Slitherine

Div A

Nijis (Lithuanians/Teutonic knights) defeats Triarii (Castilians/Leonese) 46-12.

The Castilians fielded a large force of knights backed by jinetes, and other skirmishers and a handful of Muslim mercenaries. After some maneuvering, both sides were drawn into a chaotic melee on the open ground, which should have seen the Lithuanian bowmen and their spear-armed horsemen crushed by the armored Spanish knights. Everywhere, though, it was as if the Iberian lances were blunted, with Lithuanian horse, foot spears and even bowmen standing their ground and wearing the knights down. The Lithuanians could only attribute their victory to the intervention of Perkunas, and their Teutonic allies to the whims of fortune.

Very hard to say how this one would have gone had not the Lithuanians received very luck die rolls.

Division A

Kroche Carthaginian 490-411 + Greek 460-281 allies
challenges
angusosborne Antigonid 320-301 + Greek 460-281 allies

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Division A

Kroche Ancient British 60BC-80AD w Roman 24BC
challenges
tyronec Roman 24-196 + Nabataean

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Division B

SawyerK leading the Syro-Canaanite 1207-1100 BC army and Egyptian 1149 BC ally

defeated

rockmanbob123 and his Philistine 800-600 BC army with Kushite ally

by 62 to 50.

The Syro-Canaanites used a patch of rough ground on their right flank to embed their swordsmen and archers, and had success from there against the Philistine medium foot. But the Philistine heavy chariots and Foot Guard troops proved almost unbeatable. The battle saw-sawed back and forth until the Canaanite light chariots took their toll on the remaining Philistine medium foot. I was glad to arrive at 60 and see the last of those heavy chariots.

Dark Ages Divisional results through August 23rd, 2025

Please check your results as I have been known to transpose cells in the spreadsheets

Div A

random27 (byzantine) defeats cheahn (serbian) 60-51

Div A

Nijis (Lithuanians) defeats Lunecastle (Aragonese) 61-48.

The Aragonese force divided into left and right wings, while the Lithuanians pushed the majority of their troops up the middle. The result was a confused scrum almost from the beginning, in which the Lithuanians prevailed more by luck than anything else.

Div A

random27 (kushan) defeats snooky51 (persian) 42-5

Thanks for the battle , kushan elephants wanted it

Division A

Kroche Carthaginian 490-411BC w Greek 460 42% loss
defeats
random27 jewish 64BC-6AD with parthian 62% loss

Heavy Carthaginian infantry triumphed against the Jewish mediums in the centre. Jewish/Parthian cavalry threatened both wings, were held up on the Carthaginian right and only managed to create minor chaos on Carthaginian left. GG

Division B

jaerho (Scots-Irish 50 BC - 476 AD)
challenges
Indibil (Palmyran)
and
rockmanbob123 (Franks)

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Division B

jaerho (Scots-Irish 50 BC-476 AD) defeats countykgamer (Indo-Greek 175 BC - 10 AD)

47-19

Div A

Karvon Parthian with Arabs defeated carpenkm Roman 105 -25 + Armenian 46-17.

Parthian wings both rode wide around the opposing Romans and shot up and destroyed most of the opposing mounted, lights and mediums. Picked off one or two isolated heavy foot for the win. Lost a few lights and horse archers in the process.

Division A

Challenges created for Stones1985, Karvon and random27. The password is tdc8

Division A

Stones1985 (Arabs) beat Garokan (German/Polish) by a score of 62 to 56. A very even and close game where the Germans/Poles looked favourites but just suddenly had a last minute collapse.

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Division A

Stones1985 (Arabs) beat random27 (Indians) by a score of 64 to 41. Another close game.

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Divsion A

Stones1985 (Arabs) beat lunecastle (Vikings) by a score of 51 to 23.

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DIVISION B

Indibil Palmyran 258 AD - 273 AD with Arab 312 BC CHALLENGES

rockmanbob123 Frankish 496-599
Asterix_von_TWC Sassanid Persian 477-590 with Hepthalite

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DIVISION C

Indibil Dailami, DEFEATED ChrisTowsend Spanish. 62 - 49,
So, right now I have 2 victories and five defeats.

Div B

alexmike1 Ancient British 60BC-80AD with Roman beat rockmanbob123 Frankish 496-599 42-17

The Brits won the battle of the (war)bands. GG.

Div B

alexmike1 challenges rockmanbob

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