I am the author of Sword & Spear, which is a set of rules for ancient & medieval wargames.
You can find out more about the rules here:
http://polkovnik.moonfruit.com/sword-spear/
And you can read what other people have to say about them here:
http://polkovnik.moonfruit.com/sword-spear-reviews/

What might be of particular interest to people on here is that I am working on a fantasy variant, and it is ideal for Lord of the Rings battles.
Here's a couple of pics from games with GW LOTR figures:


http://imageshack.com/i/f0RZDjO1j


http://imageshack.com/i/idkammIdj

And some from a 15mm Battle of Five Armies game:








You can find out more about Sword & Spear Fantasy (including reading battle reports of the games pictured above) on my forum:
http://polkovnikproductions.freeforums.org/sword-spear-fantasy-f11.html

I've read a lot about the Sword & Spear rules and I plan on picking them up soon. A fantasy variant sounds fantastic to me!

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