After defeats on ser,eral fl.onts in the r50s.

the T'ang §'ere rocked bv the great rebellion of An Lu-shan in 755 AD, ancl never fully recovered.
Man¡, military go\¡eñtors becarre eltectire[ independent. Again ueakened by Huang Ch'ao's revolt in 875. the T'ang dissolved into
military anarchy and in 907 \\'L-re reLrlace.L f¡ the tirst of the "Fir,e Dyr-rasties" that successively ruled North China. This list col'ers Iate
T'ang arrnies (not to be conlusecl u ith the ' Litter T'ang". the Sha-t'o ruled second of the Five Dynasties. nor r.r'ith the "Southem T'ang". one
olthe "Ten Kingrloms"). the t'irst and l¡st ¡t the Fíre Drnasties (the "Latet'Liang" and the "Later Chou", u'ho reunified n-ruch of Clrina
bef'ore f-alling to a Slrng cor.l|r). i,Lnd thc Ten Kinsdrrms of the south ercept for Northem Han. The other three of the Five D¡,nasties u'ere
ruled b.v the Sha-t'o Turks (List .1 -{l r. C¡r rrlq cleclined as the T'ang lost the northem horse-breeding areas, cattsiug increasing depender-rce
on tribá1 allied ca1a1ry - tlrst Ui,lh¡r.. th.-¡ Sir¡-t o Tnrks. \1ost battles lr,ere tbught insicle China, in country ttnsuited to cavalrl'. The Bd
(O) are based on a ro¡a1 ti¡ntl. r'clrei ¡i:: gLrardsman u ith a sirord big enough tbr tri'o-handed use and long scale atmour that u'ould hinder

flre-crackernenandcLa:s¡sBg.-LS,\\hia1',nr-1srdeplor touchingothermilitia.ArabtroopsarerecordedattherecaptureolCh'ang-anin

,.p..,an,ai ¡s lurks ) sr.rl-r]rirriii ¡ Chin.-se rebel in -ó-1. ¡nd TiL.etan and I-righur mercenaries rvere used against another lebel in 860. The

against Huanu Ch'¡o aller S.\,r, The Southem Han ltad a Jlerrlanent elepiralt-corps, each animal a11egedl¡, ctetvecl by ten or more rlen.
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Southem rril¡es ca¡nr¡r be used s trh Sha-t'o. The r¡inima markecl appl¡ onlf if an¡' southem tribal auriliaries are used. The.v must all be
in a single conltlaud.

40. NORSE \¡IKING AND LEIDANG 790 AD - 1280 AD

Cold. Dublin Viking or Leirlang Ag 1. Other Viking Ag,l. Al1: S (§ ilViking). Rr.. \\¡d. E" BF. BUA. Onl), Slr'edish or Finnish: FS, L.
CH. WH. \Yd. Only Noru,egian: S or L, CH. DH, WH. Only Dublin Viking or Danisl.r : BUAf. SH. Only Danish: FW.
E:2/5,+.2i68,2181.3i1,3i18,3i19,3/2.+,3/28.3/34.3i,+0,3/45.3i46.3/52,3r53.3r72.3/78,3i79,;1/9.4113.4i16.121,4t28.
C-in-C - either Ir Bd (O) @ 15AP or lrr Bd (F) (¿ l5AP if before 850 AD, then h'r Bd (O) from 850 BC 1

Sub-general - as above (q, 15AP. or alll'-general as abol'e (ri) l()AP 1-2

Huscarls - h-r Bd (O) @ 5AP 8-20
Berserks - Irr Wb (S) (ri 5AP 0-l
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Mounted Scouts - Irr Cv (l) «l 5AP
Longships - Irr Bts (S) @ 3AP [Up to 1 rvith Wb or B\r,, rest Bd], or in Finlancl uisko - In Bts (O) a¿r 2AP [A\] 0-12
Camp - h-r Bge (O) GL.2AP. or if Viking, stolen cattle for food - Irr Bge (F) 44, 2AP 0-2 per general

Only \ iking before 850 AD:

Undisciplined raiders - Irr Bd (F) @ 5AP l2-80

OnI¡'\'iking from 850 AD:

Hircl - Ir Bd (l) (4 1AP '7 32-72.
Regrade Hird as archers - lrr Bn'(O) ¡¿'l :lAP or Irr Ps (O) (4 2AP fcan suppon Bdl 0-,+
Horses to mou¡t all foot (2 IAP A11/0
Palisade - TF,¿¿ lAP. ol if Hidden Obstacle strata_cem used. hidden Lrits - FO 'HO Q!2+2-4AP 0 or 24-36
Replace Hird u.ith lreelance raiders - In Bd (F) (¿ 5AP 0-8

Onl¡ Dublin Yikings li"om 8;12 AD to 1053 AD or NIanx \.ikings from 1187 AD to 1229 AD:
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Irish mercenaries- lr
Ax (O) @ 3AP
Irish allies - List: Norse Irish (Bk 3r:16)

Onl¡'Nonvegian Viking (Haraldr Hardraada) in 1066 AD:

English rebel sub-general (Tostig) - lrr Bd (O) (ql 15AP 1

English rebels - Irr Bd (O) (iy 5AP t-3

English hired Fleming or Scots shipmen - lr Bd (1) (!.41'P 0-4
English hired ships - lrr Bts (S) (ra 2AP 0-1 per English rebel or hired foot

Onl¡'Danish \riking (Srve¡'n Estrithsson) in 1069 AD:

English rebel allies - List: Anglo-Danish (Bk 3/72)
Scots allies - List: Pre-Feudal Scots (Bk 3r't5)

0nl¡.Leidang:
Bondi - Irr Bd (l) (@ 4AP, or if Srvedish in Finland, Finns - Irr Ax (O) (q 3AP 30- I 00
Bondi ¿rrchers - Irr Brv (O) a¿ 4AP I per 3-4 Bd rll and Ar lUl
Thralls and similar levy dregs - lrr Hd (O) a4 IAP 0-8
Freelance Viking raiders - Ir Bd (F) (i¿. 5AP 0-4
Knom - lrr Shp (l) @2 AP lBge (O)l 0-l per Bge (O)
Barricade ol boulders or f-elled tlees - FO a4 2AP 0-6

Onlr. S'wedish" \orrvegian or Finnish Leidang:

Lapp (Saami)scor-rts - In Ps (O) @2AP 0-2

Onl¡' Danish Leidang belbre 10.13 AD:

Wendish allies - List: Earh'Slar (Bk 3i 1)

Onh- Leidang alter 1070 -\D:

Upgrade generals to IrrKr (O) '¡¿ :OAP Any
lipgrade Cr (Itto lrr Kn tl) c¿ S-\P A11

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