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Viking Warrior
Ibn Fadlan, a famed dark age Arabic traveler, said of a group of Rus Vikings he encountered, “I have never seen more perfect specimens, tall as date palms, blond and ruddy. Everyman is tattooed from finger nail to neck with … Continue reading
Posted in Dark Ages, history, medieval, wargaming
Tagged 1066, ages, axe, Battle, battles, beserk, Beserkers, boat, British, campaign, Celtic, combat, dark, England, english, godwinson, harold, historical, history, long, medieval, norse, saxon, skirmish, sword, viking, vikings, war, warfare, wargame, wargaming, warlord, warlords, warrior, york
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Raiding in the Late Roman Period
In the Late 3rd Century environmental conditions around the Rhine, which gave rise to flooding and easier access to the sea allowed the Saxon and Frankish tribes to develop sea borne travel. It was at this time that the Roman … Continue reading
China 1911
In the autumn of 1911 saw some of the biggest changes politically in China’s history. For the last 247 years China was ruled by the Qing dynasty. With failures to modernize China the people were becoming unhappy with Imperial rule … Continue reading
Trojan England
In the twelfth century a welsh cleric wrote a book entitled the History of the Kings of Britain. He made claims within the book that stated that British kings were descended from the Trojans, and that ancestors of the Trojans … Continue reading
Posted in ancient, irregular magazine, wargaming
Tagged 12th, 28mm, alternative, ancient, Battle, British, Brutus, campaign, cavalry, Celt, Celtic, Celts, cornwall, expansion, fantasy, fighting, forts, free, game, games, gaming, Gaul, Germannia, greek, historical, history, Kernow, miniature, miniatures, Monmouth, myth, mythic, mythical, naval, play, roman, rome, skirmish, spear, sword, Trojan, war, wargame, wargaming, Welsh
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Issue 13 Irregular Magazine
First of all, we’d like to start with an apology to all of our readers and contributors. We were not able to publish Irregular Magazine in Summer 2012, which we deeply regret. We believe we’ve got through the problems that … Continue reading
Posted in wargaming
Tagged battles, campaign, games, gaming, historical, irregular, irregulars, miniature, miniatures, painting, rpg, rules, sculpting, skirmish, war, wargame, wargaming
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Persian Empire
Rome’s obsession to conquer Persia dates back to around 55 BC when Crassus needed a victory, and the plunder that would come with that victory, for political ends in Rome. He looked to the Persian empire to provide both. Crassus … Continue reading
Posted in ancient, historical, history, irregular magazine, roman, wargaming
Tagged 15mm, 28mm, asia, battles, BC, campaign, Constantine, Crassus, Ctesiphon, empire, gaming, historical, history, hobby, Huns, Mesopotamia, Persian, roman, Roman Army, rome, Sassanians, skirmish, sword, war, wargame, wargaming
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Roman Britain (A short Overview)
For over 400 years the Romans governed Britain, and they brought with them their culture, architecture, religion, language and military. The Roman army first arrived under Julius Cesar in 55/54 BC. The first invasion was unsuccessful, leading to a 2nd … Continue reading
Stalingrad 1942
Stalingrad was one of the major battles that became a turning point in WW2 on the eastern front in Russia. Hitler decided to launch a new offensive in July 1942 with the aim of taking Stalingrad. General Friedrich Paulus, who … Continue reading
Posted in historical, history, wargaming
Tagged 15mm, 1942, 28mm, age, Battle, British, civil, eastern, free, front, games, german, historical, history, hobby, irregular, mini, miniature, miniatures, nazi, paint, painting, play, red, Russian, russkies, second, skirmish, stalingrad, t-34, tank, tiger, Varus, war, wargame, winter, world, WW2
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