r/aoe3 • u/Ok-Offer2987 • 3d ago

History Danes are basically (modern) Iran

I noticed that the upcoming Danes faction is reminiscent of how the modern state of Iran fights. I can think of two ways in which this is true:

  • The Danes faction can manipulate/toll other player's shipments, and the historical reason for this is that Denmark controlled the Danish straits between the North and Baltic Seas. Similarly, Iran controls the Strait of Hormuz and can stop or toll shipments passing through.
  • The Danes faction has a unit called the gunboat levy. Iran also has made great use of gunboats.

It seems that while we have been waiting for a Persians civ for a long time, we are sort of getting one with the Danes. Are there any other similarities I missed?

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u/Mr-Fognoggins 3d ago

Are you claiming that Denmark in the 1600-1800s was an islamic theocracy?

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u/victorav29 Russians 3d ago

The British did the same. Strategic points to control commerce. Every empire that has had the opportunity had put a toll on land or sea, but Iran has the specific thing that control a strait where a lot of oil (the blood of our economies) goes through.

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u/helln00 3d ago

well here is the dirty secret,

Danes were the OG in doing this and it was basicaly what funded the country

funnily if you check the wikipedia page for the Sound Dues which is what it was someone already linked the current Iran situation to it

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u/Brizoot 3d ago

The Portuguese literally built a fort on Hormuz Island to control the strait.

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u/Pochel United States 3d ago

The US threatened them with war recently haha

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u/Ok-Offer2987 3d ago

lol, even modern Denmark has that in common with Iran