Early Swordsmanship blogs on Shirespace
Posted: Sun Oct 11, 2009 11:38 pm
I'm currently writing a blog series entitled 'Early Swordsmanship' regarding the use of the Early Medieval/ "viking" sword if anyone wishes to contribute comments or co-write, offer their expertise etc. please visit my Shirespace page a leave your thought in the comment area of my blog.
So far I have written an intro to the Early sword and rambled a bit on gripping the sword and basic cutting mechanics citing some combat relevent examples as to why such might important. My blogs do assume a familiarity with the German tradition.
I invite all WMA enthusiasts to post their thoughts as I feel putting forth our experiences and opinions as a community is the only way we will ever have a chance to recreate such a fragmented tradition. Granted I realize we will never know specifics but I believe we can get close basing our knowledge in the periods for which we do have documentation and applying that knowledge to the earlier era.
I've long held the deep conviction that early swordsmanship was every bit as refined and evolved as later traditions, frankly the lighter armour of the period would add weight to that hypothesis...Survival would demand.
http://community.shirespace.com/TwoSwords
Thanks in advance to any and all contributors
So far I have written an intro to the Early sword and rambled a bit on gripping the sword and basic cutting mechanics citing some combat relevent examples as to why such might important. My blogs do assume a familiarity with the German tradition.
I invite all WMA enthusiasts to post their thoughts as I feel putting forth our experiences and opinions as a community is the only way we will ever have a chance to recreate such a fragmented tradition. Granted I realize we will never know specifics but I believe we can get close basing our knowledge in the periods for which we do have documentation and applying that knowledge to the earlier era.
I've long held the deep conviction that early swordsmanship was every bit as refined and evolved as later traditions, frankly the lighter armour of the period would add weight to that hypothesis...Survival would demand.
http://community.shirespace.com/TwoSwords
Thanks in advance to any and all contributors