This leaves East Anglia as the other duchy to take if it still exists. Fabricate a claim on Cornwall, then invade and take it while in a truce with Vikings. You need three de jure duchies to form England.Here are some broad tips that can help with this, albeit your circumstances will be different each time – meaning not all of this may be possible. The money and control penalty can be significantly costly for realm stability.įorming England as Alfred is probably your intended goal with him. Take down raiders whenever they start roaming into your territory if you can.Æthelred has an unfortunate habit of gifting it to a noble before you take control of the crown though, so if you ccan'tdo this then at least move it to Winchester which has a duchy building slot. If any Varangian adventurers pop-up, unless you are confident in taking them on, pay them off.Try and make one of these a king of one of the big Karling kingdoms. Form as many alliances as you can whenever you have a son or daughter by arranging betrothals.Ask for gold from the Pope every time the option appears.Once both wars are finished (with, hopefully, the East Anglian one won, and the Northumbrian one lost), a five-year truce should be in place against both Jorvik and the Sudreyjar. Pounce on this if it happens close to East Anglia, and try and take the weakened winning army out. If either of their armies happens to stumble into the same space as each other, they will fight each other. Play sensible with troop movement, don't allow attrition to build up, and hire the cheaper mercenaries to bolster your forces if possible.Ī slightly weird quirk is that Ivar and Halfden are not co-belligerents in their wars, and as they are targeting the same allies, they actually see themselves as enemies. Instead, base as many troops as you can in the Barony of Norwich and try and pick off Ivar's Sudreyjar armies as they invade by sea (the defender will get a bonus from battles taking place in the marshes and, as Alfred, you will have huge defensive stats when leading armies). It is unlikely Northumbria can be saved, so don't even try. As soon as you inherit the Wessex throne, you will likely be in two wars as an ally: one defending for East Anglia against the Norse Sudreyjar, and one for Northumbria against the Norse Jorvik.
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