The defence of Sakertstalle....

Continued from the post ....  http://saxons-and-vikings.blogspot.com/2023/02/olaf-sigurdsens-raid-survivors-sail-home.html

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After a couple of days, Torsten Halvorsen and his men had crossed the hills into the low country now they were back in their own lands.  As they neared the settlement of Sakertstalle they were met by the village headman - who asked for their help to defend the village against a band of marauders that were in the area ...

the settlement of Sakertstalle ...

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The next day, the man watching the approaches to the village through the marsh could see the Marauders in the distance..he raised the alarm...

Halverson and his men moved into position, to help defend the settlement perimeter...

The marauders started their advance through the marsh ....

the men defending the entrance to the settlement readied themselves ...

In came the attackers, their charge held they were beaten back but they came in again ...

As the defenders held the entrance to the village from the marsh more marauders had come round the side of the village and had got across the fencing but were still being held back ...

At the other end of the village more marauders were coming in from the woods...

The defenders fell back to form a defensive shield wall

Meanwhile some marauders had broken through on one side...

Halvorsen seeing the danger managed to set up a defensive line a bit further back ... also more marauders had crossed the fence and threatened to encircle those at the other end of the village...

They just managed to fall back and join the rest forming into a semi-circle......

In charged the marauders .....

the fighting continued apace ...

the defenders formation started to buckle...

but they held on, pushed back some attackers and filled in any gaps 

Then the marauders leader, who had join the fray sensing victory, was killed. What remained of his men ran away leaving Halvorsen and the defenders weary but victorious !

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Game Information

1. Played with my basic Saxons v Vikings rules

2. Settlement Defenders

• Torsten Halvorsen: armoured with shield,  +2 on Combat and Saving throws
• Halvorsen's thirteen:  +1 on Combat and Saving throws
• 1 archer un-armoured,  
• 5 armoured + shield, spear/sword/axe
• 6 un-armoured + shield, spear/sword/axe
• 1 un-armoured + short knives
• Villagers (9) : mix of weapons - sword or pitchfork/flail/staff.
• plus Bjorn the Beserker: un-armoured and +2 on Combat and Saving throws

3. The Marauders:

• Leader : armoured with shield and +1 on Combat and Saving Throws
• The rest (49): un-armoured with shield, spear/sword/axe.  (includes two archers)

4. The final body count...

• 4 villagers died defending the village
• 4 of Halvorsen's men were wounded one later died from his wounds the others would recover.
• the Marauders - their leader and 38 of them were killed, the rest ran for their lives ...