Good fun & great company. The Vikings were rolling hot throughout the last two turns of the game, but we all agreed that attacking the uphill position was a serious challenge for the Saxons and I shall be tweaking the scenario.

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Unfortunately that was the high water mark as the Northmen threw in a counter charge and destroyed the Saxons piecemeal. Although 3 Viking earls were slain, Aethelred was wounded and his army broken. A dark day for Wessex !
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The refight of the only West Saxon victory of 871 started with a charge on the Viking position and the downing of 3 of the earls described by Asser. King Aethelred was busy taking Mass but Alfred cut his way into the enemy.

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At Boards and Swords last night with chums for a play through of a Midgard scenario for the Battle of Ashdown.

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WIP Wednesday, a 4’ long slice of the Medway heading for a Second Barons’ War CrackCon game with @thatchapscrivs.bsky.social.
Bridge and fire ship currently under construction! #miniatures #wargaming #spreadthelard #midgardheroicbattles #nerdlings

I’ve taken the plunge with these Black Guard figures from Reconquer Designs. My first time with resin figures. Metal is normally my go to. Any feedback or suggestions or things to look out for would be appreciated. Any paint jobs pics also welcome. #Midgardheroicbattles

Having spent last Saturday with Peter Dennis and Mirko Bruner, I inexplicably find myself working on Paperboys Normans. Must be something about October coming up!

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…sculpted by the Patten brothers and Andy ‘Soapy’ Dormer. I put this scene together in front of a @handiworkgames.bsky.social
backdrop and Pete Jenkins photographed it for a double-page spread in Midgard Heroic Battles.

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…due in no small part to the enthusiasm of staff and sculptors over the years.

Here’s a detail of a shot of a Welsh cavalry charge inspired by the heroic poem, ‘Y Gododdin’, featuring several generations of GB metal minis…

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With yesterday’s sad news that Gripping Beast is planning to close its doors, expect a series of Beast appreciation posts from myself. This company helped to change the face of early medieval (AKA Dark Ages) wargaming…
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