Baueda VIK9 Viking Scouts on Foot or Finns (15mm Vikings) Norse Warriors Raiders

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Viking Scouts on Foot or Finns
Summary: Set of unpainted metal miniatures suitable for various 15mm scale games.
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Viking were Scandinavian explorers, warriors, merchants, and pirates who raided and colonized wide areas of Europe from the late eighth to the early eleventh century. These Norsemen used their famed longships to travel as far east as Constantinople and the Volga River in Russia, and as far west as Iceland, Greenland, and Newfoundland. According to custom, all free men (Bondi) were required to own weapons, as well as permitted to carry them at all times. A wealthy Viking would have a complete ensemble of a helmet, shield and chainmail shirt and would be armed with swords, spears, daggers, axes and hammers. Bows were used in the opening stages of land battles, and at sea, but tended to be considered less "honorable" than a hand weapon. Vikings were relatively unique for the time in their use of axes as a main battle weapon. The Huscarls (the elite guard of Kings) were armed with two-handed axes which could split shields or metal helmets with ease.
Besides the Scandinavians themselves, only the British called the marauders "Vikings," and this word may come from vik; or bay, and Viken, as the Oslo Fjord was called, from which the earliest Viking ships emerged. Other authorities maintain that the name came from the Old Norse term i viking, which is the equivalent of "a-raiding," as in "they went a-raiding down the Atlantic coast." But "Viking" was never a blanket term for the whole people of the region until it became a popular, modern misuse.
The fear of the Viking raiders terrified the people of Europe. Not only were they merciless, but also they carried on their raids with zest and efficiency. The raiders struck swiftly and secretly: after hiding their boats their scouts will carry on a through reconnaissance, collecting and gathering information about an enemy's composition and capabilities, identifying targets and routes, carefully planning the attack; only then they would pounce on their unsuspecting victims. They had the upper hand before the invaded people knew what had happened. They killed, robbed, burned, and then escaped with such thorough preparation and with such speed that more often than not their victims had no chance to organize the defense or attempt a reprisal on them.
Pack of 8 figures (four different poses).
Viking scouts with spears. One piece metal miniatures.  15mm scale.
Pack contains eight Vikings.  Miniatures are supplied unpainted.
Company: Baueda Wargames
Series/Line: 15mm Vikings
Stock Number: VIK9
Contents: Eight (8) Miniatures
Sculptor: C. Berni
Scale: 15mm
Material: White Metal Alloy
Condition: New
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