The Illustrated Guide to Viking Martial - by Antony Cummins (Paperback)

Book Synopsis

Martial Arts researcher Antony Cummins reveals the hitherto hidden world of Viking hand-to-hand combat, which employed the sword, the spear, the axe and the shield. Based upon a careful analysis of the Viking sagas, the techniques described are recreated precisely, from knocking down a spear in mid-flight to the shield cleave. Illustrated with over 250 images, The Illustrated Guide to Viking Martial Arts in effect represents the earliest combat manual in the world. This insight into the warriors who were the scourge of Dark Age Europe is a feat of textual interpretation - and imagination.

About the Author

Antony Cummins has a Masters degree in Archaeology and is the author of To Stand on a Stone, Conversations with an Assassin, and In Search of the Ninja. He is a martial arts teacher and a specialist on the ninjutsu manuals of Japan, and has released several DVDs, as well as working as a host in the documentary The Ninja: Shadow Warriors.