Vikings Vs. Skraelings Battle Report

[Gjlsnowma]

Check out this battle report covering an attack by vikings on a Skraeling settlement in Vinland
www.battlesinthesnow.com/2015/09/vikings-vs-skraelings-battle-report.html

[Hupp n at em]

Good looking battle! Is there any historical basis for those Skraeling houses? Not meaning to imply otherwise, just curious.  Thanks for sharing. 

[Gjlsnowma]

No historical basis. Not very much is known about the native Americans of this time period. It is thought that the world was in a warm stage, hence the scantily clad nature of the warriors. The current natives in the far north of Canada, the Inuit, build igloos, so I kind of made a cross between a woodland Indian longhouse and an Inuit igloo. This resulted in a fur igloo. Kind of similar to wigwams seen in other Native American cultures.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wigwam

[Gjlsnowma]

And red pillars because the one thing known about skraelings is that they liked red. Red warpaint too. The vikings traded them red cloth strips for everything

[Atheling]

Excellent looking game 

Really love the way you've modelled the Eastern Native American abodes 

Darrell.

[Gjlsnowma]

they're paper mache eggs that I cut in half with faux leather glued to them. All bought from hobby lobby for a total of $6. Gotta love cheap projects!

[Atheling]

they're paper mache eggs that I cut in half with faux leather glued to them. All bought from hobby lobby for a total of $6. Gotta love cheap projects!

  They really look the part 

Darrell.

[tyrionhalfman]

Interesting battle report, including the scene-setting intro. Nice looking figures and scenery. Thanks for sharing