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Golubac Castle; and the fiefdom of Lord Bojan Kresimir
Topic Started: Feb 2 2008, 02:22 PM (320 Views)
Menhad
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OOC: I know that this castle was completed in the 14th century, but is was a good spot to have a castle and mine isn't nearly as nice as this.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Golubac_fortress

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Bojan Kresimir was the son of a minor Serbian noble, and his only claim to fame is his recent military victories against Byzantine forces who wanted to take control of the rich Serbian gold mines.

Of course his rising power earned the jealous eyes of the more powerful Serbian lords, and they forced him to the inland frontier, to fight against the wild tribes and other power-hungry lords, who's eyes wander over towards the gold mines of Serbia.

Population
58,850 people are under the control of Lord Bojan Kresimir
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The Standing Army of Lord Bojan Kresimir

http://members.aol.com/balkandave/wbmedivl.htm
(I know this isn't the most historical site but its good for our RP)

Infantry

Spearmen 843
Armed with a spear, a shield and light armor. These soldiers are light compared to their western counterparts, but in the mountains of the Balkans they provide the main battle line for Serbian commanders.

Infantry 471
Armed with a sword or axe, a shield, a few javelins and light armor. Unlike their western counterparts, they are light and mobile, they move quickly around the battlefield. providing support where needed

Archers 551
Armed with bows, they provide the disrupting fire to help break enemy formations

Cavalry

Noble Cavalry 361
Much like Boyars, they are armed with bows and lances.

Mercenary Knights 142
The wealth from the gold mines allowed Serbians to hire Western Knights to complement their own cavalry.

Total: 2,840
Edited by Menhad, Jun 8 2009, 02:45 PM.
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Tristan da Cunha
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Menhad
 
Serbia was under the loose control of Byzantine Empire, but had some autonomy and often rebelled, with Hungary's support. Little is know of these rebellions, but a Byzantine army led by Constantine Monomachus was destroyed by Vojislav in 1042 or 1043. But Serbia was a semi-autonomous, under Byzantine rule.

Serbia relation with Hungary has been a love and hate. Hungary help Serbia time and time again in rebelling against the Byzantine Empire, but also Serbian forces defeated Hungarian invasion forces in 1128 then again 1168


OOC: The current game year is 1001, so those events should not be specified in your history. As the game unfolds, we will have the opportunity to write the history of the region which does not necessarily follow the events of real history.
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Menhad
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OOC: I was just doing a brief history for around this period, and I know that the game took place in 1001
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