Anglo Normans Hammered!

[Vis Bellica]

With Viking and Norman armies now complete, I thought I’d have a look at what else this meant I could field. The most obvious mash-up was an Anglo-Norman army i.e. an English army from after William the B’s victory at Hastings. This seemed to me to be quite a good combination: you have the the mobile power of Norman knights, the endurance and ferocity of the Viking foot (well, Anglo-Saxons…but the fyrd is a fyrd as they say!), and some lights in support.

With that decided, it was time to pick an opponent. Looking at the list of units that have been painted but haven’t been on the tabletop yet, it was obvious that the Assyrians were up. Not an historical match up by any stretch of the imagination (well, perhaps a pre-emptive strike on what would be the site of the British museum?) but this is Ancients so we won’t worry about that too much! I would play the Anglo-Normans, Kavan would play the Assyrians. Click on the link to see how the battle unfolded...

https://www.vislardica.com/blog/2023/5/29/anglo-normans-hammered

[Baron von Wreckedoften]

.....(well, Anglo-Saxons…but the fyrd is a fyrd as they say!).....

You mean a fyrd in the hand is worth two in the bush, surely?