The real difficulty from this decision comes from holding the three kingdom titles for 30 years, which is a challenge when so many factions and rebellions arise after a ruler dies. Aided by the Bellicose tradition of the brothers' cultures, the player will start rapidly acquiring land - then the challenge of holding it all comes in. Once they have a kingdom title, they should be able to start vassilizing neighboring realms, which will further empower their army and make conquering the required lands easier. Sigurdr or Bjorn should go for Denmark or Sweden, respectively, while Ivar should go for England. The first kingdom title for the player to go for really depends on which brother they choose. After getting at least 1,000 gold, the player should have enough money and prestige to buy Men at Arms and mercenaries and begin warring and taking land within the North Sea Highlands. The best place to target is Denmark (Jylland and Sjælland in the 867 start date) since it's nearby and has lots of land to pillage. This will generate prestige and gold alongside weakening raided counties. Regardless of which character the player decides, they'll want to begin their run by raiding and declaring some small wars. Despite all this, it can be done and can even result in getting one of the most difficult achievements in the game, just behind ' Mother of Us All.' Taking the land in and of itself is a challenge, but holding it for that long is a race against time, since dying leads to tons of rebellions and subterfuge. This is a really large area of land, and the 30 year requirement is considered by some players to be excessive. Then, they'll have to control the entirety of the North Sea Heartlands and control the kingdoms of England, Denmark and Norway for 30 years. There are several requirements to take this decision, some of which are controversial due to their seemingly unnecessary layer of difficulty.įirst, the player must have the Northern Lords DLC and must be in the Tribal or Early Medieval era. 'Secure the High Kingdom of the North Sea' is one of the hardest ones in the game, but it comes with some great rewards.

Crusader Kings III has tons of fun decisions and achievements that range across all sorts of characters and goals.

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