Britons

The Britons are a Western European foot archer civilization in Age of Empires II. They represent the English and the Anglo-Normans during the High Middle Ages.

Overview
The Britons' main advantages are in their ranged units as they arguably have the best foot archers. Their archers can be built faster and have a longer range than most. Their unique unit, the Longbowman, is the only foot archer that can outrange a Castle. They work great against other archers and slow infantry (with the exception of Goth's Huskarl), however they are very vulnerable against cavalry. The Britons have all the Barracks' units available to them, excluding the Eagle line, and have access to all infantry technologies, which helps protect their archers against enemy units that get too close. However their cavalry and siege units are lacking, and are missing several crucial upgrades. The Briton's Stable is a weak spot with the lack of Paladins, Hussars and Camels. At the Dock, the Britons are a very reasonable naval civilization. The Britons also lack heavy siege units: the Siege Onager and the Siege Ram are unavailable. The cheaper Town Centers and faster Sheep gathering help a lot to a great economy.

The Britons appear several times in the single-player campaigns. They are the main opponents in the William Wallace and Joan of Arc campaigns, and have cameo roles in the Barbarossa and Saladin campaigns.

Unique Unit: Longbowman (Long-ranged foot archer)

Unique Technologies: Yeomen  (Increased range for foot archers, increased attack for towers), Warwolf (Trebuchets do blast damage)

Civilization Bonuses

 * Town Centers cost -50% Wood from Castle Age
 * Foot archers (except Skirmishers) have +1 range in Castle Age, +1 in Imperial Age (for +2 total)
 * Shepherds work 25% faster.
 * Team Bonus: Archery Ranges work 20% faster

Changes in The Forgotten

 * Get Cannon Galleons
 * Longbowman creation time reduced to 17 seconds
 * Receive Heavy Scorpions
 * New Imperial Age Unique Technology: Warwolf (Trebuchets do blast damage)
 * Yeomen moved to Castle Age

In-game dialogue language
The language spoken by the Briton units is presumably a variant of Middle English, as it has some French and Latin words added that were not present in Old English. The monks and the kings speak Latin like the Byzantines and Italians.


 * Yea? (yes?)
 * Eos (yes)
 * Mandatum? (order)
 * Ready
 * Greetin
 * Correctus (right)
 * Ic wille (I will)
 * Chopper
 * Gatherer
 * Hunter
 * fisk (fish)
 * firm (farm)
 * Dic (trench)
 * builden
 * estorer (restorer)
 * fight!
 * battal! (battle!)