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Icelanders in the Viking Age: The People of the Sagas
by William R. Short
The Sagas of Icelanders are enduring and entertaining stories from Viking-age Iceland and are filled with love and romance, battles and feuds, comedy and tragedy. Yet modern readers are not familiar with the people of the sagas, their lives, and the times in which they lived, so the stories make no sense to modern readers. This book introduces the modern reader to the daily lives and material culture of the Viking-age Icelanders of the sagas. Topics covered include religion, law, social customs, the settlement of disputes, and major milestones in the lives of these people. Illustrated with maps and photographs. Paperback. 283 pages. $35.00
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Knightly Art of Battle
by Ken Mondschein
This volume offers an intriguing glimpse into the world of late medieval martial arts, from wrestling to fencing with the longsword to the subtle tricks that could be employed when jousting on horseback. This book features some of the most interesting selections from Fior di Battaglia (The Flower of Battle), a manuscript by the renowned Italian fencing master Fiore dei Liberi depicting the knightly arts of fighting with swords, daggers, and polearms, on foot and on horseback, and in and out of armor. Paperback. 128 pages. $14.95
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Fencing: A Renaissance Treatise
by Carmillo Agrippa, edited by Ken Mondschein
Camillo Agrippa's widely influential "Treatise on the Science of Arms," first published in 1553, was a turning point in the history of fencing. The author - an engineer by trade and not a professional master of arms - was able to radically re-imagine teaching the art of fencing. Agrippa's treatise is the fundamental text of Western swordsmanship. This is a work that should be on the bookshelf of anyone interested in the history, practice, or teaching of fencing. Includes reproductions of the 67 original engravings. Paperback. 234 pages. $22.00
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The Age of Armor
The Age of Armor was written to accompany the Higgins Armory Museum's Exhibition The Age of Armor, which opened at the museum in 2003 to commemorate the seventy-fifth anniversary of the museum's founding. Highlights of this popular exhibit, which has returned home after traveling throughout the country, are shown. Paperback. 32 pages. $12.00
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Knights in Shining Armor: Myth and Reality 1450-1650
by Ida Sinkevic
Essays by Jeffrey L. Forgeng, Cristina Bauer, James Clifton, and Noelle Ocon A lavish exploration of the culture, symbolism and craftsmanship of Arms and Armor at a time when their artistic and ornamental importance, in fine art as much as in the armor work itself, was superceding battlefield use. Hardcover. 84 pages. $35.00
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Daily Life in Chaucer's England
by Jeffrey L. Singman and Will McLean
An indispensable resource on daily life in medieval England, enlivened with authentic recipes, clothing patterns, games, songs and dances, and over 125 illustrations. $58.00
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Daily Life in Medieval Europe
by Jeffrey L. Singman
A vivid introduction to the medieval world, providing a general understanding of everyday living with detatiled portraits and specific settings. $58.00
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Daily Life in Elizabethan England
by Jeffrey L. Singman
The only "living history" approach to life in the Elizabethan age, enlived with recipes, clothing patterns, songs, and games. $58.00
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Francis Willughby's Book of Games: Seventeenth Century Treatise on Sports, Games, and Pastimes
by David Cram, Jeffrey L. Forgeng and Dorothy Johnston
Francis Willughby's Book of Games is a remarkable work and an invaluable resource for anyone with an interest in early modern social history. Dating from the 1660s, it was left unfinished when the writer died in 1672 at the age of 36. The manuscript lists a wide variety of sports, games and pastimes, including football, hurling, card games, tennis and children's games. Hardcover: 344 pages $124.95
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Viking Weapons and Combat Techniques
by William R. Short
Viking Weapons and Combat Techniques provides an introduction to the arms and armor of the Vikings, the people who lived in Northern Europe during the Viking age, roughly the years 793–1066. Using a variety of available sources, including medieval martial arts treatises, and copiously illustrated with images of historical artifacts, battle sites, and demonstrations of modern replicas of Viking weapons, the author and his colleagues at Hurstwic (a Viking-age living history organization) and at the Higgins Armory Sword Guild have reconstructed the combat techniques of the Viking age and what is known about the defensive and offensive weapons of the time in general. Hardcover: 232 pages. $34.95
Note: This title is currently out of print and we are sold out. We will update as soon as we have copies back in stock.
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