The noble caste of Norse society, Jarl Cavalry form the civic and military elites of their communities, and as such, have a variety of special abilities associated with the culture and world they live in. At the start of the game, these Viking chieftains are all that you can afford as per heavy cavalry when playing as the Norse, being characterised by no ramp in metal, but with a near to punitive attack penalty. This means that Jarls in general are good for ploughing over light cavalry and infantry, but perform poorly if attacked by lancers and should be kept away from pikemen wherever you find them. Against factions like China or England with average heavy cavalry, these units can perform fairly well, yet there will be problems were you to face France's hard-hitting and faster cavalry, o