HISTORICAL BACKGROUND
In 917, the group of Danes who had previously been based in Huntingdon relocated to Tempsford in Bedfordshire, together with other Danes from East Anglia. They built and fortified a new burh there, to serve as a forward base for attacks on English territory. Later that year, after launching an unsuccessful attack on Bedford, they were attacked by an English army from the territories of King Edward the Elder, as part of his widespread offensive which in that year overwhelmed the Danish territories in East Anglia and south-eastern Mercia. The burh was stormed and a Danish king, probably that of East Anglia, was killed, along with the Jarls Toglos and Manna and many of their followers, while the rest were captured.
BRIEFING
SAXONS (Use Tan blocks)
• Leader: King Edward the Elder
• 5 Command Cards
• 4 Inspired Action tokens
• Move first
VIKINGS (Use Purple Blocks)
• Leader: Guthrum II
• 6 Command Cards
• 3 Inspired Action tokens
Victory
6 Banners
Saxons get 1 banner for each city gate removed by storm
SPECIAL RULES
*The River is impassable.
*Auxilia units Battleback with 1 extra die.
*Saxons use the Byzantine Inspired Actions
*Vikings use all Inspired Actions
*Replace the Mounted Charge Command card text to read
Boar’s Snout
Select one foot unit and up to two adjacent foot units. Each unit can move one extra hex and battle.
When battling, add 1 die to each supported unit. Ordered units may not engage in Ranged Combat.
