by Imarë » Tue Feb 01, 2011 12:56 am
Hmmm, I thought that was just Burzyn et. Al. Thanks for the clarification.
My reckoning with how long it will take to assemble forces is thus. Using Tolkien as a reference, the word must come south of an attack. Even on horseback that would probably take a day or more. Once the news hits Tashal, messages must be sent to the vassals, another day or two to get to the intended nobles. They in turn must summon their vassals and raise the troops (it's spring, people are busy planting etc). It will take at least a day or two to get the troops going assembled. Once they start moving, it is at a foot pace (not terribly fast in the best of conditions). Once they reach Tashal, they will have to be formed into units and ordered for movement. Most of an army would then move at the pace of the foot troops. The nobles and knights could arrive more quickly but they would be moving without support. Once the Viking horde reaches Kaldor, they also will probably slow. They will have to capture towns, fortified manors, and castles. They will also probably be busy plundering whatever they can get to (I think we have decided that they would not want to hold a landlocked country, just raid). The northern fiefs will probably be on their own for awhile to hold the raiders back as much as possible. Of course, the lovely weather of Harn in spring will not make transportation any easier (gotta love mud...). Please let me know of flaws in my reasoning?
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