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Author Topic: Chainmail for SAGA warriors...  (Read 2895 times)

Offline Gracchus Armisurplus

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Chainmail for SAGA warriors...
« on: June 19, 2016, 08:21:45 PM »
Warriors, as opposed to Hearthguard and Levies. Should they be wearing chainmail, or should they just consider themselves lucky to have a spear, shield and helmet?

Offline Michi

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Re: Chainmail for SAGA warriors...
« Reply #1 on: June 19, 2016, 08:45:34 PM »
That depends on your faction. There is a difference in the quality of armour between these three classes of troops. Of course that could be a shield, a helmet, mail or anything else. It´s most important that youself can tell your levies and warriors from hearthguard.
« Last Edit: June 19, 2016, 08:48:15 PM by Michi »

Offline fred

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Re: Chainmail for SAGA warriors...
« Reply #2 on: June 19, 2016, 09:25:56 PM »
I think shield and helmet, is probably most accurate. Leaving mail for Hearthguards.

But most of my Anglo Dane Warriors have mail, thanks to the GB plastic box. So they have spears, while the HG have big axes or swords.

Offline tyrionhalfman

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Re: Chainmail for SAGA warriors...
« Reply #3 on: June 20, 2016, 06:25:36 AM »
My impression is that levy would mainly have no armour, not even helmets, Warriors would have helmets and maybe padded armour (like in the WF Saxon fyrd or Viking bondi boxes), and hearth guard would have mail and helmets.

Having said that I've seen warbands where all but the levy have chain mail if the warband is based around one of GBs original plastic boxes of either Vikings or Saxons, and the difference between warriors and hearth guard was shown with either different weapons or different paint jobs.

Whatever works for you as long as you and your opponent can tell the difference.

Offline dinohunterpoa

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Re: Chainmail for SAGA warriors...
« Reply #4 on: June 22, 2016, 05:07:57 PM »
Whatever works for you as long as you and your opponent can tell the difference.

Well said!  ;)
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Offline Rob_bresnen

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Re: Chainmail for SAGA warriors...
« Reply #5 on: June 30, 2016, 11:50:26 PM »
I think shield and helmet, is probably most accurate. Leaving mail for Hearthguards.

But most of my Anglo Dane Warriors have mail, thanks to the GB plastic box. So they have spears, while the HG have big axes or swords.

I did this too.
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Offline FierceKitty

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Re: Chainmail for SAGA warriors...
« Reply #6 on: July 01, 2016, 03:33:43 AM »
There's no such thing as chainmail, nor has there ever been.
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Offline Matakakea

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Re: Chainmail for SAGA warriors...
« Reply #7 on: July 01, 2016, 04:16:23 PM »
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There's no such thing as chainmail, nor has there ever been.

Hear hear! Another horrible Victorianism, like horned Viking helmets!
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