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The Bronze Age Catastrophe - MeG Players Podcast Episode 8

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Welcome to the latest Mortem et Gloriam Players Podcast. In this episode Ray, Richard and Nik look at “The Bronze Age Catastrophe” in the early 12th century BCE which saw the Sea Peoples invasions and the collapse of a number of long standing civilisations.

ArMeGeddon; a competition of two parts - MeG Players Podcast Episode 7

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Many months ago it was arranged that the first "proper" UK MeG competition  post-restrictions  was to be held at Battlefield Hobbies, tickets were sold, armies planned. Alas, the extension to restrictions on meeting up put the kybosh on that. However, Ray and Hammy came up with an alternative plan split across 2 separate venues. Read on for what transpired ...

Khitans Completed - the rest of the Liao army

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Back in April I blogged about my quest for suitable cavalry figures for Khitan Liao cavalry. I decided on figures from Khurasan Miniatures with some minor conversions. At the time I commented that I would then move on to the rest of the army, and here is what happened ...

Zhao Kuangyin and Peace Through War; an Early Northern Song army

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  Zhao Kuangyin, aka Song Taizu reunified China at the end of the Five Dynasties and Ten Kingdoms period founding the Song dynasty. However, the army of the Song has had a bad press, so why choose to do this army ...