A forest of frameas - A Sweboz AAR

[The Celtic Viking]

This is my first try making an AAR, but I hope I've done well. Please give me feedback on what you like and what you don't like. More is to come (I could've done more already, but I've been without EB (or a computer worthy it's name at all) for more than a month, so give me a break! ).

Chapter 1: Uniting the Tribes

Part 1: The siege of Gáwjám-Rugoz

It's spring in 272 BC, and Heruwulfáz, the Sweboz Kuningáz, is in deep thought. -"Yes, it's time. The world is changing, and new winds are blowing. It whispers of riches and plunder in Gaul to the west, that is now weakened and torned apart by a civil war. While the Aedui and Arverni take care of eachothers' soldiers, we should take care of their treasure! But first we must unite. If we wish to hold any chance of having more than a few successful raids we must first grow stronger, and we must do so by becoming one. It is time for us to unite!"

So he had said to himself, because he was a smart man, opportunistic to a fault, and he cared for his people. But he, like his people, was poor. He could not support a cavalry arm, so he disbanded them and sent his whole army to take Gáwjám-Rugoz to the north-east, while he himself stayed home to govern Swebotráustástámnoz; focusing on the infrastructure, and preparing to go into debt. Recognizing Rome as a rising power to the south, he also sent a diplomat their way to start a trading relationship with them, aswell as others.

His army was to be led by his heir, the Thêudánáz Ansuhárjáz, supported by his brothers Hrábnáz and Atháwulfáz, 240 Bugimánnoz and 1407 Frámêhárjoz. He quickly sent word to each of them to meat up and lay siege to Gáwjám-Rugoz as soon as possible. As Ansuhárjáz and Atháwulfáz were close to eachother, they joined up half-way in spring and reached their destination in the summer. Hrábnáz, who had been further away south when hearing the new orders, could not join the siege until winter the same year.


The happy family.

Not long after, the garrison made up of 149 Sáhsnotoz, 372 Frámêhárjoz, 185 Swáinoz and 111 Bugimannoz, led by Hárkiláz and his 110 Ridohárjoz-bodyguards sallied forth. It was a desperate last stand.

The Battle of Gáwjám-Rugoz

Without proper time to deploy his troops, Ansuhárjáz quickly orders his frámêhárjoz to form a shield wall in front of the archers, who are already firing at the enemy. He and his brothers will make up the right wing, that is intended to flank the enemy as they approach.



The Frámêhárjoz just manage to get into position as the enemy charges. There are some holes, but it should hold.



With neither fear nor hesitation Ansuhárjáz quickly charge the unprotected enemy Bugimánnoz.



But Hárkiláz is not a fool, or at least not a big one. He has ridden up on Ansuhárjáz's flank, taking advantage of Ansuhárjoz's preoccupation with the bugimánnoz and begin peppering them in the back with thrown frameas. Luckily the archers, though fair light infantry, can't stand against heavy infantry, especially not when they've already lost men through siege attrition and arrowfire. They rout. Now Ansuhárjoz quickly turns and charges Hárkiláz, while his own bugimánnoz along with Hrábnáz and Atháwulfáz charge their rear.



When Hárkiláz and his body guards are slain, their line broken and their returning soldiers are charged by Ansuhárjáz and his men, it turns into a full scale rout. Victory!