Dec 23, 2014 Antti Ijäs All Posts, Combat Archaeology 2
A Comment Regarding the Handedness of Anglo-Saxon and Viking Swords by Antti Ijäs The study of historical combat arts is comprised of archaeology, philology and practical experimentation. All of...Dec 12, 2014 Rolf Warming All Posts, Combative Arts, Gallery, Uncategorized 0
Here are a few photos from the Medieval messer seminar held on 6th December 2014 by our collaboration partner, Weapons Combat Systems (WCS). WCS is an effective martial arts system focusing on...Dec 05, 2014 Rolf Warming All Posts, Combat Archaeology, Our Artefact of the Month, Uncategorized 2
Artefact of the Month: The Dane Axe by Rolf Fabricius Warming Our December artefact is the Viking broadaxe or the Dane axe. Appearing in the second half of the 10th century, the Dane axe is amongst...Nov 10, 2014 Rolf Warming All Posts, Combat Archaeology, Combative Arts 0
Combat Archaeology is an international organization committed to the promulgation of systematic and developed knowledge of the nature of combat and combat in the past. Our mission is to research,...Nov 10, 2014 Rolf Warming All Posts, Combative Arts 0
Combative Arts is a division of Combat Archaeology that is specifically devoted to the study of the art of combat. The efforts of this division are directed towards an understanding of the methods...Nov 10, 2014 Rolf Warming All Posts, Combat Archaeology 0
We have adopted the term “Combat Archaeology” to signify an aspect of archaeology that concerns itself with archaeological material of a combative nature. Technically defined, it is the study of...Nov 06, 2014 Rolf Warming All Posts, Our Artefact of the Month 0
Every month, our website will feature a new artefact or find to which we hope to bring some attention. We hope to offer a broad variety of material, covering categories such as weapons, armour,...Oct 15, 2014 Rolf Warming All Posts, Combat Archaeology 0
Violence, vulgarity, and tragedy. These are inextricable features of combat. Consider it: combat and warfare – the mayhem and death that it produces; the destruction of civilizations; the...Oct 15, 2014 Rolf Warming All Posts, Combat Archaeology 0
Toward an Archaeology of Boarding: Naval Hand-to-Hand Combat Tactics in Northwestern Europe in the 16th Century. In this blog post, maritime archaeologist Rolf W. Fabricius explores the forgotten...