Haakaa
13-12-2005, 19:55
History: In Norse mythology the einherjar or einheriar, were spirits of warriors who had died bravely in battle.
After they died, the Valkyries escorted half of the slain from the battlefield to Sessrumnir, Freya's hall, and the other half to Valhalla, Odins hall.
Every day they are awakened by Gullinkambi, a rooster, and march out to the great field of Idavoll in the heart of Asgard to fight against each other in merry (and mortal) combat. At dusk, when they are all cut to pieces, save perchance a few, they are miraculously healed, and march back into Valhalla, where Andhrímnir, the cook of the gods, has prepared a meal for them from the pork of Sæhrímnir, a pig that is reborn every day, and the mead milked from Heiðrún, a goat. The einherjar then spend the evening and night in feast, served by lovely Valkyries, until they all fall asleep, solidly drunk.
Needless to say, all the years of training made the einherjar a formidable contribution to the forces of the Æsir at Ragnarok.
Now after Ragnarok, what is left of the Einherjar has settled down, trying to build a new citadel. They are no longer immortal but still formidable fighters. The valkyries have not abandoned their eternal mission and the Einherjar's numbers grow every battle.
Leader: Leif Erikson
Numbers: 300 (seeing as they have no women their numbers grow on a regular basis from fallen soldiers, the mods can decide how many).
Citadel: Sessrumnir (after the fallen hall of Freya)
Religion: Worshipping of the old Norse Gods
War: needless to say, these men are warriors
Economy: The pig that is reborn time after time... Sæhrímnir, will be served every day. The occasional mead will surely help.
Fleet: Few fleets can stand against the Viking drakars, who with their superior speed and design surpass any known ships on this world.
Shipsdesign: http://www.winterscapes.com/einherjar/images/ships.jpg
Artefacts:
The Spear of Skaadi
Skaadi's frozen spear, picked up after Ragnarok. The spear has the ability to change the battlefield into a blizzard, where the Einherjar will have the climate's advantage. Another use is the advantage to blow away arrows with the blizzards winds and send our own arrows further. Pityfully the weapon is practically unusalble for battle as the blade was made blunt at Ragnarok.
The Hammer of Thor
Thors own hammer. The stuff lightningstorms are made off. The fear off every giant and dragon...Mjolnir.
It's a fierce weapon in battle and one blow of this baby will break practically any shield. A usefull magical addon is the lighhningstorms, though greatly harmless they instill much fear. Offcourse it also has the lightning bolt effect which will fry any of the lesser races(Goblins, Humanoids,...) and be a severe blow to the greater ones(Dragons, Giants).
Threads:
Drillspeach of Leif the Grey: http://forums.jolt.co.uk/showthread.php?p=10114216#post10114216 (army info)
After they died, the Valkyries escorted half of the slain from the battlefield to Sessrumnir, Freya's hall, and the other half to Valhalla, Odins hall.
Every day they are awakened by Gullinkambi, a rooster, and march out to the great field of Idavoll in the heart of Asgard to fight against each other in merry (and mortal) combat. At dusk, when they are all cut to pieces, save perchance a few, they are miraculously healed, and march back into Valhalla, where Andhrímnir, the cook of the gods, has prepared a meal for them from the pork of Sæhrímnir, a pig that is reborn every day, and the mead milked from Heiðrún, a goat. The einherjar then spend the evening and night in feast, served by lovely Valkyries, until they all fall asleep, solidly drunk.
Needless to say, all the years of training made the einherjar a formidable contribution to the forces of the Æsir at Ragnarok.
Now after Ragnarok, what is left of the Einherjar has settled down, trying to build a new citadel. They are no longer immortal but still formidable fighters. The valkyries have not abandoned their eternal mission and the Einherjar's numbers grow every battle.
Leader: Leif Erikson
Numbers: 300 (seeing as they have no women their numbers grow on a regular basis from fallen soldiers, the mods can decide how many).
Citadel: Sessrumnir (after the fallen hall of Freya)
Religion: Worshipping of the old Norse Gods
War: needless to say, these men are warriors
Economy: The pig that is reborn time after time... Sæhrímnir, will be served every day. The occasional mead will surely help.
Fleet: Few fleets can stand against the Viking drakars, who with their superior speed and design surpass any known ships on this world.
Shipsdesign: http://www.winterscapes.com/einherjar/images/ships.jpg
Artefacts:
The Spear of Skaadi
Skaadi's frozen spear, picked up after Ragnarok. The spear has the ability to change the battlefield into a blizzard, where the Einherjar will have the climate's advantage. Another use is the advantage to blow away arrows with the blizzards winds and send our own arrows further. Pityfully the weapon is practically unusalble for battle as the blade was made blunt at Ragnarok.
The Hammer of Thor
Thors own hammer. The stuff lightningstorms are made off. The fear off every giant and dragon...Mjolnir.
It's a fierce weapon in battle and one blow of this baby will break practically any shield. A usefull magical addon is the lighhningstorms, though greatly harmless they instill much fear. Offcourse it also has the lightning bolt effect which will fry any of the lesser races(Goblins, Humanoids,...) and be a severe blow to the greater ones(Dragons, Giants).
Threads:
Drillspeach of Leif the Grey: http://forums.jolt.co.uk/showthread.php?p=10114216#post10114216 (army info)