Crusader kings 2 how to play poland from beginning

However, despite his divine aspect, the king had an easy familiarity about him that made him an easy man to like in the same way his charisma made him an easy man to follow. Yet, here in front of me was the epitomy of a christian warrior, a man who I could instantly tell was meant to rule and still hold to this day that he is descended from the Caesars of Rome. Tall, well muscled and dark haired, this King exuded the kind of charisma that made it a physical struggle for me to not simply drop to my knees immediately, completely unlike the fat, old men I was accustomed to as rulers, for that is the type of ruler I had encountered before now. When I met him finally, it was as though he was imbued with the power of Christ.

However, nonetheless, King Boleslaw made time to greet myself and my holy brothers in person, a meeting I shall remember until the end of my days. At that time, the court and the capital were alive with activity, for Boleslaw had just announced that he was to marry the Princess Ingegerd of Norway, daughter of King Harald Hardrade and the whole capital and court needed to be readied for her arrival. It was in this state that I found the kingdom of Poland when I arrived as a bright eyed youth of 16, fresh from Italy, in the realm of Poland and the court of King Boleslaw. However, Boleslaw's dedication to maintaining the Lords peace in the wild and unruly lands of eastern Europe came at a great price, not just in blood of christian men but also in territory, for in 1060 the heathens of Gdansk declared independence from the christian kingdom of Poland.

However, the Lord granted Boleslaw no rest as, in 1063, King BГ©la of Hungary died and Solomon ГЃrpГЎd, aided by the heretic Heinrich IV, siezed the throne from BГ©la's chosen successor, his son GГ©za, whose claim Boleslaw was unable to press succesfuly. Only a few months later, he settled a dispute with the Duke of Bohemia peacefully, sealing the pact in blood by marrying his sister Swietoslawa to the Duke. Although barely 16 on his accession to the throne, Boleslaw quickly proved himself to be an able general and politician when he, in 1061, interceded in the civil war tearing apart the kingdom of Hungary, restoring the Lords' peace under his uncle BГ©la. This was what Boleslaw inherited in 1058, the greatest part of this small, frontier realm, with the Duchy of Mazovia being given to his brother Wladyslaw and Kuyavia to his brother Miezko. At this time, Poland was a kingdom at the fringes of Christendom, a small and fragile realm, subject to the whims of German Emperors and ever in fear of pagan invasion. The eldest son of King Casimir I 'The Restorer' and Queen Maria Dobronega of Poland, Boleslaw was born into an inheritance that was both promising and at the same time vulnerable. This tale begins in the year 1042, in Krakow, for this is the year and place in which this great man was born. The first ruler my chronicle shall record the exploits of is Boleslaw II, known as 'The Bold' amongst his people and as 'krikscionu liutas', the christian lion, amongst his pagan enemies, he was a ruler to rival Charlemagne himself.

It is because of this that I decided to start this chronicle, in order that I might record, in the Latin tongue, an accurate depiction of the Kings of Poland whom I have met, so that later writers shall not record the myths told by peasants as though they were truth, the story of the Piasts needs no embelishment for it is an epic of the strength, courage and favour given by Christ to brave Christian men. In doing so, I have been brought into contact with the Piast dynasty of Poland, a truly remarkable group of individuals, about whom the Polish serfs tell many tales and myths. Greetings, my name is Giandomenico, I am a priest and servant of God, come from my home of Italy to serve the Lord almighty in the nation of Poland, primarily as a missionary to convert the Lithuanian pagans. So I'm starting yet another AAR to add to my lst of aar's I need to uodate(although the first few chapters of this one are already written so it should be good for a while)

Crusader kings 2 how to play poland from beginning