| “ | Let my father’s second son keep the wealth – I do not need it! Normans from across all of Italy will flock to my banner once they hear of my valorin battle! | ” |
| —Dialogue in Bohemond and the Emperor | ||
Bohemond (full title: Bohemond I of Antioch) (c. 1054 – 3 March 1111) is a cavalry hero unit in Age of Empires II: Definitive Edition - Lords of the West. He appears as a unique cavalry unit wielding a shield and axe, which is different from most other cavalry in the game that usually wield a sword or spear. As a hero, he cannot be converted and can regenerate health.
Campaign appearances[]
The Hautevilles[]
- Bohemond and the Emperor: Bohemond leads Norman raids into the Byzantine Empire in order to gain renown.
- Bohemond in the East: Bohemond participates in the first crusade, defending the city of Antioch against a Seljuk siege.
Victors and Vanquished[]
- Mstislav: Bogatyr Dobrynya Nikitich is a renamed Bohemond. He will join Mstislav upon being discovered, southeast of Kyiv.
- Robert: Robert is a renamed Bohemond. He needs to overthrow the Frankish king by either attaining fealty of the other dukes or by defeating all of the dukes and conquering Paris.
History[]
Bohemond I of Antioch (c. 1054 – 5 or 7 March 1111), also known as Bohemond of Taranto, was the prince of Taranto from 1089 to 1111 and the prince of Antioch from 1098 to 1111. He was a leader of the First Crusade, leading a contingent of Normans on the quest eastward. Knowledgeable about the Byzantine Empire through earlier campaigns with his father Robert Guiscard, he was the most experienced military leader of the crusade.
His parents were related within the degree of kinship that made their marriage invalid under canon law. In 1058, Pope Nicholas II strengthened existing canon law against consanguinity and, on that basis, Guiscard repudiated Alberada in favour of a then more advantageous marriage to Sikelgaita, the sister of Gisulf, the Lombard Prince of Salerno. With the annulment of his parents' marriage, Bohemond became a bastard.
Trivia[]
- His cutscene artwork is used as the in-game history section artwork for the Sicilians.
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