Pelennor Scenery 1

So far we have not addressed the notion of scenery for Pelennor. Indeed you will be hard put to find any scenery in any online depiction of the battle, the same is true for the films. Yet here is a quote from RotK Chapter 6 'The Battle of the Pelennor Fields' "And so in this place and that, by burned homestead or barn, upon hillock or mound, under wall or on field, still they gathered and rallied and fought until the day wore away."

The above quote is in reference to the defeat of the Southrons and Easterlings and their behavior once defeated. To me, as a wargamer, it is a list of potential scenery to found on the Pelennor. And also vaguely reminiscent of the defeated Anglo-Saxon huscarls at Hastings.

There is also the matter of the strategic hillock that Eomer gathers his men to having exhausted his charge and still not broken the enemy. The model pictured will be used to crown that hill. It is the "Forest Fort" by Magister Militum though "aquarium nik-nack" would suffice just as well. It is not particularly detailed, it has many bubble holes and was sort of expensive for what it is but, never-the-less, it has been bought so it has been painted so it will get used!

Front

Rear

Next to a unit for scale