By the end of 800 the Vikings had ravaged northern France to such an extent that there was little plunder left. In the course of the next century their raiding encampments gradually evolved into permanent settlements along the Atlantic coast. These early Viking contingents included Danes, Norwegians, Hiberno-Norse, Orkney Vikings, as well as Anglo-Danes from the English Danelaw. They settled the territory and quickly merged with the native population of mostly Frankish and Gallo-Roman stock. In 911 a Danish Viking Army under a leader called Hrolf arrived to pillage the lower Seine Valley; his army was such a threat that Charles, King of the Franks, negotiated a treaty at St. Clair-sur-Epte. Under this treaty all the land bounded by the rivers Brestle, Epte, Avre and Dives was granted to the Danes; effectively the land they already controlled anyway.
By 924 the Franks were forced to grant the Danes the districts of Bayeux, Exmes and Sees, and in 933 also the Cotenin and Avranchin.
Hrolf was baptised in 912 and became known as Rollo. Within two generations he and his followers had adopted the Franks' language, religion, laws, customs, political organisation and methods of warfare. They had become Franks in all but name, for they were now known as Normans, men of Normandy: the land of the Northmen.

This range has been mostly sculpted by M. Campagna and currently cover all core troops but we plan to expand it even further at some point with the addition of yet more packs, including everything needed for the first Crusade and some characters!

Separate horses are provided at random out of a dozen different poses to maximize variation!
Confused about who were the Normans? Find out more in this video!

Code: NRM1
15mm Norman Mounted Command

Sometime around 927, Rollo passed the fief in Normandy to his son, William Longsword. Rollo is thus the great-great-great-grandfather of William the Conqueror. Through William, he is an ancestor of the present-day British royal family, as well as an ancestor of all current European monarchs and a great many pretenders to abolished European thrones.

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Code: NRM3
15mm Norman Milites Standing (Separate horse and riders)

Separate horses are provided at random out of a dozen different poses to maximize variation.

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Code: NRM4
15mm Norman or Breton lightly armoured Cavalry (Separate horse and riders)

Unarmoured horsemen as depicted in the Bayeux tapestry and later 11th century manuscripts. Can be used as Breton javelin armed Light Cavalry simply by cutting their spears short.

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Code: BRT1
15mm Breton Cavalry

The "Armorican" peninsula came to be settled with Britons from Britain during the poorly documented period of the 5th-7th centuries. When Vikings or Northmen settled in the area in the ninth and early tenth centuries these regions came to be known as Normandy and the name Armorica fell out of use. Western Armorica eventually evolved into Brittany, while the east became the Breton March under a Frankish marquis. The native Armoric Breton were skilled horsemen and their standard weapon was the javelin, which they continued to use well after neighbouring Nortmans and French took to charging with the lance.

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Code: NRM8
15mm Norman foot command

The Norman milites spent quite a bit of his time fighting on foot. Henry I made good use of dismounted troops at the battle of Tinchebrai in 1106. He was besieging the castle when his brother Robert arrived with an opposing relief force. Henry dismounted a large number of his milites and used them to support the lighter pedites infantry to good effect!

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Code: NRM9
15mm dismounted Norman milites

Time and again we read of heavily outnumbered Normans smashing a superior enemy force. While this may very well be propaganda we must concede that not all who wrote of these exploits were pro-Norman. We must also remember that unlike most of its opponents Norman cavalry could, and often did, dismount to fight as infantry when the situation required. This tactical flexibility was surely a strong weapon in the Norman arsenal!

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Code: NRM5
15mm Norman light Pedites, mercenary or Flemish communal spearmen standing

While it is true that they were generally less well-equipped than their mounted counterparts, foot spearmen still played a crucial role on the battlefield.Infantry could, and often did, successfully engaged in combat.

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Code: NRM13
15mm Norman Light and Heavy Crossbowmen
(Supplied with separate crossbows)

Known since ancient times but fallen in disuse in Europe after the end of the Roman Empire, by the end of the first millennium the crossbow was growing back in popularity. Two of our figures have almost no armour (one has an helmet) and are more suitable for skirmishing roles or second line troops, while the other two both wear heavy armour (one padded and one chainmail) and represent first rank line troops. All use early crossbows models suitable for up to the 12th Century. There is one bow modeled without the stirrup which is for the figure spanning the weapon (the stirrup is molded on his foot). The slightly larger and longer bow is for the figure with the padded armour (the others won't fit on him).

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Code: NRM12
15mm XI-XII C. Norman armoured Pedites or dismounted Milites with spear

While it is true that they were generally less well-equipped than their mounted counterparts, spearmen still played a crucial role on the battlefield.Infantry could, and often did, successfully engaged in combat.

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Code: NRM10
15mm XI-XII C. Italo-Norman Knights and sergeants (Separate horse and riders)

Italo-Normans were the primary Norman mercenaries in the employ of the Byzantine emperors. Many found service in Rome, under the pope, and some went to Spain to join the Reconquista. In 1096, the Normans of Bohemond of Taranto joined the First Crusade and set up the principality of Antioch in the Levant.

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Code: NRM11
15mm XI-XII C. Siculo-Norman Knights and sergeants (Separate horse and riders)

Siculo-Normans were the Italian-born descendants of the first Norman conquerors who went to southern Italy in the first half of the eleventh century. While maintaining much of their distinctly Norman piety and customs of war, they were shaped by the diversity of southern Italy, by the cultures and customs of the Greeks, Lombards, and Arabs in Sicily.

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Code: NRM6
15mm Norman Archers

The Bayuex Tapestry illustrates many archers in battle, their role made peraphs most famous by the commonly held opinion that Harold was killed by an arrow through the eye. While this may not necessarily be the actual case in this particular instance, it still speaks volumes about the effectiveness of these troops on the battlefield!

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Code: GSC1
15mm Basque or Gascon javelinmen

both the words "Basque" and "Gascon" derive from "Vascones", the name of an ancient people who, at the arrival of the Romans, had already been inhabiting for several thousand years the region of present day Navarre and north-western Aragon. They kept their independence for centuries and resisted early Frankish attempts to subdue them but were eventually defeated by Charlemagne. Extremely determined fighters well versed in skirmishing they fight as a very reliable light infantry.

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Code: GSC2
15mm mounted Basque or Gascon Light Horse

The Basques of North Spain and the Gascones of South-West France were well-renowned for their ability to harry the enemy with javelins (‘dards’) from horseback. They were fiercely effective and experienced guerrilla fighters who often found employment in other armies.

Pack of 4 mounted figures (two different poses): EURO€ 4.90

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Code: LNG11
15mm Peasant levy (redesigned!)

The peasants were levied too whenever needed!

Pack of 8 figures (many different poses): EURO€ 4.90

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Code: 15BYZ

This ridge tent is a typical troop field accommodations as it was used in the Byzantine empire. Tents of this type were probably issued to the Varangian guard. The model is about 33mm wide, 35mm deep and 21mm tall.

15BYZ is also available cleaned and primed, based and ready to paint; or as a finished DBM baggage element, painted, based and flocked, ready to play! You can order them here.

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