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7:11 Wait.. As a newcomer to this sport... Do you ever use this attack?? I mean from medieval longsword fighting pov I can see the point, but we (in this sport) cant score points to the head, nor are we even allowed to hit that close to the head. Or are you under other rules than ours? (Western fighting style).

I don't understand- why is this outdated?

How many inches across is your Round Shield?

Lets say i was a viking and i my fellow viking was in a city, they put a sword in the ground, the sword edges points to NORTH the direction to the city, so i with my shield place it so that the direction alings. so i can get the fixed position on me. Purley hypothetical tho. not true at all. they used shileds and swords in combat.

Nice Video, may you have a link where you got your sword belt from and especially the straps for holding your scrabbard on the belt? :) Thats what im searching for long time :)

держава та країна все більш не тотожні . йдіть в сраку зі своїм єдиниммарафоном.

It's virtually impossible to find anything beyond a fragment of unarmed viking techniques.

very nice! I will mention you in the video in which I'll craft a viking shield replika! thanks!

Where did you get the clothes?

Great work and research on this video! It seems spears varied widely in length even among a single ethnic group such as the Slavic peoples which you highlighted. Thank you so much for sharing.

This stuff was valuable to many during corona times. Know when it is over we would like to invite you to finland and share your thoughts on this. hirdmenn.blogspot.com/2024/03/the-four-distances-of-spear.html

My favourite part of this video is the constant mortal kombat idle dance

Great video. Any information on linden wood used for shields? I didn’t hear it mentioned.

Historical Viking shields were around 7-8 lbs. When you factor in context, the light weight makes sense. Raiders travelling by longboat, then travelling at a face pace TO and then FROM their raids.

Thank you, your video was very helpful!

Ty for these… as a trainer and coach these are very helpful.

What's ,,feeder wood" ?

Very good 👍

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Just to say you are still informing people 3 years on with this video. I like the no pretensions and direct fact based style of presentation. Thanks.

looking forward to when you do a video on the axe in combination with viking shield

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Good Production, the video looks good and is easy understandable

Never have I heard or seen one of your videos before. What a shame, they are good

in single combat, how big would the shields be? Ive heard 80-90cm but im not sure if thats just for shield walls or for duels

great work thanks for putting this together big help understanding the different plays

Thanks so much for this video. We have a shield making day fast approaching at my reenactment club and this is going to help me make something better than my terribly clunky first attempt. :)

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Very clear description of viking age shields, full of interesting facts backed up by images a modern pagan man can reflect apon while building his own Wiking shield, SKAL.

Thank you soo much for a such deep dive into training with sword and shield training 👍👍👍

Thank you! Excellent presentation.

Excellent video, thank you so much. One topic that I have found very little information on (and would love to hear more about) is shaft diameter. I think there are a lot of questions about how the spear was held and used, particularly single handed, and a lot of that depends on the weight of the full spear. Obviously, the shaft diameter plays a big part in that total weight. I can easily control a 1.5cm shaft, even while cutting with a 2m spear. But a 2.5cm shaft changes things completely.

As I recall thumb grip isn't really possible with period swords

About to start a shield build and this video is very helpful. Thanks eh!

Oh thank goodness, I was afraid we'd never see you again! Great video, the breakdown of how techniques work under pressure- and especially all the little touches that could save your "life"- is really helpful.

great video

I've been looking for some leg guards like yours, can I ask where they are from?

Excellent video! Thanks. What is the diameter of your shield?

Very cool video! Thank you for posting! I thought it was interesting that most of the engagements didn't have a shield on shield bind, and for what I saw, most of the shield binds came after one or two actions with the sword. Is that typically how fights with viking shield go, or was that specific to this engagement?

nice analysis =)

Love your instructional video!!! Will you do some Dane axe stuff?!

Good stuff!

Schöne Gefechte. Ich freue mich schon darauf in Haithabu wieder mit dir zu Fechten.

Quite crap, the positions are terrible and leave you very open to getting stabbed and loosing combat. Also loosing sight of you opponent with your shield up like that is just bad. Zero points.

Thank you Alexander for making this video.

Alexander, you have inspired us to begin Viking sword and Shield in my HEMA club. These videos are excellent. They are informative and very easy to follow. Keep up the excellent work. 😊👍

I can’t wait to try these excercises. Thank you.