WARLORD WAR BANNER HIRDMEN

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Painter : Cantos Caston

Painter : Hirchel Hill

Viking Warlord Free Viking War Banner Free Viking Hearthguard 4 models per 1 pt

Armour: 5 (6 v Shooting) Melee Dice: 5
Move: M (6") Fatigue Limit: 4 Saga Dice: 2 V.P: 3
Determination: Activate once per turn for free.
We Obey: Simultaneously move a friendly unit within S (4").
Side by Side: Engage simultaneously using We Obey.
Pride: When moving must engage enemy Warlord if able.
Resilience: Cancel first hit in each phase. Non-Levies within
VS (2") may sacrifice themselves to cancel a hit.
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*6 v Shooting
Banner: During deployment, any standard faction unit (not Armour: 5 Melee Dice: 2 ea.
"For-Hire") of at least six Heathguards or ten Warriors may Move: M (6") Fatigue Limit: 4 Saga Dice: 1 V.P: 1 ea.
upgrade one model to a War Banner. The Banner unit may Viking Hearthguard are drawn from the Hird. Hirdmen were
activate to "Rally," which may be resolved any time in the the armed companions in the Viking Lord's household and can
turn, any number of times, and removes a fatigue. But after a be considered among the finest professional soldiers of the day.
"Rally" the unit may not activate that turn for Movement or
Shooting. Also, any Banner unit not activated that turn may
remove a Fatigue for free. The Banner model does not
generate any attack dice, and if the only model left in the
unit it is removed and counts as killed.
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BERSERKERS BONDI THRALLS (BOWS)

Painter : Hirchel Hill

Painter : Hirchel Hill

Painter : Hirchel Hill

Viking Hearthguard 4 models per 1 pt Viking Warriors 8 models per 1 pt Viking Levy 12 models per 1 pt

Armour: 3 Melee Dice: 4 ea.
Move: M (6") Fatigue Limit: 4 Saga Dice: 1 V.P: 1 ea.
Berserkers: One unit of Heathguard of exactly four models
may be designated as Berserkers.
Some Hirdmen were Berserkers or Úlfhéðnar ("wolf berserker"),
members of religious cults dedicated to Odin. These fearsome
warriors fought in a frenzied state and were regarded with awe
and suspicion by their comrades, and with abject fear by their
opponents. The Ulfhednar were said to wear the pelt of a wolf
upon their heads when they entered battle.
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Armour: 4 Melee Dice: 1 ea. Armour: 3 Melee Dice: 1 per 3 models
Move: M (6") Fatigue Limit: 3 Saga Dice: 1 V.P: ½ ea. Shooting Dice: 1 per 2 models Range: L (12")
Your Warriors might be members of the militia of freemen that Move: M (6") Fatigue Limit: 2 Saga Dice: 0 V.P: ⅓ ea.
all Lords had access to, or they might be sailors and traders Bows: Ranged weapon, may activate to shoot.
accompanying your Lord. The lowest social component of Norse society was made of the
Thrall, an unfree servant or slave. Thralls could sometimes find
some use on the battlefield before running away.
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 HARALD HARDRADA
Viking Hero
Armour: 6 Melee Dice: 5
Move: M (6") Fatigue Limit: 4 Saga Dice: 3 V.P: 7
Warlord: See Warlord card Determination, We Obey, Side by
Side, Pride, and Resilience. Harald replaces free Warlord.
Unequalled: Armour 6 in both Shooting & Melee.
Varangians: One unit of Heathguard (of up to 12 models)
may be upgraded to Varangian Guard.
Harald served in the Byzantine Emperor's Varangian Guard.
In 1046 Harald became king of Norway. He died at the battle
of Stamford Bridge by an arrow to the neck.
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HARALD'S VARANGIAN GUARD
Viking Hearthguard 4 models per 1 pt
Armour: 6 Melee Dice: 2 ea.
Move: M (6") Fatigue Limit: 4 Saga Dice: 1 V.P: 1 ea.
Unequalled: Armour 6 in both Shooting & Melee.
Varangians: One unit of Heathguard (of up to 12 models)
may be upgraded to Varangian Guard if Harald is Warlord.
Though the Byzantines used the word Varangian to indicate
any Scandinavian or Rus warrior, the word likely derives from
the Old Norse, "var," meaning “pledge.” The Varangians were
the “pledged men” of the Emperor’s guard.
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HARALD HARDRADA (AXE)
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1 pt Viking Hero
Armour: 5 (6 v Shooting) Melee Dice: 5
Move: M (6") Fatigue Limit: 4 Saga Dice: 3 V.P: 7
Warlord: See Warlord card Determination, We Obey, Side by
Side, Pride, and Resilience. Harald replaces free Warlord.
Dane Axe: Melee attack rolls gain +1.
Varangians: One unit of Heathguard (of up to 12 models)
may be upgraded to Varangian Guard.
Harald served in the Byzantine Emperor's Varangian Guard.
In 1046 Harald became king of Norway. He died at the battle
of Stamford Bridge by an arrow to the neck.
5* *6 v Shooting **Melee rolls +1
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HARALD'S VARANGIAN GUARD (AXES)
Painter : Hirchel Hill
Viking Hearthguard 4 models per 1 pt
Armour: 5 (6 v Shooting) Melee Dice: 2 ea.
Move: M (6") Fatigue Limit: 4 Saga Dice: 1 V.P: 1 ea.
Dane Axe: Melee attack rolls gain +1.
Varangians: One unit of Heathguard (of up to 12 models)
may be upgraded to Varangian Guard if Harald is Warlord.
Though the Byzantines used the word Varangian to indicate
any Scandinavian or Rus warrior, the word likely derives from
the Old Norse, "var," meaning “pledge.” The Varangians were
the “pledged men” of the Emperor’s guard.
5* *6 v Shooting **Melee rolls +1
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RAGNAR LOTHBROK
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Painter : Hirchel Hill
1 pt Viking Hero 1 pt
Armour: 5 (6 v Shooting) Melee Dice: 5
Move: M (6") Fatigue Limit: 4 Saga Dice: 3 V.P: 7
Warlord: See Warlord card Determination, We Obey, Side by
Side, Pride, and Resilience. Ragnar replaces free Warlord.
Son of Odin: His Resilience cancels two hits rather than one.
Raider: May choose to roll half the Orders Phase SAGA dice,
in which case all units get a free activation.
Ragnar was King of Sweeden and Norway, though a raider more
than a king, he cast a shadow on Western Europe.
5* *6 v Shooting
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GUNNAR HAMUNDARSON
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Painter : Emil Horky
Viking Hero 1 pt
Armour: 5 (6 v Shooting) Melee Dice: 5
Shooting Dice: 5 Range: L (12") No Loki or Valhalla.
Move: M+ (6"+) Fatigue Limit: 4 Saga Dice: 3 V.P: 7
Warlord: See Warlord abilities. Gunnar replaces free Warlord.
Archer: May activate to Shoot once per turn with five dice.
Fighter: In melee his defense dice cancel on 4 or more. If in
melee without FATIGUE any 6 he rolls causes two hits and
any 1 rolled targeting him give him two extra defense dice.
Athlete: If without FATIGUE gains S (4") to all movement.
May not use Loki or Valhalla abilities.
5* *6 v Shooting
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