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“We call up to seven men thieves, from seven to thirty-five a band, and
above that an army.”
The Laws of Ine.
Saxon warriors spend most of their years either raiding
enemies or defending their theod from raids. This chapter
details raiding warriors, raiding parties and targets, and
supernatural foes.
Saxons and Other Germans
Saxons can be encountered as farmers defending their
land, as traders, or as raiders out for slaves and loot. The
last two categories overlap. Even Saxons fear bands of
traveling Saxons.
Raiding parties will normally be led by a landed thegn or
byrde with a number of other thegns as companions. The
leader may have 1-12 heorthgeneats with him, depending
on his wealth. Ealdormen and cynings have large heorthwerods,
with dozens of hardened warriors.
Franks, Frisians, Northmen, and other Germanic warriors
may be created from the rules in this book, or using Land
of Giants. Use the Character Generation tables or the
Saxon Cultural Weapon table for group composition.
Ceorl
Ceorls rarely have even leather armor, most making do
with their everyday woolen tunics. Ceorls defending their
farms may carry only a saex, but can use farm tools like
wood axes to deadly effect. When they muster for war,
rich ceorls bring leather armor, shields, and spears, while
the poorest ceorls rely on clubs and thrown stones, at
least until they can scavenge better equipment.
Poor Thegn
A thegn down on his luck, or a ceorl recently elevated to
thegn status. He wears the sleeveless leather jerkin of a
rich ceorl, and has only one of each weapon. Though
able to ride a horse, he does not own one.
Landed Thegn
This well-to-do thegn might be the leader of a raiding
party or the captain of a boat. He can afford Saxon chain
armor and an iron helmet. His belt is decorated with silver.
He has a number of arm rings to reward his followers.
He might command a heorthgeneat or two.
Saxon Cultural Weapon
d6 Culture Weapon
1 Angle Great Axe
2 Frisian Bow
3-4 Saxon Sword
5 Frank Francisca
6 Jute Spear
Modifiers: Anglia, Deira -1; Wight, Kent +I;
unmodified.
others
Ceorl
SIZ 14 Move 2
DEX 9 Damage 4d6
STR 12 Hit Points 27
CON 13 Armor none or 2 + shield
APP 12 Knight Value .2
Attacks: Spear 9, Javelin 10. Dagger 10
Significant Traits: Valorous 12
Significant Passions: none
Significant Skills: Awareness 15, Boating 10, Swimming 10
Equipment: Cap, possibly a leather jerkin (2). shield, spear,
knife. Purse with ld6d
Poor Thegn
SIZ 16 Move 2
DEX 8 Damage 5d6
STR 14 Hit Points 30
CON 14 Armor 4 + Shield
APP 12 Knight Value .5
Attacks: Cultural Weapon 13, Javelin 13, Dagger 13, Battle
12, Horsemanship 7
Significant Traits: Valorous 12
Significant Passions: Honor 10, Loyalty (lord) 12
Significant Skills: Awareness 15, Boating 12. Swimming 10,
Equipment: Leather armor, cultural weapon, shield, spear,
saex knife. Purse with ld20d, Clothing worth 60d
Heorthgeneat
The personal bodyguard of a cyning or aetheling, a
heorthgeneat is the closest equivalent to a professional
warrior among the Saxons (even more so than a thegn).
Many heorthgeneats are younger sons or foreigners, with
no chance of advancement except at their lord’s whim.