Higgins Armory Sword Guild

Photographs and Video Clips
of Higgins Armory Sword Guild Demonstrations and Workshops

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Please note that the images on this page do not necessarily represent the Guild's most up-to-date interpretation of the historical techniques.

Viking Day, July, 2009

The Higgins Armory Museum held a full day of Viking activities to celebrate the release of a new book, Viking Weapons and Combat Techniques.

Viking day combat workshop

photos by Lauren Davis

The Sword Guild offered a workshop on Viking combat techniques. Museum guests learned a few fundamentals and then tried some of the techniques using wooden practice weapons.

Viking day combat workshop


Viking day combat workshop

Viking day combat workshop
Viking day combat workshop

Participants over a wide range of ages participated.

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The workshop concluded with an opportunity to participate in a shield wall.

armored poleaxe combat
Armored poleaxe combat
for Modern Marvels
on The History Channel

armored poleaxe combat

armored poleaxe combat

armored poleaxe combat

longsword demo
unarmored longsword demo

longsword demo
clashing blow

longsword demo
grappling

demo
disarm

rapier demo
rapier demo

rapier demo

rapier demo

rapier demo

Sword and Buckler demo
sword and buckler demo

Sword and Buckler demo

Sword and Buckler demo

Sword and Buckler demo
Starhemberg
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armored combat demo
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pike drill
17th century pike drill		 pike drill pike drill pike drill
diGrassi rapier demo
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disarm

dagger demo
Mair dagger demo

dagger demo

dagger demo

dagger demo

longsword demo
Master at Arms demo

sword and buckler demo

dagger demo

halberd demo

halberd demo
halberd demo

halberd demo

halberd demo

halberd line demo
halberd line made up of volunteers from the audience

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