Battle of Lindanär 1219 a Lion Rampant AAR

Last week Jonas from the Kampfgruppe Engel blog visit me here in Stockholm and we run some Lion Rampant games inspired by the Battle of Lindanär 1219, when the Danes got their flag Dannebrogen when it fall from the sky...

Unfortunatly in our version it landed in a Sacred oak tree that was guarded by some mean and angry baltic pagans...in short all was set for a Crusade:)

I run the Baltic Pagan as the list included in the Lion Rampant rules, as it was this Baltic Pagan Hoast that was the rolemodel the list after all ;)

Jonas Danish Crusaders Hoast was composed of 2 groups od Knights one with the leader, 1 group of Mounted Serjants, 1 group of foot serjants and 1 group of crossbowmen. 

Pagan Leader with his bodyguard (Foot men-at-Arms) and some Bidowers was deployed by the danish objective...

The Danes made good use of their Mounted Serjants that made a swift advance against the Dannebrogen in the tree...

Just in seconds they was in close premesis with the Baltic skirmishers...

The Baltic skirmishers didn´t put up much of a fight... Inspired by their mounte serjants the rest of the Danish hoast started to advance...

At last the remaining Pagans notised that their Jarl was in troubble...

Encouraged by their easy victory against the Pagan skirmishers the Mounted Serjants decided to charge the Pagan Leader...

The slowly advancing pagan warbands see their Jarl put up quite some recistance...

Glory to the Thor and Odin !!!

The Mounte Serjants got their nose bloody and had to retreat battered...

The Mercenary Horse Archers in the Pagan hoast managed to lure one of the groups of Danish Knights away, but was caught and had to fight it out in close combat...

Now the Danish Leader decided...or was forced in to a fight with the Pagan leader...

Once again the old gods prowen their strenght !!!

The Danish Leader with his knights had to retreat...

As the Knights retreated the group of Danish Crossbowmen had advanced within range...

AAAAHHHHH !!!

The Pagan Jarl lost his bannerman due to the Crossbow bolts and was all alone to protect the sacred oak against the invaders as a true hero...

The sneaky Danish Leader didn´t hesitate to exploit the Pagan leaders situation and ordered all his knights to charge him again...

The Pagan Jarl fought with bravery and died with his sword and axe in his hand so he will surely feast with Odin and Thor tonight...

After the loss of their leader the Pagan hoast lost its heart and retreated back to the protection of the deep baltic forest to be able to fight anotherday...

Indeed a good game:)  It was so nice that we run one more time, reversing the roles of attacvker and defender, so this time the Danes tried to bring down the flag from the tree as they was under attack from the pagans...I...the Pagan lost that battle to and the Danes could bring home their Dannebrogen...

Please also visit Jonas blog and see his pictures from the game, surely better focus then mine...