Reconstruction Compilation.

A compilation of my recreations of figures from the Hen Ogledd.

I figured it might be nice to create a post featuring my recreations I’ve created so far (as well as four new ones, a low-status member of a Briton Gosgordd, and a High-Status warrior of the Teulu, a low-status Pictish warrior, and Hengist), split by culture and then rough chronological order. More to come soon in this series.

Britons

Coel Hen, founder of the Coeling dynasty, floruit 410-440, in high-status Roman gear of the era. Coel has often been speculated as the last Dux Britanniarum, though there is not evidence of this other than the fact that the area he ruled was controlled by that position under Rome. You can find more about Coel here:

Coel Hen

Arthwys ap Mar, the Northern Arthur, floruit 490-537, in a mix of Roman and insular native influences. You can read more about Arthwys here:

A few depictions of Arthwys.

Peredur ab Eliffer, grandson of Arthwys, initial inspiration for the Peredur of the Welsh romances and later Percival, floruit 560-580, in a mix of native and germanic influenced gear. Peredur would eventually with his brothers join a coalition of Britons attacking their cousin Urien at Catraeth. You can read more about him here:

Peredur of the Steel Arms

Contrasting with Peredur is his cousin and contemporary Guenddoleu, here seen with his ‘great birds’ known from the triads. Wearing much more Celtic influence gear. You can read more about Guenddoleu here:

Warlords of the Britons: Gwenddoleu ap Ceidio

Eugein ap Beli of Alt Clut, floruit 620-~655, in mostly native gear. Victor of The Battle of Strathcarron in 642. You can read more about Eugein here:

The Battle of Strathcarron

A low-status warrior of a warlord’s gosgordd. Appropriate for most of the covered kings floruits. He carries a simple axe and a limewashed shield. His only protection beside the shield is a simple iron skullcap.

A member of a Warlords Teulu. Teulu, a word meaning family, in a martial context denotes a Lords household troops, high-status warriors, often mounted on horses, making up the core of a warlords military.