Their heavy cavalry, second to none, ran down the Emperor's foes from the Aserai wastes to the distant steppes.
They took their name from one of their first warlords, Wilund the Bold - Valandion, in Calradic - and became known as the Vlandians. They came from overseas, mercenaries and adventurers, speaking the tongues of many lands, taking the empire's silver to guard the frontiers against the unsubdued tribes of the interior.
In Warband, Vlandia's old and more expansive land is split between the Rhodoks, who rebelled and split off from Swadia, the Swadians in central Vlandia, and the Nords who were able to take a portion of northern Vlandia. Charas in the south is Sarranid territory in Warband, presumably the predecessor to the Sarranid capital of Shariz. Vlandia is the predecessor to the Kingdom of Swadia in Warband. They start with slightly more territory than the other factions, but are vulnerable to internal dissent. Ruled by King Derthert, it occupies the western coast of the Calradian continent.Īt the start of Bannerlord, the Vlandians are ruled by King Derthert. Vlandia is a faction in Mount & Blade II: Bannerlord.
