AAR: Battle at Mora Stenar 1301

At last we could start our Lion Rampant Club Campaign revolving around the "Håtunaleken" (Håtuna-Games) a Swedish Game of Thrones, set in the earlu decade of the 14th centery.

For the initial game 5 players had come to the club so we had to even the scores and added a 6th hoast so the sides would be more or less equal.

For the True King Birger Magnusson fought the:

House of Trolle (Top right)

1x6 Mounted Men-at-Arms* @6pts
1x12 Foot Serjants @5pts
1x6 Bidowers @2pts

The House of Torgils Knutsson (Middle right)
1x6 Foot Men-at-Arms* @6pts
1x12 Foot Serjants @4pts
1x6 Bidowers @2pts

House of Ulvåsa (Bottom Right)
2x12 Foot Yeomen with Mixed Weapons* @5pts each
1x6 Bidowers @2pts

For the contesters/rebells the Kings two younger brothers fought the:

House of Bjälbo -Erik Magnusson (Top left)
1x12 Foot Serjants with Mixed Weapons* @6pts
1x12 Crossbowmen @4pts

House of Bjälbo - Valdemar Magnusson (Middle left)
1x6 Mounted Men-at-Arms* @6pts
1x6 Foot Men-at-Arms @6pts

House of Algotssönerna (Bottom left)
1x6 Foot Men-at-Arms* @6pts
1x12 Foot Serjants with Mixed Weapons @6pts

During the last days the sides have negotiated about who would be the best King to elect here at Mora Stones, early in the morning the third day the sides have decided to solve the matter with arms...

Contesters/rebells to the left and the Kings men to the right.

The House of Trolle Hoast...the Kings men was not sure about the Trolle allegiance as they was of the Border nobility with estates both in Sweden and Denmark... But at least they had brought their finest knights...

The Kings youngest brother Valdemar also had mounted up with his Knights as well as the Bishop of Linköping from the House of Bååt.

Foot Serjants with Mixed Weapons in the service of Magnus Algotsson House of Algotssönerna.

Initial move, Valdemar and the mounted Knights made a swift advance forward the Mora stones...

The people sheer when Valdemar and Bisshop Bååt passed by...

A group of Skirmishers belongning to the House of Ulvåsa advande through the corn field... as the Lord of Ulvåsa cutious advance with protection by the fence...

In the center Valdemar, that historically was known to be more brute then brain, chalange the Kings Marsk (Lord High Constable of Sweden) Torgils Knutsson for a Joust mano a mano...

Valdemar proved that he was a better fighter then his old teacher Torgils, that was badly wounded during the fight and had to leave the battle field in shame, leving his hoast leaderless...

All the hoastes was encouraged by the brave fight in the center and all wanted to participate in the brawl...

In high spirit by his Victory over the Marsk Valdemar continued to chalande the leader for the Kings Forces, also Birger Torkilsson from the House of Trolle accepted the invitation for single combat with Valdemar...

Valdemar once again was victorious and Birger Torkilsson was wouded and had to leave the field... some of the Kings men thought he lost to easy and a rumour about betrayal started...

Still in cover... the men from the House of Ulvåsa used the fence to get some protection and a good base for some shooting...

In the center the leaderless hoasts of Trolle and Torgils Knutsson was an easy paray for the rebellious brothers that used their crossbowmen to were down the remaining men-at-arms... it was indeed a dark day for the Kings men...

The Trolle hoast started to retreat...treason??? as the remaining Foot Serjants from the Marsk Torgils Knutsson advanced and formed a protective shieldwall....

The foolhardy Valdemar still thought he was unbeatable and with his last remainig Knight he charged the Foot Serjant Shieldwall...just to be thrown to the ground sprain his  little finger and had to leade the battlefield to get comfort by some fair ladys...

With Valdemar out of the way Gudmar Magnusson from the House of Ulvåsa felt that it was time to  close the day and advanced with his allmoge troops out from the fenced field and in to fhe openground...

As Magnus Algotsson from the House of Algotsönerna was close by with his men-at-arms Gudmar invited him for a duel...

The hero of the day...Gudmar Magnusson gave Magnus Algotsson a real spanking so hi had to leav the battle crying for mum... The Victory was close by for the Kings men:)

...or nor some how the Rebell brothers and their men managed to turn the tide and get the victory...but that is another story...

One again a greate game of Lion Rampant !  All involved seemed to have a really good time and the use of the activation card worked very well. The Story of the Håtunaleken will continue...

As a result of the game each hoast on the winning side was awarded 5 Victory points. We had choosen not to use any additional boasts, but that will come:)

Here are a summery of the Glory gained so far

The House of Ulvåsa Hoast

Some pictures of my lates Foot Yeomen for my Hoast for our Club Project "Håtunaleken". We had our first game Monday evening and I work on the AAR and hope to have it up by the weekend.

Please also take a moment to look at my matey Sörens stunning Hoast for our campaign.

I built my minis using Fire Forge, Gripping Beast and perry Plastic parts.

The scene are set...

Last evening I was at the club placing the terrain for the first game of our Club Project Håtunaleken (Håtuna-Games) a Swedish Game of Thrones you could say;)

Our first game are set bu Morastenar (Mora Stones) that was the place in the Uppland region there the Swedish King was elected.

The Election of a King was a big event that brought people from far away.

Taking care of some hevenly matters before the election of the King...

Innocent bystanders...muuuu

Storm clouds are gathered...

Herr Gudmanr and his Allmoge

Dosn´t seems like they have come for a peaceful election...

The Hoast of the House of Ulvåsa

2 groups of Allmoge (Foot Yeoment with Mixed weapons) one with the Leader @ 5points each

1 group of Skärmytslare (Skirmishers/Bidowers) @ 2 points

A total of 12 points

You might see the 12 minis I finished yeaterday mixed in to the units, close ups of them in a day or so...

Each time the Ulvåsa activation card are drawn Gudmar get a chanse to try to activate some or all of his 3 groups, fail and the turn pass on to the next player drawn.

Everything seems quiet and calm...

Håtunaleken starts...

The lords year 1301 at midsummer time ... All free men of Sweden have been called to the "Mora Stones" in Lagga parish south of Uppsala by the Lord Marshal Torgils Knutsson to confirm the election of young Birger Magnusson from the House of Bjälbo as King of Sweden.

Birgers father the King Magnus Birgersson died in 1290 and the realm have been ruled by the Lord Marshal Torgils Knutsson sin then, but now the time have come to let Birger become Swedish King himself...or not...

As Sweden by the time was a Elective Kingdom and Birger have two younger brothers that also are keen to get hold of the Swedish Crown...

And there are also some of the other major noble familys that think they now have a chance to get their familis to become the royal house of Sweden...

There´s troubble in the air...

Tomorrow monday our first Campaign game will take place, I have been painting a much for this project lately, just finished me a banner and a banner holder for my character Gudmar Magnusson from the House of Ulvåsa.

I also put some time in making Activation cards for each House my friends have choosen for the campaing and also some unit cards to have the unit stats handy during play. Tonight I will get down to the club and set the terrain so all will be ready for tomorrow:)

Also got 12 more Allmog that need to be finished untill tomorrow...

If some one would get elected King during tomorrows game, he would then have to make his "Eriksgata" journy to get the election confirmed by the other things around middle Sweden. Below you have a map of how they would have to ride. After the confirmation at each thing you would be the rightfull King of Sweden...much can happen during the tripp so be sure to bring much loyal troops...

It is told that when Ragnvald Knaphövde 1134 was riding his "Eriksgata" he was killed by the Allmoge in Västergötaland sins hi had rode in to the county with out taking hostages...

Foot Yeomen from the House of Ulvåsa

Here are some pictures of the first men in the Hoast of Gudmar Magnusson from the House of Ulvåsa for our Håtunaleken club project with the Lion Rampant rules.

Of course I will field them as Foot Yeomen with Mixed weapon...a.k.a. Allmoge ;) They are all renting their propertys from Herr Gudmar and are obliged to serve in his part of the ledung therefore hi have armed them to some degree with the leftover from his armoury so they will at least a bit look like his soldiers...