Creating a new army list

Writing stats for the Woodmen of Mirkwood and testing them in a game got me thinking. Why not write a new army list? There are some unexplored people in Middle Earth (at least when it comes to SBG), mostly due to them not starring in the movies.

So, the plan is, to first create a list for the Northern Anduin. This is the home of the Beornings (the folk that chose Beorn as their leader after the Battle of Five Armies), the Woodmen of Mirkwood, the Léofrics (relatives of the Rohirrim who didn't follow Èorl down into the Riddermark) and even some Wild Hobbits (relatives of Sméagol).

So, for heroes, there's Radagast (who is considered a important counsel to the Woodmen) and Beorn (the leader and kind of chieftain to his people). But as the people of the Anduin Valley are living between the Misty Mountains and Mirkwood, there's certainly a lot of heroes that are not known by now.

But where to get miniatures? Now, as described by Tolkien, the people of Wilderland should look something like the various Germanic tribes of the Dark Ages. Therefore, historical miniatures like those for the SAGA system are a perfect fit (better than a lot of the movies, in fact).

Here, we have Gripping Beast Jomsvikings, perfect for the Woodmen.

Viking archers are perfectly suited to represent the rangers of Mirkwood.

Viking warlords can be used as the Hirth, elite warriors of the Woodmen.