![]() It’s going to be a long 16 years, though… A promotion here and a title there and soon some of the court is back on side. ![]() Siward, apparently a gifted child despite being unable to talk or walk, spends the first year of his life conducting delicate diplomatic matters. As a child ruler in Crusader Kings 2, I get a HUGE relationship penalty with nearly all of my court. There are a host of issues now facing me. A fragile newborn child without a father, Siward is totally at the mercy of Waltilda, who is both regent AND heir. I have now taken over as him, with Waltilda (who was the heiress until Siward was born) as my regent. Siward Waltheof, his son, is not even one year old. Earl Waltheof of Northampton, only 18 years under my control, is dead. Unable to best his opponent he’s struck down and dies. But, just as Walt believes the war is over, he faces a ferocious Irishman fighting for the rebels. His martial skill increases and increases and he becomes a legend on the battlefield. Walt spends most of 1084 touring the country fighting for a king that doesn’t even like him. He personally kills the spymaster of the enemy and gains the ‘brave’ trait for his skills in battle. Walt has little time to celebrate the news, as he is thrown into the depths of battle in Gloucester. Named Siward, after his grandfather, he represents a new hope for the dynasty. In February 1084 a baby boy is born to Gunhild and Walteof. Waltilda comes of age, marries a prince of Denmark and reveals herself to be a master spy, with a rating of 20 in the intrigue skillset. With fingers crossed for a son, Walt spends much of his time inspecting the defences of Northampton, wishing he had more money. The only good news is that both of Walt’s daughters recover from smallpox without issue and Gunhild falls pregnant. The rebellion, meanwhile, still sits on borders of Northampton, ominously threatening to spill over at any time. Some of them are talented individuals, and having them produce equally talented offspring will only help the house in the future. If Walt has a boy with her then their son will have a claim on the throne.įinally back home in Northampton Castle, Walt spends his days arranging marriages for his court and his friends. She’s a decent woman and, crucially, can pass her claim on the crown of England onto her children. Gunhild, one of the dead King Harold’s daughters, is 27 and still unwed. While I am saddened on his behalf, I move quickly to my backup plan. The war against the Holy Roman Empire is almost lost, the rebellion in England moves ever closer to Northampton and now Walt is hit with devastating news. What’s worse, both of his daughters have contracted the disease. Sigrid, Princess of Denmark and Walt’s wife for 16 years, has died of smallpox. Then, as the cold begins to set in as September 1082 rolls around, even worse news reaches Walt. York, Derby, Warwick, Lincoln, Oxford and Somerset all rise against King Robert, whose armies are stuck in the Swiss Alps. Then in 1081, lit by the spark of heavier crown intervention, the country rises in revolt. Fed up with how Robert is ruining the once glorious nation of England, Walt joins a faction trying to crown Eadwin, Duke of Warwick, as king. It’s surely only a matter of time until rebellion strikes. His people hate him and his lords hate him. Robert is 26, four years Walt’s junior, but is a man who is fat, lazy and awful at diplomacy. Patience is the name of the game here for Walt and I. What’s more he’s created the Duchy of Norfolk, a title that by de jure rights belongs to Walt, and given it to himself. The King has been fighting a war against the Holy Roman Empire for a year, and leaves Walt to command a small army encamped between the Alps and the Mediterranean Sea. The newly-crowned King Robert of England really has it in for my poor Earl of Northampton, Waltheof. I have no idea if it’s going to work, or whether the house of Waltheof of Northampton will sink into obscurity. In this series I’m attempting to take the house of Northumbria, which rules in Northampton, England, from small counts to the kings of England. Articles // 1st Aug 2015 - 7 years ago // By Alex Hamilton From Count to King in Crusader Kings 2 - Part 2
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