Huns in the Balkans - MeG Players Podcast Episode 5
The lists discussed, figure suppliers and suggestions for reading material are all below.
If you've not already listened to it, you can follow this link for the podcast.
Lists
Here are the lists that the guys drew up - these are Maximus sized lists. As ever there may well be errors with these (as noted during the podcast) as they haven’t been list checked, so you have been warned …
And the same in Pacto version. As usual these are a straight conversion from the Maximus lists and so have not been drawn up to a specific points value so will probably need a bit of tweaking before actual use.
Figure Suppliers
15mm
Lurkio Hunnic range - http://lurkio.co.uk/lurk10live/index.php?main_page=index&cPath=147_83 – Goths/Germanics range - http://lurkio.co.uk/lurk10live/index.php?main_page=index&cPath=147_75 – and Late Roman range - http://lurkio.co.uk/lurk10live/index.php?main_page=index&cPath=147_182
Plastic Soldier Company have the Lurkio Hun, Goth/German, and Late Roman figures in their Ultracast ranges - https://www.theplasticsoldiercompany.co.uk/mortem-et-gloriam/
Legio Heroica Goths and Huns range - http://www.legio-heroica.com/Nemici%20di%20Roma-en.html – and Late Roman range - http://www.legio-heroica.com/Copia%20di%20Tardo%20Romani-en.html
Khurasan have a Germanics range - https://khurasanminiatures.tripod.com/latergerman.html - a Hunnic range - https://khurasanminiatures.tripod.com/hunnic.html - and a Late Roman range - https://khurasanminiatures.tripod.com/lateroman.html
Essex Miniatures have Huns, Germanics, and Late Romans in ranges in their Ancients lines - https://www.essexminiatures.co.uk/pages/15mm-ancients
At a more budget price Outpost Wargames Services have Late Romans - http://www.outpostwargameservices.co.uk/lateroman.html - and also Dark Ages ranges that can do for the Germanics - http://www.outpostwargameservices.co.uk/the_dark_ages.html
Another budget supplier is Lancashire Games with Late Romans - https://lancashiregames.com/lg/late-roman.html - Goths - https://lancashiregames.com/lg/goth.html - and Huns - https://lancashiregames.com/lg/15mm-english-civil-war/15mm-english/english.html
And another is Fighting 15’s with a Late Roman range - https://fighting15s.com/product-category/gladiator-miniatures/late-romans/?v=79cba1185463 – Goth range - https://fighting15s.com/product-category/gladiator-miniatures/goths/?v=79cba1185463 – and Asiatic Nomads who re basically Huns - https://fighting15s.com/product-category/gladiator-miniatures/asiatic-nomads/?v=79cba1185463
In addition to figures Little Big Man Studios do transfers for Late Romans and Goths for a number of 15mm figure ranges - https://www.littlebigmenstudios.com/product-category/15mm-transfers/ - and Veni Vedi Vici do water-slide transfers - http://www.3vwargames.co.uk/
28mm
Essex Miniatures have Late Romans and Huns in their 28mm range - https://www.essexminiatures.co.uk/pages/25mm-ancient
Footsore Miniatures have a Late Roman range - https://footsoreminiatures.co.uk/collections/late-roman-romano-british-early-byzantine - and Huns - https://footsoreminiatures.co.uk/collections/huns - and Goths - https://footsoreminiatures.co.uk/collections/goths-germanic
Gripping Beast Late Roman - https://www.grippingbeast.co.uk/Late_Romans--category--106.html - and Huns - https://www.grippingbeast.co.uk/Huns--category--107.html - and Goths - https://www.grippingbeast.co.uk/The_Goths--category--421.html
Foundry Late Roman - https://www.wargamesfoundry.com/pages/late-imperial-romans - and Huns - https://www.wargamesfoundry.com/collections/the-huns
Newline Designs Late Romans and their enemies range - https://newlinedesigns.co.uk/product-category/newline-designs-28mm-ranges/newline-designs-28mm-ranges-unit-packs/newline-designs-28mm-ranges-unit-packs-late-roman-enemies-of-rome/
In addition to figures Little Big Man Studios do transfers for Late Romans and Goths for a number of 28mm figure ranges - https://www.littlebigmenstudios.com/product-category/28mm-transfers/ - and Veni Vedi Vici do water-slide transfers - http://www.3vwargames.co.uk/
Books
It would be remiss not to start with podcast panel member Richard Jeffrey-Cook’s “Mortem et Gloriam Battles of the Great Commanders 1: Age of Attila” - https://www.theplasticsoldiercompany.co.uk/product/mortem-et-gloriam-battles-of-the-great-commanders-1-age-of-attila/
Osprey has several books applicable to the subject of this podcast, some more directly relevant than others:
The Hun: Scourge of God AD 375-565 - https://www.amazon.co.uk/Hun-Scourge-God-375-565-Warrior/dp/1846030250
Catalaunian Fields AD 451: Rome’s last great battle - https://www.amazon.co.uk/Catalaunian-Fields-AD-451-Campaign/dp/147280743X/
Late Roman Infantryman AD 236-565 - https://www.amazon.co.uk/Late-Roman-Infantryman-236-565-Warrior/dp/1855324199/
Late Roman Cavalryman AD 236-565 - https://www.amazon.co.uk/Late-Roman-Cavalryman-236-565-Warrior/dp/1855325675/
Germanic Warrior AD 236-568 - https://www.amazon.co.uk/Germanic-Warrior-236-568-Simon-MacDowall/dp/1855325861/
Other useful books that are not too academic that are relevant to the subject are:
Aetius: Attila's Nemesis - https://www.amazon.co.uk/Aetius-Attilas-Nemesis-Ian-Hughes/dp/152677884X/
Attila the Hun: Arch-enemy of Rome - https://www.amazon.co.uk/Attila-Hun-Arch-enemy-Hughes-Ian/dp/1781590095/
Conquerors of the Roman Empire: The Goths - https://www.amazon.co.uk/Conquerors-Roman-Empire-Simon-MacDowall/dp/1473837642/
Conquerors of the Roman Empire: The Franks - https://www.amazon.co.uk/Conquerors-Roman-Empire-Simon-MacDowall/dp/1473837421/
Conquerors of the Roman Empire: The Vandals - https://www.amazon.co.uk/Conquerors-Roman-Empire-Vandals-Battleground/dp/1473837707/
At the more academic end of the spectrum, we have:
The World of the Huns: Studies in Their History and Culture - https://www.amazon.co.uk/World-Huns-Studies-History-Culture/dp/0520015967 - for a long time the book on the Huns, starting to become a bit outdated now as more research happens.
The Huns (Peoples of the Ancient World) - https://www.amazon.co.uk/Huns-Peoples-Ancient-World/dp/1138841757/ - a more recent book which looks at the links between the Huns and the Xiongnu and their social structures.
Goths and Romans 332-489 - https://www.amazon.co.uk/Romans-332-489-Oxford-Historical-Monographs/dp/019820535X/ - Peter Heather’s original work on the Goths; also The Goths (The Peoples of Europe) - https://www.amazon.co.uk/Goths-Peoples-Europe-Peter-Heather/dp/0631209328/ - his slightly later work.
Barbarian Migrations and the Roman West, 376-568 - https://www.amazon.co.uk/Barbarian-Migrations-Cambridge-Medieval-Textbooks/dp/0521435439/ - a go to book on the period for me by Guy Halsall; highly recommended.
The Fragmentary History of Priscus: Attila, the Huns and the Roman Empire, Ad 430-476 - https://www.amazon.co.uk/Fragmentary-History-Priscus-430-476-Christian/dp/1935228145/ - a primary source on the Huns by an eye-witness.
Luke Ueda Sarson’s Notitia Dignitatum pages have shield patterns for Late Romans - http://lukeuedasarson.com/NotitiaPatterns.html - useful for painting.
Google Images - https://www.google.co.uk/imghp?hl=en&authuser=0&ogbl – is also a useful resource for images.
MeG Competitions
As we promised in the podcast with the world opening up again as vaccination happens, here is a link to the Tournament Announcement section on the MeG Forum where you can find details of upcoming competitions. Be great to see you at them.
Other useful links for MeG gaming
Mortem et Gloriam Wargames Page on Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/groups/763293233817810
MeG Website - https://mortem-et-gloriam.co.uk/meg/ ; there are ready made lists to download and links to other resources.
MeG Forum - https://mortem-et-gloriam.co.uk/smf/index.php
MeG YouTube videos - https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCPemvpT3ANJ45P9XXGgTcLA ; introductory videos from author Simon Hall on how MeG plays.
Society of Ancients - http://www.soa.org.uk/joomla/ ; the bi-monthly Slingshot journal is a great publication for the ancient/medieval period.
The SoA also have a forum - http://soa.org.uk/sm/ - useful for asking questions and where you can get info.
Podcast Feedback, Suggestions, etc.
Email us at MortemPod@yahoo.com with any feedback/ideas relating to the Podcast – we are always on the lookout for ideas for content – or questions for the guys to answer in a future episode.
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