I've now finished the Shieldmaiden opposition to the Irish - Hrafndottir's Raiders. These are all from Bad Squiddo's Shieldmaiden range - and they have helped get me back on track painting wise after the less than quality Footsore Irish minis.
The army is led by Brynhildr Hrafndottir, Scourge of the Cenél Conaill:
She is accompanied by her Seeress (Priest), Hedinfrid the Grey and her personal Champion, Dagmar:
As a Champion, I decided to give Dagmar some runic decorations on her shield:
The force also includes the hornblower, Inga (sadly without any purpose in Saga) and the force's banner bearer, Svala:
Svala I converted a little by adding a resin banner from Brother Vinni. I think it looks the part (and the red is a little brighter than shown in the photo).
On to the troops - first a unit of sword-armed Hearthguard, called Asleif's Hearthguard:
And a unit of Axe-armed Hearthguard, called Katla's Hearthguard:
As you can see, to show their status as elite troops I've given these some runic decorations (just not as many as Dagmar!). I really like these armoured warriors - especially the one with an axe and full face plate/mail helm, she's not messing about!
Finally for the elite part of the force, a unit of Bersekers, called Bolla's Berserkir:
Bolla there with her double-handed axe and bear ears being all cute and tough at the same time!
Finishing off the force are a couple of units of Warriors. First the hand weapon-armed Gudrun's Bondi:
And the spear-armed Ljufa's Bondi:
These of course get no runic decorations to show they are the bottom of the pile amongst Hrafndottir's Raiders.
These, despite me stalling a while, were wonderful miniatures to paint - I really do recommend checking Bad Squiddo's Shieldmaiden range out if you are after something a little different for your Dark Ages gaming!
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