Category Archives: Dark Ages

Viking Warrior

Posted on May 5, 2013 by

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 →

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Raiding in the Late Roman Period

Posted on March 10, 2013 by

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 →

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Alaric and the Goths

Posted on July 8, 2012 by

Alaric and the Goths played an active part in the downfall of the Western Roman Empire. The origins of the Goths is still quite a puzzle for modern historians and archaeologists, though some of the written evidence dating from around … Continue reading →

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Barbarian Conspiracy

Posted on June 14, 2012 by

In the late Roman period Britain had become the bread basket of the Northern Empire, providing vast amounts of grain to the army stationed along the Rhine and in Gaul. It had become a valuable region of the empire, and … Continue reading →

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Vikings

Posted on July 3, 2010 by

This article was first published in Irregular Magazine Issue 4. Who were the Vikings? Well, they were also known as Norsemen or Northmen -  here is a description from Encyclopaedia Britannica: Member of the Scandinavian seafaring warriors who raided and … Continue reading →

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Warhammer Ancient Battles 2nd ed

Posted on April 30, 2010 by

The new version of WAB is quite a step forward from the last version. For starters the book has gone from a paperback to hard cover, which is grerat as this should improve durability. When you open the book you … Continue reading →

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Vikings – Raiders of a Nordic kind.

Posted on January 22, 2010 by

As the next issue of Irregular Magazine is based around the theme of Swashbuckling, I’ve decided to write an article about the raiders from Norway, the Vikings. So I decided that I’d add some of the research and web sites I’ve come across … Continue reading →

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