The 11th Century Normans & William Duke of Normandy

**VVILHELM DUX** · October 26, 2009, 05:01 PM

This is my fav mod for kingdoms and all the TW series combined. Best use of AOR and other game mechanics to make a truly fresh feel and new game. Adds loads of re playability with many factions I still have not fully explored.

If there is still ongoing work being done, I would love to see a script to work in an event into Dark Age campaign that could trigger an independent playable Normandy so the Norman Invasion of Saxon England could be done manually instead of the start to the Early campaign that establishes the Norman State already in place.

Perhaps the Dark age Campaign could have Normandy as a starting Independent Dukedom with a tenuous alliance with France to depict is semi autonomous nature.

Normandy was established from the Viking Invaders who settled there in 911 AD and wouldn't be that off from the dark age time start. Maybe theres a way to make it a locked alliance with France until 911 AD.

It would need to be remapped to include 2 regions in order to be able to build enough econ to make an invasion of England workable. This would represent the two major population centers of Caen and Rouen. Caen being the Castle and Rouen a Town.

I know theres a Norman Invasion mod out there but its a limited map of England and the duchy only and has limited re playability and no chance to go on to the rest of Europe.

**Antiochos VII Sidetes** · October 26, 2009, 06:41 PM

I wholeheartedly support this idea!

**Constantius** · October 27, 2009, 09:24 AM

Originally Posted by Antiochos VII Sidetes

I wholeheartedly support this idea!

Me too !

**VVILHELM DUX** · October 27, 2009, 04:01 PM

If this flies at all, keep the heraldry of normandy as two lions. The third wasnt added until near the death of Richard the Lionhart and could be part of an event to change around that time.

It was almost 1200 before the three Lions motif was used consistantly in the royal arms.

see this

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Coat_of_arms_of_England

**KozCDVI** · October 31, 2009, 05:25 PM

This is a brilliant idea.

That way I can crush the unsuspecting Normans before they even get invasion into their minds >

**SicilianVespers** · November 03, 2009, 08:20 AM

I have been toying withthis idea myself, but unfortunately time has been very scarce lately. I will think about it once I have more time.

It may be an easy addition, if we have an unused Catholic faction. I can't recall if the Crusaders were reuded in the Darkage. I will have to look into this when I get some time....

Great idea!