A group for the discussion of wargaming and modelling, and military and related history, of the British Isles and Mainland Europe, between the demise of the Roman Empire and the arrival of the Vikings: 400-800. We can extend this forward chronologically or eastwards geographically, if there's sufficient interest.

Arthurian and early Anglo-Saxon Britain; Barbarian armies; Justinian's wars of reconquest; Charlemagne's wars; it's all there to be discussed here.

New members are invited to post a brief message introducing themselves, saying what they are interested in and what they'd like to see discussed on the site - preferably by replying to the thread 'Introductory'. Suggesting a topic does not require one to begin the discussion or even have an informed view of it!

'...the only profit I appeared to have drawn from trying to become educated, was progressively to have discovered my ignorance' (Rene Descartes).
Any student of this period or member of this group must take this to heart!

*Please Note*: Any request to join which is NOT accompanied by as detailed an explanation of your interest in the period as the form allows will be rejected as likely to be from a potential spammer.