While the faction retains a pagan majority, Viking ships gain a movement bonus. The Vikings begin as a pagan faction, and build religious structures based upon their beliefs in the Norse gods.The major mechanical differences are as follows: They begin play at the far eastern side of a map in Norway and Denmark, and have access to most of the same buildings as their British Isles counterparts. The Viking faction has its mechanical roots in the Mongolian faction as depicted in Shogun: Total War - The Mongol Invasion. Each faction also has access to a few special units. They play much as did the default factions for Medieval: Total War, though the building trees they utilize reflects the time period by providing access to more rudimentary buildings and technologies. With the exception of the Vikings, the factions above begin with a starting location on the British Isles. Once selected, the player is prompted to select one of the following factions: The Viking Invasion campaign is selected from the default campaign selection screen of Medieval: Total War. The campaign itself launches with an allusion to the Anglo-Saxon Chronicle entry 793 CE, which bound "foreboding omens" in the sky with the Viking sack of the isle of LIndisfarne. Medieval: Total War - Viking Invasion is set in between 793 CE and 1066 CE, a period of power struggles and poltical instability in the British Isles where the early British and Irish Kingdoms vied for power while fending off the Viking invaders from Scandanavia.
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