11th Century | Legio-Wargames

Sep 29, 20231 min read

Manzikert Scenario

The full scenario for my Manzikert game is now available in the scenarios section of my website here. This includes full orders of battle...

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Aug 19, 20233 min read

Manzikert re-fought

In 1071 the East Roman Emperor Romanus IV gathered a huge army with the intent of breaking the growing power of the Seljuk Turks....

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May 27, 20231 min read

Ready to Battle the Turks

My 11th C Armenians are now ready to join the East Roman Emperor's expedition against the Seljuk Turks. The figures are all from Perry...

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May 19, 20231 min read

Armenians for Manzikert

Next up on the painting table is a unit of 11th C Armenians for my Byzantine army. The Armenian Theme was unwisely abandoned by Emperor...

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May 8, 20232 min read

When is a Peltast not a Peltast?

Many, many, years ago when the world was young, 28mm had not yet been invented, and wargames shops still existed. Back then, browsing...

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Jan 19, 20233 min read

A Hole in the Walls of Babylon

My 25mil Byzantine army has just its first table-top outing in more than 3 decades! The game was set in early AD 1061 when most of...

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Jan 15, 20231 min read

More Turks

Fresh off the painting table is another unit of Seljuk Turks as allies or enemies for my 10th-11th C Byzantine army. The figures are a...

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Dec 19, 20222 min read

From Ancient to Medieval Greeks

I have shifted focus from the 4th C BC to the 11th C AD. This is down to a planned Siege of Antioch game (1st Crusade) in January and...

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Dec 5, 20223 min read

Hereward re-awakes

Leaving aside my Ancient Greeks for a while, I recently found myself embroiled in an attempt to suppress Hereward the Wake’s East Anglian...

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