LONGSHIPS CAMPAIGN - JANUARY UPDATE

After much painting, repainting, rebasing and a general unearthing of some very old figures, the armies are beginning to take shape.

As per the rules a Viking army consists of the following:

Each army will be of 400 points and consist of a General and 5 boat crews.

Boat crews consist of 6 to 8 bases, with a single leader base and a minimum of 3 unarmoured bases.

Each unit may have a maximum of 4 armoured bases and a maximum of 1 Berserk base.

We are still waiting for one player to submit his army list but that said we have the following Viking armies planned ('pledged units shown in blue):

Ase the Red Faced (DJF)

One general

2 units of skirmishers

Boat crew one: Leader (Balder), 1 Berserker, 3 Armoured, 3 Unarmoured

Boat crew two: Leader (Canute), 1 Berserker, 3 Armoured, 3 Unarmoured

Boat crew three: Leader (Dag), 1 Berserker, 3 Armoured, 3 Unarmoured

Boat crew four: Leader (Egil), 1 Berserker, 3 Unarmoured, 3 Levy

Boat crew five: Leader (Finn), 3 Unarmoured, 4 Levy

Ragnar the Cold (DP)

One general

Boat crew one: Leader (Erik), 1 Berserker, 3 Armoured, 3 Unarmoured

Boat crew two: Leader (Magnus), 1 Berserker, 2 Armoured, 4 Unarmoured

Boat crew three: Leader (Harald), 1 Armoured, 4 Unarmoured, 2 Levy

Boat crew four: Leader (Leif), 1 Armoured, 4 Unarmoured, 2 Levy

Boat crew five: Leader (Gorm), 1 Armoured, 4 Unarmoured, 2 Levy

Harald the Barrel (NW)

One general

Boat crew one: Leader (Bjarke), 1 Berserker, 2 Armoured, 3 Unarmoured, 1 Levy

Boat crew two: Leader (Sigurd), 1 Berserker, 1 Armoured, 3 Unarmoured, 2 Levy

Boat crew three: Leader (Torbjørn), 1 Berserker, 2 Armoured, 4 Unarmoured

Boat crew four: Leader (Uffe), 1 Berserker, 1 Armoured, 3 Unarmoured, 2 Levy

Boat crew five: Leader (Ingolf), 1 Berserker, 2 Armoured, 3 Unarmoured, 1 Levy

Unamed (MS)

One general

Boat crew one: Leader, minimum 3 Unarmoured, 4 others

Boat crew two: Leader, minimum 3 Unarmoured, 4 others

For opposition we have the following armies:

FRANKS (DJF)
King Pepin the Rotund

Unit one: Leader (Lord Roland), 3 Armoured cavalry, 3 Unarmoured cavalry

Unit two: Leader (Lord Oliver), 3 Armoured cavalry, 3 Unarmoured cavalry

Unit three: Leader (Captain Martel), 1 Champion, 3 Armoured, 3 Unarmoured

Unit four:  Leader (Captain Namon), 3 Armoured, 4 Unarmoured

Unit five: Leader (Archbishop Turpin), 4 Unarmoured, 3 Levy

SAXONS (DP)

Ealdorman Odda

Unit one: Leader (Thegn Osric), 5 Armoured

Unit two: Leader (Shire Reeve Hrothgar), 1 Champion, 3 Armoured, 3 Unarmoured

Unit three: Leader (Reeve Aethelhere Spear Chucker). 1 Champion, 2 Armoured, 2 Unarmoured. 2 Levy

Unit four: Leader (Thegn Stuf). 2 Armoured. 3 Unarmoured. 2 Levy

Unit five: Leader (Bishop Dunn), 1 Armoured, 3 Unarmoured, 3 Levy

WELSH (NW)

Arthgal

3 units skirmishers

Unit one: Leader (Rhun), 7 Unarmoured cavalry

Unit two: Leader (Dumnagual), 1 Champion, 1 Armoured, 4 Unarmoured, 2 Levy

Unit three: Leader (Neithon), 1 Champion, 1 Armoured, 4 Unarmoured, 2 Levy

Unit four: Leader (Owain), 1 Champion, 5 Unarmoured, 2 Levy

Unit five: Leader (Eochaid), 2 Armoured, 4 Unarmoured, 2 Levy

Coming soon: Scots and possibly Irish