Spring 953:
Wouldn't you agree that a sunset in Lisboa is one of the prettiest sights to behold?
Well, the Norse thought that a bonfire might spice it up a bit and set the city ablaze.
Much to the dismay of the Arab Caliphates who put all their efforts into taking Lisboa.
Only to find that its Fleet from Sevilla had to settle for what is left of it.
In revenge they slaughter everyone from the Norse fleet.

The Slavic Nations and the Eastern Roman Empire are fighting eachother at several fronts.
Both see their attempt at taking Tirol fail but the Slavic army in Vladimir succumbs to the overpowering forces of the Romans.
And a little luck, or was it orchestrated, as the Swedish army in Ruthenia cuts the Slavic support from Kjonugard.

Talking about the Swedes: their leaders were convinced they had an army in Kalmar and ordered it to be convoyed to Jomsborg. But when the Baltic Fleet arrived at the Kalmar coast they only found a Swedish fleet. And the Swedish army in Reval is again waiting for its orders - just like Spring last year. Perhaps the messenger got stuck in the marshlands again.

Burgundy is again successful in the majority of its moves but France manages to avoid any losses.

The Danes fight the Norse over the ownership of Hastings but neither can call itself the winner. Their fighting has a bitter end for the Danes as its fleet can't stay in the Sea of England now that the Norse fleet has moved in from Skegness.

Retreats are due for the Summer. See below but first the orders:
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Spring 953 orders:

ArabCaliphates:
A Asturias - Burgos (*Fails*)
F Berber Coast Hold
A Cordoba Supports F Sevilla - Lisboa
A Segovia Supports F Sevilla - Lisboa
F Sevilla - Lisboa

Burgundy:
A Auvergne - Avignon
A Avignon - Catalonia
F Cagliari - Strait of Sicily
A Genova - Savoie
F Groningen - Dogger Bank
A Koln Supports A Zurich - Verdun
A Mainz - Frankfurt
F Marseilles - Gulf of Lyons
F Palma - Berber Coast (*Fails*)
A Paris Supports A Zurich - Verdun
A Pisa - Lombardy
A Roma - Pisa
A St. Gallen - Zurich
A Zurich - Verdun

Danmark:
F Bruges Hold
F Dorestad Hold
A Hamburg Hold
F Hedeby - Mecklenburg
F Oerne - Bornholmer Sea
A Rouen Supports A Paris
F Sea of England - Hastings (*Dislodged*)

EasternRomanEmpire:
A Ankara Hold
A Beograd - Paristria
A Burta Supports F Khazar Empire - Vladimir
F Cypriot Sea Convoys A Tarsus - Palmyra
F Khazar Empire - Vladimir
F Miklagard - South Black Sea
F Palermo Hold
A Ragusa - Macedonia
F Smyrna - Eastern Mediterranean Sea
F Syracuse - Ionian Sea
A Tarsus - Palmyra
A Tirol - Bavaria (*Fails*)
A Venezia - Graz (*Fails*)

France:
F Burgos Supports A Toulouse (*Cut*)
A Champagne - Auvergne
A Nantes Supports A Toulouse
A Toulouse Supports F Burgos
A Tours Supports A Champagne - Auvergne

Independent:
A Alexandria Supports A Jorsal
A Buda Supports A Pest
A Jorsal Supports A Alexandria
A London Hold
A Pest Supports A Buda

SlavicNations:
A Bavaria - Tirol (*Fails*)
A Brandenburg Hold
A Graz Supports A Bavaria - Tirol (*Cut*)
A Holmgard - Aldeigjuborg
A Kaffa Supports F North Black Sea - Khazar Empire
A Karelia Supports A Holmgard - Aldeigjuborg
A Kjonugard Supports A Vladimir - Burta (*Cut*)
A Macedonia - Athinai
F North Black Sea - Khazar Empire
A Praha Supports A Graz
A Przemysl Supports A Kjonugard
A Smolensk Supports A Kjonugard
A Vladimir - Burta (*Dislodged*)

Norge:
F Dyvlin - Mid Atlantic Ocean
A Jorvik Hold
F Kirkby - Irish Sea
A Kvenland - Bjarmaland
A Lindisfarne - Westmorland
F Lisboa Des Lisboa (*Disbanded*)
F Mid Atlantic Ocean - Gulf of Cadiz
A Noirmoutier - Maine
F North Sea Supports F Skegness - Sea of England
F Skagerrak Convoys A Skiringssal - Jylland
F Skegness - Sea of England
A Skiringssal - Jylland
A Wales - Hastings (*Bounce*)

Sverige:
A Goteborg - Kalmar (*Fails*)
A Kalmar - Jomsborg (*KAL has Fleet but Fleet can't move to JOM*)
F Baltic Sea Convoys A Kalmar - Jom (*BAL can't convoy Fleet in KAL*)
A Ruthenia - Kjonugard (*Fails*)
A Ingermannland Supports A Gardarike - Holmgard
F Memel - Reval (*Fails*)
A Gardarike - Holmgard
A Reval, no move received
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Retreats due:
* Danmark - F Sea of England: to either English Channel, Essex, or Lindisfarne, or OTB.
* SlavicNations - A Vladimir: to either Mordvin, Rostov or Viatka, or OTB.
The deadline for retreats is Thursday Sep 4 at 23:00 GMT.

Deadline for Fall 953 will be Tuesday Sep 9 at 23:00 GMT.

Frank