Romano-British for Dux Britanniarum
Saxon Noble - Berhthun the Devil
This is the second of my two Adeligs or Nobles for my Saxon force. Berhthun is 23 and has a short and wiry physique. Like Saebert he also has an existing reputation as a Devil, so clearly he is not above raiding a church or two. He has the Athlete attribute which gives him certain advantages in withdrawing from combat if he needs to. He is the son of a Peasant.
In view of the short and wiry physique, I chose one of Footsore’s Saxon nobles to represent Berhthun. I thought the darting forward pose suited the type of fighting style someone with that description might adopt.
His gilded helmet is a prominent feature of the miniature and I wanted that to be the focal point and not have brightly coloured clothes drawing away that attention. Berhthun therefore got a black tunic highlighted with an 80%/20% VMC Black/VMC Neutral Grey mix, increasing the Grey by 20% for a top highlight. He also got a grey cloak which was a base coat of VMC Neutral Grey progressively highlighted by adding White. To ensure that it wasn’t completely unrelieved darkness, I gave his cloak a red lining to give a brighter counterpoint to the rest of the miniature.
A Little Big Man Studios shield transfer completed the job.
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