"The Battle of Ebchester (Pre-feudal Scots v. Anglo-Norse)" Topic
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| Mark Davies | 17 Aug 2009 2:56 a.m. PST |
I've added some more background to the King Magnus' War campaign. The Anglo-Norse face an invasion by the Scots led by the nephew of Macbeth! link |
| paul liddle | 17 Aug 2009 11:52 a.m. PST |
Very interesting campaign.
By the way I live very close to Ebchester. |
| Dropship Horizon | 17 Aug 2009 2:19 p.m. PST |
Good stuff Mark! A great read. Enjoyed reading your take on MacBeth. Lumphanan is a few miles from us. So quite relevant. For anyone intersted in Dark Age and early medieval Scottish history I recommend Warlords and Holy Men: Scotland, A.D.80-1000 by A.P. Smyth. Cheers
Mark |
| Mark Davies | 17 Aug 2009 4:09 p.m. PST |
Cricky! That's uncanny--particularly Paul being close to Ebchester. I chose the name as it was on an old Roman road, Dere Street, and I couldn't think of any appropriate sounding woods. I'll take a look at Smyth's book. I could do with finding out more about Scotland at that time. |
| GarrisonMiniatures | 19 Aug 2009 11:12 a.m. PST |
Lots of people live close to Ebchester – used to live close it myself, and had an uncle who did live there. Ina street called 'Cohorts Close'. It doesn't look anything like your battlefield though :) |
| Mark Davies | 19 Aug 2009 8:03 p.m. PST |
No, I was pretty sure it didn't. Like I say, I chose the name for the sound and the rough position! I had a look at the Smyth book last night, and I noticed a lot of battles around that area at the beginning of the 11th century. I could have used one of those names for this one. |
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