The Rout of Dunholt
Battlefield: the ruins of an abandoned city · 10 Oct 2026 · Ranked
Viking Warband
800 Viking raiders with bearded axes, spears and round shields, wearing mail and leather, led by a vanguard of 60 berserkers who fight without armour or fear.
Mongol Horde
600 Mongol horse archers with composite bows and spare horses, using feigned retreats and constant movement, backed by 100 lancers in lamellar armour for the final charge.
ROUND 1 OF 2
Mongol Horde wheel across the ruins of an abandoned city at a gallop, arrows already in the air. Across the ruins of an abandoned city, Viking Warband lock into a shield wall while the berserkers foam at the front.
ROUND 2 OF 2
Mongol Horde shower Viking Warband with arrows from every side, never letting them close. Viking Warband go down fighting, the last berserker laughing as he falls.
» The lancers hit like a hammer and Viking Warband disintegrates.
THE WAR ORACLE'S VERDICT
Mongol Horde has a clear edge: constant horse archery and feigned retreats. Viking Warband needs its ferocious berserker vanguard to land early, or light armour will decide it.
- Constant horse archery
- Light armour
- The battlefield: the ruins of an abandoned city
MVP: The Mongol commander
Mongol Horde holds the ruins of an abandoned city, bloodied but victorious. Viking Warband is finished as a fighting force.