Viking Hirdmen

Here are 8 Hirdmen for the mighty Jarl Gudrek Thorsteinsons Hird...

Minis from Foundry.

Saxon Housecarls

I have painted some Saxon Housecarls for a comission. Some Viking Berserkers and Hirdmen are in the final stages to...

The minis are from Foundry.

The rumours tells me that they acctually might be used as Varangians with Harold for SAGA:)

King Christian I of Denmark

Something is rotten in the state of Denmark... ;)

I started to paint this mini about a year ago, but I never got around to finish him of...at last some pictures of the real badguy in my Kalmar Union War project...The Danish King Christian I from the House of Oldenburg.

Christian I (February 1426 – 21 May 1481) was a Danish monarch, king of Denmark (1448–1481), Norway (1450–1481) and Sweden (1457–1464), under the Kalmar Union. In Sweden his short tenure as monarch was preceded by regents, Jöns Bengtsson Oxenstierna and Erik Axelsson Tott and succeeded by regent Kettil Karlsson Vasa. Also Duke of Schleswig and Holstein 1460–81.

In 1457 Christian achieved his aim of being elected as king of Sweden, thus re-establishing the Kalmar Union. He received the power from temporary Swedish regents archbishop Jöns Bengtsson Oxenstierna and lord Erik Axelsson Tott.

However, Sweden being volatile and split by factions (benefits of union being against nationalistic benefits), his reign there ended in 1464 when bishop Kettil Karlsson Vasa was installed as the next regent. Charles Knutsson was recalled as King of Sweden, although he was later exiled a second time, recalled again and died during his third term as king.

Christian's final attempt at regaining Sweden ended in a total military failure at Brunkeberg (outside Stockholm) October 1471 where he was defeated by the Swedish regent Sten Sture the Elder who was supported by the Danish-Swedish nobleman's clan the Thott family. Christian maintained his claim to the Swedish kingdom up to his death in 1481.

The green hat... The Chronicle of Sture tells that then King Christian was in command of the Force that was trying to subdue the 1464 rebellion of bishop Kettil Karlsson Vasa he was wore a green hat. This green hat was a perfect aiming point for the rebell crossbowmen and was shoot to pieces...

I realy couldn´t have the king in a Green hat so I put the Hat on he´s herald...

The Chronicle of Sture alsoe tells us that King Christian during the battle of Brunkeberg in 1471 was shoot in the mouth by a handgun...

He had to leave the battlefield due to he´s wound and the Danes lost the battle:)

The rebell dog "Engelbrekt" making a statment againt the Union of Kalmar;)

Welsh Warband for SAGA

Here are some pictures of the completed 4 point Welsh Warband for SAGA. I hope they will do good in battle...but not against my Vikings;)

Welsh Warlord

At last... The Welsh Warlord with entourage:)

Minis from Gripping Beast, LBM shield transfers and hand painted linnen banner by me;)

Group shots of the entire warband during the week...

Welsh Heathguard

Time for a small unit of Welsh Heathguard, only 4 minis, after all the Welsh Warlord need at least some true Fighters in his warband;)

Minis from Gripping Beast and Shield transfers from LBM. The taunting one are a true favourite:)

Welsh Warriors

Here are 16 more Welsh Warrios for SAGA and some pictures of the first 8 I painted, just to get them all in the same post:)

Gudrek Thorsteinson

Today it´s time for the daughters father...the Viking Warlord him self, Jarl Gudrek Thorsteinson and his entourage;)

Minis are 28mm from foundrys fantasy viking range.

The Warlords Daughter

Here are some more pictures from my Viking Commission,.This time the warlords daughter and her bodyguard. If she is hard to notice... she´s the one that blow the horn;)

Minis are 28mm from foundrys fantasy viking range.

Sorry for the poor picture quality...

Welsh for SAGA

I have just started to paint on my 2nd commission at the moment, that is a 4 point Welsh warband for SAGA.

It will in the end be
1 Warlord...of course;)
1 point of Heathguard
3 points of Warriors

All minis from Gripping Beast with the occational LBM transfer mixed up with my handpainted shields. The first minis to be painted was a group of 8 Warriors.