Pack of 8 figures (picked at random from half a dozen different variations): EURO€ 4.90 They are also perfect to mix with all the others packs for even more variety! VIK12 include figures who are facing straight to the enemy with the shoulders roughly parallel to the shield. In the last picture on the right you can see the main difference between the poses in the two codes: VIK11 include figures that have the shoulder line almost perpendicular to the shield which allow for the spear to be cast on with the rest of the figure all in one piece. These are specifically designed so that you can replace the separate cast tin spears (supplied!) with your favorite brass or steel wire spears. Pack of 8 figures (picked at random from about a dozen different variations): EURO€ 4.90 This could save you a considerable amount of time and money reducing the need of up to 25% of the figures as well as having a great looking army, but of course if you want to have the "legal" number of figures on the bases there would be plenty of space in the back for adding the extra figures behind the main line.Īs well as their spears these warriors also have a small axe as a sidearm. You can use this to your advantage, if your favorite rules call for spearmen frequently fighting in two 15mm deep bases double ranked in order to receive rear support you can opt to base them in a wedge on a single double depth base, arranging them in the famous "Boar's Snout" or "Swine Array" (Svinfylka) attack formation that the shieldwall would take when advancing! These are specifically designed so that it is possible to arrange them in a compact shieldwall formation with overlapping shields, and as you can see you can easily put up to six on a 40mm base! When they were to fight an open field battle, the spearmen would usually pick the grounds and form a line with their shields interlocking, while warriors behind them shoot arrows or threw spears. Perhaps the most famous Viking battle tactic was the "shield wall". Pack of 8 figures (four different poses): EURO€ 4.90Īll figures do not contain lead and are sold unpainted!įor more command poses you can also mix with Horses were not carried along on such expeditions. Having the fastest ships of the day they would arrive seemingly out of nowhere close to the target and storm ashore ready to attack.
They decided on a target and planned the attack in advance. The Vikings were expert navigators and knew the coasts of Europe like the back of their hand.
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We have acquired all rights for it and we are costantly adding on new models! The next additions will include mounted commands, personalities, a full scale (1:100) Snekke with crew, raiders with booty, Valkyries, even the mighty Odin himself, riding on Sleipner and with Gere and Freke to boot!Ĭheck out Ray's excellent Viking flags here!Ĭonfused about who were the Vikings? Find out more in this video!Ī Viking raid nearly always came as a total surprise. Other authorities maintain that the name came from the Old Norse term i viking, which is the equivalent of "a-raiding," as in "they went a-raiding down the Atlantic coast." But "Viking" was never a blanket term for the whole people of the region until it became a popular, modern misuse.ĭesigned following the most recent research, dressed and armed appropriately for 750-1050 AD the figures in this range were originally commissioned by Bryan of (now gone) "50 Paces" and sculpted by M. The Huscarls (the elite guard of Kings) were armed with two-handed axes which could split shields or metal helmets with ease.īesides the Scandinavians themselves, only the British called the marauders "Vikings," and this word may come from vik or bay, and Viken, as the Oslo Fjord was called, from which the earliest Viking ships emerged. Vikings were relatively unique for the time in their use of axes as a main battle weapon. Bows were used in the opening stages of land battles, and at sea, but tended to be considered less "honorable" than a hand weapon. A wealthy Viking would have a complete ensemble of a helmet, shield and chainmail shirt and would be armed with swords, spears, daggers, axes and hammers.
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According to custom, all free men (Bondi) were required to own weapons, as well as permitted to carry them at all times. These Norsemen used their famed longships to travel as far east as Constantinople and the Volga River in Russia, and as far west as Iceland, Greenland, and Newfoundland.
Viking were Scandinavian explorers, warriors, merchants, and pirates who raided and colonized wide areas of Europe from the late eighth to the early eleventh century.
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