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General Category => Army Research => Topic started by: Dave Knight on February 08, 2022, 08:00:13 PM

Title: Byzantines from the time of Harald Hardrada
Post by: Dave Knight on February 08, 2022, 08:00:13 PM
I am going to run the scenarios from the Viking in the Sun Lion Rampant supplement.

Any suggestions for suitable Byzantine figures in 28mm?
Title: Re: Byzantines from the time of Harald Hardrada
Post by: Mark G on February 09, 2022, 03:00:39 PM
Gripping beasts' saga figures would seem a safe place to start.

Title: Re: Byzantines from the time of Harald Hardrada
Post by: Dave Knight on February 09, 2022, 03:21:03 PM
The Gripping Beast range is described as beind Thematic which I thought (and I am no expert) was before Hardrada's period.
Tjey may well still work for Lion Rampant purposes
Title: Re: Byzantines from the time of Harald Hardrada
Post by: Duncan Head on February 09, 2022, 03:35:20 PM
The GB Thematic figures even have a couple of packs called "Harald Hardradda's Varangian Guard"! In general I think they look OK for the 11th century, except that some of the infantry could have kite shields - some of the GB cavalry do, but all the infantry look to have round ones.
Title: Re: Byzantines from the time of Harald Hardrada
Post by: Dave Knight on February 09, 2022, 03:39:48 PM
Gripping Beast it is then.  Thanks chaps
Title: Re: Byzantines from the time of Harald Hardrada
Post by: Nick Harbud on February 10, 2022, 08:48:48 AM
You might also want to check out the Warlord Games website (https://store.warlordgames.com/collections/hail-caesar/products/11th-century-vikings).  These guys have figures for many of the Viking personalities.

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