Azazelx wrote:An impressive bit of work putting this all together. What are your plans to do with it? Small forces (a unit or two) from each for display?
Most of them, nothing, myself.
Some of them would really only be small units (The Halethim of Brethil, for instance, could not manage more than a small unit at the Nirnaeth. Whether they could have prior to the Dagor Bragollach is a different story, and one which is up in the air), and would be more for Skirmish encounters (The Men of Brethil fought off Orc raids attempting to find a way into Doriath).
So, for most of them, they are only a study in population.
Eventually, though, if the
First Age is expanded to a 2,000 - 3,000 year History, as Tolkien noted it should be in the notes for the
Athrabeth Finrod ah Andreth and the essay
On Orcs, then the Edain would get their own army for about 300 years, prior to the Nirnaeth (which would then take place roughly around 1772, or 2772, rather than 472
First Age).
But for other forces, I have plans to create Armies for Mass Combat, and then a few smaller forces for small-unit/skirmish games. Doriath is a good example, which was used prior to the arrival of the Noldor twice, and then again late in the
First Age, but which primarily fought in small scale actions on the fences of Doriath, using very different warriors than were used in the armies. Gondor would be another (The Army itself did not make use of the "Rangers" in formations for Mass Combat)
Only a few of the armies have figures available for them, though, and then mostly just
Third Age, War of the Ring armies.
But, currently, I have figures for A couple of the
First Age and most of the
Third Age forces.
And, I am working on sorting out what would be
IN these different forces.
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