Mercia vs. Vikings
The Saxon
shieldwall seemed secure with its flanks anchored on a village and wood.
Matching their shieldwall, the Viking right rushed the village in an attempt to
turn the Saxon left. This failed, losing two elements.
Despite their loss, the Vikings redoubled their effort and surged forward, slowly forcing the Saxon centre to cave, turning the conflict to a 4-2 win.
Mercia vs. Strathclyde
The
Strathclyde shieldwall remained in its position awaiting its cavalry and
skirmishers to turn the Mercian left flank.
The Strathclyde attack on the Mercian left foiled handing the initiative to Mercia who advanced forward and charged the Strathclyde line.
Lines buckled, yet neither shieldwall showed signs of breaking. Redoubling their effort, Mercian Hird breached the Strathclyde’s centre to earn a narrow victory, 4-3.
Strathclyde vs. Pre-Feudal Scots
Strathclyde
deployed first positioning its cavalry behind the shieldwall, anticipating a
moment to turn the Scot’s flank. Surprising Strathclyde, the Scots deployed
their entire force facing Strathclyde’s right in an attempt to overpower that
flank. The race was on.
Placed off balance, Strathclyde formed three divisions with its right wing tasked to contain the flanking attempt by the Scots, while the centre and left divisions wheeled right to attack the enemy main body.
Fortune favoured the Scots as the schiltrons broke through the Strathclyde right and centre, joining the mayhem, the Galwegians completed the victory with a 5+gen – 1 win.
