Icelandic Swords: Blades of the Viking Frontier (Ad-free)
Added 2024-07-15 12:00:02 +0000 UTC(Sorry for the messed-up framing at the beginning of the video!)
While I was in Iceland, I had an opportunity to visit the National Museum of Iceland and take a look at a couple of settlement-era swords found on the island. Since these are really outside my area of expertise, two experts generously offered to join me on the video to help explain the history and context of these swords. First we have Ármann Guðmundsson, an archaeologist with the Museum who can speak to the weapons of the time as they are found today. Second is Reynir Óskarsson, a Viking combat researcher with Hurstwic who can help us understand how these swords were actually used.
Viking-age Iceland was a unique society in many ways, and the role of personal weapons in that time is a fascinating story. So sit back and join us to learn more about it!
Many thanks to the National Museum of Iceland for bringing out these incredible thousand-year-old artifacts to show us. If you are in Reykjavik the Museum are a must-see stop:
https://www.thjodminjasafn.is/english/
Comments
You had a shield - which you were trained to use as a weapon
BEAUSABRE23
2024-07-16 17:54:27 +0000 UTCThus was a great idea for a weaponry diversion. It was great to see the compliment to the Atgeir!
AC C
2024-07-16 14:08:57 +0000 UTCIt takes a real set of "rocks" to stand in place while the opponent takes a swing with a sword: "Gotta maintain my rep!"
Donald Davis
2024-07-16 11:11:15 +0000 UTCRocks, Ian..... ROCKS! Forgotten but not gone.
Mark H. Smith
2024-07-16 03:00:31 +0000 UTCGreat video! I did have to do a double take on the date and was wondering if this was another "collaboration" with Jackson Crawford, a la the Viking Atgeirr.
Jason
2024-07-15 19:24:27 +0000 UTCother times. but I bet they were MUCH more careful BEFORE insulting anybody. freaking vikings. sure duels were to fatal. before one ends with a neverending REAL bloody feud. have just a dull decoration/safe to spare sword. way too heavy but they do look awesome.
Guido Schriewer
2024-07-15 19:10:12 +0000 UTCI don't believe a word of this posting. I remember the "Viking Gun" business of a year or two back
BEAUSABRE23
2024-07-15 16:21:56 +0000 UTCAwesome interviews. I had no idea that rocks were an important part of the Viking arsenal.
Glenn Miller
2024-07-15 15:24:13 +0000 UTCMy mind wants to interpret “a Viking combat researcher” as “a combat researcher who is also a Viking.”
Alexander Thomas
2024-07-15 12:27:24 +0000 UTC
