According to the
Primary Chronicle, The Rus Kingdom emerged around the middle of the ninth century after Scandinavian, Finn, Balt and Slavic tribes agreed to invite Three Varangian Princes to come rule after years of unrest and tribal fighting. They had in fact drove the Varangians back
"beyond the seas" some years earlier when they rallied together and refused to pay tribute to the raiding Varyagi (Vikings).
Two of the three Princes died shortly after their arrival leaving Rurik who settled at Novgorod to unite the local tribes and towns. He done so with great tact and ambition and managed to forge a dynasty that would rule Russia right into the Middle Ages...
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I chose the Pagan Rus as my next saga faction
(my first faction was Welsh) due to wanting 3 things..
1. A Badass looking Warlord
2. Awesome figures to surround him
3. A Warband that played completely different to the Welsh
The Pagan Rus ticked all those boxes so i jumped online to the
War and Peace Webstore (Australia's finest online Miniatures store) and snapped up the 4 point starter box, as well as an extra blister each of Varjazi (Hearthguard) and Militia (Warriors) to make up a 6 point warband.
It took me a fair amount of time to put paint to mini with this project due to a number of things. My work schedule, time with the wife and kids etc. etc.
I finally managed to start these guys about two months ago. Painting very small amounts here and there when managed to scrape together some spare time but most importantly the desire. I wanted to do the models justice but just couldn't give them the time they deserved... Well, that all eventually turned around (as it normally does) and this Project picked up momentum and then some! The models took to brush beautifully and i really enjoyed getting them done.
So, here we are, my 6 point Pagan Rus Warband led by a Badass Warlord!
Warlord flanked by a unit of his faithful Varjazi
Slav Militia
A unit of Levy
All three points of Varjazi by the side of their Khagan!
The full 6 Points in all its glory
Ready for battle!
Togther, we stand like Bears!
I'm very proud of this Warband as I hadn't put this much time and effort into my painting for quite some time. I feel refreshed, pleased with the result and eager to sink my teeth into my Infinity project in the next few weeks.
Banner by Little Big Men Studios (via War and Peace)
Paints used were a mix of P3, Vallejo and Games Workshop.
Cheers for looking, happy gaming.
