Slitherine

Hi

We are now in the process of finishing our final book of Army Lists - The Lost Scrolls. Basically these are the lists that for one reason or another (space for example) didn't make it into the main lists.

So we have another call for suitable photos - 15mm or 25mm. The lists in the book are set out below with some information on dates etc so you can check your figures are suitable. You guys have already supplied photos for lists already published and yet to be published, so here is your last chance to be part of the FoG series

The technical bit is that the photos need to be of a print standard of at least 300DPI. Really all this means is that you need to set your camera to a fine or high setting, and the pictures should be taken in natural day light. Or put another way, the standard used for print advertising rather than publication on the web.

The composition can be single figures or groups. The standard single based figure for advertising (against a neutral background) is often as effective as a signature vignette of a "nice piece of kit".

Obviously full credit for the source will be given in the army list book.

So if you have any pictures you'd like us to use for that book please get them to JDM@slitherine.co.uk by 1st May 2009 (sorry for the short deadline but the composition of this unusual book has only just been finalised).

Obviously I am happy to help with any questions or queries on technical details, composition, suitable subject matter. via this Forum

Thanks in advance.




Paul (Robinson)
Field of Glory

Etruscan League C7th BC until 280BC Italian Hill Tribes C7th to C3rd BC (Aequi, Aurunci, Hernici, Picentes, Sabines, Sidicini and Volsci)
Early Republican Roman 509 BC until 280 BC
Latin 509 BC until the end of the Latin War in 338 BC
Samnite 355 to 272 BC
Campanian 5th century BC until 211 BC
Apulian, Lucanian or Bruttian C5th to 203BC

Early Nomad This list covers the various nomad and semi-nomadic tribes of the desert and steppe areas bordering Syria, Canaan and Mesopotamia from 3100 BC until the widespread adoption of the horse towards the end of the 4th century BC Includes Midianite camel riders!
Amorite Kingdoms This list covers the Amorite kingdoms of Mesopotamia such as Subartu (the Assyrian Old Kingdom) from the time of Shamshi-Adad (1813 to 1755 BC) and the 1st Dynasty of Babylon (1894 to 1595 BC) and also the Amorite ruled city states of Syria such as Yamkhad (Aleppo), Mari, Qatna (Tell Mishrife) and Ugarit from circa 2000 BC until their adoption of massed maryannu style chariotry some time after 1600 BC
Early Elamite This list covers armies from highland Elam, Anshan and Awan as well as the lowland region of Susiana, all located in modern south-west Iran, from circa 2800 BC to circa 1100 BC
Early Highland Raider This list covers the various highland peoples of the Zagros, Taurus and Anatolian uplands from circa 3000 BC until circa 1000 BC. eg Guti, Gasgans, Lullubi etc

Pre-Islamic Arabian This list covers the southern pre-Islamic and apostate armies of the Arabian peninsula from circa 300 AD until the final adoption of Islam by the whole of the Arabian peninsula - so anyting "Arab Conquesty"
Later Pre-Islamic Bedouin This list covers Bedouin armies eg Ghassanids allied to the Romans from circa 420 to 636, and the Lakhmids allied to the Persians from circa 400 to 602
Axumite 100 to 970 AD
Beja This list covers Beja (desert Blemmye) forces from 250 to 1500 AD, and Nile valley Blemmye or Nobatae forces from 298 to 550 AD
Tuareg 950 to 1500 AD.

Medieval German City Leagues This list covers the armies of the various city leagues (Hanseatic League, 1st and 2nd Swabian League, Lusatian League) from 1300 to 1500 AD.
Late Medieval Feudal German This list covers the Feudal armies of the German princes and other powerful nobles as well as those of various knightly leagues from 1340 to 1500
Late Medieval Frisian or Dithmarchen This list covers the armies of the 'autonomous peasant republics', also known as the Free Cantons, from 1340 until the defeat of the last significant army they ever fielded in 1500

Vietnamese 700 BC until 1009 AD

That's all the lost scrolls that were found?

MikeK wrote:That's all the lost scrolls that were found?

It is all the Lost Scrolls that there was room for. Any others will eventually be made available as free downloads.

Medieval German City Leagues This list covers the armies of the various city leagues (Hanseatic League, 1st and 2nd Swabian League, Lusatian League) from 1300 to 1500 AD.
Late Medieval Feudal German This list covers the Feudal armies of the German princes and other powerful nobles as well as those of various knightly leagues from 1340 to 1500
Late Medieval Frisian or Dithmarchen This list covers the armies of the 'autonomous peasant republics', also known as the Free Cantons, from 1340 until the defeat of the last significant army they ever fielded in 1500

How are these going to differ from the main Later Medieval German list in Storm of Arrows? I can see the need for the Free Cantons, but doesn't the LM German list provide enough variety to represent the cities and the Princes?

You'll have to buy the book when published to find out

The Later Medieval Frisians are largely black and white and make loud Mooing noises to scare the enemy.

dave_r wrote:The Later Medieval Frisians are largely black and white and make loud Mooing noises to scare the enemy.

I know them. They made also a good milk!
In Italy we call them "Frisona"

Hi, are the Abyssinians covered by the Axumites?

John

Later Pre-Islamic Bedouin This list covers Bedouin armies eg Ghassanids allied to the Romans from circa 420 to 636, and the Lakhmids allied to the Persians from circa 400 to 602

Any chance of the Foederate Roman, Sassanid, Early Byzantine, and Maurikian Byzantine lists being amended to account for these newly updated allies?

Time, and buying the book, will tell ...

paulrobinson wrote: Vietnamese 700 BC until 1009 AD

"Paging Scott Allen, paging Scott Allen . . . ."

Marc

No Rapa Nui??? The boys won't be happy.......

(Sounds of a very big Haka starting up in the distance...<G>)

Anyone actually want to help with the photos

I thought that was an excellent picture of a later medieval Frisian posted above. Obviously the mail had been discarded but...

paulrobinson wrote:Anyone actually want to help with the photos

Actually I will try and do something for you.

If this is the final book,does this mean that the work on the next sets(i.e. Rennaisance) will begin in earnest? I'm picking up my Italian wars order at the end of the week. Of course,my Hoplites come first...

I posted in the Swifter than Eagles comments that I felt the BIGGEST omission from the book were the missing tribes of Israel, where are the Early Hebrews? Joshua destroying the Caananites at the Battle of Ai, Benjamanite Slingers, Mighty warriors of Ephraim, Barak at Mt Tabor, Saul and Jonathan battling the Philistines. The ARk of the Covenant inspiring the faithful or being looted by the infidel. This army adds too much color to the period to be ignored! What is happening?

Antipater wrote:I posted in the Swifter than Eagles comments that I felt the BIGGEST omission from the book were the missing tribes of Israel, where are the Early Hebrews? Joshua destroying the Caananites at the Battle of Ai, Benjamanite Slingers, Mighty warriors of Ephraim, Barak at Mt Tabor, Saul and Jonathan battling the Philistines. The ARk of the Covenant inspiring the faithful or being looted by the infidel. This army adds too much color to the period to be ignored! What is happening?

Have to agree on that, it's one of the armies that we know quite a lot about from Biblical texts, it's hardly an obsure army, unlike some of the DBM tournament armies that one used to see and the Later Hebrew army is already there in the lists. To have a "later" version of the Hebrew army but not the "early" one in the same list book seems to be a bizarre decision. To then leave it out from Lost Scrolls seems even more odd.

What makes you think it isn't covered by a Lost Scrolls army list?

nikgaukroger wrote:What makes you think it isn't covered by a Lost Scrolls army list?

Because it isn't listed in the original posting Nik.

If it is in Lost Scrolls then great. I still feel it would have been logical to put it in with its contemporaries in Swifter Than Eagles though. In general, to print any "Later" army without the "Early" one in the same book just looks a little odd and can be quite frustrating if you have the army in question.