| “ | My brother is a fox. My day will come, but only if I am patient. Let us focus on taking this island before I worry over who will rule it. | ” |
| —Dialogue in Roger in Sicily | ||
Roger Bosso (1031 – 22 June 1101, Maltese: Il-Konti Ruġġieru) is a cavalry hero unit in Age of Empires II: Definitive Edition - Lords of the West. He was a Norman nobleman who became the first Count of Sicily from 1071 to 1101. As a hero, he cannot be converted and can regenerate health. Though his sprite is unique, he looks similar to a Knight.
He appears in the scenarios Guiscard Arrives and Roger in Sicily in the The Hautevilles campaign.
History[]
Roger Bosso (Italian: Ruggero I di Sicilia, Sicilian: Ruggeru I di Sicilia) (1031-1101), also known as Roger I (c. 1031 – 22 June 1101), (Maltese: Il-Konti Ruġġieru), was a Norman nobleman who became the first Count of Sicily from 1071 to 1101. He was a member of the House of Hauteville, and his descendants in the male line continued to rule Sicily down to 1194.
He was the brother of Robert Guiscard and the uncle of Bohemond.
Trivia[]
- In June 2021, an official event reward was a mod skinning the Knight unit sprites to be replaced with Roger Bosso.
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