Vindlandsaga

Vindlandsaga is a campaign map of the Battles of the Conquerors. You play as Erik the Red (red), and must go to Vindland and establish a new colony. This is made more difficult by the fact that you have limited resources. This scenario is based on the Saga of Erik the Red.

Initial

 * Erik The Red must survive
 * Transport Erik the Red west across the ocean to the New World and establish a colony there.

Appearing later

 * The Vikings must build a Town Center, a Market, and 12 Houses in the New World.

Enemies

 * British (Britons) is in the southeast controlling Scotland or the British Isle, just southwest of the player's initial base in Norway. They have two markets which destroying them would obtain 1100 gold. They only defend themselves with archers.


 * Skraelings (Celts) are in the western tip of the map, in North America. They only have Woad Raiders and militias, and despite owning a Town Center they do not produce villagers to develop themselves.

Enemy to ally

 * Greenland (Vikings) is in the north, and frequently attacks the player with Viking longboats. As they surrender to the player's invasion, they would immediately become allied with the player, showing the "Sea of Worms", before resigning.

Strategy
As with all games begin by building an economy, however, unlike all games (in Standard mode you have a Castle, but in Moderate you have more stone) you will have to deal with buffed out wolves and Viking raiders early in the game. On moderate it is recommended to build four or five towers to deal with the attacks of Greenland. When you have built up a small force (preferably non-gold units), you should attack the British (blue) to the southwest. They have next to no military and you should easily destroy their base. If you destroy their Markets, you will receive a tribute of gold (it is important to note that your gold is significantly limited), which will let you train and upgrade soldiers and ships. Go for Longboats and Berserks first then focus on cavalry and archers next. Then, sail to the northwest and attack Greenland (green), another group of Vikings. They have built numerous towers along their shore, so focus all (naval included) on a tower to easily knock it down and establish a base. Greenland has gold mines, meaning you can most likely afford to be fully upgraded before heading for the New World. If the you defeat the Greenland Vikings, then just before they will resign they will become the player's ally and will reveal the whole Sea of Worms to you. Make sure you do not run into the Greenland castles they will have built in their town

To win the campaign you must sail to the west and settle the New World. Build 12 houses, a market, and a town center. The first thing to build is the town center so you can easily defeat the Skraelings infantry when they attack. The Skraelings themselves are not very strong, they just have numbers and are a mere distraction. You should be able to put away the Skraelings if you beat Greenland.

Rush version
As soon as you have the resources build a dock and 3-5 transports to move Erik and the villagers into the transports and move them to where Greenland's tip meets the Sea of Worms. Use all of your units to defeat the towers positioned there and maneuver Erik so he takes the most damage and then let him heal once he loses a significantly large chunk of health. Once you get to the other side, cut lumber until you can again build another dock and 3-5 transports. Sail over the New World and erect a castle with your starting stone. Then a town center and the rest of the buildings, as the Skraelings are cut down by the castle.

Trivia

 * The Sea of Worms is shaped like a sea serpent.
 * Only the player's (Erik the Red) units would be destroyed by the Sea of Worms. This probably explains why Greenland could show the whole sea after allying with the player, for they may have explored the whole sea.
 * Ornlu the Wolf from the Genghis Khan campaign will spawn and attack the player's town once a Blacksmith is successfully constructed.
 * Near the southernmost point on the map there is a Skraeling Unit named "Lonely Hermit."
 * Bug: Due the way the attack of Ornlu is triggered, deer can become hostile and attack your buildings, its texture changes to that of a gazelle from Age of Empires I.
 * According to the accounts in the Saga, it was Erik the Red's son, Leif Ericson, and not Erik himself, who led the expedition to North America.
 * Iceland is not on the map.