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I stumbled across a video on Youtube some time ago which demonstrates sword-and-shield tactics likely used by the vikings, backed up by well thought out and cre

I stumbled across a video on Youtube some time ago which demonstrates sword-and-shield tactics likely used by the vikings, backed up by well thought out and credible explanations. It's a fascinating watch and for me it really brought home the fighting intelligence and elegance of viking warriors: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dkhpqAGdZPc https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dkhpqAGdZPc

Zaephyr 12y ago
Great video on the bio-mechanics of round shield fighting. At 33m I wasn't sure I was going to watch it all; turned out it was fascinating.
osxrand 12y ago
Thank you for posting this, that was a great half hour video. I'd never thought of using their shields like that at all.