Saga of ÆWulf ! vol4: Hearthguard 2

 Saga of ÆWulf continues !! ALbeit a little slow. I finished second point of Hearthguards. So I am at 3 points now. Berserker and ÆWulf are on the workbench. One might say I am cheating painting 4 model points to get easy 4 point playable force fast.. But I will split his head with my Viking axe in return..

This time 4 plastic Vikings with chain mail face guards, one have leg and arm guards no doubt Byzantine in origin. Such heavily armoured hearthguard form a core of ÆWulf trusted team.

Saga so far:

Saga of ÆWulf ! vol3: Rise of ÆWulf !!

Ive been inspired lately  after writing review of very interesting book about Slavic raid on Konungahela in 1136 for portal Strategie.net.pl  (anything is good  as an excuse for not  writing PHD i suppose..:)
So here is  my first take on the man himself..
Behold dreaded Sǣkonungr  ÆWulf
Not sure if this is final, but I like the guy.. there is something in him.. Certain taste of dread without silly skulls and bloodied axes, and his head is very evocative ..

I am not sure how to mount him jet. Either alone and Saemund his horn blower and standard bearer joins this band of hearthguard.

Or at larger base with Saemund and hearthguard will get another bloodthirsty viking hersir

Hmm .. What to do, what to do.
Well apart from painting him. I think i prefer bigger base with Saemund...but not decided yet

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Saga of ÆWulf ! vol1

Lately I was enamored with an idea of painting some Viking raiders !! Ruthless barbaric monsters pillaging coasts of England, Ireland and France ! Fiirst inspiration was History channel series Wikings:

Second was innovative and dynamic rules of Saga !!

Knowing that I cannot defend any longer I gathered small band of vile raiders with plans for bloody dechristianisation of Northumbria !! So without further ado my first ruthless wolves of the see.. Hirdmen Red Orm, Leif the Cautious, Ivar and Hrotgar the Berserker that will made 1st point and first hearthguard unit

Here are our heathen heroes ! Red Orm

 

Leif the Cautious
   

Ivar the Cunning (known as Ivar the Snake)

 
and Hrotgar