THIS HOLY YEAR OF 2026 IS THE 960TH ANNIVERSARY OF THE BATTLE OF HASTINGS
THIS HOLY YEAR OF 2026 IS THE 960TH ANNIVERSARY OF THE BATTLE OF HASTINGS
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TO MARK THIS MILESTONE WE ARE RE-FIGHTING THE CONFLICT THAT CHANGED HISTORY WITH AN EPIC FIGURE-FOR-FIGURE DISPLAY WARGAME IN 18MM.
" For every warrior who stood on Senlac Hill in 1066, a single PaperBoy will stand on our table in 2026.
This is the Battle of Hastings at a 1-to-1 scale—no abstractions, just the sheer weight of history."
62 BASES
62 BASES
EACH 240MMX120MM
EACH 240MMX120MM
280/300 MEN
280/300 MEN
PER BASE
PER BASE
16.800 FIGURES
16.800 FIGURES
ON THE TABLETOP
ON THE TABLETOP
EARLY MORNING 14 OCTOBER 1066
THE MOMENT THAT CHANGED HISTORY FOR EVER
EARLY MORNING 14 OCTOBER 1066
THE MOMENT THAT CHANGED HISTORY FOR EVER
In this dazzling illustration by Peter Dennis, the sheer scale of the conflict is laid bare. Atop the rising slope of Battle Ridge, the Anglo-Danish shield wall stands defiant.
They are gathered around their King, Harold Godwinson, at the legendary muster point: the Hoar Apple Tree.
Looking down from the ridge, the view is terrifying. Massed at the base of the hill are thousands of Norman invaders, a sea of steel ready for the uphill struggle against all odds.
At their heart stands William the Bastard, soon to be known as the Conqueror, clutching the Papal Banner of Pope Alexander II—a divine mandate for a bloody day.
ANGLO-SAXON FYRD, BASE 240MMX120MM
ANGLO-SAXON FYRD, BASE 240MMX120MM
"THE ENGLISH CONFIDENTLY RESISTED WITH ALL THEIR STRENGTH STRIVING ABOVE ALL TO PREVENT
A BREACH IN THE LINE OPENING UNDER THE ASSAULT.
THEIR EXTRAORDINARY TIGHT FORMATION
MEANT THAT THOSE WHO WERE KILLED
HARDLY HAD ROOM TO FALL".
"THE ENGLISH CONFIDENTLY RESISTED WITH ALL THEIR STRENGTH STRIVING ABOVE ALL TO PREVENT
A BREACH IN THE LINE OPENING UNDER THE ASSAULT.
THEIR EXTRAORDINARY TIGHT FORMATION
MEANT THAT THOSE WHO WERE KILLED
HARDLY HAD ROOM TO FALL".
NORMAN BRETON CAVALRY, BASE 240MMX(2X80MM)
NORMAN BRETON CAVALRY, BASE 240MMX(2X80MM)
"THE TERRIBLE SOUND OF THE TRUMPETS ANNOUNCED
ON BOTH SIDES THE BEGINNING OF THE BATTLE.
THE NORMANS BOLDLY AND SWIFTLY LAUNCHED
THE ATTACK SO THE NORMAN INFANTRY ADVANCED CLOSER PROVOKING THE ENGLISH CAUSING
WOUNDS AND DEATH WITH THEIR MISSILES".
"THE TERRIBLE SOUND OF THE TRUMPETS ANNOUNCED
ON BOTH SIDES THE BEGINNING OF THE BATTLE.
THE NORMANS BOLDLY AND SWIFTLY LAUNCHED
THE ATTACK SO THE NORMAN INFANTRY ADVANCED CLOSER PROVOKING THE ENGLISH CAUSING
WOUNDS AND DEATH WITH THEIR MISSILES".
- WILLIAM OF POITIERS -
- WILLIAM OF POITIERS -
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