River Idle 616 now available in MP!

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Design notes for River Idle 616

“A.D. 617. This year was Ethelfrith, king of the Northumbrians, slain by Redwald, king of the East-Angles; and Edwin, the son of Ella, having succeeded to the kingdom, subdued all Britain, except the men of Kent alone, and drove out the Ethelings, the sons of Ethelfrith, namely, Enfrid. Oswald, Oswy, Oslac, Oswood. Oslaf, and Offa.”

from the Anglo-Saxon Chronicle


There is some controversy over the date of this battle as to whether it was 616 or 617 AD.

The army points are 1206 for the East Anglians and 996 for the Northumbrians. In “Battles of the Dark Ages” Peter Marren speculates that Aethelfrith rushed his army to the border of his territory in an effort to prevent Raedwald crossing it. So I have made the East Anglian army bigger than the Northumbrian.

This scenario lasts 16 turns. So the East Anglians have to win it within this time limit otherwise the Northumbrians are considered the winners because reinforcements will join their army during the night.

This is also a “kill the king” scenario.

Bibliography
Battles of The Dark Ages Peter Marren (Pen and Sword 2006)