Sweden (Birger Jarl)

Kingdom of Sweden
Map by Grant
Leader	Birger Jarl
Start Bias	Forest
Religion	Christianity Catholicism (HR)
Alt leader of	Sweden
Geography & Social Data
Empire Name	Kingdom of Sweden
Demonym	Swedish
Capital	Uppsala
Mod Support
Government	Monarchy
Culture	Northern
Mercenaries	8
Religious Intolerance	8
Slavery	5
Civ IV Traits	Imperialistic, Spiritual
Civilopedia
Civilopedia	Here

Sweden led by Birger Jarl is a custom civilization by grant, with contributions from Chrisy15 and danrell.

This mod requires Brave New World.

Overview

The Kingdom Of Sweden

From the Swedes of the Viking era, medieval Sweden emerged as a loose federation of provinces. The local chieftains from time to time proclaimed themselves rulers over all Sweden when in reality each formally exerted power only over his own province. It appears that the Swedish provinces were first united in the 12th century. The oldest document in which Sweden is referred to as a united and independent kingdom is a papal decree, by which Sweden in 1164 became a diocese with its own archbishop in Uppsala. Sweden in the 12th century consisted of Svealand and Götaland, which were united into a single kingdom during the first half of that century

Birger Jarl

Birger Jarl, also known as Birger Magnusson, was a Swedish statesman, Jarl of Sweden and a member of the House of Bjelbo, who played a pivotal role in the consolidation of Sweden. Birger also led the Second Swedish Crusade, which established Swedish rule in Finland. He is traditionally attributed to having founded the Swedish capital, Stockholm around 1250. Birger used the title of Duke of Sweden throughout his rule, inspired by the hierarchies of Western European countries. Under his rule, he made the country more civilized by enacting laws that protected the rights of women and doubled the penalties for crimes against the church and the king’s councils and presided over the growth of what would later become the administrative capital of Sweden, Stockholm. Although his role in founding the city is debated, it is clear that he promoted its growth to curb the power of Swedish magnates and barons, and to attract merchant investment from the Holy Roman Empire and other kingdoms.

Dawn of Man

"Pious Birger Magnusson, Regent, Duke and Jarl of the Kingdom of Sweden, your people revere your memory. Born from the turbulent houses of the Swedish royalty, you rose to prominence as a warrior and a statesman, beating back foreign invaders and centralizing state power. By the mid-13th century you were the supreme regent of the kingdom, promoting relations with the Papacy and leading the Second Swedish Crusade, where you converted heathens to the will of God. Sweden was left all the more powerful and unified from your thirty years as overlord.

Art by Grant

Noble Jarl, your people are once again compromised by conflict at home and afar, threatened by heathen forces at every turn. The noble monarchy of Sweden lies in ruins from centuries of decadence, usurped by pretenders and false nobility. Will you take up the mantle to bring Sweden to greatness once more? Will you build a Civilization that will stand the test of time? "

Introduction: "Greetings, foreigner! I am the Duke of this land, an island of God in a heathen sea. I hope you are of the Christian faith, lest you risk my wrath... "

Defeat: "Sweden survives no more. I give the Jarldom and its providence to you."

Unique Attributes

Sweden (Birger Jarl)
Art by Grant Chronicle of the Duke May spend Gold to convert cities into puppets, providing the Capital with every building that they then produce. During War, Citizens in puppet cities provide non-puppet cities with Production towards military units.
Art by Grant Ledung (Longswordsman) +50 Production Cost (170 vs 120). -20% Production cost and +5 XP per number of worked Farms in its training city. During a Golden aAge, capturing cities with a Ledung will reward Gold, based on the number of worked Farms.
Art by Grant Taffwesta Borg (Castle) -20 Production Cost (140 vs 160). -3  City Strength. Immediately constructed in conquered cities. If a city with a Taffwesta Borg is puppeted, citizens will be converted to your religion depending on your progress towards a Golden Age.

City List Uppsala Östra Aros Stockholm Västerås Kalmar Sigtuna Söderköping Lödöse Strängnäs Åbo Skövde Visingsö Nyköping Växjö Skänninge Borgå Falköping Skara Varberg Örebro Tavastehus Västervik Telge Raumo Värnamo Torshälla Alsnö Ulvsby Sparrsätra Enköping Staekaborg Gislaved Gälakvist Herrevadsbro Vreta Hogstad Älgarås Annerstad Bjälbo Tegelsmora

Spy List Ingeborg Gregers Rikissa Valdemar Ulf Sune Bengt Sverker Brosa Ingegärd

Mod Support

Mod Support
Additional Achievements	Unknown
Civ IV Traits	Yes
Cultural Diversity	Yes
Enlightenment Era	Yes
Ethnic Units/R.E.D.	Yes
Events and Decisions	Yes
Historical Religions	Yes
Map Labels	Yes
Rise to Power	Yes
Unique Cultural Influence	Yes
YnAEMP	Yes

Events and Decisions

Restrict Domestic Magnates

Jarl, your gifts of freedom to the nobility in our kingdom have brought great prestige, but also a lack of control of trade. If would be wise to restrict them from trading under a pretense of defense, so we can take the opportunity to do business with the wealthy foreign merchants at our court.

Requirements/Restrictions:

• Must have a puppet city connected to the capital.
• Must be in the Medieval era or later
• May only be enacted once per era.

Costs:

• • 3_Num Gold.
• 1 Magistrates.

Rewards:

• Puppet cities connected to the capital are annexed, providing a trade route slot.
• Note: the cost increases with the number of puppet cities.

Establish Domskolor

Wise Dux, in order to strengthen our relationship with the Church, it would be beneficial to establish cathedral schools across our kingdom.

Requirements/Restrictions:

• Must have a Temple in one of your Cities.
• Must have a Religion in your Capital.
• Must be in the Medieval era or later
• May only be enacted once per era.

Costs:

• • 3_Icon Faith.
• 1 Magistrates.

Rewards:

• New Citizens born in Cities following your capital's majority religion or your founded religion are immediately converted. Gain a cathedral in the capital if you have an active research agreement.
• Note: the cost increases with the number of followers of your religion or the majority religion in the capital.

Unique Cultural Influence

“Our people are now joining communal raids and reaping the rewards! We're worried the rest of the world will also succumb to the influence of your culture.”

Full Credits List

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Steam Workshop
Latest Version:	v 6
Last Updated:	18 July 2021

• grant: Art, Core, Design, Lua, Mod Support
• Chrisy15: User Interface
• Danrell: Graphics (Unit Model)

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