Frisia 1100 the figure choices.

It's an old movie.  "The Warlord" 1965.  The plot, such as it is, Chrysagon de la Cruex is a Norman knight whose duke gives him a Flemish village to rule and protect, commanding him to keep their goodwill. He and his men arrive in time to beat off Frisian raiders.  In terms of historical accuracy it goes downhill from there.

Charlton de la Heston is however a great wargames protagonist. 

I have some peeves, of course I do!  The "castle" is a single round tower, 200 years out of time.  The costumes, well, the "Normans" are surprisingly fair, but the Frisian "Vikings.". Not so much.

Historically this is the period of Henry the Fat and his attempt to subdue Frisia, so I can build some of the Hollywood nonsense into my campaign.

Figures

I already have a small Lion Rampant Norman army.  18 mounted, 36 spear, 12 archers.  These are plastics a mixture of Victrix, Conquest and Gripping Beast Dark Ages Archers.  These are great for the forces of the Count of Holland, and the German nobles, as well as the Bishop of Utrecht.

For the Frisians I went with Victrix Late Saxon Anglo Danish foot.  It's rather late for Victrix Vikings, and the Anglo Danes, especially the ones lacking mail, look the part.

Even the "Viking" settlers on the Frisian coasts would resemble Anglo Danes rather than the earlier Vikings. 

On top of this I've ordered Little Big Man shield transfers.  Maximum reward for a basic painting effort!

Henry the Fat has links to Swabia, so I intend to create some Swabian two handed swordsmen from a Victrix Norman frame.  A group of six of these "foot knights" should fit the bill as Henry's household.

Added to that a dozen kit bashed Gripping beast dark age foot with Victrix heads and weapons as hastilly raised foot for all sides and I have it sorted.

Terrain

I have Dark age buildings, but specifically for this campaign I need a motte and bailey.

The general terrain is low lying with dyke lined fields.

The naval aspect of the campaign is going to require three scratch built northern style galleys.  Coffee stirrer sticks balsa and some artists card.  I'll make sure the stack inside each other.

It's a. Plan!