Middle Frankish III/5 - Ready for battle.

I don't know what it is about the "Dark Ages" that draws my interest. It was a time of chaos after the fall of the Romans. Populations thinned as warfare abounded and plagues spread throughout the known world. The Byzantine Empire provided "light" in the east. What emerged after this period is, in my opinion, what shaped Europe as we would come to know it for the next 1000 years. I have opted to loosely model this army on Clovis and the Merovingians. Details are sparse but I assumed their arms and armor would have changed from the Late Roman look-alikes of the earlier times with their weave into "Gallic" society as they took on an identity of their own. Contact with various "tribes" and their own artisans produced some fine weaponry, armor and shields adorned with pagan icons. I have reserved this look for the "veteran" spear units and cavalry. I hope I have captured a feel for this transitional stage of the Franks from early "barbarians" to the Carolingian Dynasty of Charlemagne and his successors. Enjoy.

3x3Wb Option for both (a) and (b) lists. Figures are Old Glory

This is my dual purpose shieldwall. These will serve as 6x4Wb in the (a) list supported by the 3x4Sp option below or as 6x4Sp in the (b) list supported by the warband option shown above. Figures are Old Glory