Ragnar Olafson's viking raiders had landed. They had not gone un-noticed and the local fyrd had been called out and were to assemble at the old stone circle near the small hamlet of Woolaton.
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The vikings had been moving inland fairly quickly and when the advance guard saw the fyrd ahead of them they formed up ....
The vikings moved forward slowly waiting for more warriors who were strung out on the march behind them. They dealt with some flanking skirmishers as they attacked the fyrd...
The vikings started to envelope the saxon's right flank, but their own right flank started to be thinned out by the saxons. More of the saxon fyrd started to arrive.....
The vikings broke around the saxons right flank and rolled up what remained of their shield wall, a few saxon warriors fell back to join the newly arriving fyrd...
The vikings pressed forward and charged into the assembling saxon fyrd....
a furious fight ensued but the fyrd were no match for the vikings and the remainder took to their heels
The saxon fyrd, though badly battered was not destroyed; they were re-grouping and waiting for the local lord and his men to join them.
Ragnar Olafson and his viking raiders would need to be quick to take advantage and gain loot and captives before they re-organised.
3 comments:
Great looking action - I await developments
I like the way that the two formed battle lines aren't the whole picture but men are visibly arriving and departing through the action. Thanks for sharing
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