15VKG - 15mm Viking tent just added to the Kleos range!
Based on the frames recovered from the Oseberg and Gokstad ship burials, this model is designed to be used as a baggage element for any Norse and Viking army - and it will fit on two standard DBM baggage bases.
Please note that the figures are not included, and only appear to give an indication of scale! They are from 50 Paces excellent range, and are available from Bryan (as well as the Viking tent, of course).
This Viking Tent model is approximately 40mm wide, 65mm deep, and 37mm tall, and based on strong archaeological evidence.
The gable boards survived in relatively good condition in several ship burials. They are made of oak, terminating in fierce, carved animal heads. It is thought that most Viking ships probably carried some tents of this type to provide shelter, at least for the more important members of the crew, when the ship was away from home. These tents varied considerably in size, some of them being large enough to have a fire inside! Unfortunately, we do not know exactly how the canvas fitted to these tents, or indeed, if they may have just used the ship's sail to cover the frame. These tents may well have functioned as a 'market stall' when the ship's crew were engaged in trade, although they could equally well have provided shelter for soldiers on campaign...
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