1000 years ago

In Spring 1025 AD, possibly on April 18th, Bolesław, son of prince Mieszko from the Piast dynasty became the first ruler of the land that soon was to be known as Poland to hold the title of Rex - King. He did not enjoy that title for long, as he died later that year.

To commemorate this millennial anniversary I added a few new supportless warriors to the repository:

• King Bolesław Chrobry (Bolesław I the Brave), wielding the Lance of Saint Maurice (a copy of the Holy Lance, the symbol of power in the Holy Roman Empire), given to him by young emperor Otto the Third in 1000 AD. Of course on your table he can be Undulf Ghrublak with Spear of Electric Shock or any other fantasy hero. There is also a mounted version.

• Members of the king's retinue - spearman and axeman. There's a heated debate among historians whether King Bolesław's father, prince Mieszko was of a Nordic (viking) origin or not (like the rulers of Kievan Rus), most are against this theory, but there definitely was some influence where it comes to armour and weapons. The helmets and weapons in the models are somewhat based on the archeological findings near the sites believed to be seats of the Piast dynasty. That's why I named the models "Nordic", as it is possible that some vikings were in Mieszko's and Bolesław's armies. These have mounted versions too.
  The shields are printed separately, to be glued to the minis.

All models are supportless of course, I didn't add any support to the mounted models, they should print well with some brim to hold them firmly, let me know how they print for you.

Happy printing and thank you for your support!

Next: Monsters of various kinds.

REMINDER: the modular Space Knight riders will be removed from the repository by May 1st, make sure you've downloaded it.