Crusader Kings: Prisoners of War

According to the research of later scholars, the Celts were not the first group of humans to set foot on the British Isles. It is said that the Celts were the ninth group of humans to set foot on the British Isles. However, the previous ones were either primitive tribes or completely primitive people. In short, they had nothing to do with civilization.

Although the Celts were not a very advanced nation, they were still a clan tribe. Their productivity and cultural level were much stronger than those primitive tribes that could only rely on archaeological discoveries. Therefore, the Celts finally took root on the British Isles. This is the current understanding of the Romans and Celts, that is, the Celts are the native people of Britain.

It is generally believed that the Gauls are the most important branch of the Celts. The Celts represented by them had no writing and their inheritance depended on word of mouth, but they also had some good technologies. For example, in metallurgy and military, the Romans learned from the advanced experience of the Gauls and applied it.

However, with the development of history, they gradually fell behind in the competition with the Romans, Germans and other nations, and then became a relatively marginalized ethnic group on the European continent. Now the Anglo-Saxons' conquest of Britain also confirms this and repeats this process again.

These Germans drove the Celts to a relatively desolate and barren place, and then established their own country and new civilization in a rich place with fertile land. The only places left for the Celts were Wales, Scotland, Ireland and other places, which were either blocked by the sea or blocked by mountains. In short, they were relatively unworthy of being conquered and difficult to govern.

But now, the Germans have also encountered difficulties - challenges from another group of Germans, who are more warlike and relatively more barbaric than the Anglo-Saxons.

A few months later, Ragnar's sons assembled a large fleet of more than 300 ships, with more than 10,000 soldiers on board. These people drove to the coastline of England, and then rushed into the villages and farmhouses of England like wolves into a flock of sheep, and began to destroy and plunder.

Unlike the previous small fights, the Vikings were serious this time. The total population of several Nordic countries should be only more than 2 million in this era, which is higher than the historical facts, but they gathered 10,000 people to participate in this expedition. You must know that Ragnar is not the king of a country, but only the landlord and the leader of the Viking pirates, but he can gather such a large army.

On the one hand, it shows that Ragnar's status in the Tao is really high. By analogy, it must be equal to Chao Gai Chao Tianwang of Liangshanpo. On the other hand, it also shows that Ivar's organizational and inciting power is very good, and he can persuade so many soldiers to participate in this expedition.

Ivar claimed that Ragnar did not die in the shipwreck, but was taken to the territory of Northumbria after the shipwreck, and was finally captured and executed by King Ella, so Ella was the murderer of his father, and he wanted to kill Ella for revenge.

Britain is now in the Seven Kingdoms era, which is a bit like the Seven Kingdoms era in the Central Plains, but the scale is several levels smaller, and it is also an era of endless wars among the princes. The masterpiece of a certain British fantasy history writer in later generations, A Song of Ice and Fire, is based on this era, of course, it has been more or less beautified and adapted.

The so-called Seven Kingdoms era refers to the seven small Anglo-Saxon kingdoms: Kent, Sussex, Wessex, Essex, Northumbria, East Anglia and Mercia.

Ivar the Boneless chose to land in the Kingdom of Kent, the weakest of the seven kingdoms. The King of Kent could not bear the idea of ​​resisting the Vikings, and wanted to pay money and spend money to avoid disasters as before. The Vikings pretended to agree to the other party's request, but after receiving the money, they continued to plunder the entire Kingdom of Kent, and then continued to move north along the river and coastline to attack the Kingdom of East Anglia.

Orville's current information is up to this point, but he knows what will happen in the future.

The Kingdom of East Anglia will bow down to the Vikings, and then they will not leave and return to their own land to farm and live as usual, but will stay on the British Isles for the winter.

After the winter is over, they will continue to attack King Ella of Northumbria. If Ella loses, he will be punished extremely harshly. The Vikings will not be satisfied with the status quo, and they will continue to invade the land of the Anglo-Saxons. Mercia will not be spared, but the Vikings will encounter a nail when attacking the Kingdom of Wessex. The Kingdom of Wessex is stronger than many kingdoms, and the monarch of the country is also capable.

Among them is Alfred the Great, who is talked about by the British, and his descendants will become the King of England for a short time.

Facing powerful external enemies, these scattered small countries can be quickly integrated together. From a certain perspective, the Vikings actually contributed to the unification of England. Of course, they may not realize it now.

Due to the hegemonic position of Britain in modern history, they have been engaged in cultural propaganda for a long time, and have whitewashed some things in their own country, such as Alfred the Great. Although this is one of the prototypes of the famous King Arthur, and his various civil and military achievements are indeed not bad, and he is a great lord by the standards of a monarch, but Orwell has always questioned how he can bear the title of "the Great".

In his eyes, the emperor should not only expand the territory and defeat foreign enemies, but also conquer Asia and Europe. Although Alfred could fight the Vikings, he was unable to drive the Vikings out of England in his lifetime. Instead, the Danish prince Canute finally conquered England and established the North Sea Empire including Denmark, Norway and England. Such a person deserves to be called the emperor, because at least the country is big enough.

Some things are not completely in line with historical logic. It is hard to say who will win or lose between the Anglo-Saxons and Vikings in this world, because they still have the help of the Franks, but Orwell estimates that they will not be able to tell the winner in their lifetime, because the Roman Empire will enter the field and will not be on the same level as these two "barbarians".

The next few years will be very lively on the British Isles - Romans, Celts, Vikings, Anglo-Saxons and even Franks will shed blood and sweat on this hot land. No matter what the result is, it cannot be said. In short, fierce exchanges of opinions are still inevitable.

War is the ultimate solution. If there is a core conflict among the demands of the various parties, this is the only way to resolve it.