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Antediluvian Get Ready For A Clash With New Gallowglass
April 9, 2019 by brennon
Antediluvian Miniatures have called in sculptor Paul Hicks to produce a range of new Gallowglass figures for them. So, if you're looking to field some of the fiercest Gaelic fighters around you've now got an option!
These particular models are based on a piece of artwork by Albrecht Dürer from 1521. It shows a set of Irish Gallowglass with their array of different weapons. Many of them favoured axes in combat but also claymores in later periods. Here is the art piece this is based on...
The piece is decidedly stylised and this has led others to believe it was based on written accounts of the Gallowglass rather than seeing them in the flesh. I would imagine many people would have preferred to stay away from the Gallowglass in all walks of life.
Here is a quote I found on Wikipedia concerning them as warriors...
"...pycked and scelected men of great and mightie bodies, crewell without compassion. The greatest force of the battell consisteth in them, chosing rather to dye than to yeelde, so that when yt cometh to handy blowes they are quickly slayne or win the fielde."
Yeah...I'll be letting them hack up the other side of the battlefield thanks.
Will you be snapping up the new Gallowglass when they get released?
"Many of them favoured axes in combat but also claymores in later periods..."
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that one on the left… Leia with beard?! XD
“Help me O’biwankenobi, you’re my only hope.”
Lol, no its part of the helmet, gallowglass often worked as mercenaries alongside other forces on the mainland, I would say that one has picked up an Italian helmet, possibly looted it.
Check out Durer’s Rhino for how he may have ‘flourished’ their armour.
I think there are some good Gallowglass Heroquest-style sarcophaguses in Scottish chapels (thinking back to badly photocopied offprints from archaeology tutorials 🙂 )
You can never say enough good things about Paul Hicks. Really like his stuff, especially his faces.
Bua nó bás
in the words of me, up the mcCabes, these will be joining the older Gallowglass from Claymore, ready to stick the head in @lloyd cheeky scots!
You can take our lives but you can’t take our banter.? Lol
the Gallowglass mercenary McLaughlin-McCabe killed 80+ half-drowned Spaniards washed ashore from the wrecked Armada.
….killed them all with his sparth-axe and then he was condoned for his severity 🙁 But he must have been a brave man or a maniac because what were his chances if they had got ashore?
– anyway I’m not recommending ‘Gallowglass Beach Slaughter’ for kickstarter 🙂
Like I said, up the mcCabes 😉
Very nice.
They look good.
Nice to see figures from a classic drawing. I’ll be keeping a look out for these.
That’s a must buy and modelled on the Durer 🙂 🙂 🙂
I’m going to collect my ancestors 🙂
Wow! These are outstanding.