Lord of Britain

I support the author's rational pursuit of science and technology. I had read "The Floating Life of the Late Tang Dynasty" before, and the author's words impressed me deeply. Technology alone is useless for the sake of technology. The improvement of science and technology depends on the soil that can give birth to technology, which is the so-called productivity that determines production relations. A typical example is that many people think that why China did not develop hydraulic forging technology in ancient times must be due to conservative thinking, Confucian suppression, China's backwardness, etc. But in fact, hydraulic forging and other technologies existed in the Sui Dynasty. Why did they basically disappear after that? Because the metallurgical technology at that time could not keep up and could not produce large pieces of qualified steel plates. It could not be forged at all, so it was better to forge it by hand. So this invention basically "disappeared". The birth of technology is inseparable from demand, that is, productivity. What's more, even if you want to do it, you have so many qualified scholars and knowledgeable craftsmen. Many technologies require pre-technology

I couldn't help but make a character of the protagonist while reading the novel. I made Oran and died of exhaustion at the age of 75. At the age of 16, he became the little earl of the Kingdom of Mercia. At the age of 50, he established England after dozens of battles. His titles ranged from Blessed to Great to War Philosopher. After his death, he was canonized and called an apostle. As the founder of the family, he left three bloodlines 🙂. During this time, he also built a gun and a navigation instrument in the Alchemy Society. After triggering the Galahad incident, he obtained the legendary white sword of Britain. Finally, the throne was passed to the youngest son Oran who was born to the heir of Eastern Rome (several sons were all from the Eastern Roman royal family. Emperor Basil the Great in 867 gave birth to a bunch of daughters but no sons 😁). After he ascended the throne, he became Oran II, and had a strong claim to the throne of Eastern Rome.

In my humble opinion, if the protagonist wants to completely defeat the Vikings, he still has to rely on heavy cavalry and long-range soldiers. From a historical perspective, the rise of heavy cavalry and the widespread use of long-range crossbows completely shattered the Viking era. Before the large-scale application of large-scale heavy cavalry charges in the West, the Vikings dominated the entire Western generation. However, after the use of heavy cavalry and the widespread use of crossbows, it is difficult to see the victory that the Vikings had before their establishment. Why is this happening? I personally think it is because the Vikings did not have good horses in their hometown. Even the Normans relied on horses from the south to achieve victory. At that time, heavy cavalry had been widely used. Knights in Western Europe were almost the same, so the Normans could only bully countries that were not very good at using large-scale lance charges. When the whole of Europe was conquered, it would be difficult to see the Vikings doing anything.

In my humble opinion... It's impossible to defeat the Vikings just by relying on powerful crossbows. Judging from the current situation, half of the three hundred soldiers are the most elite longbowmen. Two hundred Vikings can kill you in one ambush at night in the mountain woods. It is well known that the dark cuisine of the Vikings and Eskimos can provide trace elements. People are often less likely to suffer from night blindness than you are. In complex situations such as night, the range advantage of longbowmen is lost and the shooting speed is slower than that of ordinary archers. Medieval England had large areas of mountainous areas and forests. In this case, could a poor longbowman spot a Viking with medieval camouflage on his face fifty meters away and accurately hit him among the trees? At the same time, Spain was already stealing Utz steel, and the Syrians were already making Damascus steel. It was impossible not to make steel. The middle of the British island happened to be a small town. It was a coal and iron area, so it was better to order a blast furnace. Otherwise, farmers could not afford iron farm tools, so how could they gain a population. Let's talk about sea power. Sea power is the underwear of island countries. Before the heavy sailing, the Viking keel boats were invincible. From the North Sea to Italy, there were Viking pirates wherever there was a coastline. If the author really wanted to reach Denmark, he would have to try a fast sailing battleship with a torsion trebuchet. If you don't do business and don't make iron, it will be difficult to unite Britain. It will be conquered by the French by then.

I recommend the author to go to B station to search for a video about English titles. The titles in the Seven Kingdoms era are different from those of today's princes and uncles. British counties also often have official positions such as sheriffs. At the same time, the disputes between the major families in the Seven Kingdoms era can be referred to "A Brief History of England". By the way, the early agriculture in northern England was actually based on animal husbandry, and basically adopted a herding model. Often, after a piece of land lost fertility, it was abandoned to raise cattle and sheep for several years (because the land was barren).

A rough analysis of the current situation in Britain at that time in the ninth century: The Viking armies of Denmark, Norway, and Sweden were flourishing, punching the Franks and bullying England. A trading place was established in the south to be responsible for commerce. Durist worked with the locals (big boo) to set up an economic system. Where in Ireland? According to most of the games I have played and the general information I have read in the historical area, apart from the civil war, there is a civil war. Either the rebels or Norway sent some Vikings to capture Dublin in the early years and built a Marnburg as an outpost. The people belong to it) Wales seems to be mixed with some local people from the British Isles, but unfortunately they are gradually weakening. The Britons in the east are just Marvey Castle and a tribe called Kang in the south. They are bullied by the West Saxons and are on the verge of being destroyed. Scotland is not clear to me because there is relatively little information. I can only analyze it here by relying on the game. It is roughly a neutral state? (I don't quite understand) The residents are Picts, who are painted with some strange patterns. They are ponies and mixed-breed horse cavalry who are good at using crossbows and throwing javelins. There are some scattered islands of Norwegian colonies in the north of Scotland, but they don't intend to disturb the Scots. The game I play has a background story. The thing is that in the next three years, after the Viking army led a group of people to destroy Northumbria, it was about 868 years before preparing to conquer Scotland That's about it. There are no pictures because I have 20G of Sese in my inventory, so the information and pictures I found are not included (proud)

I have always been curious about a question. In medieval Europe, kings were divinely authorized, and the pope crowned the monarch. Why was there no time when monarchy and divine power were unified? The pope rules the empire, or the monarch rules the church? Why is that?

I prefer to read the author's more sophisticated writing But I also hope that the story will not be limited by the sophisticatedness Some related or contemporaneous pictures Share them as they happen Updated on 7.22 A schematic diagram of a medieval open-field system manor. Village, church, parsonage, manor house; spring and autumn plowing area, public pasture, woodland, fallow area; all complete. 7.21 AD865, the route map of the "Viking Lion" Great Heathen Army's invasion of England Topographic map of the British Isles England in the Danish French era at the end of the ninth century The Durham region where the protagonist is located has successfully escaped from Viking control in history The Kingdom of Northumbria Modern administrative division reference

This book is basically flesh-and-blood, but I feel that the aristocrats, who are interested creatures, are too lofty. Moreover, this book focuses on conspiracy and does not develop territory but has a little technological battle scenes. The general war scenes are "European village fights" and have no sense of impact and powerlessness. Generally speaking, except for the fact that the characters are flesh-and-blood, the rest is very mediocre. It can be used as a plate of appetizers when I am short of books.

No wonder the data is so bad. What kind of character is the protagonist? A female dog passing by on the roadside would be eager to catch it and breed it, right?