Finally decided to sell off my Vikings and I am having a little clear out excess armies and figures in the coming weeks. They were last used as Vikings in a WAB tourney about 6 years ago or so before being rebased for impetus rules and even then I used them as Germans. Now part of crabbies collection!
Sir William Douglas,Lord of Douglas This unit represents Lord Douglas and his retinue, the Douglas family were heavily involved in the politics of Scotland, either William the elder (longleg) or his sons Hugh or William (the bold) Douglas May of served at Lewes, but I am yet to find out conclusively.
Figures are a mix of Mirliton, Foundry, Gripping Beast, and Fireforge miniatures. Cheers Matt
John II Comyn, Lord of Badenoch and Lord of Lochaber (died 1302) or John "the Black", he was present at Lewes, and stood by John de Balliol claim to the Scottish Crown.
The figures are a mix of Mirliton, Foundry, and Gripping Beast medieval ranges.
Off the table for my Scottish medieval army, a mix of Claymore and one foundry and one mirliton miniature. Based for impetus, I intend to also use them for the 100 years war and the Scottish wars.
In 296 the Sassanid King Narseh invaded Armenia starting a war with the Roman client King Tiridates III, in response Galerius (Diocletian son in Law) invaded Mesopotamia. Three battles were fought subsequently, the first two of which were indecisive. In the third fought at Callinicum, Galerius suffered a complete defeat and was forced to retreat to Antioch. Galerius then made preparations throughout the winter of 297 and invaded Armenia with 25,000 men.
Galerius supported by the Armenians inflicted a crushing defeat on the Sassanids at the Battle of Satala. Narseh’s wives, his sisters and a number of his children were captured along with huge amount of treasure. Eastern Mesopotamia was recovered by the Romans and Tiridates III was reinstated as the monarch of Armenia.
According to this treaty, Five provinces beyond the Tigris were to be ceded to the Romans. One writer gives these provinces as Intilene, Sophene, Arzanene, Carduene, and Zabdicene; by another as Arzanene, Moxoene, Zabdicene, Rehimene, and Corduene. The semi-independent kingdom of Armenia was to be extended up to the fortress of Zintha, in Media. Persia was expected to relinquish all her rights over Iberia. Formal dealings between Persia and Rome would henceforth be conducted at Nisibis.
The Sexta Parthica was raised by Diocletian sometime after this war as a Limitanea Legio to garrison the new provinces possibly stationed at Cepha (modern Hasankeyf) or in one of the provinces east of the Tigris. Either in the late 4th or early 5th the VI Parthica was raised to the level of a pseudocomitatense unit in the eastern field army. By the 5th Century the Sexta Parthica was still a pseudocomitatense legio.
Sexta Parthica
The unarmoured unit is all Musketeer miniatures with hand painted shields, from the description in the Notitia Dignitatum.
Some selected pics from the weekend games full report on my ww2 and modern blog
Figures from my (Polish, soviet and American) Gregs (Brits) and Bruce (soviet) collections, a great day out playing Able Archer (Modern Rapid fire) lets just say Team Yankee Fail.......