[Karlem]

A good overall strategy. My preference with Uttgarde is E9N9 with the earth mother with one of the following two options:

Dom 8 O3S1C3Mis1Drain2
Dom 9 O3S2C3Mis1Drain2

Drain 2 is a negative scale in the fact that you have to pay more money for the same research but increases your Mr by one, a not neligible effect.

More that Mis1 is too much risky for me, barbarian hordes suck, nornas protect your capitol and with it's mapmove 1 nothing else.

More than S1 is rislky, check the Hirdman they are incredible and what you rectuit outside your capitol, but cost 40 res, so S3 means that you will recruit 2-3 not enough.

If you really want to go with Magic scale you can try:

Dom 8 O3S3C3Mis1D1Magic1

A jarl with a frost brand and a seithkones besides him to cast body 'ethereal, luck, barksin, retreat' is incredible. Wihtout the seithkona and just an amulte of luck and perhaps one of resilience it's also quite good.