Birth of Europe: 878 Vikings - Invasions of England 2nd Edition878 Vikings is an area control game in which 2 4 players play as the invading Vikings or the English nobles who are trying to withstand the invasion. Viking players control the Norsemen Viking freemen and the fearless Viking shock troops known as Berserkers. The English control the King's Housecarls and the landholding Thegn noblemen. Players for each side work together in order to coordinate their strategies. The English begin the game controlling