Baltic pagans - Now with Battlereport

[Dr. Zombie]

In 2019 it is the 800 anniversary af the  battle of Lyndanisse where the Danish flag fell from heaven and granted the Danish crusaders victory over the Estonian pagans. I am putting together a pagan army and possibly also building some terrain. To mark the occasion. But be warned this is a slow cooking project. I have already showed the start of the army in my workbench thread. But thought they deserved a thread of their own.

So without further ado here is my first four units.

[Engel]

Ohh nice..
Will follow this with interest.


I have thought about using Frostgrave Barbarians in plastic kitbashed together with maybe Fireforge miniautures or maybe Gripping Beast Viking Hirdmen or maybe even Warlord Games Celts to get some Baltic heathens.

A great start!

[Dr. Zombie]

I fully intend to do some units with a more "wild" look. The GB plastics are definitely going to make an appearance along with conquest Normans.

[Tordenkuglen]

Thumps up as allways

[sukhe_bator]

I am loving the grunge look on these feudals...
As for tribesmen, I've always bemoaned the lack of decent pagan Pruzz etc. in 25/28mm. Some years ago I had two 15mm Baltic crusades armies sculpted by Josef Ochmann from the Hobby Products Historical Heroes ranges with some spirited Lithuanian cavalry and Pruzz tribesmen.
http://www.cs.cmu.edu/~tpope/sol/metal-magic/images/P2029.jpg
http://www.cs.cmu.edu/~tpope/sol/metal-magic/images/P2012.jpg
http://www.cs.cmu.edu/~tpope/sol/metal-magic/images/P2013.jpg
http://www.cs.cmu.edu/~tpope/sol/metal-magic/images/P2027.jpg
I always thought they would make good Dunlendings or even Hunnic looking Easterlings... sadly I have not yet found their equivalent in the larger scale. All I can suggest is shaggifying converted Celtic, Dark Age or Frostgrave Barbarian troops with green stuff capes, cloaks, hoods etc.
I've had a stab at this creating Wildlings for my ASOIAF project, but I would also highly recommend the Black Tree Design Kurdish tribesmen from their ancients range. I added GB Medieval Russian weapons and arrived at this...


Provided with suitable pagan almond shaped plank shields they could proxy well as Pruzz. Although they come in only 4 poses, they take to conversion well.

 

[tomrommel1]

Very nice start indeed ! I am working on the plastic Barbarians from frostgrave, too at the moment, alas as proxies for Wildlings in my GoT setting.

[Dr. Zombie]

Those look nice as well. Perhaps a little more savage and wild than I have imagined. I think I am going to go for a slightly more civilized look. Perhaps a bit like late Viking, saxons or Normans. But not as feudal. If that makes any sense?

But if I am honest I have next to no idea of how the Estonians would have looked in 1219. That is why I have immagined them hundred years behind on their armour fashion.

[rumacara]

Good start on this Project.

[tomrommel1]

Estonian history is regularly reflected in written sources from the early 13th century. Besides pre-conquest semi-feudal relations and pagan beliefs, the most significant features that shaped the European Middle Ages — the Catholic church and fixed feudal relations — were brought to Estonia by foreign colonists. From here:

http://www.estonica.org/en/History/ca_1200-1558_Estonian_middle_ages/Sources/

That seems to me that tribal organization was somewhat like pre feudalism in the rest of Europe if that is of any help?!

[Metternich]

Interesting and out of the ordinary project.  Everyone thinks Teutonic Knights for the period, but there was a lot else going on in the Baltic region.

[ayak333]

You can check out my Samogitian/Curonian army here http://leadadventureforum.com/index.php?topic=86746.msg1068602#msg1068602 The figures are a mix of plastic and metal. Warlord Celts and GB vikings are the bulk of the plastics, as well as some wargames factory Germans. The metals are all GB Jomsvikings and Pagan/Early Rus. I also made noble and light cav with wargames factory horses and bodies with GB Viking and Warlord Celt heads. I think Estonians used less cavalry but I believe the Teutonic Knights/Sword Brothers had mounted Livonian auxiliaries so noble cavalry could be an option for Estonian tribes.

[Marine0846]

Excellent painting.
I love to follow projects that are off the main stream.
Will be keeping an eye on what you do.
Thanks for sharing.

[Dr. Zombie]

ayak333 that is some impressive forces. They are definitely going I the inspiration folder. Thanks for sharing.

[Phil Portway]

They look to have very Rustic look about them, and I am liking it!
 

[Dr. Zombie]

Another unit joins the army.



And a commander.