Video shoot: November, 2010
Viking Combat Training
at Higgins Armory Museum

for American Treasures,
a new show premiering on
the Discovery Channel in spring, 2011
Photos courtesy of Peter Graupner

We taught Jason and Kirk, the two hosts of the show, some fundamentals of Viking combat.

We taught Jason and Kirk using the training techniques used in the Viking combat classes offered by the Guild, and in our regular Viking practice sessions.

We played the shield bind game.

We did cutting practice against a pell.

We did cutting practice against a pad.

We did some grappling exercises.

We did the Haugbúinn drill to practice defense with the shield...

and we finished with several rounds of the Klámhögg game.

Viking Day, July, 2009

The Higgins Armory Museum held a full day of Viking activities to celebrate the release of a new book, Viking Weapons and Combat Techniques.

photos by Lauren Davis

The Sword Guild offered a workshop on Viking combat techniques. Museum guests learned a few fundamentals and then tried some of the techniques using wooden practice weapons.

Participants over a wide range of ages participated.

The workshop concluded with an opportunity to participate in a shield wall.

Armored poleaxe combat
for Modern Marvels
on The History Channel

unarmored longsword demo

clashing blow

grappling

disarm

rapier demo

sword and buckler demo

Mair dagger demo

Master at Arms demo

halberd demo

halberd line made up of volunteers from the audience