The Scandinvans
08-12-2005, 00:33
Upon the island Sicily a Norman prince had taken the throne of Sicily by conquering it from the Sultan of Tunis earlier in his life. By this he had declared marched into southern Italy and gained control of most of the boot by his campaigns there. These lands that he had conquered had gained for a him and his dynasty control of a strategic and profitable position in both the Mediterranean and Adriatic seas. This is Norman Italy and Sicily.
Through these lands he hoped to protect Catholic interests against the Muslims of North Africa and as well to gain in land in North Africa. Also he wanted to protect the Papacy against the power of the Holy Roman Empire that was just in the north of Italy. Yet he also looked at the island of Malta where his vassal and friend the Duke Malta dwelt.
Monarch: King Roger the First of the Normans
Wife: Adelaide del Vasto
Heir: Simon
Territories: Sicily, Island of Malta (Vassal), Naples, and the Boot of Italy
Religion: Roman Catholic and large Moslem and Greek Orthodox minorities
Capital: Messina
Court Language: Latin
Languages: Greek, Italian, Sicilian, Latin, and Arabic
Allies: Dukedom of Malta, Philanchez/Castile
Royal Marriages:Philanchez/Castile
Hostiles: Seljuks, Tunisa, and Egypt
At War With: Islamic Spain
Army:
Peacetime:
8,000 Men-at-Arms
7,000 Spearmen
5,000 Knights
4,000 Archers
War Time (more can be mustered in the case of an invasion of Sicilian lands):
10,000 Men-at-Arms
10,000 Spearmen
6,000 Knights
10,000 Archers
Navy:
4 War Galleys
5 Fire Galleys
10 Fast Galleys
34 Galleys
Through these lands he hoped to protect Catholic interests against the Muslims of North Africa and as well to gain in land in North Africa. Also he wanted to protect the Papacy against the power of the Holy Roman Empire that was just in the north of Italy. Yet he also looked at the island of Malta where his vassal and friend the Duke Malta dwelt.
Monarch: King Roger the First of the Normans
Wife: Adelaide del Vasto
Heir: Simon
Territories: Sicily, Island of Malta (Vassal), Naples, and the Boot of Italy
Religion: Roman Catholic and large Moslem and Greek Orthodox minorities
Capital: Messina
Court Language: Latin
Languages: Greek, Italian, Sicilian, Latin, and Arabic
Allies: Dukedom of Malta, Philanchez/Castile
Royal Marriages:Philanchez/Castile
Hostiles: Seljuks, Tunisa, and Egypt
At War With: Islamic Spain
Army:
Peacetime:
8,000 Men-at-Arms
7,000 Spearmen
5,000 Knights
4,000 Archers
War Time (more can be mustered in the case of an invasion of Sicilian lands):
10,000 Men-at-Arms
10,000 Spearmen
6,000 Knights
10,000 Archers
Navy:
4 War Galleys
5 Fire Galleys
10 Fast Galleys
34 Galleys