard's Handbook for Surviving Medieval England chapter 12#
- ↑ The Frugal Wizard's Handbook for Surviving Medieval England chapter 31#
- ↑ a b c The Frugal Wizard's Handbook for Surviving Medieval England chapter 33#
- ↑ a b c The Frugal Wizard's Handbook for Surviving Medieval England chapter 35#
- ↑ The Frugal Wizard's Handbook for Surviving Medieval England chapter 37#
- ↑ The Frugal Wizard's Handbook for Surviving Medieval England chapter 36#
- ↑ The Frugal Wizard's Handbook for Surviving Medieval England chapter 14#