[Regia-NA] MR Viking Sword Video Question

[Douglas Sunlin]

You know, Ottar it's been a while. One thing if I recall correctly, he 
doesn't spend much time with the documentation from the sagas and what was 
actually done in period. Rather he focuses on what could have been done with 
the tools at hand. YMMV.

Worthy of joining your collection, at the very least to play "let's see 
what's inauthentic".

On manręden,
Osweald of Baldurstrand
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/California_Viking_Age
http://www.geocities.com/baldurstrand/





>From: Jack Garrett <garrett@pacbell.net>
>Reply-To: list-regia-na@lig.net
>To: list-regia-na@lig.net
>Subject: Re: [Regia-NA] MR Viking Sword Video Question
>Date: Sat, 15 Nov 2003 11:59:06 -0800 (PST)
>
>Conall,
>
>I've got the Viking Sword video and last watched it about six months ago.  
>I recommend it, especially for those of us who have limited access to 
>Viking era live steel combat.  The combatants are experienced, reasonably 
>properly dressed for the occasion and put some energy into the 
>re-enactments.  It includes four sections: sword vs. sword, sword and 
>shield without armor, sword and shield with minimal armor and (later 
>period) sword and shield with full armor.
>
>Most compellingly, the video makes a point of recognizing *how* the weapons 
>do the most damage and shows that the shield is something more than a 
>target for your opponent to destroy.
>
>Several caveats:
>(1) They use the metal-rimmed Museum Replicas Viking shield, which I 
>haven't seen any documentation to support
>(2) It's narrated, with participation, by Hank Reinhardt (not everyone's 
>favorite authority)
>
>Beyond that, I've seen, and own, far worse.  Osweald, you saw it at the 
>collegium.  Remember enough to comment?
>
>Ottar/Jack
>
>Conall <conallwolf@multipro.com> wrote:
>Greetings all,
>Being a relative neophyte and an Irishman on a mainly
>Viking/Saxon/Norman list, normally I just lurk, but I have a question.
>
>Museum Replicas Limited has a demo/documentary about the use of the
>"Viking" sword on VHS:
>
>http://store.museumreplicas.com/cgi-bin/www11650.storefront
>
>In the past I have owned several Museum Replicas weapons and will
>reserve comment on them, but I was wondering if anyone had seen this
>videotape, and is it worth owning?
>
>Any information anyone could give me would be greatly appreciated. Just
>trying to decide what to ask for (or not) for Christmas.
>
>Thanks,
>
>Conall
>
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