Normans in Sicily vs Nikephorian Byzantines - posted by Andrew Bennetts, 5 July 2022

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Another double header on Sunday saw morning games of my Normans in Sicily taking on Richard's Nikephorian Byzantines, Ben's EIR in a historical matchup with Ivan's Early Germans and John's Swiss duking it out with Al's WOTR.

Afternoon games were my Anglo-Irish against Al's WOTR, Ben's Crusaders against Richard's Nikephorians while John's Swiss were in action again, this time against Ivan's Medieval French. 

[Admin: The first few pics from Andrew's post. Lots more on Facebook.]

https://www.facebook.com/groups/824840264342234/posts/2107322096094038/

The main (well only) reason for fielding Normans in Sicily - a chance get my Andalusians to date on the table as an Aghlabid Ally contingent

The dice don't lie! The end for the Norman CinC (and also the Norman army)

The Normans burst through the Lombards, only to face cunningly deployed Byzantine Cv(S)

My Normans in Sicily facing Richard's Nikephorians

Who'd be a Norman archer? The meat in the sandwich between their own Milites and the Nikephorian's Lombard allies

• • • • Nick Buckby

        Andalusians look cool

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        Vincent Cholewa

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        As a total aside, whenever anyone uses Andalusians The Clash come to my mind (I know, completely out of period for DBMM, but London Calling was such a great album):

        “Spanish songs in Andalucía… 

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          John Edmundson

          Vincent Cholewa Definitely. 'Spanish Bombs' is a great song. But when I use my Andalusians I like to subject people to my Radio Tarifa album, Rumba Argelina.

          

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            Vincent Cholewa

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            John Edmundson I don’t know Radio Tarifa. I will Google

            

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            Vincent Cholewa

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            John Edmundson found it. I would say their Spanish is better than the sort of “Spanish” Joe Strummer sang 

            

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            John Edmundson

            Vincent Cholewa You'd hope so; they're Spanish :^)

            They sound medieval even though they aren't.

            

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