The Danes are a faction in Total War: Attila that is made playable with the Viking Forefathers DLC, which could have either been pre-ordered with the game or bought for $7.99 after the game release.
Description[]
The Danes, or Dani, have achieved that rarest of marriages: barbarian vigour coupled with civilised sophistication.
As the most southerly of the Norse kingdoms, they came into contact with the southern European peoples early on, treating them with an uncharacteristic openness.
After this, many left their lands to seek their fortunes elsewhere, returning with more than just gold. One recognized the potential of the Roman alphabet, adopting it to suit his native tongue and the writing materials available in the north. This led to the creation of the first runic alphabet, which rapidly spread across northern Europe, greatly enhancing the Nordic peoples’ culture and trade, resulting in the creation of objects combining both exotic resources and traditional Nordic styles.
However, neither wealth nor culture has dampened the Dani’s desire for conquest. Many northern tribes plunder foreign shores yet neglect their own; not so the Dani. Poised to take advantage of the ensuing upheaval, they strive to forge a grand Nordic empire to outlast that of Rome!
Born to raiding like the other Norse tribes, The Danes know full well how to draw profit from destruction. Born to the sea, they can navigate the roughest waters safely, and seasickness is viewed as a weakness of lesser men.
Starting position of the Danes
Faction Traits[]
Cultural Traits[]
Viking Raiders[]
"Fire and war is all some men know, and so it becomes them."
- +250% conversion cost of the main chain
- +200% conversion time of the main chain
- Income: +75% from sacking, looting and raiding
Faction Traits[]
Seaborn[]
"Embrace the salt and spray as if they were a lover."
- Immune to seasickness
- Immune to high-seas attrition
Unit Roster[]
| Melee Infantry | Chosen Warriors • Elite Nordic Warriors • Hirdmen • Nordic Axe Warband • Nordic Axe Warriors • Nordic Band • Nordic Brigade • Nordic Raid Leader • Nordic Warlord • Nordic Warriors • Norse Berserkers • Viking Captain • Viking Raiders • Warhounds • Wolf Coats |
|---|---|
| Spear Infantry | Elite Nordic Spearmen • Nordic Levy • Nordic Spear Masters • Nordic Spearmen |
| Pike Infantry | Nordic Pikemen |
| Missile Infantry | Nordic Bows • Nordic Brigands • Nordic Hurlers • Nordic Javelinmen • Nordic Skirmishers • Thrall Skirmishers |
| Melee Cavalry | Nordic Horse Lords • Nordic Horse Raiders • Nordic Mounted Raiders • Viking Raider Cavalry |
| Missile Cavalry | Nordic Raiders |
| Siege Artillery | Onager • Bastion Onager • Large Onager |
Starting Position[]
Provinces[]
Scandia
- Hafn
| Total War: Attila Factions | |
|---|---|
| Nomadic Factions | Huns • White Huns |
| Roman Factions | Eastern Roman Empire • Western Roman Empire |
| Eastern Factions | Sassanid Empire • Garamantians • Lakhmids • Aksum • Himyar • Tanukhids |
| Barbarian Factions | Visigoths • Vandals • Alans • Saxons • Ostrogoths • Franks • Suebians • Danes • Geats • Jutes • Langobards • Alamans • Burgundians • Ebdanians • Picts • Caledonians • Anteans • Sclavenians • Venedians |
| The Last Roman Factions | Frankish Kingdom • Ostrogothic Kingdom • Roman Expedition • Vandalic Kingdom • Visigothic Kingdom |
| Age Of Charlemagne Factions | Kingdom of Asturias • Kingdom of Charlemagne • Kingdom of the Lombards • Avars • Emirate of Cordoba • Kingdom of Mercia • Kingdom of the Danes • Westphalia |