Here, soon, I will be featuring all of my Dark Age DBA armies - as well as a number of individual figures in my collection for skirmishing, etc. Check back after the end of February, I should have every thing completed by then!
For now, let's start with the Welsh
(Remember: click on the pictures for a bigger version)
Welsh
This is a Welsh 580-1099 DBA Army (III/19a).
The complete army - with all options.
Here’s how the army breaks down:
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General options; Warband or Cavalry
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9x Warband – the bulk of the army
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2x Psiloi - for skirmishing and harassing.
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This is my Army Marker for the the Welsh DBA army (for marking the movements of the armies on the campaign map).
The figures are a mix of Old Gloryand Gripping Beast (with a couple of Warlord Games Celtic Women Warriors thrown in for fun – can you spot them?)
I actually painted up an extra “warband” and an extra psiloi (not pictured here) – this is to cover parts of the later lists (III/19b and III/19c Welsh 1100–1420 – South and North, respectively). I also have a PILE of archers to paint up as the III/19b (South) list has 8 stands of Long Bow. Also I’ve done all these "warbands" with spears as the III/19c (North) list no longer has Warband but 8 Spear (with the option of three more – or three bow, or three psiloi).
Now I don’t really have any feudal/medieval opponents of these later options, and, honestly, would the welsh of 1420 still have been carrying round shields with celtic devices…? I don’t know… I just happen to HAVE all the archer figures – which is what got me thinking I could do all three… someday...
Scots
This is a Pre-Feudal Scots DBA Army 846-1051AD (III/45a). The only difference between this and the III/45b list, which covers the same from 1052-1124, is the Warband General option is dropped and a Knight General option is added - so in a pinch I could conceivably use this as both - though ideally I'd like to get a specific "Knight" element for the latter option (probably with the General and attendants wearing a bit more chainmail!)
This is the whole army with all options.
Here's how the army breaks down:
The General options - Cavalry or Warband.
One element of Light Horse
There is a requirement for one Warband (4Wb) and an option for another two (3Wb) - as they make no difference in DBA, I've based them all the same.
There is a requirement for five elements of Spear and an option for another two (instead of the aforementioned Warband)
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Finally two elements of Psiloi (light skirmishers)
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this is the ARmy Marker for the Pre-Feudal Scots (for marking where the Field Army is in a Campaign)
All these figures are from Old Glory or Gripping Beast.
English
This force is meant to be fielded as wither Middle Anglo-Saxons (III/24b 701-1014AD) or Anglo-Danish (III/71 1014-1075). There is very little difference between the two.
This is the Anglo-Danish army with all options: Blade General, two other Blade, eight or nine Spear and an optional Psiloi.
This is the Middle Anglo-Saxon army with all options: Spear General, eight to ten Spear, Psiloi, and two optional Horde
The Spear General element for the Middle Anglo-Saxons – I put lots of spears on here to remind myself that they’re not Blade!!
General Element and Huscarls for the Anglo-Danish (all Blade). This General stand also has spears to remind myself that this is the General for the Anglo-Danish I painted the Generals shield to look like a modern Danish flag.
The bulk of both armies – the English Spearmen.
Skirmishing Psiloi – optional in the Anglo-Danish army, required in the Middle Anglo-Saxon.
Optional Horde for the Middle Anglo-Saxons. I’ve never used them. I probably never will, but to be a completist I made the two stands out of some very old home-cast figures that I’d used to make my previous Anglo-Saxon/Danish army (I think this was the very first figure I ever modeled and cast!).
These are a couple of extra stands I made as options for when the army is fielded in Hordes of the Things: Shooters and Clerics. If I took the Cleric (which is 3AP) I would also take a Horde (1AP) to make the army point total even.
These are Army Markers for marking the location of the army on a campaign map.
Most of these figures are from Old Glory and Gripping Beast, and there are a handful from Black Tree Design as well as a few I modeled and cast myself.
I have the beginnings of a SECOND English army – the Blade and Psiloi elements and a four Spear elements made up of those home-cast figures I used for the Horde in this army. At some point I thought I’d model a new generic Dark Age spearman – with a bigger shield (or separate shield)! Then I’ll finish up the second army. Heck, I could even do a third… or fourth… but that might be a bit Silly!
COMING SOON:
Normans, West Franks, Vikings, and Irish! (Vikings, Normans, and Irish are all done, I just have to get around to taking pictures of the lot of them...)