
While this will result in less of a numbers disparity and let you white peace out William after he runs away, you won't have the numbers left to defeat Hardrada, who will hunt you across England and who will eventually catch you.ģ: Attacking Normandy. Restart.Ģ: Conversely, standing your ground at Middlesex. If you've chosen to attack here, you have already lost. This will get a large chunk of your army killed on difficult ground (you have to cross a river and fight some formidable commanders) and will leave you in no shape to fight William the Bastard. Speaking of which.ġ: To start with the obvious, the quickest way to die is to try to repeat Stamford Bridge by attacking Hardrada in York. This is one of the many strategies which will get you killed and your throne stolen. The clincher in this situation is that Harold can actually beat both of these armies in battle WIlliam can be beaten by holding him off at Middlesex (the river and better commanders ensures Harold'll win with around 5000 men left) and Hardradas smaller army can usually be overwhelmed by attacking him at the offset. However, in order to triumph, he has to defeat not only Harald Hardrada, who usually starts off with an army not far off that, but must then turn around and defeat William the Conquerors army of 12,000 veteran mercenaries. Harold Godwinson starts off with an impressive army of 10,000 men. There are few tasks you could have taken on in the early game which are more difficult. So you've decided to play Harold Godwinson in 1066, hoping no doubt to defeat William the Conqueror and rewrite history. Of course I might reinstall CKII and add it myself.) Napoleon Complex that goes without saying on a wiki but applies even more so now. Anyone with an up to date strategy is free to add it.

(This guide is now fundamentally out of date, and the author, AKA me, hasn't played CKII in some time.

4 Getting the Compensation You Deserve(and Getting Those Claims Revoked).3 Don't Let William Get Ashore in the First Place.
