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Nikeforian Byzantines
Nikeforian elite lancers with armoured horse archer, and spearmen with archers of the spear units, as painted and based by .
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This army represents the force used by a resurgent Byzantine Empire to go on the offensive in the Levant as well as in Eastern Europe against, respectively, its Muslim foes and the menacing Bulgar Empire. Extensive conquests were made against the former by the emperors Nikiforos Fokas and Ioannis Zimiskes, and the latter empire was destroyed by Vasilios II (Basil II).
This is a very popular army, and needs no introduction here, in no small part because of the amazing artwork by Angus McBride in the early Osprey book on this subject, yet the miniatures for it were all created based on earlier interpretations of soldier's dress and equipment which are now generally seen to be inappropriate for this period. Some problems: the kataphractoi used normal cavalry shields, not small ones; the infantry are described as wearing textile armour and felt helmets tied around with cloth; the bow armed infantry in the spearman units were to have multiple quivers and bows; specialist spearmen called menavlatoi were to use huge heavy spears to kill enemy kataphracts; no cavalry other than the kataphractoi are described as having armoured horses; and so on. These distinctions are all reflected in our line of miniatures.
This line is also suitable for Later Thematic Byzantines as well as Byzantine forces up until the Crusades.
Sculpted by Mike Broadbent.
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| NIKE-KAT-LANCE-ROUND | Nikeforian Katafractoi (fully-armoured cavalry) with lances, round shield (x6 in 3 poses) | $8.99 | |
| NIKE-KAT-LANCE-KITE | Nikeforian Katafractoi (fully-armoured cavalry) with lances, kite shield (x6 in 3 poses) (same figures as above but supplied with kite shields) | $8.99 | |
| NIKE-KAT-MACE-ROUND | Nikeforian Katafractoi (fully-armoured cavalry) with maces, round shield (x6 in 3 poses) | $8.99 | |
| NIKE-KAT-MACE-KITE | Nikeforian Katafractoi (fully-armoured cavalry) with maces, kite shield (x6 in 3 poses)(same figures as above, but supplied with kite shields) | $8.99 | |
| NIKE-ELITE-ROUND | Nikeforian Elite Cavalry (Tagmata etc, well-armoured) with lances, round shield (x6 in 3 poses) | $8.99 | |
| NIKE-ELITE-KITE | Nikeforian Elite Cavalry (Tagmata etc, well-armoured) with lances, kite shield (x6 in 3 poses) | $8.99 | |
| NIKE-MEDIUM-KITE | Nikeforian Lesser Armoured Cavalry with lances, kite shield (x6 in 3 poses) | $8.99 | |
| NIKE-MEDIUM-ROUND | Nikeforian Lesser Armoured Cavalry with lances, round shield (x6 in 3 poses) | $8.99 | |
| NIKE-CAV-ARCHERS | Nikeforian cavalry archers in felt armour (x6, breakwaist figures) | $8.99 | |
| KM-805 | Nikeforian cavalry commanders, mace (x2) | $2.99 | |
| KM-806 | Nikeforian general and mounted musician (x2) | $2.99 |
Being redesigned |
| KM-807 | Nikeforian Emperor, icon-bearing horseman and mounted musician (x3) | $4.49 | |
| NIKE-INF-SPEAR | Nikeforian infantry spearmen, fabric armour, mixture of felt and metal helmets (x8) | $5.99 | |
| NIKE-HVY-INF-ARCHER | Nikeforian infantry archers of the spear units, fabric armour, mixture of felt and metal helmets (x8) | $5.99 | |
| NIKE-MENAVLATOI | Nikeforian infantry Menavlatoi "Cataphract Killers" with extra-heavy spears, fabric armour, metal helmets, small shields (x8 in four poses) | $5.99 |
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| NIKE-AKONTISTAI | Nikeforian infantry Akontistai (Russ or other javelinmen), fabric armour, felt/metal helmets, small shields (x8) | $5.99 | |
| NIKE-LIGHT-ARCHER | Nikeforian infantry archers, skirmishing (one bow, one quiver, no armour) (x6 in three poses) | $4.49 | |
| NIKE-LIGHT-SLINGERS | Nikeforian infantry slingers, skirmishing (x6) | $4.49 | |
| KM-814 | Nikeforian infantry commanders, mace, fabric armour, metal helmets (x4) | $2.99 | |
| NIKE-VARANGIAN-AXE | Nikeforian Varangian infantry, mixture of Northern European and Byzantine equipment, Danish axes (x12 in three poses) | $8.99 | |
| NIKE-VARANGIAN-SPEAR | Nikeforian Varangian infantry, mixture of Northern European and Byzantine equipment, long spears (x12 in three poses) | $8.99 |
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| KM-819 | Patzinak mercenary horse archers, shooting (x12) | $17.99 |
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| KM-1200 | Norman, Frankish or Lombard Milites, charging with various weapons (x 6, six different poses and three different horse poses) | $8.99 |
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| KM-818W | Norman or other Frankish mercenary milites Warband, charging with spear or sword (x24) | $32.99 |
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| KM-818H | Norman or other Frankish mercenary milites Horde, charging with spear or sword (x48) | $62.99 |
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| TR-8 | Stone wall section (1 x 40mm length) | $2.49 |
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| TR-7 | Supply Ox Cart | $4.49 |
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