Beornwulf assembles his retinue, he orders the dragon standard to be raised. Sound the horn, send runners to call out the fyrd ...
Beornwulf arrives near where the vikings were last seen and deploys the fyrd in a shield wall on a rise
However they too late. All there is to see are a couple of smoking villages and a Viking ship, with its sail raised, far down the estuary on its way out to sea.
A lone viking ship has worked its way up the river. A raiding party sets out to do some rape and pillage ....
Some of the men practice using slings, bows and javelins. (more Gripping Beast figs)
Fresh out of the shipyard, one longboat ready to bring terror to some innocents or explore the wonders of the world ...
Next time I'll probably buy resin ship with crew from either Gripping Beast or Old Glory - I don't think these come with masts though.
The giants of Caer Tidi take on a dragon which has been eating their livestock.
A couple of packs of Gripping Beast civilians have been painted up - obviously oblivious to their future encounters with any viking raiders.
The Abbot of Wuduceastre has journied north to a meeting with the giants of Caer Tidi to resolve a minor border dispute. The giants are gentle by nature and refer to ordinary size folk as the 'little people', their manner being slightly gruff is often offputing to men. In general they fight with men against common threats; the last being a dangerous dragon.
Beornwulf, his thegns and the fyrd, plus some civilians have been cleaned up and armed with weapons. They are now ready for painting.
The abbey of Wuduceastre has a number of encumbents (formerly warriors) who have retired from the world to worship the glory of god. However some of the monks, including the abbot, still answer the call in times of trouble to protect the local population.
