Local Legend

Needs Legends of the Dead: complete a MYTHICAL-quality legend while ranked a mere Count - both checked at completion. Game rules first: Legend Spread Chance Very High, Legend Cost Very Low. The wiki build: replace the Chief of Gotland (867) with a custom ruler carrying the Holy Monarch trait, whose legend seed needs no fame or piety - then petition every Norse neighbour to promote it and keep the gold flowing. Gotland is nicely out of harm's way. Sneaky alternative: build the legend as a king, die, use Choose a New Destiny to hop into a Count, claim the legend and finish it small.