Development and use of Viking Age swords
In the literature about swords, their use has predominantly not been analysed. This article tries to reconstruct some aspects of the use of Viking Age swords from Northern and Eastern Europe. The reconstruction is based on biomechanics, martial arts principles, late medieval fencing books and other...
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2019
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History compass
Year: 2019, Volume: 17, Issue: 10, Pages: 1-12 |
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