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Armed with a variety of weapons, the Galloglaich is a unit that combines the fighting spirit of the Celts with a series of alien (well, at least from a Celtic viewpoint) weaponry: heavy axes, which are all imports from an earlier Viking past. Galloglaich exemplify the fighting spirit of Scotland, with their propensity for downing even knights.

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rdfs:comment	Armed with a variety of weapons, the Galloglaich is a unit that combines the fighting spirit of the Celts with a series of alien (well, at least from a Celtic viewpoint) weaponry: heavy axes, which are all imports from an earlier Viking past. Galloglaich exemplify the fighting spirit of Scotland, with their propensity for downing even knights.
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Row 9 info	30(xsd:integer) Upgrades to Varangopouloi Axe Retinue for Byzantines
Row 8 info	Rather high
Row 4 info	High
Row 10 title	Factions available
Row 7 title	Unit move and creation speed
Row 1 info	Heavy Infantry
Row 8 title	Unit HP
Row 4 title	Armour
Row 9 title	Technological requirements; upgrades
Row 2 info	Barracks
Row 6 info	Melee Low LOS
Row 1 title	Unit type
Row 5 info	Pop cost: 1 Resource cost: 165link=Resources#wealth\|Wealth *Ramp cost: 6link=Resources#Wealth\|Wealth
Row 2 title	Built/trained at
Row 6 title	Range
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Row 5 title	Production cost
Row 3 info	Strong; melee Bonus damage versus melee cavalry
Row 3 title	Damage and weapon type
Row 7 info	Unit movement speed: Very slow Creation speed: Slow
Box Title	Galloglaich Infantry: Vital statistics
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abstract	Armed with a variety of weapons, the Galloglaich is a unit that combines the fighting spirit of the Celts with a series of alien (well, at least from a Celtic viewpoint) weaponry: heavy axes, which are all imports from an earlier Viking past. Galloglaich exemplify the fighting spirit of Scotland, with their propensity for downing even knights. This however is balanced by two drawbacks. Firstly, they cost astronomical amounts of wealth making them available only for the most loaded of patrons. Secondly, unlike normal Scots Cliarthaire which can be upgraded to Sciltron Infantry, Galloglaich Infantry can never be upgraded (except for the Byzantines), and their statistics will remain the same for the entire game. Still, their training speed usually means that as mercenaries go, Galloglaich are a fairly solid bet whenever someone wishes to raise heavy infantry units at moment's notice. Galloglaich are not merely found in the pay of the British, but have also found homes with the Norse and the French, and can also be found ranging as far as Byzantium. Vikings didn't merely make their reputation as cunning traders or ferocious self-serving pirates, but were also willing to fight for others if it served their interests to do so. As such, they and their children eventually settled down and served as mercenaries for a variety of leaders in different capacities in a wide number of European areas for an equally variegated roster of masters: the Irish Sea, the Black Sea, the Baltic, and, much later, in the Mediterranean — those who went east often wound up in Slavic druzhinas; Normans served as shock cavalry in France, England and Italy; while galloglaich in Ireland and Scotland preferred heavy axes (but switched to two-handers later at the onset of the Modern Era). Yet, perhaps most famous of all Viking Mercenaries must be the Varangoi or Varangian Guard, picked for their bravery and their loyalty (which lasted as long as the Byzantines had sufficient money to pay them), being known as men who "cheerfully hacked" their foes to pieces. Not all Varangoi were Norse, however — there is some evidence to show that non-Norse peoples who nevertheless had the same propensity as Norse-born warriors were also admitted into their ranks, such as Anglo-Saxon nobles deposed by Normans in the 11th and 12th centuries.

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