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Miniatures Adventure => Medieval Adventures => Topic started by: nevermore on 10 April 2012, 09:46:38 AM

Title: Norman battle at Rushmore
Post by: nevermore on 10 April 2012, 09:46:38 AM

Norman battle at Rushmore lots more photos of this battle on website.

enjoy malc

(http://img341.imageshack.us/img341/6025/201204091831463.jpg) (http://imageshack.us/photo/my-images/341/201204091831463.jpg/)

(http://img407.imageshack.us/img407/1290/201204091831465.jpg) (http://imageshack.us/photo/my-images/407/201204091831465.jpg/)

(http://img405.imageshack.us/img405/4999/201204091833442.jpg) (http://imageshack.us/photo/my-images/405/201204091833442.jpg/)

(http://img849.imageshack.us/img849/7956/201204091835303.jpg) (http://imageshack.us/photo/my-images/849/201204091835303.jpg/)

(http://img543.imageshack.us/img543/5049/201204091835305.jpg) (http://imageshack.us/photo/my-images/543/201204091835305.jpg/)

(http://img855.imageshack.us/img855/852/201204091917471.jpg) (http://imageshack.us/photo/my-images/855/201204091917471.jpg/)

http://grimsbywargamessociety.webs.com/

Title: Re: Norman battle at Rushmore
Post by: Dalauppror on 10 April 2012, 12:07:40 PM

Greate looking game !

Best regards dalauppror

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Post by: A_Train on 10 April 2012, 12:40:06 PM

Beautiful paintjobs and photos.

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Post by: aircav on 10 April 2012, 12:42:34 PM

Fantastic  :-*

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Post by: DFlynSqrl on 10 April 2012, 12:44:13 PM

That's a great looking game Nevermore.   :-*

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Post by: OSHIROmodels on 10 April 2012, 01:48:24 PM

That does look very good  :-*

cheers

James

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Post by: Paul on 10 April 2012, 02:33:19 PM

 :o Bloody lovely!!!!

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Post by: Marine0846 on 10 April 2012, 05:14:40 PM

Enjoyed the photos.
Love the whole set up.
You guys do it right at your club.

Title: Re: Norman battle at Rushmore
Post by: nevermore on 10 April 2012, 05:43:32 PM

Thank you all for the replies, in case anybody waas wondering here is the history behind it.
 Neither English nor Normans had ever been ruled by a woman, and the Empress Maude (aka Matilda), as she still called herself, was a proud, disagreeable, ill-tempered woman, whom nobody liked. So her cousin, Stephen de Blois, whose mother Adela had been daughter of William the Conqueror, thought to obtain the crown of England by promising to give everyone what they wished. Stephen, like all the other barons, had sworn that Maude ( Matilda ) should reign. The people knew he was a kindly, gracious sort of person, and greatly preferred Stephen to Matilda. Stephen was therefore crowned; and the Norman barons believed they would have greater power. The barons built strong castles, and hired men, with whom they made war upon each other, robbed one another's tenants and generally terrorised the people of England. Stephen tried to stop these cruelties; but then the barons turned on him, told him he was not their proper king, and invited Maude (Matilda) to come and be crowned in his stead. Stephen was taken prisoner at a battle at Lincoln. Stephen's friends could not leave him in prison for life; and so they went on fighting for him, while more and more of the English joined them and Matilda eventually conceded the throne.

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Post by: Little Odo on 11 April 2012, 10:41:19 PM

One of my favourite periods - great photos of a great looking game.

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Post by: CyberAlien312 on 12 June 2012, 03:48:05 PM

The battle looks cool! The miniatures look great too.

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Post by: janner on 12 June 2012, 04:39:15 PM

Lovely  :)