They've heard rumours of strange folk from the east and the west, new words and new gods and bright steel. They hope to be left in peace in their cold northern home but the watchfires have already been lit on the hills. The prehistoric Iron Age ended and the mediaeval time began in the area of modern Finland in around 11th century. This was my entry from my LUG Palikkatakomo's Mediaeval Diorama contest. I was fourth among 19 entries. More on Cyclopic Bricks.