the Holy Roman Empire,
tales of conflict set in the 9th and 10th century.
Change is good and I am
starting a fresh DBA project, but rather than start a new blog, I will change
the banner, subtitle and archive all previous
postings for 15th century. These you can still find at the Index
located in the right hand column.
Naturally, the focus for
this project is on the campaigns and wars that took place during from the
breakup of the Carolingian Empire to the emergence of a confederation of German
kingdoms later known as the Holy Roman Empire.
From my initial research the
scope of the project would simply be too large if I wanted to keep a balance
between posting, painting and campaigning. Storm Within the Empire originally
grew from the Duchy of Bavaria expanding to include armies from Austria,
Hungary, Italy, Switzerland and the Ottomans. I narrowed the region to the
northern part of Germany; the duchies of Saxony, Lotharingia, Frisia, and the
Marchlands. The loose confederation was not without its enemies and so the
kingdoms of the Vikings, various Slav
nations, Poland and the Magyars are added as well.
Map: AD 843, the division after the Treaty of Verdun
Anyone thinking about
building an army from this region and time period I would recommend the books
and essays written by Timothy Reuter. I have “Germany in the Early Middle Ages
800 - 1056” which has fueled my enthusiasm for the period and I do plan to
purchase another title by him, “The
Annuls of Fulda”. The first title is
heavy with detail and attention is given to developments region by region. The
maps at the end illustrate very well the changes from the breakup of the Carolingian
empire to the start of the Holy Roman Empire.
As I write, my first two
armies have been ordered and should arrive next week. Aside from painting them,
I will also add new terrain features.
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More
later.
