British 12th Light Dragoons

Portuguese 1st Cavalry Regiment

Ready for Albuera

I see a few places where I need some detail, but they're good to go.  Eureka just came out with Portuguese Cavalry figures last week and due to their speedy shipping I have some ready for battle.

British 13th Light Dragoons

Just in time for the Albuera battle this weekend . . .

Looks like I need to add brown wash to faces.

More Dark Ages Guys

So here are some Viking archers . . .

And here are some Saxon Thegns 

Not sure why I needed more Dark Ages figs but what the hell.  These are Foundry castings and quite enjoyable to paint. Time for some more Blood Eagle!

Here's an Exciting Read. . .

Lithuania Ascending

A Pagan Empire Within East-Central Europe, 1295-1345

by S. C. Rowell, Cambridge Studies in Medieval Life & Thought

I needed a little more background on my Teutonic and Lithuanian armies so I dove into this book.  The period focused on is the rise of the Lithuanian Duchy and its growth under the grand dukes that lay the groundwork for the combination of Lithuania and Poland in the 15th Century.  During this time, the Lithuanian Grand Dukes held their own and managed to expand against the Poles, Rus, Teutons, Swedes, Danes, Rigans, Hungarians, Bohemians, and Tatars.  The Lithuanian Grand Dukes, particularly Gediminus played off Imperial vs. Rus interests, Catholic vs. Othodoxy, and grand duke against grand duke to further his own interests and maintain their pagan center of power in Lithuania.

Well written as various topics are explored but of course the source material is limited and focusing on a 50-year period, the information gets a bit repetitive at times but the author does highlight between what is written (be it corroborated or not) and what later historians assumed or interpreted.

https://www.amazon.com/Lithuania-Ascending-East-Central-1295-1345-Cambridge-dp-1107658764/dp/1107658764/ref=mt_paperback?_encoding=UTF8&me=&qid=