Nordic martial arts

[Benjamin Parker]

I know this may be a little broad but I've always wondered what sort of fighting techniques the vikings used, can anyone tell me?

[S. Hord]

I know this may be a little broad but I've always wondered what sort of fighting techniques the vikings used, can anyone tell me?

This website may be of some help but I don't know who they are and cannot account for their accuracy.
http://www.valhs.org/history/articles/manufacturing/text/arms.htm

If you are looking to do some research I suggest you contact the Viking Museum in Norway as they may be able to point you in the right direction.

Huk Aveny 35, N-0287 Oslo
P.O. Box 6762 St. Olavs plass, N-0130 Oslo
Phone: +47 2213 5280
Fax: +47 2244 5581
E-mail: info@ukm.uio.no
http://www.ukm.uio.no/

[Axel Pettersson]

There is Glima, Lars Magnar Enokssen had a Glima workshop at Swordfish 06, showing various versions of it (certain holds for competition, and free holds Glima etc). Glima is also the national sport of Iceland.

Hammaborg does some fine job of applying 1.33 to viking round shield and sword.

[Benjamin Parker]

This website may be of some help but I don't know who they are and cannot account for their accuracy.
http://www.valhs.org/history/articles/manufacturing/text/arms.htm

Thank you very much.

[Benjamin Parker]

There is Glima, Lars Magnar Enokssen had a Glima workshop at Swordfish 06, showing various versions of it (certain holds for competition, and free holds Glima etc). Glima is also the national sport of Iceland.

Hammaborg does some fine job of applying 1.33 to viking round shield and sword.

Thank you sir

[Axel Pettersson]

I should also mention that there are plenty of old fighting games being practiced in the Scandinavian countries that goes back to the viking days and before that were used as a combination of game, competition and preparation for combat and war, you should be able to find descriptions of them on the web (I just got back from a HEMA weekend event where we used some of them for our practice), underwater wrestling and others more playful. If you find similar games in Germany, Poland, Finland or other northen european countries, they might have some relation (we are just another germanic tribe among many up here after all).