Hi all, we are very pleased to bring the rest of our Later Roman/Early Byzantine range back up for sale! We have now restored the Western Huns and the Later Germans to the summer store.
To celebrate the return of the Germans we have six new codes to represent German tribes that migrated through the East or were otherwise influenced by Eastern dress and equipment -- tribes such as the Ostrogoths, Gepids, and later the Lombards.
The first new set is the Eastern German infantry spearmen, who have a longer spear and a large wicker shield. They wear steppe trousers and have a combination of bare heads, metal helmets and the Germanic take on the phyrgian cap.
The next set is the infantry archers, so important to the Ostrogothic battle line. These also wear the steppe trousers.
To lead the new infantry we have commanders wearing steppe trousers. Whilst here we have depicted them without shields, the pack has round shields supplied.
The armoured nobles have "sarmaticised" and now have a long lance rather than the spear. They also have steppe trousers. Whilst depicted here without shields, these are supplied with shields in case you want them, but they would probably have used their lances two handed.
The followers who would have been far and away the bulk of any cavalry force retain more traditional combat methods but now have the steppe trousers as well.
Finally the high command have the steppe trousers as well (and shields are supplied optionally for these too in case you want to add them).
All available now, just click here:
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