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Offline nevermore

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Norman battle at Rushmore
« on: April 10, 2012, 09:46:38 AM »
Norman battle at Rushmore lots more photos of this battle on website.

enjoy malc













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Anybody who wishes to visit the venue to arrange a game then  just pm me and lets roll those dice.

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Re: Norman battle at Rushmore
« Reply #1 on: April 10, 2012, 12:07:40 PM »
Greate looking game !

Best regards dalauppror

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Re: Norman battle at Rushmore
« Reply #2 on: April 10, 2012, 12:40:06 PM »
Beautiful paintjobs and photos.

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Re: Norman battle at Rushmore
« Reply #3 on: April 10, 2012, 12:42:34 PM »
Fantastic  :-*

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Re: Norman battle at Rushmore
« Reply #4 on: April 10, 2012, 12:44:13 PM »
That's a great looking game Nevermore.   :-*

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Re: Norman battle at Rushmore
« Reply #5 on: April 10, 2012, 01:48:24 PM »
That does look very good  :-*

cheers

James

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Re: Norman battle at Rushmore
« Reply #6 on: April 10, 2012, 02:33:19 PM »
 :o Bloody lovely!!!!
I knew the truck didn´t want to hit me...it had dodge written on the front

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Re: Norman battle at Rushmore
« Reply #7 on: April 10, 2012, 05:14:40 PM »
Enjoyed the photos.
Love the whole set up.
You guys do it right at your club.
Semper Fi, Mac

Offline nevermore

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Re: Norman battle at Rushmore
« Reply #8 on: April 10, 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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Re: Norman battle at Rushmore
« Reply #9 on: April 11, 2012, 10:41:19 PM »
One of my favourite periods - great photos of a great looking game.
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Offline CyberAlien312

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Re: Norman battle at Rushmore
« Reply #10 on: June 12, 2012, 03:48:05 PM »
The battle looks cool! The miniatures look great too.
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Re: Norman battle at Rushmore
« Reply #11 on: June 12, 2012, 04:39:15 PM »
Lovely  :)

 

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