Whoops that was unintended i wanted to finish the thing before posting...XD
Anyhow...here is part 2:
6 Years of War, of Constant Gruelling Slaughter had finally brought Lithuania Peace a glorious peace indeed. The Empire had never been this strong:
In the meantime Great Moravia was a falling star...something Palemon...now known as the Holy would abuse...After barely 9 Months of Peace Palemon declared war anew.
Cenek was currently occupied in a War in Lotharingia helping his son staying on the throne. Thus nobody was there to defend Moravia from the invading Lithuanians.
At least that was the plan. However THe very moment siege was laid to Brno troops under Duke Gheorghe of Slavonia were meeting them.
As it turned out the Slavonians were woefully unprepared for the fierceness of Lithuanian Steel. However the War in Lotharingia came to a quiker end then expected and soon Palemon was facing more than a easy landgrab.
At Kromeriz the Lotharingians finally met with the Lithuanians.
The battle ended obviously with a Lithuanian victory and Palemon even lead the charge that broke the Germans himself. Losing nearly four thousand, the Lotharingian army was running for its dear life.
But while Palemon lead charges in Moravia, his son Butavas was fending off desperate Norse Raiders from Norrland.
Meanwhile the Moravian War was nearing its end at the critical Battle of Praha.
A Battle which once again ended with the Total Annihilation of the Moravian Army.
With their defeat the Great Moravia was only used mockingly...King Cenek never figured out why.
With Moravia brought to heel, Palemon wanted to complete his Dream of Lithuanian Superiority in the Baltic Region, and a Crucial Opponent to Lithuanian Superiority was Pomerania:
Ruled by King Dyre Knytling, A Genius on the Field of Battle, a Man with a Midas Hand, a Man proficient in every Art known to Men. He had conquered Frisia, taken Saxony from the Franks and Held off the Swedish Hordes. This was a dangerous man. And Palemon declared war on him.
It would soon turn out that Palemon grossly underestimated the Power of the German and Danish Norsemen.
Palemons Invasion force had to make a run as Twelve Thousand Danes beared down on them. Finally at Praha his four thousand men had to face the 3 times stronger enemy. Barely escaping with his live and a thousand men left Palemon fled deeper into Lithuania gathering as many men as possible, with the Danes hot in pursuit now reinforced by the legendary Jomsvikings led by none other then Palnatoke the Hunter.
Finally at Poznan the Lithuanians(15 thousand) and the Pommeranians(12 thousand) met. The biggest clashing of Shieldwalls in the history of Mankind. a Line stretched over a kilometre in length each 10 meters in depth, the battle would last for days on end.
but to no avail, finally after days of gruelling slaughter, the Norse Shieldwall broke to the Terror of all involved at the Flank the Jomsvikings held. With them fleeing the entire Norse army was on the run and demoralized. The Battle had been won but at terrible cost, half the Lithuanian army lay dead and King Palemon had been wounded.
The following weeks the Army was hunting down survivors trying to regroup. Suddenly however the Pomeranian Soldiers vanished.
It would turn out that Finnish and Swedish Vassals were clamoring for Independence and rebelling. Palemon used the turmoil and laid direct siege to Brandenburg.
As the War dragged on however Lithuania was suddenly facing more than the Pommeranians. Sweden and Ostlandet both joined the war and soon enough a repeat of Praha ensued.
faced by Thirteen Thousand Norsemen the Lithuanian invasion( seven thousand strong) was defeated summarily. the few who escaped tried to regroup with Mercenaries coming from Vilnius.
Reinforced with Fresh Levies and Mercenaries Palemon set out again and once more laid siege to the freshly liberated Brandenburg. Finally after several Months of Sieges the Pommeranians engaged Palemons troops at Magdeburg.
however briding the River turns out a Problem and before the Vikings can form an effective shieldwall Lithuanian troops are upon them the battle is short and bloody and soon the remaining six thousand Danes are on the run. His troops defeated and on the run, his homelands ravaged by rebels Dyre finally capitulates, handing Palemon Brandenburg and Altmark.
Palemon has been on the throne now for 15 years and his age is slowly showing, but still he wants to complete his Dream of Wendland before he dies of Old Age. A week later troops invade the remains of what once was Great Moravia, Cenek the "Great" an old wizened husk of 73 years nearly dies of an heart attack as troops begin to surround his castle. Seeing everything lost, Cenek immediately surrenders. How he gained the Nickname the Great is an eternal mystery to historians to this day.
With Moravia finally eradicated from the Maps of the World, King Palemon II. rides into Vilnius in a Triumphal Procession, were Highpriest Azulos welcome him and crowns him The First Emperor of the Dominium maris Baltici, the Wendish Empire.
Behold Emperor Palemon the Holy.
in the year 953 during the remaining rule of Palemon, the normal going ons in Wendland where rudely interrupted by an Earthquake.
A frantic Peasant soon approaches the Emperor tellling him of a Gate to Hell:
Frightened by this Development Palemon immediately orders cows to be fed to the Demons inside to appease them:
And luckily it worked:
finally after 30 years of rule Emperor Palemon the Holy gets news that the Captain of the Varangian Guard is gathering men for a Conquest...the Conquest of Wendland. Two assassination attempts fail and one faithful night:
Congrats my Follow Up has to deal witht he Adventuring Varangian Guard...you are so screwed XD
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