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What Is a Dussack? The Trainer With a Hole in It
A dussack is a short single edged trainer whose grip is a hole cut through the blade. Here is where it came from, what it teaches and which one to buy.
What Is a Smallsword? And Where the Spadroon Fits
The smallsword is the 18th century thrusting sword at 0.3 to 0.5 kg. Here is its blade, the colichemarde, the spadroon and which one suits you.
What Is HEMA? Historical European Martial Arts Explained
Historical European Martial Arts explained without the mystique: where the manuals come from, what a club night looks like, and what you actually need to buy before anyone lets you spar.
What Is a Messer? The Sword Built Like a Knife
A messer is a sword built like a knife: slab tang, riveted scales and a nagel. Here is the nagel, the size bands and which one to buy for club fencing.
Skadi in Norse Mythology: Goddess of Winter, Mountains, and the Hunt
Who Skadi Is
Skadi is the Norse goddess of winter, mountains, and hunting. She is a giantess by birth, not one of the Aesir or Van...
Njord in Norse Mythology: God of the Sea, Wind, and Wealth
Who Njord Is
Njord is the Norse god of the sea, wind, and wealth. He belongs to the Vanir, the older family of gods who went to wa...
The Norns in Norse Mythology: Fate, the Well, and the World Tree
What the Norns Are
The Norns are the figures who determine fate in Norse mythology. They sit at the base of Yggdrasil, the world t...
Bifrost in Norse Mythology: The Burning Bridge Between Worlds
What Bifrost Is
Bifrost is the bridge between Midgard and Asgard. It connects the world of humans to the world of the gods, and it...
Sleipnir: Odin’s Eight Legged Horse and What He Actually Does in the Mythology
What Sleipnir Is
Sleipnir is Odin's horse. He has eight legs. That is not an embellishment or a poetic device. The Prose Edda says...
Heimdall in Norse Mythology: The Watchman, the Horn, and the End of Everything
Who Heimdall Was
Heimdall is the watchman of the gods. He stands at the top of Bifrost, the rainbow bridge connecting Midgard (the...