Viking Fighting Moves from the Sagas: 9

A speculative reconstruction of one-on-one Viking combat based on fighting moves described in the Sagas of Icelanders, including: -- An axe gets stuck after a blow: Vatnsdæla saga, Og er hann heyrði að öxin þaut veik hann sér hjá dyrunum en Þórir hjó í ásinn er fram tók úr vindskeiðunum og stóð öxin þar föst... ...And when he heard the axe whistling, he got himself through the doorway and Þórir’s blow hit the beam and the axe stuck fast in the beam... -- Using the shield two-handed: Laxdæla s