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Another Sea Peoples warband; Teresh this time. 

Foundry figures; those wire spears/javelins are SHARP!

Described as “wearing tight cloth turbans”.

Like all of the Sea Peoples. there origins are obscure. Current theories include origins on Crete, or the Tyrrhenian Sea, i.e., early Etruscans. 

Whatever the case, they were a threat to the Egyptians, and allied with the Libyans at times. 

The arms of Portugal – Napoleonic Portuguese dominated the painting production 

In preparation for my Historicon games, here’s the first of several new additions to my Sea Peoples army. 

These are Foundry figures.

I got them in late 2024, using their annual Christmas discounts. 

Between tariffs and a big shift in the exchange rate since then, that proved to be a judicious move!

They are mostly treated as Javelin armed Warbands in To the Strongest!

Knowing that my plan for Historicon 2025 included several games with To the Strongest, I was very pleased to discover a Kickstarter for “Egypt Mythology” playing cards. While they failed to reach their funding goal the first time out, they succeeded on the 2nd try. The artwork is beautiful; the picture is clickable. I’m debating throwing one of the Court cards into one of the Egyptian decks at each shuffle, and having the card act as a chance card that might effect one or more commands on either side.  Something to think about!

They also did a “Black” deck, which is seen here. 

Finally, the 3rd Lord of the Rings deck from Jackson Robinson, “The Return of the King”.   Along with the two matched decks, I am now the proud possessor of a T shirt bearing the White Tree of Gondor, LOL! Perhaps zi will do a version of the Battle of Pelennor Fields at some point!

Everyone loves a parade, right? This army was finished last fall but the weather just now cooperated enough for some shots of the entire army.  Ready, maestro?!

Here’s the ECW Scots version!

In your bonnie blue bonnets

ye will be the finest laddies

 in yer Easter parade.

to have yous look them over

the photographer has snapped us

and you’ll find that they’re in the Scots grand couture!

Oh, one could write a sonnet

about their bonnie blue bonnets

I dinnae ken if ye lyke me wee Scots Easter Parade!

With apologies to Irving Berlin and Scots everywhere, LOL!