So I've reformed the faith, and not a moment too soon. My staunch ally, the King of Jorvik died and his son is a thrice cursed catholic. So now there are but two Norse nations left; Norway and Sweden. Thankfully we're tied close together through cooperation and a series of marriages, and have so far been able to handle threats against us.
Continous raiding have made me the scourge of christiandom, but also filthy rich. As a result I've been able to hire a couple of mercenary companies that made the subjugation of Ireland a quick matter.
Alas, I'm embroiled in Sweden's holy war for Denmark and until that decade long monstrosity ends I can't change my inheritance laws to elective monarchy. And the king has six sons, so if he was to die before all my work will crumble.
I've also discovered a deliciously cruel way to fuck with Europe. Raiding gives me a lot of noble children as prisoners. As it turns out, it's possible to tutor these children, thus turning them into good norse pagans. So, the King teaches the girls, giving them good traits and makes them into concubines once they turn 16. Amusingly, or perhaps disgustingly is better, they have a +20 modifier because the King is their teacher. They produce a couple of children with the potential for weak claims, and then I send them back home to wreak havoc on the sucession. Sardinia is ruled by a Norse pagan now.
This post has been edited by Morgoth: 04 June 2013 - 06:35 AM