The Víkingr is an Exploration Age Unique Tier 1 
Heavy Naval Unit of the Icelandic civilization in Civilization VII. It replaces the Cog.
- Attributes:
- Exerts zone of control.
- Can Auto-Explore.
- Coastal raiding grants
Science equal to 25% of the pillage yield. - Higher Sight (3 vs. 2).
- Can be upgraded twice to Tier 2 and Tier 3 Vikingr.
- Civ bonuses:
- Hugins Drekka: Allows Pillaging and Coastal raiding within 2 tiles.
- Hugins Drekka II: Pillage and Coastal Raid only costs 1 Movement when the Víkingr is in Distant Lands.
- Actions:
- Coastal Raid: Grants Science equal to 25% of the pillage yield.
- Naval Attack:
- Pillage:
- Plunder Trade Route
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Civilopedia entry[]
The most famous aspect of Icelandic, and more broadly Norse, society is of course the Viking phenomenon. The Vikings (Old Norse víkingar) were the young warriors who sailed abroad each spring to raid the coasts and rivers of, predominantly, Europe. Their attacks were swift and brutal, and were made possible by the technology of their longships. These vessels were low and built around a flexible keel – thus the ship was shallow enough to navigate up rivers and malleable enough to brave the choppy waters of the North Atlantic. Before the longships, there were no warships in Europe that could access rivers, and so these waterways were not well-guarded, instead functioning as natural barriers. The Vikings took advantage of the low security, arriving at dawn to pull their ships up on the shores, rapidly raiding and pillaging before departing a few hours later, faster than the local lord could muster forces in response.
Viking raids served two key functions within Norse society. The primary currency required for social mobility was honor, which could be reliably earned through martial success. Young men raiding during the summers between their mid-teens and mid-twenties could rack up many victories during that time, particularly against defenseless monks and surprised villagers. This was a quick and easy way of earning honor, though it could be obtained in other ways, such as serving as a mercenary or, for those who didn’t leave home, becoming a lawyer and winning the verbal battles of lawsuits.
Raids also enriched the Vikings, not only through money but, more importantly, through rare objects of great value. The North was not home to many valuable resources, but the social fabric of Norse society relied on gift-giving. Viking raids were critical sources of rare and unusual objects , and by the time he retired, a young Viking had ideally built a stockpile of valuable gifts from which he could pull for the rest of his life when he needed to establish or strengthen an alliance. For those who didn’t go raiding, other types of gifts included hosting a feast for someone, composing a poem about them, or crafting some kind of item with one’s own hand.
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