Description
Europe in the late 15th and early 16th centuries was a place of almostconstant warfare. With no organised national armies battlefields were the domainof the mercenary companies of the day – chief amongst these were thecolourfully dressed Landsknechts.
Landsknechts were instigated by the Holy Roman Emperor, Maximillian I, as areaction to the Swiss mercenary pikemen that had dominated battlefields fordecades before the Italian Wars (1494–1559).
They would be found in most armies in Western Europe of the time, evenappearing in the British Isles in the service of Henry VIII. Clashes betweenrival Landsknecht regiments were particularly bloody, becoming known as‘Bad War’.
The toughest of a rough bunch were the veteran Doppelsöldner – soldierson double pay. Their extra payment was for volunteering to fight in the frontranks and the inherent risk that entailed. The trick was surviving to claim theextra pay!
Doppelsöldner would most often be armed with the ranged arquebus or crossbowand arrayed in front of the main blocks of pikemen. Alternatively they may bearmed with the vicious six foot long two-handed swords, the Zweihänders, orequally long halberds. Zweihänder-armed Landsknechts would generally be foundin the front ranks of the pike blocks or occasionally detached to form their ownunit for special roles as well as providing protection for the unit’s colourparty. The famous German mercenaries, the Black Band, included 2,000 two-handedswordsmen.
The figures in this boxed set can be used to represent the Landsknechtsraised in Germany or other nations of the period and can be armed with eitherhalberds or Zweihänder swords.
This box set contains:
- Plastic and metal components to make 24 Landsknechts with two-handed swordsand halberds.
- Plastic bases.
Models supplied unassembled and unpainted
Product Details
Product Code: 27861980Barcode: 5060393709466
Brand: Pike & Shotte
Categories: All Games, Best Sellers, Card Games, Dice Games, New Board Games & Puzzles, Sale Games, Word Board Games
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