Crusader Kings III: Northern Lords

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Ferocious raiders from a frigid north or a complex society filled with intrepid explorers, traders, and poets? Discover the true richness of the Norse world with Crusader Kings III: Northern Lords , the first in-depth flavor pack for the critically acclaimed Crusader Kings III .

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Release date:
16 March 2021
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Description

Ferocious raiders from a frigid north or a complex society filled with intrepid explorers, traders, and poets? Discover the true richness of the Norse world with Crusader Kings III: Northern Lords, the first in-depth flavor pack for the critically acclaimed Crusader Kings III.

The Vikings have left their indelible mark on the Middle Ages with their fantastic sagas of travel, plunder, and gods. Crusader Kings III: Northern Lords lets players enhance their base game with a host of new options, from realm-displacing Varangian adventures, runestones, Blot sacrifices, to Viking beards and brutal berserkers.

Norse Adventurer Realms

Famous for their adventuring spirit, Norse characters may uproot their realm, conquer foreign lands, and establish new kingdoms on distant shores with the Varangian Adventure mechanic.

New customization options

Get ready for ferocious Viking facial hair or clothe your ruler in historically appropriate wolfskin cloaks. A new background longhouse serves as the perfect scene and setting for your feasts and murderous schemes.

Jomsvikings and Shieldmaidens

Holy warriors and stalwart shieldmaidens are ready to take up their arms on your behalf. Equally influential are poet characters who can aid your prestige and diplomacy with their stinging rebukes or swooning romantic ballads.

Original Art and Music

A legendary musical score specifically created for this flavor pack hosts four new tracks, serving as the perfect accompaniment to a boisterous Viking adventure. Encounter new 3D models on the map and Norse-themed art adorning everything from loading screens to the user interface.

New Culture Content and Options

A host of new game features and options wait to be explored. Discover everything from Blot sacrifices, berserkers, trials by combat, runestones, to new cultural innovations, special Viking dynastic legacies, and a myriad of other new events, decisions, and characters.

Recommended system requirements

minimum*

Requirement 1:
Requires a 64-bit processor and operating system
OS *:
Windows® 8.1 64 bit / Windows® 10 Home 64 bit
Processor:
Intel® Core™ i3-2120 / AMD® FX 6350
Memory:
6 GB RAM
Graphics:
Nvidia® GeForce™ GTX 660 (2GB) / AMD® Radeon™ HD 7870 (2GB) / Intel® Iris Pro™ 580 / Intel® Iris® Plus G7 / AMD® Radeon™ Vega 11
Storage:
8 GB available space

recommended*

Requirement 1:
Requires a 64-bit processor and operating system
OS:
Windows® 10 Home 64 bit
Processor:
Intel® Core™ i5-4670K / AMD® Ryzen™ 5 2400G
Memory:
8 GB RAM
Graphics:
Nvidia® GeForce™ GTX 1650 (4GB) / AMD® Radeon™ R9 390X (8GB)
Storage:
8 GB available space

User reviews

Tureis
Not recommended | 27 Sept 2025

This DLC adds a lot of flavor and busted mechanics and troops for the Norse. Pillage is possibly the most broken of the dynasty legacies as it makes wars and rebellions go from being something that would bleed you if

Helpful: 62
Kate27
Recommended | 27 Jun 2025

Reviewing (mostly) every game (or DLC) in my library, part 120: ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️☆☆☆ (7/10) Crusader Kings III: Northern Lords was the first flavor pack released for CK3, and it shows—both in its scope and its ambition.

Helpful: 25
Sclurp
Recommended | 23 Mar 2025

+ Great new gameplay additions. + Amazing music + Interesting choice in location/ culture - Not a huge amount of content. But the price is fair.

Helpful: 14
WilliamWang
Not recommended | 01 Mar 2025

Even though I bought this DLC at a 50% discount, I still think it's not worth the price. Perhaps a 80% discount would be more reasonable.

Helpful: 14
Japoński Anon
Recommended | 08 Sept 2025

This is obviously focused around Scandinavia and isn't really essential unless you are interested in playing in the region. The whole deal about Vikings is the whole aspect of conquering foreign realms and looting and

Helpful: 6
Murderess
Not recommended | 24 Nov 2025

The game is currently broken with the latest update and no longer shows clothing items from this pack. It is already annoying to get bled for all these DLCs, and then they stop working so you basically threw your money

Helpful: 5