Scrum at Castellum Xardasorum or learning the Lion Rampant again

 First time trying Rampant since covid in 2020... 

One day in northern Galia unit of Limitanei was warned about Goth warband heading to peaceful settlement of Castellum Xardasorum. They stand vigilantly awaiting for mobile army of Comes Mattias  Xardasus

Comes Matias Xardassus followed fast with his comitatus to relieve the village.

But smelly barbarians of Grzulf Desperatus were faster.

With heavy Goth cavalry in the front.

Xardassus rushed his cavalry but the infantry were slow to react.

Gothic heavy infantry stormed otward the village

But wave after wave of smelly furry goths break back from valiant limitanei varriors.

Untill Xardassus himself rode the rest of the goths down with charge of his companions.

Castellu Xardasorum ancient family villa of Xardasus was saved.

And Goths fate hung in the ballance... 

With some troubles (searching for info in 2nd ed rule book is much more difficult that in little blue book of the past. And we played badly because of it - you need to read the rules in full before playing... doh. Despite that game gave very nice flow and intresting results. And I was able to put my late Romans for the first time to the table. Sadly germans were proxied by Vikings with Irish mercenaries but I will work on acquiring more Germanics in the following year.

Next late roman game will be a Dux Britaniarum testing.

Saga of ÆWulf vol 5: First Blood

Today mighty ÆWulf will cross his sword with diabollical enemy for the first time.
Kadzik will teach mo to play Lion/Dragon rampant.
He will bring his slightly fantasy Arabi wariors, and I will ride with my Wikings +.
While I finished 4 points of 2 Warriors units , 2 Hearthguard units and Warlord for Saga, composition in X Rampant is quite different so I had to recruit my wives Wulfen (she painted one of them 10 years ago in short spike of interest in painting miniatures, and Ive put some basic colors on the other two that were gathering dust undercoated.

I will have 1 unit of Elite Foot -  ÆWulf himself with his chosen.
Unit of Cunning Greater Warbeast
2 Units of plain Heavy Infantry
And 1 unit of 6 Bidowers/Scouts
and 1 point I dont know what to do with - most probably I will make one unit Hate enemy.

More photos after the battle.