DBMM New Zealand : A spot of humour: Penda - posted by Vince Cholewa, 22 May 2025

DBMM New Zealand DBMM, De Bellis Magistrorum Militum, are wargames rules for ancient and medieval battles from 3000 BC to 1525 AD. The rules are written by Phil Barker and published by the Wargames Research Group Limited Publications. The rules, army lists and books are available from www.wrg.me.uk The purpose of this blog is to promote the rules in New Zealand by sharing information and photos. This blog replicates posts on the DBMM New Zealand Facebook, for those wargamers who do not use FB.

Tuesday, 27 May 2025

A spot of humour: Penda - posted by Vince Cholewa, 22 May 2025

A spot of humour: In the 7th century, Penda was an Anglo-Saxon king of Mercia when there was most definitely no such thing as a “united” kingdom. The Venerable Bede did not write kindly of Penda, who was the last pagan Mercian king. Gary Lewis has the army.

Meanwhile today in New Zealand, a penda is a black and white bear from China