Post by GS_LuciusCastus on Jun 10, 2020 1:24:51 GMT
Hi, this is a small preview of the Suebian tribe for those willing to take a peek of what is to come.
The Suebians, or Suebi, are a culturally germanic people. Absorbing several concepts of the cultures that they came into contact with, especially the romans, the Suebians also adopted several of the warfare tactics of the basques, adapting to the hilly terrain of Hispania instead of their common germanic tactics relying on pure aggression, commonplace in the woodlands of the Germania provinces. They still remain their unadultered rage in combat that brought so much fear across the world in the recent past. The largest city of the Suebians under their control is their capital, Bracara Augusta, the provincial capital of Lusitania on the edge of Hispania. Though mostly abandoned, the coming of their new rulers brought some minimal respite to their economical activities.
Treated as one of the more rowdy, troubling germanic tribes, the Western Roman Empire always tried to create problems for the Suebians to settle, knowing that doing so would mean giving way for them to raid and pillage (perhaps even more than other more sedentary tribes). As such, the Suebians saw the agreement with the Romans as a bargain to keep them as isolated as possible, but also as a great opportunity to claim the negleted region of Hispania for their own. Obviously denying to supply Rome with soldiers, supplies or tributes, their king, Rechiar, would rather pillage what is left of the Romans than capitulate, the lands given to them treated more as a reverence than a mutual term agreement. The rivalry and bitterness in their relation is often seen as the reason why the Visigoths constantly antagonize them, seeking to gain imperial favours. It is no wonder all Suebians see Goths as nothing but Roman pawns, despite the family ties between their kings.
The rage of a Suebian warrior is said to be only second in ferocity to their bretheren in Scandza. Previous warring with the basques, visigoths and huns gave them enough contact with different tactics to branch off their warfare tactics for an approach that involves brute force with lighter skirmishers as support. Naturally, their soldiers are mostly infantry with light armor and heavy weaponry. Horseback combat is seen as alien for most warchiefs, but respected as a legitimate strategy; only mediocre in effectiveness, Suebian nobility adopted the concept and oftentimes ride to combat. In ranged combat, Suebians for too long disdained the bow and arrow in warfare as 'cowardly', but the constant contact with other tribes resorting to hit-and-run tactics has recently made them rethink their tactics. Some of their infantry use javelins and some even carry simple slings or short bows for flexibility in combat, but ultimately are inferior in performance to dedicated archers.
Suebian warband leaders are highly unpredictable, as they are well-equipped and trained for the most varied of scenarios. Usually, these leaders have nobility titles of most varied origins, but most commonly they are led by warriors skilled in the fields of archery, melee and tactics, all requirements that Rechiar himself imposes to nobles willing to appoint local leaderships. When these same nobles lead in combat, they wear mail and sword, inspiring their brothers-in-arms by covering flanks, organizing their ranks or joining a charge from horseback.
The Suebians, or Suebi, are a culturally germanic people. Absorbing several concepts of the cultures that they came into contact with, especially the romans, the Suebians also adopted several of the warfare tactics of the basques, adapting to the hilly terrain of Hispania instead of their common germanic tactics relying on pure aggression, commonplace in the woodlands of the Germania provinces. They still remain their unadultered rage in combat that brought so much fear across the world in the recent past. The largest city of the Suebians under their control is their capital, Bracara Augusta, the provincial capital of Lusitania on the edge of Hispania. Though mostly abandoned, the coming of their new rulers brought some minimal respite to their economical activities.
Treated as one of the more rowdy, troubling germanic tribes, the Western Roman Empire always tried to create problems for the Suebians to settle, knowing that doing so would mean giving way for them to raid and pillage (perhaps even more than other more sedentary tribes). As such, the Suebians saw the agreement with the Romans as a bargain to keep them as isolated as possible, but also as a great opportunity to claim the negleted region of Hispania for their own. Obviously denying to supply Rome with soldiers, supplies or tributes, their king, Rechiar, would rather pillage what is left of the Romans than capitulate, the lands given to them treated more as a reverence than a mutual term agreement. The rivalry and bitterness in their relation is often seen as the reason why the Visigoths constantly antagonize them, seeking to gain imperial favours. It is no wonder all Suebians see Goths as nothing but Roman pawns, despite the family ties between their kings.
The rage of a Suebian warrior is said to be only second in ferocity to their bretheren in Scandza. Previous warring with the basques, visigoths and huns gave them enough contact with different tactics to branch off their warfare tactics for an approach that involves brute force with lighter skirmishers as support. Naturally, their soldiers are mostly infantry with light armor and heavy weaponry. Horseback combat is seen as alien for most warchiefs, but respected as a legitimate strategy; only mediocre in effectiveness, Suebian nobility adopted the concept and oftentimes ride to combat. In ranged combat, Suebians for too long disdained the bow and arrow in warfare as 'cowardly', but the constant contact with other tribes resorting to hit-and-run tactics has recently made them rethink their tactics. Some of their infantry use javelins and some even carry simple slings or short bows for flexibility in combat, but ultimately are inferior in performance to dedicated archers.
Suebian warband leaders are highly unpredictable, as they are well-equipped and trained for the most varied of scenarios. Usually, these leaders have nobility titles of most varied origins, but most commonly they are led by warriors skilled in the fields of archery, melee and tactics, all requirements that Rechiar himself imposes to nobles willing to appoint local leaderships. When these same nobles lead in combat, they wear mail and sword, inspiring their brothers-in-arms by covering flanks, organizing their ranks or joining a charge from horseback.
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