VIK09 Farnham 892

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Category: Norse invasions of England
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Record a victory for BOTTOM ARMY  0 %
Total plays 3 - Last reported by mk20336 on 2022-12-08 19:58:48

HISTORICAL BACKGROUND

The Battle of Farnham was an armed conflict between the Anglo-Saxons, under the command of Prince Edward the Elder, and the Norse Viking invaders. The raiding army of the Vikings had captured much loot from Hampshire and Berkshire before starting to return to Essex and their fleet. A Wessex army led by Edward, son of King Alfred, intercepted them at Farnham, defeated them and recaptured the plunder. The battle concluded with the vikings fleeing across the Thames towards Essex.


War Council

SAXONS (Use Tan blocks)
• Leader: Prince Edward of Wessex
• 5 Command Cards
• 2 Inspired Action tokens
• Move first

VIKINGS (Use Purple Blocks)
• Leader:
• 5 Command Cards
• 1 Inspired Action tokens

Victory
6 Banners

SPECIAL RULES

  • Vikings gain 1 Victory banner for each unit that is ordered on the Saxon baseline and moves off the map.
  • Auxilia units Battleback with 1 extra die.
  • Saxons & Vikings use the Byzantine Inspired Actions
  • Saxon Medium cavalry are replaced by Saxon Medium Infantry if they end any turn adjacent to a Viking unit (but not a Viking leader only)
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Mark-McG replied the topic:
#692
1 year 3 months ago

Clarification question about the scenario Saxon Medium Cavalry special rule "end any turn adjacent to a Viking unit" - is that any turn of either side or just a Saxon turn ?
any = either Saxon or Viking turn. 

If the Vikings run up to them, they dismount to fight at the end of the Viking turn. Until the end of that turn, they are treated as Medium cavalry.

It seems pretty clear the Vikings and Saxons used horses to move around the countryside, but dismounted to fight. No indication of any cavalry tactics or suitable cavalry equipment. The Welsh seemed to have some sort of cavalry, probably Light cavalry, likely as a remnant of the Roman period. 

 
RiverWanderer replied the topic:
#691
1 year 3 months ago
Clarification question about the scenario Saxon Medium Cavalry special rule "end any turn adjacent to a Viking unit" - is that any turn of either side or just a Saxon turn ?
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