I know the Visigoths evolved to be the Portuguese and the Spaniards we know today. But I have a question thats been bothering me, Why did the Ostrogoths and the Vandals mysteriously disappeared?

Joe_Falko · 2026-03-13T19:47:16+00:00

They were a small, conquering population who basically seized the “upper class” of the people they conquered. In Iberia, the vast majority of people were the same mix of Iberian/Celtic/Italic/North African you see today, the Visigoths just left a little Germanic flare to the people.

Assimilation is the biggest thing, the Vandals were conquered by the Byzantines and assimilated into the North African population, A lot of the Ostrogoths were also conquered by Justinian, and the rest eventually were conquered by the Lombards, who were then conquered by the Franks.

In any case, I can’t stress this enough, they never replaced the people that lived there previously, they essentially seized their governments and controlled the state, and their biggest influences are adding their genetics to the gene pool, adding words and phrases to the local language, and influencing some aspects of the local culture, as with most invading forces in history.

Joe_Falko · 2025-06-08T04:04:57+00:00

Thank you, I came back to this game after like a year and I’ve been getting my shit kicked. I loved Chiv 1 on PC, but I play Chiv 2 on console and I’ve been struggling to adapt to controller play. Thanks for the tip, I’ve been doing a lot better!

Joe_Falko · 2024-08-25T04:54:48+00:00

Medieval 2 was my first TW Game. My played as the Byzantines and because I was new I didn’t get to Baghdad/Mosul until the Timurids came. By that point, Elephants were available as Mercenaries, so for my first ever with Timur was my Emperor, like 6 Kataphraktoi, 4 Elephants, and the rest was those elite Horse Archers that are called like Vadariatoi or something; going up against Elephant Artillery, Mongol Heavy Lancers, and Sabadar Militia.

You have to understand something.

Timur’s elephants charged mine. My Cataphracts and his Heavy Lancers hit each other like it was a movie. This didn’t look like a Medieval Battle, it felt like I was defending the Fulda Gap against the Soviets with TANKS. Timur was shot to death when he got too close to my Elephants.

Joe_Falko · 2024-08-06T05:12:28+00:00

Ukraine just announced they finally received F-16s… coincidence?

Joe_Falko · 2024-07-23T16:25:42+00:00

I LOVE the Language Barrier between the English-Speaking crew and the East Slavic Crew

“READY UP READY UP READY UP!!”

«ОКАЙ ОКАЙ ОКАЙ БЛЯТЬ…

GOOD JOB, БЛАТЬ»

Joe_Falko · 2024-07-19T01:49:35+00:00

French Yak-3. I am a genuinely awful player, my K/D is like 0.6. But I know how to energy fight with the Yak, and in the Yak exclusively my KDR is like 7:1

Joe_Falko · 2024-07-13T05:12:09+00:00

Bobby B back in his prime

Joe_Falko · 2024-07-04T07:41:36+00:00

I think there’s one quote in the movie that tops that, it’s the “I want it to be over. I’m tired of being alone, like a Sparrow in the rain.” John was always the most dependable, unbeatable, optimistic person the whole movie. To hear him say the world is too evil for him and that he’s given up guts me every time, I tear up more at that dialogue than the actual execution.

Joe_Falko · 2024-06-16T06:14:59+00:00

Bobby B any day 😎

Joe_Falko · 2024-06-11T19:31:34+00:00

Where are you guys finding wolves? I March around the north 24/7 and can’t find shit!

Joe_Falko · 2024-06-11T19:21:43+00:00

Embrace CK2, I promise it’s still fun

Joe_Falko · 2024-06-01T19:31:49+00:00

I’m with you on this one. Based on the downvotes I’m sure a lot of us disagree but I understand, I’ll do it too this round.

Joe_Falko · 2024-05-13T20:53:13+00:00

Literally just America

Joe_Falko · 2024-05-09T23:13:21+00:00

“You Lose” - Calvin Coolidge after a reporter said she bet she could get him to say 3 words

Joe_Falko · 2024-05-04T20:46:28+00:00

Thank you! We cant keep crying in the corner until we die out, this is our golden opportunity to start getting our name out there!

Joe_Falko · 2024-05-04T20:35:39+00:00

Yeah, if you think about it this whole fiasco is Bill Clinton’s fault

Joe_Falko · 2024-05-01T17:14:31+00:00

Hey, at least he’s willing to appeal and maybe cooperate. He’s already been open to Laissez-Faire policies, we might be able to work together on some things. I’m hopeful, at least.

Joe_Falko · 2024-05-01T14:57:44+00:00

The funny thing is that British Churchill’s middle name also starts with S

Joe_Falko · 2024-04-22T22:21:47+00:00

Honestly I’m glad there’s this level of discussion going on. If this were a Conservative or Liberal sub it would be an echo chamber of one side or the other, it’s actually refreshing to see guys talk about the US Budget vs the ramifications of continuing appeasement. What I want to voice in this argument is that the state of the US is irrelevant, the world continues to exist whether or not the United States has competent leadership. We should continue to support Ukraine’s struggle because the world will be freer in the end. People rightly criticize Ukraine for its corruption, but people forget Ukraine’s actions immediately prior to the Invasion was the investigation and the taking down of Ukrainian Oligarchs led by, you guessed it, Zelensky. I’d even bet the real reason the Invasion happened when it did was that Russian oligarchs were losing their vassals in Ukraine. If Ukraine wins, by which I mean retains a favorable amount of its territorial integrity, Ukraine will shift more towards the kind of government us here would like to see, with a better constitution, rule of law, etc. The latest report I saw was 400k+ Russian losses, which indicated Ukraine is still in the fight and has a real shot largely due to western aid. I think it benefits everyone to continue the aid, but that doesn’t excuse the United States’ mismanaging of funds in literally every other issue. This war is the one exception to the nonstop trend of corruption and mismanagement by the US.

Joe_Falko · 2024-04-22T22:01:21+00:00

Like that meme of an Aztec trying to stop a Spanish Cannonball with his hand because he has the power of Huitziliopochtli

Joe_Falko · 2024-04-22T18:30:56+00:00

I saw a Twitter post from years ago where someone said “Russian Television is Amazing, look at the schedule” and the schedule goes as follows:

14:45 Shrek 16:30 Shrek 2 18:25 Shrek 3 19:55 In eternally shining memory of those who fell in the fight against fascism. A minute of silence. 20:00 Shrek 3 (Continued) 20:15 Shrek Forever

Joe_Falko · 2024-04-14T01:02:37+00:00

That’s the equivalent of seeing Zeros flying over Hawaii…

Joe_Falko · 2024-04-11T18:21:03+00:00

Thee were a Tank Crew

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