- Age of Crusades
- 4-point starter warband
- 28 mm scale
- 33 highly detailed figures
- 1x Mounted Warlord
- 4x mounted Hearthguards (knights)
- 8x mounted warriors (sergeants)
- 8x foot warriors
- 12x levy archers
- Unpainted figures: preparation and painting required.
- Renedra plastic base for each figure
- Box dimensions: 5.6” W x 8.0” H x 1.75” D
- Recommended for 14 years and above.
This SAGA Moor 4-point Starter Warbands is an excellent way to get up and running for a faction in SAGA ruleset.
Moors Warband set includes Mounted Warlord, 4 Mounted Hearthguards, 8 Mounted Warriors, 8 Foot Warriors & 12 Levy archers. A total of 13 mounted and 20 foot figures. with all bases & weapons.
Please note that the pictures are for illustration only and that the actual figures supplied may vary (EXCEPT for the Warlord, who is always the figure illustrated!).
During the Crusades, the Iberian Peninsula was a complex mosaic of Christian and Muslim territories. The Moors, Muslim inhabitants of the peninsula, had established a sophisticated civilization in what was known as Al-Andalus, comprising much of present-day Spain and Portugal.
Under Moorish rule, which began in the early 8th century with the Umayyad conquest of Hispania, Al-Andalus flourished culturally, economically, and intellectually. Cities like Cordoba, Seville, and Granada became renowned centers of learning and innovation, attracting scholars, poets, and artists from across the Islamic world.
While the Crusades in the Levant were underway, the Iberian Peninsula witnessed its own conflicts between Christians and Muslims. The Reconquista, a centuries-long campaign by Christian kingdoms to recapture the territory from Muslim rule, overlapped with the Crusades. Battles such as the famous Battle of Las Navas de Tolosa in 1212 marked significant victories for the Christian forces.
Despite occasional alliances between Muslim rulers and Christian kingdoms against common enemies, such as the Almoravids and Almohads from North Africa, the overall trend was towards the gradual reconquest of the peninsula by Christian powers. This culminated in the fall of Granada in 1492, when the last Muslim stronghold was captured by the Catholic Monarchs, Ferdinand II of Aragon and Isabella I of Castile.
The end of Muslim rule in the Iberian Peninsula marked the completion of the Reconquista and the beginning of a new era in Spanish and Portuguese history. The Moors left a profound impact on the region, influencing its culture, architecture, language, and cuisine, which can still be observed today.
