The Saxon line at Hastings had Nordic mercenary -Lithsman- also. I imagine them with Viking looks which favours the beginning of a Viking army for the previous battle, Stamford Bridge and many others.
I gave them a Nordic look with plenty of axes and blond hair. All figures with the Gjermundbu helmet were concentrated in these stands as this helmet is typically Nordic and a trademark of Viking equipment. Some of the figures got a spear instead of a sword as Revell (and before Elastolin, which are copied in the Revell box) exaggerated the number of swords.
Like this the Saxon army grew to 15 stands and 5 more Fyrd stands will make it complete.
Next: My latest batch of Airfix models from the 50's or a video on the Iraqi 3rd Saladin Armored Division in 1991.
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DeleteNice work and I never knew about the 'Lithsmen' at the battle!
ReplyDeleteSome sources place these nordic mercenaries at 700 in a total of 8000 saxons.
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