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The Franks

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1 Dates0-3 Terrain0-1 Camp

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Mandatory Optional Max

- 4 4,6- 12

Unskilled 0 4,6Javelin 32

- 18 6,8,9- 60

Experienced 8 6,8Darts 16


Experienced 0 6,9Bow 27

Experienced 0 6,9Sling 9

AlliesBurgundi allies (until 465 AD)Suevi allies (from 466 to 584 AD)Ostrogoth allies - Italian Ostrogothic (from 493 to 526 AD)

NotesVisigothic allied contingents need not include otherwise compulsory foot.

Provencal contignent - Provencal (from 496 to 507 AD)Byzantine allies - Early Byzantine (from 550 to 554 AD)

- Combat ShySkirmisher

SlingersINFANTRY

Average Unprotected -

Shield Cover Combat ShyFormed Close

ArchersINFANTRY

Average Unprotected - - Combat ShySkirmisher

Roman auxilaries (from 461 AD)

INFANTRYAverage Protected Short Spear

Devastating Chargers

Combat ShyTribal Close

Roman auxilaries (before 461 AD)

INFANTRYAverage Protected Short Spear Shield Cover Combat Shy

Drilled Flexible

SpearmenINFANTRY

Average Protected -


Melee ExpertFormed Loose

GardingiCAVALRY

Average Protected Short Spear - Melee ExpertFormed Loose

BuccellariiCAVALRY

Superior Protected -

Internal Allied Generals Any Instinctive Unfortified or Mobile; Poor or Average

Name

Type

Quality Protection

Shooting Skill

Weaponry

Melee

Weaponry

Characteristics

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Tolosan VisigothArmy Commander Any Instinctive 419 AD to 621 ADSub-Generals Any Instinctive Standard

Version 2018.01 - 1st January 2018 © SHALL Enterprises Ltd

Tolosan Visigoth

Change to Roman auxilaries. Changes to allies.

Historical NotesThis list covers the Visigoths in south-west Gaul, through its extension into Spain, from 469 to 478 AD and its loss of the Gallic provinces to the Franks in 507. Buccellarii were the nobles well-armoured followers. Gardingi comprised minor royal officials, lesser gentry and followers in more tritional Gothic equipment, but now relying more on skirmishing with javelins than on a fierce charge.The initial settlement gave the Visigoths control of the former Roman garrison. These degenerated into city militia.

Changes from last version



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- 4 4,6- 12- 4 4,6- 12

Experienced 0 4,6Javelin 6

- 18 6,8,9- 80- 0 6,8,9- 80




AlliesBurgundian allies (in 507 AD or from 534 AD)Aquitanian contingent - Gallia Aquitania (from 507 AD)Provencal contingent (from 536 AD)


JavelinmenINFANTRY

Average Unprotected Short Spear - Combat ShySkirmisher

ArchersINFANTRY


- Combat ShyTribal Close

Light cavalryCAVALRY

Average Unprotected - -Cantabrian, Combat ShySkirmisher

City levyINFANTRY

Poor Protected Long Spear

- Combat ShyFormed Flexible

WarriorsINFANTRY

Average Protected Short SpearDevastating

ChargersCombat Shy

Tribal Close

Breton cavalryCAVALRY

Average Protected Short Spear

- Melee ExpertFormed Loose

CavalryCAVALRY


Noble cavalryCAVALRY

Superior Protected Short Spear

Internal Allied Generals Any Instinctive Unfortified; Poor or Average

Name

Type

Quality Protection

Shooting Skill

Weaponry

Melee

Weaponry

Characteristics

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Early Merovingian FrankArmy Commander Any Instinctive 485 AD to 561 ADSub-Generals Any Instinctive Standard


Early Merovingian FrankHistorical NotesThe name Merovingian derives from that of Merovech, of whom nothing is known except that he was the father of Childeric I, who ruled a tribe of Salian Franks from his capital at Tournai. Childeric was succeeded by his son Clovis I in 481 or 482. Clovis I extended his rule over all the Salian Franks, conquered or annexed the territories of the Ripuarian Franks and the Alemanni, and united nearly all of Gaul except for Burgundy and what is now Provence. At Clovis I’s death in 511, his realm was divided among his four sons, Theuderic I, Chlodomir, Childebert I, and Chlotar I. Despite the frequently bloody competition between the brothers, they managed among them to extend Frankish rule over Thuringia in approximately 531 and Burgundy in 534 and to gain sway over, if not possession of, Septimania on the Mediterranean coast, Bavaria, and the lands of the Saxons to the north. By 558 Chlotar I was the last surviving son of Clovis I, and until his death in 561 the Frankish realm was once again united.

Changes from last versionChange to allies. Reclassified warriors. Added Breton cavalry.


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The Burgundians were one of the Germanic peoples who filled the power vacuum left by the collapse of the western half of the Roman Empire. In 411 AD, they crossed the Rhine and established a kingdom at Worms. Amidst repeated clashes between the Romans and Huns, the Burgundian kingdom eventually occupied what is today the borderlands between Switzerland, France, and Italy. In 534, the Franks defeated Godomar, the last Burgundian king and took over the country of Burgundy, absorbing the territory into their growing empire. Under the Merovingians, the Kingdom of Burgundy continued to exist. The kingdom re-emerged as a separate state in the 11th century. The list includes Burgundian armies until 613 and Burgundian contingents of Merovingian armies from 614 to 639.

Changes from last versionRevised allies. Changed minimum and maximums.

Austrasian allies (from 535 AD)

Historical Notes


AlliesProvencal allies

JavelinmenINFANTRY

Average Unprotected Short Spear



Burgundian or Gallo-Roman archers

INFANTRYAverage Unprotected - - Combat Shy

Skirmisher

Burgundian tribal infantryINFANTRY

Average Protected -


CavalryCAVALRY




Internal Allied Generals Unfortified; Poor or Average

Name

Type

Quality Protection

Shooting Skill

Weaponry

Melee

Weaponry

Characteristics

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BurgundianArmy Commander Any Instinctive 496 AD to 613 ADSub-Generals Any Instinctive Standard



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- 0 4,6- 12- 0 4,6- 12- 18 6,8,9- 72- 9 6,8,9- 36



Changes from last versionIncreased maximums. Infantry now short spear.

Historical NotesThe rule of the Visigoths in Provence was short-lived; their King, Alaric II, was defeated by Clovis I, in 507 AD. The Burgundians, allied with the Franks, tried to take all of Provence for themselves. They were stopped by another barbarian power, the Ostrogoths, led by Theodoric, who entered Provence, lifted the Burgundian siege of Arles, and took Marseille and Avignon in 508. Theodoric was both a barbarian king and an ally of the Byzantine Roman Empire.The rule of the Ostrogoths lasted little more than thirty years, and in 536, the Eastern Roman Emperor Justinian ceded all of Provence to the Merovingian kings. The Merovingians were the first northern European rulers to govern Provence. After 561, Provence was split between two Merovingian kings; Sigebert, the King of Austrasia, ruled Marseille, Aix and Avignon, while Gontran, the King of Burgundy, ruled the eastern part of Provence.The second half of the 6th century was a terrible time for Provence; the region suffered continual conflicts between the two kings, attacks by Lombard and Saxon raiders, and epidemics of plague and other diseases. Irrigation works built by the Romans fell into ruins and the fields which the Romans had drained in the Rhone Valley turned back into marshes. Roman buildings and aqueducts were not maintained. Populations left the cities and moved to fortified villages on the hilltops. This list includes Provencal contingents in Visigothic and Burgundian armies from 496 as well as Provencal contingents in Merovingian armies from 535 to 639 AD.


Basque javelinmenINFANTRY


Burgundian or Gallo-Roman archers

INFANTRYAverage Unprotected -

Shieldwall Combat ShyTribal Close

City/Champagne levy infantry

INFANTRYPoor Protected Short Spear Shieldwall Combat Shy

Tribal Close

Gallo-Roman infantryINFANTRY



Gallo-Roman noble cavalryCAVALRY


Frankish noble cavalryCAVALRY



Name

Type

Quality Protection

Shooting Skill

Weaponry

Melee

Weaponry

Characteristics

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ProvencalArmy Commander Any Instinctive 535 AD to 639 ADSub-Generals Any Instinctive Standard



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- 0 4,6- 12- 0 4,6- 36- 6,8- Any- 0 4,6- 6- 9 6,8,9- 64- 9 8,9,10- 20

Changes from last versionIncreased maximums. Lantwer reclassified.

Historical NotesIn 496 AD, the Suebi (Swabians) were conquered by Frankish leader Clovis and incorporated into his dominions. Mentioned as still pagan allies of the Christian Franks, the Alemanni were gradually Christianized during the 7th century. The Pactus Alamannorum is a record of their customary law during this period. Until the 8th century, Frankish suzerainty over Swabia was mostly nominal. But after an uprising by Theudebald, Duke of Alamannia, Carloman executed the Alamannic nobility and installed Frankish dukes. During the later and weaker years of the Carolingian Empire the Alemannic counts became almost independent, and a struggle for supremacy took place between them and the Bishopric of Constance. The chief family in Alamannia was that of the counts of Raetia Curiensis, who were sometimes called margraves, and one of whom, Burchard II, established the Duchy of Swabia, which was recognized by Henry the Fowler in 919 and became a stem duchy of the Holy Roman EmpireThis list covers the period of Swabian Dukes under Frankish suzerainty.

- Combat ShyFormed Close

LantwerINFANTRY

Poor Unprotected Short Spear Shieldwall -Formed Loose

Levy "free men"INFANTRY

Poor Protected Short Spear


Mercenary ThuringiansCAVALRY

Average Protected Short Spear -Melee Expert, DismountableFormed Loose

Dismount Swabian caballari or nobles

INFANTRYSuperior Protected Short Spear

- Combat ShyFormed Loose

Swabian noblesCAVALRY

Superior Protected Short Spear Combat Shy -Formed Loose

Swabian caballariiCAVALRY



Name

Type

Quality Protection

Shooting Skill

Weaponry

Melee

Weaponry

Characteristics

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Swabian DuchiesArmy Commander Any Instinctive 539 AD to 744 ADSub-Generals Any Instinctive Standard



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- 0 4,6- 8- 0 4,6- 6- 0 4,6- 6- 18 6,8,9- 64- 18 6,8,9- 64



AlliesProvencal contingentAquitanian contingent - Gallia AquitaniaBurgundian contingentNeustrian contingent






ArchersINFANTRY


Frankish or Alamannic infantry


Combat Shy -Tribal Loose

Thuringian infantryINFANTRY

Average Protected -Devastating

ChargersCombat Shy

Tribal Close

Alamannic noble cavalryCAVALRY



Thuringian noble cavalryCAVALRY

Superior Protected Short Spear - Combat ShyTribal Loose




Name

Type

Quality Protection

Shooting Skill

Weaponry

Melee

Weaponry

Characteristics

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AustrasiaArmy Commander Any Instinctive 562 AD to 639 ADSub-Generals Any Instinctive Standard


Austrasia

This list covers the Merovingian heartland split into Austrasia and Neustria after 561, Austrasia being the direct heir of the former central authority. Most external wars were waged by Austrasian armies, notably in Italy and against the Avars. The last Merovingian king being Dagobert,eldest son of Chlothar II. Chlothar had reigned alone over all the Franks since 613. In 623, Chlothar was forced to make Dagobert king of Austrasia by the nobility of that region, who wanted a king of their own.When Chlothar granted Austrasia to Dagobert, he initially excluded Alsace, the Vosges, and the Ardennes, but shortly thereafter the Austrasian nobility forced him to concede these regions to Dagobert. The rule of a Frank from the Austrasian heartland tied Alsace more closely to the Austrasian court. Dagobert created a new duchy (the later Duchy of Alsace) in southwest Austrasia to guard the region from Burgundian or Alamannic encroachments and ambitions.

Changes from last versionReclassified noble cavalry. Revised allied contingents.

Historical Notes



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- 0 4,6- 8- 0 4,6- 12- 18 6,8,9- 64- 0 6,8,9- 27- 0 6,8,9- 27



AlliesBurgundian contingentAustrasian contingentTolosan Visigothic rebel allies (from 589 AD)

Changes from last versionGallo-Roman infantry now short spear. Revised allied contingents.

Historical NotesNeustria, or Neustrasia, was the western part of the kingdom of the Franks that was created in 511 upon the division of the Merovingian kingdom of Clovis I to his four sons following his death. Merovingian Neustria stretched from the Loire to the Meuse. Neustria was predominantly Gallo-Roman in population, and the form of Latin spoken there, affected by Celtic and Germanic influences, came to be called “Langue d’oil,” the ancestor of modern French. This list covers Neustrian armies within the Merovingian Frankish kingdom.






ArchersINFANTRY


Saxon infantryINFANTRY

Average Protected -














Name

Type

Quality Protection

Shooting Skill

Weaponry

Melee

Weaponry

Characteristics

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NeustriaArmy Commander Any Instinctive 562 AD to 639 ADSub-Generals Any Instinctive Standard


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- 0 8,9,10- 48



- 0 6,8,9- 18

Carolingian allies (from 843 to 888 AD)

Historical NotesThe Breton kingdom emerged in the 6th century. The large contingent of Celtic Britons amongst the population may have included the descendents of auxlaries from Britain stationed in Amorica in the late 4th century and inhabitants fleeing the later Anglo-Saxon invasion of Britain.During the 9th century the Bretons resisted incorporation into the Frankish Carolingian Empire. The first unified Duchy of Brittany was founded by Nominoe. With regular assistance from the Vikings the Bretons successfully resisted the Franks.

Changes from last versionNone.

AlliesViking allies (from 843 to 888 AD)

Combat Shy -Skirmisher

Disguised Saxons (in 590 AD)

INFANTRYAverage Protected -



SkirmishersINFANTRY


- Combat ShyTribal Loose

Breton light cavalryCAVALRY


Levied footINFANTRY

Poor Unprotected Short Spear


Breton cavalryCAVALRY

Average Protected Short Spear - Combat ShyFormed Flexible

Breton noblesCAVALRY



Name

Type

Quality Protection

Shooting Skill

Weaponry

Melee

Weaponry

Characteristics

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BretonArmy Commander Any Instinctive 580 AD to 1072 ADSub-Generals Any Instinctive Standard, Coastal



Min


- 4 4,6- 12- 0 4,6- 6- 0 4,6- 12- 4 4,6- 18- 18 6,8,9- 80




AlliesBreton allies

Cavalry dismount as Tribal Close, Protected, Devastating Chargers of the same quality.

Tolosan Visigothic rebel allies (until 621 AD)

Notes


JavelinmenINFANTRY


ArchersINFANTRY



Light cavalryCAVALRY


WarriorsINFANTRY


Combat Shy -Tribal Loose

CavalryCAVALRY

Average Protected -Devastating

ChargersMelee Expert, DismountableFormed Loose

Swabian or Bavarian noble cavalry

CAVALRYSuperior Protected Short Spear


Melee Expert, DismountableFormed Loose

Thuringian noble cavalryCAVALRY

Superior Protected Short Spear - Combat ShyTribal Loose




Name

Type

Quality Protection

Shooting Skill

Weaponry

Melee

Weaponry

Characteristics

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Later Merovingian FrankArmy Commander Any Instinctive 613 AD to 717 ADSub-Generals Any Instinctive Standard


Later Merovingian FrankHistorical NotesOverall Frankish unity was again achieved in 613 AD, when Chlotar II, son of Chilperic I and king of Neustria, inherited the Austrasia and Burgundy. On the death of Chlotar’s son Dagobert I in 639, the realm was divided yet again, but by that time the kings of the two regions, Neustria and Burgundy on the one hand and Austrasia on the other, had been forced to yield much of their power to household officials known as mayors of the palace. The later Merovingian kings were little more than puppets and were enthroned and deposed at will by powerful mayors of the palace. The last Merovingian, Childeric III, was deposed in 750 by Pippin III the Short.

Changes from last versionWarriors now short spear. Added Thuringian and Swabian cavalry.



Min


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- 18 6,8,9

- 60





Experienced 9* 6,9Javelin 18


Historical NotesThis list continues the Tolosan Visigoths. to the Islamic conquest; and then the vassal kings Aquila (711 to 713 AD) and Ardo (713 to 720). After 621 foot were increasingly recruited from conscripted slaves. The Royal army was finally crushed by the Berbers in 711.


NotesVisigothic allied contingents need not include otherwise compulsory foot.Minimum * applies only if any Basques are used. Only the Army commander can command Basques.

Basque slingersINFANTRY


-Cantabrian, Combat ShySkirmisher

Basque infantryINFANTRY


Basque cavalryCAVALRY



SlingersINFANTRY


ArchersINFANTRY


Shieldwall, Integral

ShootersCombat Shy

Tribal Close

Roman auxilariesINFANTRY

Poor Protected Short Spear - Combat ShyDrilled Flexible

SpearmenINFANTRY




GardingiCAVALRY


BuccellariiCAVALRY


Internal Allied Generals Any Instinctive Unfortified or Mobile; Poor or Average

Name

Type

Quality Protection

Shooting Skill

Weaponry

Melee

Weaponry

Characteristics

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Later VisigothArmy Commander Any Instinctive 622 AD to 720 ADSub-Generals Any Instinctive Standard


Later VisigothChanges from last versionReclassified Roman auxilaries.


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- 0 4,6- 6- 0 4,6- 6- 0 6,8,9- 27- 27 6,8,9- 64







Frankish archersINFANTRY



Breton or Basque cavalryCAVALRY









Sarmatian or Taifali cavalryCAVALRY

Average ProtectedCharging

Lancer


City levy cavalryCAVALRY

Poor Protected Short Spear - Melee ExpertDrilled Loose

Bretons and AlansCAVALRY








Name

Type

Quality Protection

Shooting Skill

Weaponry

Melee

Weaponry

Characteristics

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Gallia AquitaniaArmy Commander Any Instinctive 628 AD to 632 ADSub-Generals Any Instinctive Standard


Gallia AquitaniaHistorical NotesGallia Aquitania fell under Visigothic rule in the 5th century AD. It was conquered by the Franks under Clovis I in 507, as a result of the Battle of Vouillé. During the 6th and early 7th century, it was under direct rule of Frankish kings, divided between the realms of Childebert II and Guntram in the Treaty of Andelot of 587. Under Chlothar II, Aquitaine was again integral part of Francia, but after Chlothar's death in 628, his heir Dagobert I granted a subkingdom in southern Aquitaine to his younger brother Charibert II. This subkingdom, consisting of Gascony and the southern fringe of Aquitaine proper, is conventionally known as "Aquitaine" and forms the historical basis for the later duchy. Charibert campaigned successfully against the Basques, but after his death in 632, they revolted again, in 635 subdued by an army sent by Dagobert (who was at the same time forced to deal with a rebellion in Brittany).This list provides Aquitanian contingents in Merovingian Frankish armies from 507 to 639 AD. It also includes the separate sub-kingdom of Aquitania from 628 to 632 AD.

Changes from last versionRevised dates for main army. Gallo-Roman infantry now short spear.



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- 0 4,6- 6- 0 4,6- 12- 0 - Any- 0 4,6- 6

- 0*See note

- 20- 20 6,8,9- 60

Experienced 0 6,8,9Bow 18



NotesA TuG of Heerschild infantry can have 0-3 dismounted caballarii to create a TuG of 6,8 or 9. Elements of dismounted caballarii must be easily distinguished from the heerschild infantry.


SkirmishersINFANTRY


ScoutsCAVALRY


Shieldwall Combat ShyFormed Close

-----

ArchersINFANTRY

Average Unprotected - - Combat ShyFormed Loose

HeerschildINFANTRY


Heerschild infantry stiffened with veterans

Dismounted caballariiINFANTRY

Average Protected Short SpearShieldwall,

Melee Expert-

Formed Close




Dismount Swabians or Bavarians




Swabians or BavariansCAVALRY


Caballarii ScaraCAVALRY

Exceptional Protected -

Internal Allied Generals Any Instinctive Flexible; Poor or Average

Name

Type

Quality Protection

Shooting Skill

Weaponry

Melee

Weaponry

Characteristics

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Charles Martel FrankArmy Commander Any Instinctive 718 AD to 741 ADSub-Generals Any Instinctive Standard


Charles Martel Frank

The internal ally can represent Odo of Aquitaine. Aquitanian troops at this time seem to have followed the same tactical doctrine as other Franks so are treated as an internal ally.

Changes from last versionHeerschild now short spear. Reclassified Swabian cavalry.

Historical NotesCharles Martel (from the Latin Carolus Martellus) was a Frankish statesman and military leader who as Duke and Prince of the Franks and Mayor of the Palace, was de facto ruler of Francia from 718 AD until his death. He defeated the Moors at the Battle of Tours in 732, considered a landmark battle that marked the high tide of the Muslim advance into Europe.

Troop Notes


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- 0 4,6- 6- 0 4,6- 12- 0 0- Any- 0 4,6- 6- 4 4,6- 18- 8 4,6- 32- 9 6,8,9- 36- 0 8,9,10- 20



Shieldwall Combat Shy

Heerbaan caballarii Superior Protected -Devastating

ChargersMelee Expert, Dismountable

Heerbaan freie herren Average Protected Short SpearDevastating


CAVALRY

Formed Close

AlliesFrisian allies (only in 716 AD)Lombard allies - Italian Lombard (from 745 to 767 AD) or Lombard Principalities (from 815 AD)Bohemian allies (from 790 AD) or Moravian allies (from 833 AD)Breton allies

- Combat ShyFormed Loose

SkirmishersINFANTRY


ArchersINFANTRY


INFANTRY

LantwerINFANTRY


Heerschilde levy

Formed Loose

Poor Protected Short Spear

Formed LooseCAVALRY













Name

Type

Quality Protection

Shooting Skill

Weaponry

Melee

Weaponry

Characteristics

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CarolingianArmy Commander Any Instinctive 741 AD to 888 ADSub-Generals Standard


Carolingian

Changes from last versionIncreased maximums. Heerschilde now short spear. Lantwer. Archers optionally combat shy. Reclassified heerbaan caballarii and Swabian cavalry.

The Carolingian Dynasty was a dynasty of rulers who began as Mayors of the Palace and eventually became kings of the Franks. It is perhaps most noteworthy as the dynasty which resurrected the idea of a Western Roman Empire. The Carolingians succeeded the Merovingian Dynasty. This list covers Frankish armies from the death of Charles Martel, until the final partition of Charlemagne's empire. Separate lists exist for Charles Martel and Charlemagne.The name Carolingian itself comes from Charles Martel (from the Latin Carolus Martellus). The dynasty's most prominent member is Charlemagne.The last Carolingian emperor died in 899 AD.

NotesCavalry (other than Swabians) dismount as Formed Close, Short Spear, Shieldwall of the same quality. They do not get Melee Expert if dismounted, even if they have the characteristic as mounted.

Historical Notes



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Experienced 0 4,6Bow Any

- 0 4,6- 12- 0 0- Any- 0 4,6- 6- 4 4,6- 12- 8 4,6- 24- 9 6,8,9- 27- 0 8,9,10- 20



Combat ShySkirmisher

-Melee Expert, Dismountable

LantwerINFANTRY


ArchersINFANTRY

Average

Swabians or Bavarians Superior Protected Short Spear Combat Shy -


Superior Protected Short Spear - Melee Expert

CAVALRY

Formed Loose

Unprotected - - Combat ShyFormed Loose

SkirmishersINFANTRY

Average Unprotected - -



Heerschilde levyINFANTRY

Poor Protected Short Spear Shieldwall Combat ShyFormed Close

Heerbaan freie herrenCAVALRY


CAVALRY

Heerbaan caballariiCAVALRY

Superior Protected -Devastating


Mercenary Thuringians

Formed Loose


Formed LooseINFANTRY



Dismount caballari archersINFANTRY

Average Protected - - Melee ExpertFormed Loose

Caballarii archersCAVALRY

Average Protected -


Melee Expert, DismountableDrilled Loose

Household caballariiCAVALRY

Superior Protected -Devastating

ChargersMelee Expert, DismountableDrilled Loose




Name

Type

Quality Protection

Shooting Skill

Weaponry

Melee

Weaponry

Characteristics

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Charlemagne CarolingianArmy Commander Any 768 AD to 814 ADSub-Generals Any Standard


Charlemagne Carolingian

Changes from last versionHeerschilde now short spear. Lantwer. Archers optionally combat shy. Reclassified heerbaan caballarii.

Cavalry (other than Swabians) dismount as Formed Close, Short Spear, Shieldwall of the same quality. They do not get Melee Expert if dismounted, even if they have the characteristic as mounted.

Historical NotesThe Carolingian dynasty's most prominent member is Charlemagne, or Charles the Great (in Latin, Carolus Magnus), who was crowned Holy Roman Emperor in 800. Under Charlemagne the empire expanded on all frontiers. His descendants could not keep such a wide area under control and spent much of their efforts fighting each other for supremacy.

Bohemian allies (from 790 AD)

Notes

Saxon allies - Old Saxon (from 772 to 804 AD )

AlliesLombard allies - Italian Lombard (until 774 AD) or Lombard Principalities (from 775 AD)



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Shieldwall -

AlliesMagyar alles (from 892 to 894 AD)

Milites Average Protected Short SpearDevastating


Spearmen Poor Protected Short Spear Shieldwall Combat Shy

CAVALRY

Formed Loose

Lombard allies - Lombard PrincipalitiesSlav allies - Wends

NotesBest milites dismount as Formed Close, Superior, Protected, Short Spear, Shieldwall. Thuringians and milites dismount as Formed Close, Average, Protected, Short Spear, Shieldwall. They do not get Melee Expert if dismounted, even if they have the characteristic as mounted.


SkirmishersINFANTRY


INFANTRY

ArchersINFANTRY


Peasants

Formed Close












Best MilitesCAVALRY



Name

Type

Quality Protection

Shooting Skill

Weaponry

Melee

Weaponry

Characteristics

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East FrankishArmy Commander Any Instinctive 888 AD to 933 ADSub-Generals Any Instinctive Standard


East Frankish

This list covers East Frankia from the death of Charles the Fat to the ascension of Otto the Great.

Changes from last versionIncreased maximums. Reclassified Milites. Spearmen now short spear. Peasants now short spear. Archers optionally combat shy.

Historical Notes



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- 4 4,6- 18- 4,6- All- 8 4,6- 30- 9 6,8,9- 27


- 0 8,9,10- 20

Unskilled 0 6,8Crossbow 8



Experienced 0 6,9Crossbow 9


- Combat Shy

Gascon javelinmenINFANTRY


Foot archers Average Unprotected - - Combat Shy

Peasants Poor Unprotected Short Spear Shieldwall -

INFANTRY

Formed Loose

AlliesViking allies (before 923 AD)Norman allies (from 923 AD)


CrossbowmenINFANTRY

Average Unprotected - Combat Shy -Skirmisher

SkirmishersINFANTRY


INFANTRY

Gascon cavalryCAVALRY


Massed crossbowmen (from 950 AD)

Formed Loose

Average Protected -




SpearmenINFANTRY

Poor Protected Short Spear Shieldwall Combat ShyFormed Close

MilitesCAVALRY




Upgrade best milites (from 933 AD)

CAVALRYSuperior Protected Short Spear



Best militesCAVALRY



Name

Type

Quality Protection

Shooting Skill

Weaponry

Melee

Weaponry

Characteristics

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Early Medieval FrenchArmy Commander Any Instinctive 888 AD to 1045 ADSub-Generals Any Instinctive Standard


Early Medieval French

Changes from last versionReclassified milites. Spearmen now short spear. Peasants now short spear. Archers optionally combat shy. Crossbowmen reclassified.

Troop NotesThe choice of 933 AD to upgrade the best milites is arbitrary. It allows for consistency with the Early Holy Roman Empire list.

This list covers West Frankia from the death of Charles the Fat through the Capetian dynasty until the rise of the medieval knight.

NotesBest milites dismount as Formed Close, Superior, Protected, Short Spear, Sheildwall. Milites dismount as Formed Close, Average, Protected, Short Spear, Shieldwall. They do not get Melee Expert if dismounted, even if they have the characteristic as mounted.

Historical Notes


1 Dates0-3 Terrain

CampMin


- 0 4,6

- 6

- 0 4,6- 12- 18 4,6- 36


- 0 6,8,9- 9- 0 6,8,9- 27


Unskilled 0 6,8Crossbow 8


Experienced 0 6,9Crossbow 9

- 1/3 6,8,9- 2/3

Regrade milites and best milites lacking horses

Average Protected Short Spear Shieldwall Combat Shy

- Combat Shy

INFANTRYFormed Close

Familia pedites Average Protected Short Spear Shieldwall Combat Shy

Pedites Average Protected Short Spear -Shieldwall,

Combat Shy

INFANTRY

Tribal Loose

Only invading England in 1066


Skirmishing crossbowmenINFANTRY

Average Unprotected - Combat Shy -Skirmisher

Skirmishing archersINFANTRY


INFANTRY

CrossbowmenINFANTRY

Average Protected - - Combat ShyFormed Loose

Archers

Tribal Close

Average Protected -

Formed CloseINFANTRY



Breton militesCAVALRY

Average Protected Short Spear - Combat ShyFormed Flexible

MilitesCAVALRY

Average ProtectedCharging

Lancer

Devastating Chargers, Melee

ExpertDismountable

Formed Loose

Best militesCAVALRY

Superior ProtectedCharging

LancerDevastating


Familia regisCAVALRY

Superior ProtectedCharging

Lancer

Internal Allied Generals Unfortified or Fortified; Poor or Average

Name

Type

Quality Protection

Shooting Skill

Weaponry

Melee

Weaponry

Characteristics

UG SizeTraining and

NormanArmy Commander Any Instinctive 911 AD to 1071 ADSub-Generals Any Instinctive Standard, Coastal


Norman

Changes from last versionAdded best milites. Crossbowmen reclassified. Archers optionally combat shy.

The Duchy of Normandy, which began in 911 AD as a fiefdom, was established by the treaty of Saint-Clair-sur-Epte between King Charles III of West Francia and the famed Viking ruler Rollo, and was situated in the former Frankish kingdom of Neustria. The Normans thereafteropted the growing feudal doctrines of the rest of France, and worked them into a functional hierarchical system. Theyopted and developed the style of fighting on horseback with a lance that developed into the Medieval knight.Shortage of land led bands of Normans to offer their services as mercenaries and establish a kingdom in Southern Italy. It also provided the core of the army that Duke William used to invade England in 1066.

NotesFamilia regis must be in the C-in-C's command. Milites and best milites dismount as Formed Close, Average, Protected, Short Spear, Shieldwall. Familia regis dismount as Formed Close, Superior, Protected, Short Spear, Shieldwall. They do not get Melee Expert if dismounted, even if they have the characteristic as mounted.

Historical Notes

AlliesFrench allies - Early Medieval French (to 1045 AD) or Feudal French (from 1046 AD)



Min


- 4 4,6- 16- 0 4,6- 12- 4,6- Any- 0 4,6- 12- 8 4,6- 24- 9 6,8,9- 64- 0 8,9,10- 20



Shieldwall -

AlliesBurgundian allies - Early Medieval French

Milites Average Protected Short SpearDevastating


Spearmen Poor Protected Short Spear Shieldwall Combat Shy

CAVALRY

Formed Loose

Lombard allies - Lombard PrincipalitiesSlav allies - Wends

NotesBest Milites dismount as Formed Close, Superior, Protected, Short Spear, Sheildwall. Milites and Thurangians dismount as Formed Close, Average, Protected, Short Spear, Shieldwall. They do not get Melee Expert if dismounted, even if they have the characteristic as mounted.


SkirmishersINFANTRY


INFANTRY

ArchersINFANTRY


Peasants

Formed Close












Best militesCAVALRY



Name

Type

Quality Protection

Shooting Skill

Weaponry

Melee

Weaponry

Characteristics

UG SizeTraining and

Early Holy Roman EmpireArmy Commander Any Instinctive 933 AD to 1045 ADSub-Generals Any Instinctive Standard


Early Holy Roman Empire

This list covers East Frankia from the ascension of Otto I the Great. It saw the creation of the Holy Roman Empire, a title recognised by the Byzantine emperor in 972. It ends with the rise of the medieval knight.

Changes from last versionIncreased maximums. Reclassified milites. Spearmen now short spear. Peasants now short spear. Archers optionally combat shy.

Historical Notes


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