Another medieval battle

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[And now, another brief pause while the chronicler makes and then eats dinner  ]

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Right, and now the story continues...

Earl Aubrey's cavalry charge Osbert's 'swan knight' infantry, and seeing their counterattack, Geoffrey's horsemen begin to panic themselves. They start to flee, as their lord shouts both encouragement and abuse to try to get them to hold.

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On the other side of the line, Carlos and Valdemar's men push forward against Remigius's pikemen: they have not yet tried to flee, but packed between the enemy in front and their own lord (and his cavalry) behind, they don't quite know where to go or what to do.

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Duke Waltheof and his vassals have already lost many men in their attack, and now he tries to bring every last man to bear in the assault...

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Urged on by their lords, the men of Earls Aubrey and Wulfmaer push back hard against the attack.

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And now, suddenly, finally, Count Remigius's men find their (temporarily misplaced) courage and discipline. They retrieve and raise their fallen banner, regroup and reform their ranks, and in so doing, clear the way for Remigius and his cavalry to charge the men of Carlos and Valdemar.

Valdemar's group of dismounted knights are annihilated, and now it is Carlos's men who begin to fall back in panic and confusion.

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In the confusion, the mercenary captain Eadric is struck down by one of Waltheof's billmen, but Wulfmaer's troops and the late Alexander's pikemen advance with determination, sensing the tide of the battle has turned in their favour.

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Viscount Carlos manages to calm his men, enough to organise a more orderly retreat, but all along the line, it is Waltheof's men who are pulling back.

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Waltheof looks on as his army retreats. The attack, and his attempt to force the submission of Aubrey, Wulfmaer and Remigius, has failed.

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The exhausted, but victorious army surges forward to take control of the field...

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The general advance across the field, as seen from behind Wulfmaer's lines. The crossbow captain Hubert congratulates Earl Wulfmaer on his success in the battle. Hubert also checks to make sure he and his men will be paid, given that they never took an active part in the battle!

On the opposite side of the field, the remnants of baron Adhemar's faction run for their lives...

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Aubrey and Wulfmaer meet on the battlefield, sharing joy and relief at their victory, as Remigius rides to join them.

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The process of picking up the pieces begins...

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Landgraf Wolfram negotiates terms of surrender for himself and his men, while the mercenary captain Robert, despite having fought for Waltheof, now enquires of one of Earl Aubrey's knights whether the earl might be in need of some troops to replace those who fell in battle. For the right price, of course...