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Legends of Arthur: My Arthurians

My Sir Gareth concept Previously mentioned in my 'Almost' post, my move into Arthurian wargaming has taken on a creative process for proof of concept. More precisely, I am sketching out the aesthetic I will be chasing in my depiction of the age of Arthur. When I say 'age of Arthur' there is of course no specific age for what has always been a fictional or mythological character and tales. Well, I suppose they do need to be placed somewhere in the medieval period - broad as it is. I have so say that the wargaming industry's insistence of manufacturing and promoting Arthurian wargaming in the Romano-British early medieval period is consistent and curious. Actually, it's nothing short of bizarre to me. Of course, there are ranges of figures for Arthurian wargames which approach the subject from the high fantasy angle - but that's not for me. Anyway, if I'm not going to follow the ongoing and popular trends, where would I put my depiction? The first true sto...

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