ITT: we greentext historical figures >CONSOLIDATE THE BALTIC

did he have bad relations with other Germanics in the region like Danes and Swedes or just the Germans?

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Hannibal Barca

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>states
>rights

pick one

>>2684511
What's with the obsession?
Where did he get the idea that elephants are unbeatable war machines?

>>2684594

Autism

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>fight with your brother, the norwegian king who later becomes a saint, at the age of 15
>lose the battle and forced the to flee the realm
>flee to russia, fight as a mercenary for the grand prince
>his daughter is hot, ask to marry her after a time of service
>"no"
>feelsbadman.runestone
>travel to contstantinople and join the varangian guard
>after a while, become the commander of the varangian guard
>help the emperor fighting off bulgars, saracens and normans
>time to go home and reclaim the throne, ask the emperor if i can leave
>"no", promptly be imprisoned
>escape and make it back to the grand prince
>rich and famous as fuck, he finally gives me his daughter
>return home, a beta sits on the throne
>demand to be co-king
>"o-okay"
>kill him, become the sole ruler
>consolidate the realm, kill off any resistance and enforce peace
>explore the northernmost reaches of the world
>invade denmark, its mine yo
>beta danish king keeps fleeing and hiding, can't win a decisive battle
>hear about some dead king in england
>do what any sensible king would do and invade england
>split my army up, soldiers take off their armor to rest
>whatcangowrong.saga
>english king is suddenly here out of nowhere
>one madman manages to hold off the entire english army, cleaving 40 englishmen in the process
>all for naught
>die with most of my army, ending the viking age

>city state clinging to survival
>dad builds the most bitching army in greece
>starts reuniting the city states
>get taught by aristotle and lead dad's army
>dad is kill
>no
>finish what dad started, unify the rest of greece
>find a guy in anatolia jerking off in a barrel
>tells me to fuck off, but also tells me about this knot that's supposed to choose the king of asia
>walk up like a pimp and cut the knot clean in half
>greece and asia minor are mine, those pussies in persia need their asses kicked next
>conquer the levant and sinai, narrow victory against that chad darius, lose some men though
>destroy a whole city as revenge
>egypt sees this and surrenders
>conquer egypt and name a city after myself
>me and darius almost came to blows last time, now he's mine
>he's scared, me and my crew come straight for his ass
>he runs, I capture all of babylon
>race to the persian capital and capture it personally
>looting and burning for a straight week
>finally hunt darius down and kill him
>crowned the king of asia
>this whole blending of cultures thing is alright
>take a persian as my wife
>try to take india next, fucking troops won't fight
>get sick, I die and my empire crumbles

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>>2685001
forgot pic

>>2684627
That cannot be harald hardrada

>>2684594
The elephants were more of a symbol than anything else. They weren't even present at Trasimene and Cannae as they had all died by then.