History
Halfdan Ragnarsson was a king in the Great Heathen Army. The Anglo-Saxon Chronicle calls him a heathen king. By the later 870s he was striking coins in York as Healfdene and ruling in Northumbria. He was killed in Ireland in 877, after a failed war there.
The 867 start already has him in York, with Ivar's help assumed. Ælla of Northumbria is the vengeance the bookmark still offers. A Christian counterattack is the ordinary way a small York realm dies.
In the game
| Seat | Detail |
|---|---|
| Start | 867 |
| Bookmark | Wrath of the Northmen |
| Title | York |
| Realm size | 3 counties |
| Status | Independent |
| Difficulty | Easy, the bookmark rating in patch 1.20.1.2 |
| Culture | Norse |
| Faith | Ásatrú |
| Government | Feudal |
| Age | 39 |
How to play
Goal. Hold York, finish the war against Ælla, and grow a Danelaw-style realm.
He already holds York at the start. Players often pick him for a viking game that faces England instead of starting in Scandinavia.
Where this run fails. A Christian counterattack, a succession while the realm is still three counties, or forgetting the brothers' wars elsewhere.