Thegn Eadric command stand

When trying to recreate the world of St Gurnard's in 28mm tabletop games, there is an implied requirement to provide little metal and plastic (but mainly metal, right?) representations of all the many personages which Osbert's chronicle mentions. Some of these, like the Godwinson brothers and King Edward are well known to us, while others, such as Aeschild and Odd Brynjarsson, are unique in the historical record to Osbert's chronicle.

Someone who features frequently in Osbert's work is his lord, Thegn Eadric, to whom Osbert acted as confessor and in which role he encountered so many of the figures who influenced English history in the C11th. It might seem that having his name and his life so closely detailed might aid with the identification of the physical site of St Gurnard's and corroborate Osbert's narrative. Unfortunately, Eadric is a fairly common Anglo-Saxon name and so this has created more problems rather than less, as over the years different academics have proposed different sites for the Abbey, each fairly plausible but giving rise to many unpleasant scholarly feuds.

This command stand has been my usual tabletop representation of Eadric. He and his banner-bearer were created with leftover bits of Gripping Beast plastic kits. However, it seems to me that his helmet style is slightly out of date for an C11th Thegn who would probably be wearing the latest style of armour.

I've had this Crusader Miniatures version of Harold Godwinson knocking about for a while. I'm not sure about the historicity of the surcoat but I like the figures and it gives me the opportunity to have foot and mounted versions of Eadric. 

So, that's the plan. I will need to rustle up figures to carry his banner, of course. Osbert only mentions in passing that it consisted of a dragon's head so hopefully I can create one which is different enough to the one carried by the old figures that both can be used on the tabletop without confusion.