Lost Monk ....

A touch of whimsy, prompted by finishing painting a ploughman figure ..

Monk: Excuse me kind sir, can you tell me the way to Wareham in the county of Wuduceastre ?

Ploughman: Same as you wears'em anywhere else

Here be the Isle of Sceapige ...

When the vikings landed they moved north and took the settlement of Medham, we have also seen their adventure in the forest where they retrieved the Book of Tanwold from the hermits island on Crawsmere (click map image to get larger version)

The vikings now control the island up to the long ridge hill of Segsden; although the Ufdenu (Owls den) Valley and nearby forested areas see incursions by the Saxons (mostly hunting for game).  The vikings have also recently raised Deorsingasham on the mainland to get St Wigberts relics, what will Sven Eriksen's next move be - more raiding or a another adventure looking for the treasure of the Whorled Cup ?

Bound for Sceapige ...

A small group of volunteers start their journey to the Isle of Sceapige to help the defenders against the vikings ...

[Boat constructed from Smer 1/60 kit as posted here]

Small Building - Plan Drawing

Plan layout of ends and sides of the above building with dimesions

Feel free to use copy amend as you like

Saxons - Thegns arrive to receive their weapons ...

Earldorman Rodor's loyal thegns: a mix of Gripping Beast packs and a couple of Dixon viking figures, are assembled and ready to paint.

Storage Crisis - resolved

Having accumulated my Dark Age collection and been adding new buildings, the space I had allocated in the cupboards under my wargame table had filled up. I was looking for a quick solution as I had no more room for any additional cupboards. Fortunately the trim under cupboard comes off and there is space underneath to put a reasonable sized box of figs or some houses - so I unscrewed the trim and added a door knob to it, found a suitable sized box and that has solved the space problem for now. All reorganised,

out of sight and safely stored ...

If I want to get to the buildings I can pull of the trim piece and get the tray out.

Trouble in Deorsingasham (part 2 or 2)

continued from trouble in Deorsingasham part 1

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While Aelfric and his men hold off the main body of the vikings, more appear to the north of the town. The monks, followers of St Wigbert (an offshoot sect of the fighting monks of Wuduceastre), prepare to defend the church ...

The fight goes on, by the minster church and the great hall ...

Aelfric and a couple of men are left, they have pushed the vikings back but cannot hold them any longer (they run for the woods dodging in between the houses ..)

A group of vikings move up the main town street, the saxons who are left don't tarry and make for the woods ..

Only the monks remain, they will defend the minster church and the shrine of St Wigbert

The monks make their last stand in front of the minster ...

The vikings set about pillaging the town ...

Their main prize the reliquary of St Wigbert (this has to be returned un-opened for Sven Erikson to examine it).

The villagers wait in the woods, while the armed men look for evidence that the vikings have gone ..

The vikings make their way back to their ship, with booty and livestock ..

The vikings load up the boat (and then head out back to the Isle of Sceapige ...)

As the townfolk return to Deorsingasham and start to tidy up the mess, Earldoerman Rodor arrives, they are too late the vikings have gone. A woman shouts 'the Abbot is still alive, praise the lord !'