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Here is a quick glimpse of my Warlord for my Anglo-Danish Warband.

Using the Griping Beast Saxon Plastic box set (very nice kit), yet to base him properly on a 40mm, but quite happy with the pose and Dane axe bash, think his quite command-like.

I have built up most of my 4 point warband just need some additional spears for my warriors

Here is what i'm trying to build...

Warlord (dane axe) [plastic saxon Gripping Beast]
4 Huscarls (hand weapons + banner) [plastic saxon Gripping Beast]
8 Huscarls (spears + musician) [plastic saxon Gripping Beast]
8 Ceorls (spears) [metal romano-british West Wind]

Will get some nicer photos up soon...
Oh dear not even played the game and i'm making a log, this game better be awesome !

Tell me what you think, and help me find a good source for naming my warlord?

Cheers all,

MaL

Oh, I like him a lot. Very proud looking 'Lord of all he surveys' sort of pose.

Phil

A definate "Come and get me you bastards" pose, think he is going to get shot

Looks really good, you can get some figures out of the GB boxset

A good source for Anglo-Saxon names would be the Anglo-Saxon Chronicle. I have first dibs on Eadric the Wild (led Welsh and Saxons against the Normans post-1066)

For forenames you can look here: http://www.gaminggeeks.org/Resources/Ka ... ematic.htm
Bynames could be descriptive (Godric the Black), locational (Wigot of Wallingford) or 'son of' (Beohrtric the son of Beorhtnoth).

A few names that come to mind: Asgeir the Staller; Azur the Black; Osgod Clappa; or Waltheof Siward's son (all from Edward the Confessor's time). Then there are the Godwineson's of course: apart from Harold there were Tostig, Leofwine, Gyrth and the black sheep Sweign (exiled for abducting an abbess, he returned leading Viking pirates).

Peter

Here is my first Anglo-Dane paint scheme test!



Quite happy with the job, still needs some tiding up but overall i think he looks pretty cool

Unsure if i should do a winter base and add some snow or just go with the flow and get some flock etc

What do you guys think?

One Huscarl down, 11 to go!

Cheers

MaL

Excellent job mate, if you really want to smile work out how much he cost, these are great value, cant wait for the unarmoured foot. Mix n match with vikings and warlord celts for even more variety, keep it up!

at 45 pence a 28mm model everyones a winner!!

Here is my 1st unit of Huscarls, almost complete!


Just need to finish the other three huscarl faces, hands, hair and shield backs

What do you think?
Photos have come out a little darker than last so sorry bout that...

I know the shield free-hands aren't amazing but i'm quite proud.

one unit almost done anyone up for a 1point game lol

Cheers,

MaL

Moved the topic to the Parade Ground; players shouldn't miss such eye candies!