An Old Midlish Rhyme
The wind from the North sings of heroes of Olde
The wind from the East makes our blood run Cold
The wind from the South smells of Spices and Gold
But the wind from the West tells of warriors Bold.

Saturday, February 17, 2018

Another Gathering of Horse Archers

Bow and spear armed light cavalry were a staple feature of the old Valdurian army. They featured as far back as the first recorded battle.

New Recruits in Training - 25mm Garrison Hyrkanians.

It comes as no surprise then that the cavalry heavy armies of the Northern Confederation which included Steppe tribes as well as  Valdurians, also featured horse archers.


6 comments:

  1. Always liked these figures - bought some off Steve Thompson at SKT back in the 90s - but could never come up with a satisfactory paint scheme so they remained in unpainted condition. To make things worse, my son has a very big and brilliantly painted 15mm Sung and Mongol army!

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    1. Still pondering how to paint them to blend in. I know the right choices will do it.

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    1. Its a pity there are so few pictures from those days. My Valdurian horse archers were amongst the figures I didn't manage to collect when I finally made it back.

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  3. Very nice figures - wouldn't want to be on the receiving end of that lot.

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    1. I'm picturing them unleashing a storm of arrows before swerving away.

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