ᛋᚢᛁᚱᚦ ᚠᚬᚱᚾᛁ • ᛋᚴᛁᚬᛚᛏ ᚠᚬᚱᚾᛁ
ᛋᚢᛁᚱᚦ ᚠᚬᚱᚾᛁ • ᛋᚴᛁᚬᛚᛏ ᚠᚬᚱᚾᛁ
Sword skill • Shield skill
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Learn to hold your ground and wield your sword like the Vikings did; for victory or VALHALLA!
Up to 22 participants per performance get to learn how to wield and fight with a wooden sword and shield and how to stand their ground in a Shield wall
(Ages 15+)
In the shield wall, participants defend themselves from the audiences barrage
(audience participation is for All ages)
When appearing at the same events, the steel weapon combat fighters of the Northwest Viking Alliance will demonstrate how the professional Vikings fight!
Rules/ Safety Briefing
Rules/ Safety Briefing
1. No head or neck shots.
2. Do not hit hard, light stabbing to the body is okay…
3. Tap your enemy body on the sides lightly.
4. Do not hit the enemy with the edge of the shield.
5. Make eye contact before engaging the enemy.
6. No hitting from behind.
COMMANDS:
STOP
Stop and wait for instructions.HOLD
Alerts all fighters that there is a safety issue, and everyone echoes. Freeze in place and wait for instructions. Anyone can call HOLD.
Old Norse Commands
ᛅᚦᚢᚴᛁ
ᛅᚦᚢᚴᛁ
athugi [ah-thu-gee]
athugi [ah-thu-gee]
attention
attention
ᛋǾᚴᛁᚦ
ᛋǾᚴᛁᚦ
sǿkið [sook-ith]
sǿkið [sook-ith]
charge
charge
ᛅᛒᛏᚱ
ᛅᛒᛏᚱ
væpntir [vap-n-teer]
væpntir [vap-n-teer]
take weapons
take weapons
ᛅᛒᛏᚱ
ᛅᛒᛏᚱ
aptr [ahp-ter]
aptr [ahp-ter]
withdraw
withdraw
ᛏᛅᚴᛁᚦ ᚢᛅᛒᚾ
ᛏᛅᚴᛁᚦ ᚢᛅᛒᚾ
takið vápn [tack-ith vah-pin]
takið vápn [tack-ith vah-pin]
present weapons
present weapons
ᛋᚴᛁᛅᛚᛏᛒᚬᚱᚴ
ᛋᚴᛁᛅᛚᛏᛒᚬᚱᚴ
skjaldborg [sk-yalld–borg]
skjaldborg [sk-yalld–borg]
shieldwall
shieldwall
ᚠᚱᛅᛘ
ᚠᚱᛅᛘ
fram [frahm]
fram [frahm]
advance
advance
ᚴᛁᚱᚱᛁᚱ
kyrrir [Kee-reer]
kyrrir [Kee-reer]
hold/steady yourselves
hold/steady yourselves
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