Staffordshire Hoard helmet reconstructed

 Article here

Herigaes Hundas

 https://www.facebook.com/Herigeashundas

Here they are at Butser last weekend. I think the group are from Hampshire.

Victrix Early Saxons

 "Early Saxon Warriors!

Here we have some renders of the Early Saxons we have been working on. These show the warriors on the main frame, this will be followed by a command frame and an armoured warriors set.

These represent the Early Saxons, Jutes, Angles and Danes (all grouped together under the title Saxon) that invaded Britain (or possibly this was more of a migration) during the 4th to 6th centuries. 

As well as fighting the Late Romans they were also hired by the Romans fighting as mercenaries and they fought the Romano British for dominance for hundreds of years, forcing the original inhabitants of Britain West and North.

Early Saxons tended to use a smaller round shield for parrying and punching with. They would deliver a charge, hurling javelins as they ran towards the enemy and closed with spear, sword, axe or Seax. Shield wall tactics came in later.

These figures can easily be used as other Dark age Germanic warriors and even be mixed with later Saxons and Vikings. Figures from the Late Romans sets would not look out of place alongside these in a warband. All adding massive amounts of variety to our ever expanding Dark age range. "

Dun Nechtain 685

 Today's anniversary. Read about it here

I thought this was an impressive picture. From Darko Stojanovic The art of Darko Stojanović

 

Britain in the Age of Arthur

 

Butser event that looks interesting

 Witness the Saxon invasion of England in one of our biggest reenactment displays of the year! Join us for a full weekend of living history and spectacular battles, as the Romans and Celts defend their homes against a warband of invading Saxons!

It’s the end of the 4th Century AD, and the Roman empire is in its dying days. So when Saxon raiders set their sights upon the beautiful landscape of Butser Ancient Farm, it’s up to the resident Romans and Celts to defend their homes! Who will win this clash of ages and reign victorious over Butser?

An immersive weekend of combat displays, battles, living history, and more. Meet every day people from the past, from the last Romans in Britain to the Saxons looking for a new home, and see the difference between a Roman legionary, a Celtic fighter, and a Saxon warrior in action!

Don’t forget to bring some pennies as there will be a Saxon traders tent selling some of their beautiful crafts throughout the weekend. 

WITNESS A CLASH OF CONQUERORS

Watch battles and combat displays from three groups of warriors

Explore immersive encampments and buildings to see every day life in the past

Discover more about Anglo Saxon and Roman life with talks and demonstrations

Get hands-on and see, touch, and have a go with different items and crafts

NO EXTRA CHARGE

All of our demonstrations and reenactment weekends are priced exactly the same as regular admission, so you get tons of extra value at no added cost!

Tickets from £7.50, family tickets from £27.50

https://www.butserancientfarm.co.uk/

Beowulf 1998 animation

 Thanks to David for this. If you like animation then see what you think. I thin it is classy.

Some artwork from Richard Scollins

 

Just ordered this from the library

 I do love libraries

The Long War for Britannia is unique. It recounts some two centuries of 'lost' British history, while providing decisive proof that the early records for this period are the very opposite of 'fake news'. The book shows that the discrepancies in dates claimed by many scholars are illusory. Every early source originally recorded the same events in the same year. It is only the transition to Anno Domini dating centuries afterward that distorts our perceptions. Of equal significance, the book demonstrates that King Arthur and Uther Pendragon are the very opposite of medieval fantasy. Current scholarly doubts arose from the fact that different British regions had very different memories of post-Roman British rulers. Some remembered Arthur as the 'Proud Tyrant', a monarch who plunged the island into civil war. Others recalled him as the British general who saved Britain when all seemed lost. The deeds of Uther Pendragon replicate the victories of the dread Mercian king Penda. These authentic--yet radically different--narratives distort history to this very day.

Cataphract

 

Sassanid-era cataphract

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cataphract

News from Victrix

" Late Roman Cataphracts - Coming along nicely!

Here we have the first completed cataphract rider. This rider has two arm pose options, levelled Kontos and upright Kontos. He has 3 head options and 2 face mask options. He has a sword and optional axe as sidearms. He is shown riding 4 of the horse variants.

Still lots for renders to share over the next month. We will finish sculpting the cataphracts in around 3 weeks and then off to layup and then tooling.

Stay tuned!"