The Warband
The Warlord
With Torgue in mind, I asked Steve Saleh to rework one of the
Crusader Miniatures Noman characters to make Le Eyr. A
figure stood in a very arrogant manner found his right leg
removed and replaced with a wooden one, and an unusually
high helmet placed on his head. I passed the figure to Kev to
be painted in an appropriate style, to be mounted on a Saga
hero base with his horse beside him.
The Hearthguard
I’ve chosen to have two Hearthguards made up of mounted
Knights. These Knights are the minor landowners who owe a
local fealty to Le Eyr. One group is dressed in black, they are
closer to Le Eyr’s vision of the world then the others.
Mounted Warriors
These two groups of mounted warriors are the retainers and
mercenaries of the local Normans.
The Warriors
The Sergeants in the employ of Le Eyr are armed with
crossbows, the perfect weapon to stalk the forests of
Derbyshire with, hunting fugitive outlaws.
Crusader Miniatures Noman characters to make Le Eyr. A
figure stood in a very arrogant manner found his right leg
removed and replaced with a wooden one, and an unusually
high helmet placed on his head. I passed the figure to Kev to
be painted in an appropriate style, to be mounted on a Saga
hero base with his horse beside him.
The Hearthguard
I’ve chosen to have two Hearthguards made up of mounted
Knights. These Knights are the minor landowners who owe a
local fealty to Le Eyr. One group is dressed in black, they are
closer to Le Eyr’s vision of the world then the others.
Mounted Warriors
These two groups of mounted warriors are the retainers and
mercenaries of the local Normans.
The Warriors
The Sergeants in the employ of Le Eyr are armed with
crossbows, the perfect weapon to stalk the forests of
Derbyshire with, hunting fugitive outlaws.
The Levy
The resistance movement after the Conquest was conducted by
Saxon fighters called by the Normans Silvatici. This is
translated as ‘woodmen’ or ‘wildmen of the woods’. They were
a guerilla army that lived in the wild regions of England,
raiding the Normans but then emerging to form the armies of
Resistance leaders, fading back into the countryside after. They
were a feature of England for many generations, and although
my source for these (3) didn’t mention it, they have to be the
origin of Robin Hood and his Merry Men. Interestingly, Little
John, Robin’s right hand man, was from Hathersage, in the
middle of Le Eyr’s land.
I’ve included a band of these in my warband, using Artizan
Design Viking archers painted by Dave Woodward. I’ve taken
these as turn-coats, paid lots of money by Le Eyr to hunt down
and their own countrymen, a poacher to catch a poacher as the
saying goes.
Notes:
(1) Daniel Defoe, (1724–27)
(2) Nemesis the Warlock from 2000AD. Titan Books.
(3) The English Resistance by Peter Rex. (Tempus Publishing
2004)
Saxon fighters called by the Normans Silvatici. This is
translated as ‘woodmen’ or ‘wildmen of the woods’. They were
a guerilla army that lived in the wild regions of England,
raiding the Normans but then emerging to form the armies of
Resistance leaders, fading back into the countryside after. They
were a feature of England for many generations, and although
my source for these (3) didn’t mention it, they have to be the
origin of Robin Hood and his Merry Men. Interestingly, Little
John, Robin’s right hand man, was from Hathersage, in the
middle of Le Eyr’s land.
I’ve included a band of these in my warband, using Artizan
Design Viking archers painted by Dave Woodward. I’ve taken
these as turn-coats, paid lots of money by Le Eyr to hunt down
and their own countrymen, a poacher to catch a poacher as the
saying goes.
Notes:
(1) Daniel Defoe, (1724–27)
(2) Nemesis the Warlock from 2000AD. Titan Books.
(3) The English Resistance by Peter Rex. (Tempus Publishing
2004)
