[MR] Viking Women...Bow Chikka Bow Bow

[Rorik Fredericsson]

Sword was great if you could afford it. Spear was the most common weapon.

http://www.hurstwic.org/history/articles/manufacturing/text/viking_spear.htm

There are plenty of spear heads available, but the shafts didn't
survive. Best guess is a 7 to 10 foot pole with the spear head riveted
on. Short spear and buckler is surprisingly effective.

>From the Hávamál  (the Elder or Poetic Edda) The Words of Odin the High One
Verse 38.
Let a man never stir on his road a step
without his weapons of war;
for unsure is the knowing when need shall arise
of a spear on the way without.

On Wed, Feb 27, 2008 at 6:28 PM, David Chessler <chessler at usa.net> wrote:
> At 01:23 PM 2/27/2008, Aedan Aylwyn wrote:
>  >And here I was thinking they only used spear and magic helmet.  Has Elmer
>  >led me astray all these years???
>
>  Read the sagas and it's sword and halbard. I don't think we know what
>  the spear (or halbard) looked like. Plenty of surviving swords.
>
>
>
>
>  >Aedan
>  >
>  >
>  > > -----Original Message-----
>  > > From: atlantia-bounces at atlantia.sca.org [mailto:atlantia-
>  > > bounces at atlantia.sca.org] On Behalf Of C. Brian Towey
>  > > Sent: Wednesday, February 27, 2008 1:06 PM
>  > > To: atlantia at atlantia.sca.org
>  > > Subject: Re: [MR] Viking Women...Bow Chikka Bow Bow
>  > >
>  > > Oh, right.  Norsemen fought with Axe and round shield.
>  > >
>  > > Charles
>  > >
>  > >
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Rorik Fredericsson
Baron Storvik

"It's amazing how much 'mature wisdom' resembles being tired."