Winchester Shieldwall 2026
Banner image with image of 28mm Viking shieldwall. Winchester Shieldwall, Saturday 21 November 2026, A wargaming forum on Viking Age Warfare, University of Winchester
Background: Jon Hodgson Backdrops;painting, banner & photograph: James Morris @Mogsymakes

With the help of James Morris (Midgard Heroic Battles, Mogsymakes) we are running a wargaming forum at the University of Winchester, Hampshire, UK, on Saturday 21 November 2026. The event provides an offering of high quality hosted miniatures games, using a variety of rulesets, and short wargaming-related history talks on the Viking Age. The aim is to provide a space for wargaming and history to meet with some fun gaming that is historically grounded.
 Price £25 for day registration including pizza for lunch. Registration opens at Winchester University's webstore on 7 August 2026. https://store.winchester.ac.uk/conferences-and-events

Image of 28mm Viking figure models lined up in shieldwall formation

Vikings vs Saxons in 28mm battle

Norman knights and foot attack Saxons in 28mm game

Large 28mm Midgard game in progress with Vikings and Saxons, plus wargamers

Ryan speaking to an audience at the Midgard Moot 2026 event, on Saxon Wargaming, in relation to his Alfred's Wars book
Midgard 28mm game in progress with players at James Morris's Midgard Moot 2026 event
28mm Viking Age games (by James Morris @Mogsymakes) and activities at the Midgard Moot event earlier in 2026. Midgard Moot event photographs by Pete Jenkins Photography. Miniatures: Footsore, Foundry, Gripping Beast, Crusader Miniatures




Provisional list of hosts and their games

James Morris & Chums - Tettenhall 910 (Midgard, 28mm)
Lee Sanders - Maldon 991 (Midgard, 28mm)
Stuart Jordan - Edington 878 (Midgard, 28mm)
Mark Barker - TBA (Pillage 28mm)
Mark Backhouse - 1066 Hastings Campaign (Strength & Honour, 3mm)
Matt Slade - Battle of Hastings 1066 (Midgard, 28mm)
Simon MacDowall and Andy Hawes - Maldon 991 (Comitatus, 15mm)
Paul Glover (Wessex Wargamers Winchester) - Brunanburh 937 (Lion Rampant, 28mm)
Winchester University Students - TBA




Contact Ryan at Ryan.Lavelle@winchester.ac.uk

West Saxon force of 28mm models lined up with banners
28mm West Saxons pose for a pre-battle group portrait. Miniatures: Footsore, Foundry, Gripping Beast, Crusader Miniatures (photograph courtesy of James Morris).
painting, banner & photograph: James Morris @Mogsymakes