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Noldor Civilization

This mod adds Noldor civilization with leading Fingolfin, High King of the Noldor.
The trait is: +25% against stronger civilization and one free policy every era.
The Unique Building is Nargothrond that replaces Walls giving more defense and +1 culture from forest tiles.
The Unique Unit is Noldor Archer that reaplaces composite bowman; promotions: scouting II, scouting III, only defensive, Noldor strength (+50 HP when the unit destroys enemy unit).

In addition, as Poland has a very similar trait and remembering that the first to decipher Enigma were the Poles, in addition to the normal bonuses, Poland receives an extra spy.

These civilizations, which I am doing based on Tolkien's books (Lord of the Rings, The Hobbit and Silmarillion) are more powerful than the normal ones, so if they are played individually they have clear advantages over the others. Instead my goal is to make these civilizations to create scenarios where there are only these civilizations that will recreate situations in Tolkien's books.

In the works of J. R. R. Tolkien, the Noldor are High Elves of the Second Clan who migrated to Valinor and lived in Eldamar. The Noldor are called Golodhrim or Gódhellim in Sindarin, and Goldui by Teleri of Tol Eressëa. The singular form of the Quenya noun is Noldo and the adjective is Noldorin. They were the Second Clan of the Elves in both order and size, the other clans being the Vanyar and the Teleri. Like the Teleri, they typically had grey eyes and dark hair.

Fingolfin was a High King of the Noldor in Beleriand, second eldest son of Finwë, full brother of Finarfin, and half-brother of Fëanor, who was the eldest of Finwë's sons. He founded the House of Fingolfin which ruled the Noldor in Middle-earth. His wife was Anairë and his children were Fingon, Turgon, Aredhel and Argon. Fingolfin was said to be the strongest, most steadfast, and most valiant of Finwë's sons. His name in Quenya was Nolofinwë, or "wise Finwë". This was his father-name; his mother-name was Aracáno, or "High Chieftain", the same name as his youngest son Argon. When Fingolfin became High-King of the Noldor, maintained the Siege of Angband for nearly 400 years during the war against Morgoth. But the Siege was ended by Morgoth's sudden assaults in the Dagor Bragollach, the Battle of Sudden Flame, and many peoples of Beleriand fled. When Fingolfin learned of this, and received false report that his allies had been routed on all fronts, he became filled with wrath and despair. He immediately took his horse Rochallor and sword Ringil, and rode alone to Angband. All enemies fled from him, fearing his anger, and mistaking him in his fury for Orome, the Vala patron of hunters. He smote the gates of Angband and challenged Morgoth to single combat. Though Morgoth feared Fingolfin, he had to accept the challenge—or face shame in the eyes of his servants. Seven times Fingolfin wounded Morgoth and seven times Morgoth cried in pain, and seven times the host of Morgoth wailed in anguish, but he could not be slain for he was one of the Valar. Whenever Morgoth attacked, Fingolfin would evade, avoiding Morgoth's weapon Grond, the hammer of the underworld. Then Morgoth pinned Fingolfin with his foot, and killed him, but not before he, with his last act of defiance, hewed at Morgoth's foot.

In J. R. R. Tolkien's legendarium, Nargothrond was the elvish stronghold built by Finrod Felagund during the First Age of Middle Earth. The Realm of Nargothrond consisted of the underground city delved into the banks of the river Narog in Beleriand, and the lands to the north, the Talath Dirnen or Guarded Plain.