Historical Overview Section
King Sancho III had done much to set up a bulwark in northern Iberia against the Andalusian and Taifa Andalusian Moors by uniting many of the petty squabbling northern Christian kingdoms, and before his death in 1035, Sancho divided his possessions among his sons. GarcÃa received Navarre and the Basque country with a certain seniority over his brothers, Ferdinand had received Castile on the death of count GarcÃa Sánchez, and Gonzalo got Sobrarbe and Ribagorza. The illegitimate son was given property in the former county of Aragón, with the provision that he ask for no more of his brother GarcÃa. Garcia established overlordship over the rest fairly quickly, although he then fell out again with Ferdinand (of the ((Feudal Castilian, Leonese or Portuguese)) list), and another brother Ramiro who saw him die in battle killed at the Battle of Atapuerca. This meant that Sancho IV was proclaimed king in the camp by the field where his father died.
Sancho IV was in constant conflict with the ((Feudal Castilian, Leonese or Portuguese)) Castile, culminating in the so-called War of the Three Sanchos (1067–1068). He went on a few more wars against the Taifa Andalusian kingdoms and was defeated by El Cid at the Battle of Morella, probably in 1084. He perished in 1094 at the battle of Huesca, supposedly from an arrow while inspecting the walls of the Muslim stronghold. This pattern of in fighting and fighting the Taifa Andalusians continued for ages, especially under Alfonso the Battler who won military successes in the middle Ebro, where he expelled the Moors from Zaragoza in 1118 and took Egea, Tudela, Calatayud, Borja, Tarazona, Daroca, and Monreal del Campo. He died in September 1134 after an unsuccessful battle with the Moors at the battle of Fraga, and his kingdom was split amongst his sons, setting Navarre and Aragon up as separate kingdoms for a while until Aragon became the Crown of Aragon in uniting with Catalonia in 1147. The Navarrese had more adventures on a similar vein, under a succession of kings usually called Sancho which saw them dabble in European politics until they morphed into someone else in 1328.
Using the army in FoG
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UK Tournament Results with this army
Useful Links
User-contributed links about this army:
- Confraternity of the Knights of Santiago Scans of a historic book with (contemporary) colour drawings of knights from 400 years of Spanish chivalry and heraldry
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Allies
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Painting and Collecting the Army
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15mm Manufacturers supplying figures for this army
Quite a long period this one, from 1035 to 1328. This listing focuses on Norman-style knights and infantry. You can see some of the figures in the Ancients Photo Gallery also on this site
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- Essex Miniatures Slightly small compared to some other manufacturers for their Normans
- Donnington - 13 Normans
- Gladiator Miniatures by Fighting 15's (Gladiator Games) - extensive Norman & similar era ranges
- Old Glory 7 Norman figure codes, Spanish Norman range
- Museum Small number of figures in a Norman range
- Minifigs UK Dark Ages & Norman Range, Medieval Spanish range
- Irregular Minis Norman mounted are one piece castings - also have Medieval Spanish
- Lancashire Games 8 Normans
- QRF models (Feudal Castings & Friekorps ranges) Anglo Normans from feudal castings - separate arms for multipose lancers
- Alan Touller Some in their Byzantine range
- Tin Soldier 9 Normans
- 2 Dragons Tremendous variety of Carolingians & Normans
- Isarus (more former TTG figures) 6 cavalry, 8 foot
- Khurasan New Norman range, looks pretty good
- Viking Forge
- Battle Line (NZ) former TTG Ranges - as above
- Baueda New Norman range to complement their existing Viking range
Army Lists
900 AP list used at Badcon 2010
- 6 LF, Sling
- 6 LF, pointed stick
- 6 LF, Bw, Allied French
- 6 LF, pointed stick
- 4 LH, JLS, Average
- 4 LH, JLS, Average
- 6 Protected Def Spearmen, Undrilled
- 6 Protected Def Spearmen, Drilled (Military Order)
- 4 Protected Drilled Bowmen (Mil Orders)
- 4 Armoured Knights
- 4 Armoured Knights
- 4 Armoured Knights
- 4 Armoured Knights
- 4 Armoured Knights
- 4 Drilled Armoured Knights (Military Orders)
- 4 LH, JLS, Average
- 4 TCs
Sample army lists for this army
Name of Army / Date
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- For FoG I suggest listing your army in order or march
- with troop desctiptions on each line, for example
- 4 HF Armoured Average Drilled Impact Foot Swordsmen
- 8 LG Undrilled Unarmoured Poor Bowen
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