Vikings

Goonhammer Historicals: Sarissa Precision Viking Settlement Review

Today in Historicals we take a look at the Viking Settlement Kit from Sarissa Precision.

Goonhammer Historicals: Midgard Heroic Battles Review

Our Historicals dalliance in kinda-fantasy systems continues with Midgard Heroic Battles!

Goonhammer Historicals: Pillage Starter Warbands

So you like the look of Pillage, eh? Alongside the Pillage rulebook, Victrix have launched a set of four sets combining their early Medieval ranges into get starting sets perfect for those new to Historicals - or new to the period. 

Goonhammer Reviews: Pillage: Ransack the Middle Ages

Pillage is here and we have played it! Victrix' new game promises narrative-driven skirmish combat in the early Medieval period, with a heavy focus on adventuring, raiding, swashbuckling and, especially, pillaging.

Conquest Lore Explainer: The Nords of Eä

I entered the world of Conquest too soon. Not long after I’d started investing in my army, the Nords faction was released and I was immediately jealous of those who were arriving at games with a boxful of Vikings....

Goonhammer Historicals: The Barons’ War Conquest Review

It’s time to strap on your kite shield, call up your mercenaries and unfurl the papal banner - there’s a half-wild land over the sea and only The Bastard can tame it! We’re moving from the 13th to the...

Goonhammer Historicals: Bad Squiddo Shieldmaiden Review and Saga Warband

First off, a big thank you to Annie of Bad Squiddo Games for supplying these minis free of charge to review! The selection of minis on offer there are far beyond the shieldmaidens I'm reviewing today and worth looking...

Goonhammer Historicals: SAGA Faction Review – Vikings

Who Are the Vikings? The Vikings were Scandinavian people who are famous for raiding (via longboat over the sea), pirating, trading, settling, and hiring out as mercenaries all over Europe and some parts of Asia, but mainly in Britain. The...

Goonhammer Historicals: SAGA Faction Review – Anglo-Saxons

Who Are The Anglo-Saxons? The Anglo-Saxons were the Germanic peoples who inhabited England in the late Dark Ages. Originally hailing from mainland Europe, the Angles, Saxons and Jutes settled what is now known as England, carving out petty kingdoms and...

Goonhammer Historicals: SAGA Age Overview – Age of Vikings

Ravens. Shieldwalls. Pagans. Age of Vikings is the foundational, formative SAGA book. If you’re reading this, chances are you’re interested in SAGA, and if you’re interested in SAGA, chances are you originally learned about it as 'that Viking game'! This...