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Pelekyphóroi Varangians

unlock_varangians_3_advance

Powerful warriors that originally hailed from the northern Viking lands, these select few ferocious soldiers make up the core of the royal guard. Armed with axes and shields, they have often been described as pelekyphóroi bárbaroi, axe-wielding barbarians.

RequiresTraining FieldsAdvancerequires

Unlocks

Pelekyphóroi VarangiansUnit Type

Conditions

Potential

Is or was Byzantium

Exact conditions

Advance tree

1. Pike and Shot
2. Early Hunting Guns
3. Training Fields
4. Pelekyphóroi Varangians

Connections

Requires 2

Advances

• Training FieldsDiscoveryRequires

Countries

• ByzantiumPotential

Belongs to 1

• DiscoveryAge

Definitionin_game/common/advances/D008_byzantine_unlocks.txt:107

age = age_3_discovery

▾potential = {

has_or_had_tag = BYZ

}

unlock_unit = a_varangians_3

requires = training_fields_advance

allow_children = no

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