Viking: The Norse Warrior's (Unofficial) Manual by Haywood John

Author:Haywood, John [Haywood, John]
Language: eng
Format: azw3
Publisher: Thames and Hudson Ltd
Published: 2013-02-10T16:00:00+00:00

Norwegian Vikings conquered and settled the Orkney and Shetland Islands and the Sudreys between about 825 and 850. Sigurd the Stout, the earl of Orkney, now rules all these islands, as well as Caithness and Sutherland. Forced out of their west coast districts by Viking raids, the Scots pushed east and, under their king Kenneth MacAlpin, they conquered the Picts in 843. The Picts have not been heard of for a long time now and the Scots tell some strange stories about them, that they were blue, for example, or were dwarves who lived underground.

How hard to raid?

The Scots are more willing to give battle than other Irish. They have already dumped the Picts on the dung-heap of history, and have recently captured the English town of Edinburgh and made the Welsh of Strathclyde their vassals, so you’d be a fool to underestimate them. The Scots’ military organization is based loosely on the English system: the core of the army is provided by the king’s household warriors. The rest of the army is provided by the regional jarls, who in turn rely on local lords to raise levies from the districts they control. Like the rest of the Irish, they have adopted Viking-style weapons and are particularly fond of the two-handed war axe. Small forts are very common: many of them are built on artificial islands in lakes for extra security.

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