Danelaw

Start with nothing. Become someone. Northumbria, in the time of the Great Heathen Army. You come ashore at the Tyne as the least of a Danish war-band. Through raids and battles, oaths and betrayals, marriages and feuds, you rise to rule the north. The saga is yours to make.Fight like it matters - Directional sword, axe, spear and shield combat on stamina: cut high or low, parry and riposte, break a guard, step aside. - Stand in the shield wall in battles of hundreds, charge on horseback, loose arrows from the saddle. - Every weapon handles as it should. A spear sweeps legs from under a shield; a Dane axe batters guards and rocks men back. Foes who remember you Seven war-bands roam the land, each with its lord, its war-leaders and its champions. They hold moots, raid, rise in rank and remember what you did to them. Spare a man, shame him, ransom him or take his oath. A foe left for dead may come back scarred and under a new name, and his kin will ask for wergild.A living, reactive north - Ride from Eoferwic to the Roman Wall through towns, steadings, moors and dales. Walk straight into any hall or house with no loading screen. - Seasons, weather and sky follow the real year of 866 AD: harvest, midsummer bonfires, winter snow, the northern lights. - Townsfolk live their days, react to your name and call the watch on a thief. - Feasts in other lords' halls may turn: barred doors, fire arrows and knives drawn from boots. Tell your own tale A story campaign across four acts, then open play: rule your holds, judge disputes, take tribute, marry and raise heirs. Quests take you on treasure hunts and heroic deeds. Your companions remember the fallen.Better with friends Up to three friends can join your saga in online co-op, with the same story and the same world. Fight together, raid together, and even marry at the hall. Danelaw is in active development. Footage and screenshots are pre-alpha.