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: Includes 19 new factions (such as the Vikings, Magyars, and Abbasid Arabs), 55 new units , and 76 new army lists .
: Features 6 new campaigns focusing on iconic leaders and conflicts like Charlemagne and the Arab Conquest. field-of-glory-ii-wolves-at-the-gate-plaza
: Units like Berserkers or Huscarls are powerful but should be used as flanking troops rather than in direct stand-up melees where they can be ground down. : Includes 19 new factions (such as the
Reviewers from Grogheads and A Wargamer's Needful Things highlight several tactical nuances of this era: Reviewers from Grogheads and A Wargamer's Needful Things
: Unlike the infantry-heavy Vikings, the Carolingian Franks utilize strong lancer cavalry to flank and break enemy lines.
: The Viking and Saxon armies rely heavily on offensive spear shield walls, which are highly resistant but can be vulnerable to flanking maneuvers.
This is helpful! Over the summer I will be working on a novel, and I already know there will be days where my creativity will be at a low, so I'll keep these techniques in mind for when that time comes. The idea of all fiction as metaphors is something I never thought of but rings true. I'll have to do more research into that aspect of metaphor! Also, what work does Eric and Marshall McLuhan talk specifically about metaphor? I'm curious...
I just read Byung-Chul Han's latest, "The Crisis of Narration." Definitely worth a look if you're interested in the subject, and a great intro to his work if you've not yet read him.