Baueda ALN1 15mm Alan Light Horse (Pack of 4) Germanic Cavalry Mounted Warriors

Description

Hostis -
15mm Germanic: Alan Light Horse
Summary: 4 unpainted metal 15mm scale miniatures suitable for various ancient era games.
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The Migration Period, also known as the period of the Barbarian Invasions or of the Völkerwanderung ("migration of peoples" in German), was a period of intensified human migration in Europe running from about 376 to 800 AD. Germanic tribes had already started moving out of southern Scandinavia and Germany to the adjacent lands between the Elbe and Oder since 1000 BC. The first wave moved westward and southward (pushing the resident Celts west to the Rhine by about 200 BC) and moving into southern Germany up to the Roman province of Gaul by 100 BC, where they were stopped by Gaius Marius. It is this western group which was described by the Roman historian Tacitus (56–117 AD) and Julius Caesar (100–44 BC). A later wave of Germanic tribes migrated eastward and southward from Scandinavia between 600 and 300 BC; they included lesser known tribes such as the Tencteri, Cherusci, Hermunduri and Chatti. From about AD 166 until 180 the wars against Germanic Marcomanni and Quadi occupied the major part of the reign of Roman emperor Marcus Aurelius. After a long period of federation and intermarriage all these tribes ended up mixed and grouped into the more familiar groups known as the Alamanni, Franks, Saxons, Frisians and Thuringians. Accordingly these figures are perfect for Early Visigothic, Vandal, Burgundi, Limigantes, Gepid, Frankish, Alamanni, Quadi, Suevi, Rugian Or Turcilingi, Saxon and all others Germanic Tribes between 150 to 450 AD and also as the light troop types for early Ostrogothic, Herul, Sciri or Taifali.
The more heavily armed figures are suitable for the later half of the Migration Period, expending the range to the end of the Ostrogothic (553) and Visigothic kingdom (711).
Code: ALN1.
15mm Alan Light Horse.
Upon the Hunnic defeat of the Goths on the Pontic Steppe around 375 AD, many of the Alans migrated westwards along with various Germanic tribes. They crossed the Rhine in 406 AD along with the Vandals and Suebi, joined the Vandals in the invasion of the Iberian Peninsula and eventually crossed into North Africa with them, becoming part of the powerful Vandal kingdom.
Mounted warriors with spear an shield.  2 poses.  Multi-part metal figures, integral bases.   15mm scale.
Pack containsfour Alan.  Miniatures are supplied unpainted and require assembly.   Figures are about 7/8" to top of head.
•Manufacturer: Baueda Wargames
•Series/Line: Hostis
•Stock Number: ALN1
•Contents: Four (4) miniatures
•Sculptor: N/A
•Scale: 15mm
•Material: White Metal Alloy
•Condition: New
This is a hobby product and not a toy. Recommended for ages 15 and up.
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