{"product_id":"irish-kern-1504","title":"Irish Kern, 1504","description":"\u003cp\u003eThe gallowglasses were Celtic mercenaries from Ireland and Western Scotland who were employed as heavy elite infantry in Ireland from the mid XIII century to the late XVI century. Their name means in Gaelic “foreign warrior”, as they shared some ancestry with the Irish but also were descendants of earlier Norse settlers who had established in the Hebrides and Western Scotland.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThey were very present during this period in all sorts of feuds and conflicts between the different Irish clans, and their presence was highly valued on the battlefield, as they were considered more reliable than the local fighters.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eMost gallowglasses were well-equipped with bows, longswords and axes, and also would carry some armour.  Fighting alongside them were the kerns, whose role was of light infantry and were typically raised from the local Irish population.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe relevance of these peculiar warriors waned after the increasing presence of firearms on the battlefields and the defeat of the Irish by the English at the Battle of Kinsale in 1601.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eNote: This is a resin miniature kit that requires assembly and painting.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003eSculpture:\u003cspan\u003e Paul Deheleanu\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003ePainting:\u003cspan\u003e Enric Mikkelsen\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003eMaterial:\u003cspan\u003e Resin\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003eNumber of parts of the kit:\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e3\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003eScale:\u003cspan\u003e 1\/12\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"FeR Miniatures","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":53571291218213,"sku":"FMMHB00056","price":57.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0951\/2265\/3477\/files\/1-2_8652e837-499c-461d-bb08-f260a56e8e65.jpg?v=1786395828","url":"https:\/\/store.verkosvault.com\/products\/irish-kern-1504","provider":"Verko's Vault","version":"1.0","type":"link"}