Siautas
02-01-2004, 09:10
My question is to creators of this very promising looking game :cheers: : will be possible to play for Grand Duke of Lithuania in Knights of Honour?
Second question: what about Lithuanian Dukes and nobles names in Your game?
The problem is that many not bad games (like MTW, Knights of the Cross) are very far from historical authenticity:mad: . Hope this mistake will be not present in Kings of Honour (some screenshots gives hope for that).
Central and Eastern Europe's medieval history cannot be fully understood without some familiarity of Lithuania's medieval history. Medieval Lithuania included also the territory of modern Belarus and the greater part of Ukraine and had strongly influenced the historical fate of Poland and the other countries in the region.
Lithuania was first mentioned in 1009, formed a state ca. 1183, and developed into a powerful empire in the 14th century. It survived and gained power in the constant fight with the Teutonic Knights, supported by almost the whole of Catholic Europe, the Tartar hordes and Muscovite Russia.
In 1386, Polish nobles had elected a pagan ruler of Lithuania - Jogaila (Jagiello), King of Poland (territory of Poland that time was 1/6 of Grand Duke of Lithuania territory :rolleyes: ), who was christened then. He christened Lithuania one year later. This laid the foundation for the future Commonwealth of Poland and Lithuania. Jogaila's successors were successfully expanding their political influence during the 15th century.
In the end of the Middle Ages almost the whole Central Europe was ruled by the dynasty of the Lithuanian origin - Jagiellonians. The lands of the three brothers Jagiellonians: Wladislas, the King of Bohemia and Hungary, John Albert, the King of Poland, and Alexander, the Grand Duke of Lithuania, formed a Jagiellonian political system, which existed in 1492-1526.
Tnx
@peace :angel:
Second question: what about Lithuanian Dukes and nobles names in Your game?
The problem is that many not bad games (like MTW, Knights of the Cross) are very far from historical authenticity:mad: . Hope this mistake will be not present in Kings of Honour (some screenshots gives hope for that).
Central and Eastern Europe's medieval history cannot be fully understood without some familiarity of Lithuania's medieval history. Medieval Lithuania included also the territory of modern Belarus and the greater part of Ukraine and had strongly influenced the historical fate of Poland and the other countries in the region.
Lithuania was first mentioned in 1009, formed a state ca. 1183, and developed into a powerful empire in the 14th century. It survived and gained power in the constant fight with the Teutonic Knights, supported by almost the whole of Catholic Europe, the Tartar hordes and Muscovite Russia.
In 1386, Polish nobles had elected a pagan ruler of Lithuania - Jogaila (Jagiello), King of Poland (territory of Poland that time was 1/6 of Grand Duke of Lithuania territory :rolleyes: ), who was christened then. He christened Lithuania one year later. This laid the foundation for the future Commonwealth of Poland and Lithuania. Jogaila's successors were successfully expanding their political influence during the 15th century.
In the end of the Middle Ages almost the whole Central Europe was ruled by the dynasty of the Lithuanian origin - Jagiellonians. The lands of the three brothers Jagiellonians: Wladislas, the King of Bohemia and Hungary, John Albert, the King of Poland, and Alexander, the Grand Duke of Lithuania, formed a Jagiellonian political system, which existed in 1492-1526.
Tnx
@peace :angel: