Vikings Comically Overpowered?

[Radioactive]

Is it just me or are the viking/Norse kingdoms insanely overpowered? I've been playing a few games on the English Isles and so far they have been stomping all through England

[CaptainSpacetime]

I mean that is what happens if you pick someone in England during the time they got smashed.

I'm playing Ireland right now in 898 and have almost all of Ireland and am able to sorta go toe to toe with Sweden. I think they're off conquering southern France or something...so just let them overextend or wait for their king to die and they'll blow to pieces.

[CrUsHeR]

I have also seen the reverse.

Started in Austisland, conquered Vestisland. Then went on to Faereyar, and after winning that one, inherited a Holy War. Turns out that Scotland was on a killing spree with 3000 men, doing HWs on everyone in range. Meanwhile Ivar the Boneless was just sitting there with 6000 men doing absolutely nothing.

[Natius]

All you need to do is waiting Holy Roman Empire form and you can ally with them to destroy whole viking squad
For early game just give up your territory to viking, or just dont invade anyone

[The Former]

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[Oubley]

Depends. My 5th play through I helped form the nation of Ireland, we had most of the island except a few spots to the north. I might restart, was getting bored and started attacking norway, got a few places for awhile so it was the kingdom of Ireland in Ireland and Norway. Seemed to piss them off.

[Oblivion]

Halfdan in Jorvik and Ivar in the isles have always gotten smashed for me, and I got smashed playing as them. Sweden has been consistently strong for me though.

[Oubley]

Originally posted by CrUsHeR:

I have also seen the reverse.

Started in Austisland, conquered Vestisland. Then went on to Faereyar, and after winning that one, inherited a Holy War. Turns out that Scotland was on a killing spree with 3000 men, doing HWs on everyone in range. Meanwhile Ivar the Boneless was just sitting there with 6000 men doing absolutely nothing.

The impression I get is they are evaluating easy targets. In the romp stomping games it was a bunch of single county stuff. Also I noticed if you lose troops in a raid, hold your breath, someone likely about to declare war if a single county. If you have allies , are a vassal, or have decent troop strength, it seems like they leave you alone more or less. Not that they won't eventually come, but they seem drawn to the easier targets.

[Rob'sEvilTwin]

I'd say they are pretty accurate for the time period, during which they pretty much demolished the Anglo Saxon kingdoms :D

[Natius]

Originally posted by Rob'sEvilTwin:

I'd say they are pretty accurate for the time period, during which they pretty much demolished the Anglo Saxon kingdoms :D

Viking invasions of the British Isles (793-1285)[en.wikipedia.org]
Yea they are historically, just dont invade anyone in british isles and alliance with all nations in british isles
alliance from other side world is pretty useless, they are so late