Baueda: Hostis - 15mm Norse Irish: Irish "Sons of Death"

Summary: 8 random unpainted metal 15mm scale miniatures.

Baueda is a developer of high quality tabletop wargame accessories and miniatures. Want Vikings? Always been looking for incendiary pigs? Emishi? Yaya? You've come to the right place! These days nearly every historical period and geographic area is well covered by different manufacturers in several scales, however "nearly" is not yet "all". At BAUEDA we think that is a shame, so we have introduced this range dedicated exactly to that!

Up to the 9th Century Celtic Ireland was merely a geographic expression, there was no organized kingdom of any sort, there were no towns or roads to speak of and all Irish society was based solely on family and clan ties. It was a land divided in kingships, ruled by rival chieftains who constantly fight each other. From 800 Vikings begun raiding an Ireland that had no central political organization whatsoever and in military terms the Irish were absolutely outclassed: they do not have the organization nor the heavy weapons and armour the Scandinavian possessed and above all they have nothing even remotely comparable to Norse warships. Within a generation from the first attacks the Viking were already settling down into military encampments at the mouth of all the critical river systems. They established bases that will grow into the cities of Limerick, Waterford, Wexford, Cork and Dublin, and in these towns most Norse colonists intermarried with native Gaels and adopted the Gaelic language as well as many Gaelic customs. Many left their original worship of Norse gods and converted to Christianity, introduced in Ireland as early as the late fourth century. Gaelicised Scandinavians dominated region of the Irish Sea until the Norman era of the twelfth century. they founded long-lasting kingdoms, such as the Kingdoms of Man, Argyll, Dublin, Galloway and western Scotland, as well as taking control of the Norse colony at York. Nowadays they are often referred to as Hiberno-Norse, Norse-Gaels or Gael Gaedhil but they called themselves Ostmen or Austmenn (East-men), a name preserved in a corrupted form in the Dublin area known as Oxmantown which is derived from Austmanna-tún (Homestead of the Eastmen). In contrast, they called the Irish Vestmenn (West-men).   This range has been sculpted by M. Campagna and C. Berni.

The "Sons of Death" that are first mentioned in the Irish Annals in the 9th century were originally raised from renegades and outlaws, but were later recruited from Irish boys and raised by Norsemen. They were exceptionally fierce fighters but hated and despised for their cruelty by the rest of the Irish. They were used by Brian Boru to raid England and were wiped out at Clontarf in 1014.

Pack of 8 figures (4 different poses).

Warriors with sword/axe and shield.  8 figures selected from 4 poses.  One piece metal figures, integral bases.   15mm scale.  .

Pack contains eight random warriors.  Miniatures are supplied unpainted.   Figures are about 5/8" to top of head.

    •Company: Baueda Wargames

    •Series/Line: Hostis

    •Stock Number: GAE5

    •Contents: Eight (8) miniatures

    •Sculptor: C. Berni

    •Scale: 15mm

    •Material: White Metal Alloy

    •Condition: New

This is a hobby product and not a toy. Recommended for ages 15 and up.