DBA Battle of Stamford Bridge 1066

So... Off we went to the DBA table to re-fight The Battle of Stamford Bridge. A quick look round at existing scenarios reveiled two possibles, the first was from Peter Sides Historical Medieval Battles (we'll use this book for our Hastings Battle), a cracking book of DBA/DBM battles.

However we went with Arnstein Orten's scenario, here's a link to it..
http://folk.uio.no/arnsteio/DBA/stamford.html . Standard 12 elements each side, except that the Viking army has two units deployed on the opposite side of the river at the start of the game, these are a holding force. The main Viking force awaits Harold on the other side of the river. Plus there are two elements off table (guarding the Viking fleet). After Harold & his boys cross the river AND if a roll is made then these two elements are released. I played the mighty Vikingr & Amy played the Anglo-Saxons, she was eager to have Tofi & Leofric bash the Vikings!

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The set-up of the battle.

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The mighty Vikingr!!!

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Harold & the boys make short work of the Vikings at the bridge.

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The Viking Psiloi leg it across the river & take a position on the flank.

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Hi-ho, hi-ho, it's off to scrap we go......

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The Viking Psiloi get stuck in.

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The Anglo-Saxons cross the river & the Viking reinforcements are called for.

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The lines form up....

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Amy sends some Spears to aid the Anglo-Saxon Psiloi & duly takes out

the pesky Viking Javelin throwers.

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Kapow, thud, bop...... Both lines engage & recoils occur.

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Up-close to the action (Amy took this pic...not bad!)

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Same round...Different angles....

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Another round & this time casualties.

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An Anglo-Saxon Spear bites the dust...

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A Viking Blade....

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....and another Anglo-Saxon Spear.

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Amy rolls high PiPs & she reforms the Anglo-Saxon line.

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A couple more rounds & the fighting is back on....

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It's back & forth...

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The Vikings fight back...

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Amy manages to flank the Viking line & a chance for victory....

But the mighty Norsemen hold firm!

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WAAAaarrrrggh!! The Vikings fight back & the battle is evenly matched.

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OOO... A possible advantage on this flank for the Vikings??

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NOOOO!!! Amy sends in everything on the other flank & finally the Vikings fall.

Victory to Harold's Boys!

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A nice scenario, well matched & very close at the end. Well worth a try out if you like the period. Now we'll re-fight Hastings, let's see if Harold & the Huscarls can change history....