Great Northern War- The Saxons

 I have been slowly working away at the Saxons for the Great Northern War. 

I originally started with 70 odd figures from the Front Rank late 17th Century range that was going to be for another project. 

But one day I decided to paint up some GNW Saxons (see past post!) and got four regiments. Flags were from my favourite dealer of product, Barry Hilton at Warfare Miniatures. 

Earlier this year I bought some more Front Rank and began painting to add more. The Saxons are a nice army- and sooner or later I am going to have to put them on the table against the Swedes!

I had some more flags and began to put them on. I now have 9 regiments of infantry. Time to do some cavalry!

Upgrading some Ottomans

 The flags on my Ottomans were looking a bit sad and forlorn, so I decided to order some flags (from Warfare Miniatures - Hi Barry!) and update the Kapikulu cavalry.  The flags had been the original ones from the about 1990! So time for the upgrade!

Fulford Gate 1066.

Spyros expressed an interest in the Vikings sitting on my shelf.
After a brief discussion, we decided to get them on the table to fight my Anglo-Danes ....and redo Fulford Gate - the first of the three epic battles fought in 1066. We played it at the Company of Dice club meet here in Sydney.

Spyros was Morcar and Edwin and I was Harald Hardrada.

The two Anglo-Danish earls raced to take up a position on a stream bank and made it just in time before Hardrada's Vikings got there.

End of Turn 2

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View from the Viking lines- Edwin's Mercians, skirmishers thrown out as the main line races to the stream bank- a defensible position.