The website Timeless Myths states that all paladins in “The Song of Roland” were great fighters who fought in pairs. He is mentioned in the poem “The Song of Roland” (22). Roland, the paladin shown below, was the nephew of Charlemagne (18). The reason why that particular number was chosen was due to its representation of Jesus and his apostles in Christianity, as Charlemagne was supposed to represent him on earth. There were also fictional stories about the paladins that set their number as twelve, which is why they are also known as the “Twelve Peers”.
Some of their responsibilities considered horse supply (constable), finances (chamberlain), court appeals (count palatine), and crown properties (seneschal) in addition to them being soldiers. Cresswell writes that the word is derived from “palace”, although it refers to a profession rather than a location, as Charlemagne was very mobile. However, Paladins are vulnerable to attacks from units like Onagers, Scorpions, and Priests.Īccording to Julia Cresswell’s book “Charlemagne and the Paladins”, the unit that is usually associated with mighty warriors these days has its origins in members of Charlemagne’s court (17). In large numbers, it can decimate most enemy units and buildings. It is one of the strongest cavalry units and very quick. The Paladin is a unit unique to Age of Empires II that only the Byzantines, Celts, Franks, Huns, Magyars, Persians, Spanish, and Teutons have access to. This week, we are highlighting the Paladin. Hello Age fans! Welcome back to another blog in our “History throughout the Ages” series. Their siege weapons are also not as proficient as their neighbors, the Slavs, as they lack the Siege Ram, Siege Onager and Bombard Cannon.Īddcomment(replytokey, level, postcommenttext, newreplyid) Their second unique technology is the Recurve Bow, which increases their Cavalry Archers' range and attack by one. Their first unique technology, Mercenaries, makes the Magyar Huszar even cheaper by removing their gold cost. Their unique unit is the Magyar Huszar, a cheap cavalry unit with an attack bonus against siege weapons. They are a cavalry civilization and have all the cavalry upgrades, but as Europeans, they do not have access to Camels. Their villagers have the ability to one-shot all wild animals (Wolves, Jaguars, Bears, Crocodiles and Lions), which help out a lot in maps with an abundance of wild animals, and also aid in early-game villager exploration. Their economy is also good as they have all the economic upgrades except for the Stone Shaft Mining and Guilds technologies. They utilize lots of cheap units in their armies. The Magyars are an offensive civilization with great rushing capability.
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