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Chronos the Defiler · Sep 09, 2006, 04:27 AM // 04:27

i am thinking of making a warrior that resembles one of the bronze or nordic era....so i want to get peoples opinions on armor looks, weapons, and skills. I was thinking of making it a pure W/? build, but i am starting to sway towards W/R...any ideas?

Was thinking Ascalon armor with no shield and a flamberge....i would stick strickly to the Shiverpeak mountains and weird crap like that (simply because i am bored and already have another warrior)

Age · Sep 09, 2006, 04:52 AM // 04:52

I know about a lot of Norse history and it would be hard to make a Warrior back then.They really didn't wear much armour only in certian locations and if you were rich they could get chainmail made up for them although vastly different from GW.The Rich Warriors used swords as they were probably best swords ever made can't replicate them even today and axes were good it all depends on the God you woreshipped those who chose Tyr it was the sword and with Thor it was the hammer.

There were those that used spears and archers and Leather was mostly for armour they used boots guantlets a few other areas and the sword and axe Warrior always use shield around one it would be a wooden buckler in GW terms They wore pants and tunic as I said above unless you were rich you could afford chainmail.I would use ringmail or chain for armour with and axe and shield.It depends on how wealthy you want this Warrior.

Chronos the Defiler · Sep 09, 2006, 05:00 AM // 05:00

well as i said...i was thinking ascalon armor and a flamberge with no shield....and i am now going W/R and having a Wolf named "Fenrir" with me

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

but i still want more ideas

Age · Sep 09, 2006, 05:03 AM // 05:03

Norse Warriors didn't use pets but they did value wolfs.

Sheikh Al Stranghi · Sep 09, 2006, 01:55 PM // 13:55

Quote:

Originally Posted by Chronos the Defiler

i am thinking of making a warrior that resembles one of the bronze or nordic era....so i want to get peoples opinions on armor looks, weapons, and skills. I was thinking of making it a pure W/? build, but i am starting to sway towards W/R...any ideas?

Was thinking Ascalon armor with no shield and a flamberge....i would stick strickly to the Shiverpeak mountains and weird crap like that (simply because i am bored and already have another warrior)

I was thinking EXACTLY the SAME yesterday!!!!!

I chose: Ulfarr the Huskarl (rich, king's guard)
-Canthan Chain Mail (max tyrian chainmail skin)
-Collector's Wooden Buckler
-Crafter's long sword from droks (or axe) since we dont have spears yet (which was their main weapon as far as I know)
- W/R, with a pet wolf named Odin

I know only very little about norse history, if anyone can correct me, that would be great.

Skuld · Sep 09, 2006, 02:44 PM // 14:44

Isn't that pet's name kind of insulting?

zipzapzoodo · Sep 09, 2006, 08:38 PM // 20:38

why would you name your pet after lokis child? loki is a ****head.

name your pet wolf, because that's what it is, odin was a god not a beast.

i'm not sure why you'd just stay in the shiver peaks, "There were Swedes that went on voyages with the Danes and Norwegians (at that time the differences between the countries were much less than they are now), but the main stream of Swedish Vikings went eastward. They travelled much farther east than any other European people. The Swedish Vikings even travelled as far as Jerusalem (or Jorsalir as they called it), the Caspian sea, and Baghdad (they called it Särkland). Hundreds of Swedes travelled to the eastern Roman city Constantinople (or Miklagård). Many of them returned rich from their combined trading/plundering expeditions. "

http://www.luth.se/luth/present/swed...king_age4.html

sounds like you want to be a hermit viking :P

Chronos the Defiler · Sep 09, 2006, 09:45 PM // 21:45

Hermit viking sounds cool....i can randomly appear in "Frost Gate" and "Borlis Pass" and be all yelling and talking jibberish and help teh noobz with my viking skillz! :P

Age · Sep 09, 2006, 09:48 PM // 21:48

Best to change your wolfs name and most that went travelled stated settlements there as well.Those that stayed were just Norse Warriors.I have Norse in me and I prefer not to have a great Norse God haveing wolf named after him being Odin.

Chronos the Defiler · Sep 10, 2006, 01:12 AM // 01:12

ya mine is Fenrir, i looked it up now too...also got my flamberge and my ascalon armor....now i need to decide on armor color, skills and get myself a nice colectors wooden buckler

Ristaron · Sep 10, 2006, 01:17 AM // 01:17

Avoid helms with horns. Despite the popular image, no viking helm has ever had horns. Ever. They didn't break off during excavation, they didn't wear away, they were never there.

Chronos the Defiler · Sep 10, 2006, 02:46 AM // 02:46

im not gonna wear a helm (or not show a helm) i have the ascalon armor on me, grognar's shield and a flamberge now...i need to go change my pet to a Wolf and setup some skills....perhaps Berserker Stance and Battle Rage would be a nice addition

Sheikh Al Stranghi · Sep 10, 2006, 08:10 AM // 08:10

Quote:

Originally Posted by Ristaron

Avoid helms with horns. Despite the popular image, no viking helm has ever had horns. Ever. They didn't break off during excavation, they didn't wear away, they were never there.

I knew that already-I know viking reenactors, but thanks for pointing it out anyway, as a LOT of people don't know this.