[PREVIEW] WotN Concept Art: Vikings, Anglo Saxons, Picts & Welsh
Welcome to our latest preview focusing on the concept art created by Nibs. In this preview you will see concepts of the units we have created and are creating for our 1st Baltic only release. Wait there's more! Today we give you concepts of not only Vikings but Welshmen, Anglo Saxons and Picts too!
Also, all the writing below is Nibs, so if anyone deserves the credit it is him...
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Viking
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Jomsvikingr
First Guys I've done, for purely personal reasons are the Jomsborg Vikings. Went for a big, hefty, heroic look, no helm (who needs them when you spend your spare time in sagas!) and simple equipment, nothing to fancy just brutally effective. The hauberk is chainmail but I haven't drawn it on (this is something of a trend) since I want to keep it simple. See what you think...
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Vikingar
Second Chap is a standard Viking, double-handed axe, helm, sword and leather tunic. Quite liked the plaited beard look, these guys are tough, rugged and worn. Sometimes high-ranking but more often than not opportunists...
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Landsmenn
This next one is the Landesmann, better equipment, chainmail and a fancy-looking sword..
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Skjoldborgsman, Rekkar & Langbogmenn
This next group includes, from left to right, Skjoldborgsman, Rekkir and Langborgman. Padded Armour galore, simple shields and leather for the Longbow chap who is also meant to look a little better off than the other light infantry...
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Berserkir
The hairy dude below is a Beserkir. Admittedly and ashamedly I couldn't help but theif a little from the 13th Warrior with the skin business but I think it works (in the least gay-interior-designer sorta way)...
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Huskarlar
assumed that it is meant to be a late period unit so he wears a slightly later style of chain and a 10th century axehead style...
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Bondi & Bogmenn
Bondi and Bogmenn drawing (from left to right respectively)
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Hof-Vordr
The Hof Vordr guy is dressed, as per request in chainmail with all alloted equipment and a nice fancy Vendel helm.
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Altgeirmenn
This next dude is the Altgeirmann. I figured that in order to wield those weapons with any sort of efficiency they would have to be fairly well drilled so I tried to show that in the pic.
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Ulfhednar
The link below shows the Ulfhednar chap. Wolf pelt galore. To avoid looking too much like the Berserkir I left the wolfs head as a sort of hood down his back and tied the skin like a cloak. The boar spear, from what I can remember is a short, broad-bladed spear but I could well be wrong on that so feel free to amend...
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Dansk Digroxmann
Finally the Dansk Digroxmann gets a showing, similar to the Huskarl but with older style chain and no shield.
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Riddarar & Svia Riddarar
These horsey types are the Riddararand Svia Riddarar. The horses are crap, not to hot on animals but I went for a very basic look since the stylishness in these foot-heavy armies would be found more in the infantry.
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Scanian Leidang & Viedmenn
These next two are the Scanian Leidang and the Viedmenn.
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Hirdmenn
This one is the Hirdmann, finally, old-style chainmail, cool helm and a big ol' Frankish sword.
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Anglo Saxon
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Northumbrian Thegn
The Northumbrian Thegn. This guy has a normal A-S concve shield however along with a 'winged' spear, mail and a 'Northumbrian' helmet.
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Thegn
The Anglo-Saxon Thegn. Simple helm of a four-piece construction, long sword, slightly concave shield, iron strips to protect his forward shin and some nice ornate belt-work. This represents the Anglo-Saxon Nobility mid 8th century.
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Huscarl of Wessex
The next drawing represents a shift in the timeline to the late 10th century with the Anglo-Saxon 'Huscarl'. The banner he holds is a windsock (old Roman style) of the Wessex Dragon, one of which Harold I is meant to have held at Senlac Hill that cold Octobers morning in 1066. He has a later, two-piece conical helm that the Normans will make so popular and a nice big axe.
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Burwaran
This next chap I have labelled as the Burwaran and represents the better equipped of the Anglo-Saxon standing militia. He has a leather jerkin over his tunic, another of these 'winged' spears that are so popular in North-Western Europe and this curiously shaped 'Phrygian' leather cap.
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Ceorl Garheap
Another fyrd-man, less well-off this time is the Ceorl Garheap, a basic light infantryman though this model can be used to represent any mustered fyrd. Notice in particular the way his tunic is tucked into his belt and the strange leg-warmer style things, both essential in this seasons 'Look like a Saxon poor bloke' catalogue!
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Anglo Saxon Archers
This Archer also shows the tucking in of the tunic though a different style of leg garment, use both to get a nice cobbled together look.
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Mercenary Pictish Crossbowmen
The final model in this set is somewhat comic and his tartan is rubbish but I like him so he will remain included, he is the mercenary Pictish crossbowman.
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Low Class Saxon
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Welsh
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Teulu
This first chap is the Teulu. He wears a much patched suit of Roman scale and a bi-partite, ridged helm based on the Berkasovo type; again somewhat in disrepair. His shield is a Roman oval and his sword is a British/Spathae hybrid with it's wide base. I do not exxagurate when I say that I reckon this is my best drawing to date.
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Saethwyr
Ok next up is the Saethwyr. Here I had a little difficulty. The longbowman clearly had to have less of the Roman and more of the native in him so I tried to strike a balance with a more homespun look about his kit. He wears a sewn quilted jerkin and a quasi-Romanesque helm befitting his importance to whatever lord he serves. The longbow is obligatory as are the shield and short sword.
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Helwyr
The next is the bowman, labelled Helwyr. He is dressed in a simple cap, tunic and leggings with an early 'hunting bow' and a waist mounted quiver.
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Pictish
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Gai Aurmahr
His helmet reflects a prevailing style at the time influenced by a century or so of contact with the fading Roman Empire, something that is also reflected in the decorated but Roman style broach. He wears a jerkin of stiffened leather plates over a coarse, tartanesque tunic. The shield is round but with a leather facing secured with stitching as opposed to a metal rim as might be found on Scandanavian and Anglo-Saxon shields. He tops this off with a nice heavy Gaelic spear.
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Gaemornaghta
'Bread and Butter' not literally, harder than burnt toast and certainly not slippery. I like this guy, he looks like he means business, but then all the Picts are somewhat more expressive than the Anglo-Saxons and the Vikings who have, thus far, only managed to look wistfully into the distance!
he has a nicely patterned tartan (better than the stuff on the other guys), a leather jerkin and a small shield on his back should the need arise. His longspear is nicely rough-hewn and, of course being a Pict, he has bare legs...crazy bast**d...
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Soaighdier
The 'Hunter' with his Romanesque crossbow. I went for a massive, all-obscuring leather cloak, useful for crouching in the shrubbery and even put some shrubbery in...bonus.
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Tuanaghta
The big, burly, northern shock trooper. I think this must be the most expressive pic to date. Wearing a short coat of chain and wielding a massive axe of a far heavier design than the Saxon or Scandanavian types, he literally lumbers into battle. This chap might not see next week, he is loosing alot of blood and a septic wound might be on the cards, but dammit if he won't take a few of them with him...
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Pictish Javelinmen
He wears the ol' 'proto-tartan' and carries javelins and a small shield. I also gave him a tasseled cowl I read about in a book t'other day. They were leather and apparently a few survive nicely intact.
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Codaghbanda
Heavy Infantry eh? This guy is kitted out in a leather jerkin underneath a heavy cloak. His helm is somewhat newer and less Romanised but still with noticable similarities. he carries a long spear and carries a rectangular shield. His legs, obviously, remain bare.
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Scath-Cloch
The 'Noble' javelinmen, walkers in the night and general unassuming hard bastards of the Pictish force. His helm is dirtied to prevent it reflecting in the light and the cowl is tied under his chin. He wears light a leatherish jerkin and carries the h-shaped shield and javelins. His legs are clad in short leggings, shocking!
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Tavastians
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Two Welsh Soldiers
First up are the Basic Spearman and Swordsman in the most dynamic drawing I have done yet (bored with simple figures, thought I'd do something a little more adventurous!) Both men show the coninuation of Romanesque tradition albiet weathered and worn. The Spearman has a quilted jerkin with coarse cloth, somewhat more native, along with the Intersisca style helm, shield and spear. The poor Swordsman, impaled and concussed, seemed to me to be a little better off so I gave him a better quality panelled clothing, a crested Intersisca helm and a pitted Spatha.
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Well... That is it from us, but expect to see more previews in the very near future. And all comments and constructive criticism is more then welcome.
Before I go, remember that we are always looking for modders. Currently I'm looking for someone to create a Berserkir for us based on this concept:
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If your interested, PM me or write in this thread.
We are also in need of someone to create strat map models.
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Originally Posted by Antonius
who made the pictures? 
