Legio Wargames

I am taking Comitatus to Winchester 21 November for the Forum on Viking Age Warfare. My intention is to run a game based on the Battle of Maldon. First I need to paint up a few more 15mm Saxons. First step is to rummage through my lead pile and select enough appropriate figures which will fit on an 80 x 40 mm base (two Comitatus stands). I am looking for primarily armoured figures to represent Byrhtnoth’s Comitatus. Then get painting them. I decide to give their shields a pr

The Vikings win the day at Maldon

The Saxons hold their own against the Viking onslaught at Maldon.

Newly painted 15mm warriors of the Dark Ages.

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