After the departure of the Romans, the Dal-Riada Scots fought and then formed a kingdom with the Picts in 846. Kingship at that time was multilayered, with kings using their war bands for raiding and the occasional campaign. With a patchwork of clans and lordships, the Scots stood fast against the Normans during the conquest of England. Their armies were mostly unarmored spearmen fighting in closed ranks. The body of spearmen would generally be flanked or preceded by bow or javelin skirmishers. Warriors were barelegged and poorly clad. By the 10th century, they were fighting in shield wall like the Vikings. Imitation is indeed the sincerest form of flattery!
I find that levy figures are a great warm up for painting a warband. These Scots levies were likely slaves and thus, a simple palette with no flourishes. In SAGA, these Dark Age Expendables are used to shield the rest of the warband from missile fire and to hurl javelins at the enemy. All Gripping Beast and once again, really nice scuplts.
Speaking of really nice, it's great to be back painting 28mm after a long run of 15mm. I hope you fared well over the Holiday, with plenty of laughter and love from the people who mean the most to you. My son is back from college and it's great to all be together again!
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