Jack Ryan <in Russian>: It is wise to know the ways of one’s adversaries.
Capt. Ramius <in English>: It is indeed.
-- The Hunt for Red October

In February and March, the Higgins Armory Museum, in Worcester, MA will be teaching a course in Viking sword and shield techniques based upon historical European martial arts principles.

The website is http://www.higginssword.org/guild/text/intro_course.html#viking

Should be good for insights into Saxon and Berserker combat techniques – and ways to counter them.

If only I didnt live in far northern CA. Dang it! :(

Hey! I live in Worcester, Mass.

I used to game with a guy who ran Pendragon at Higgins Armory.

Does that mean you are in the same region, Gideon 13?

It does indeed -- I live in southwestern Connecticut, and in the SCA I train at Dragonship Haven's Thursday night fighting practices in Hamden, CT.

The Higgins Armory had Pendragon games on top of everything else they do? Wow!!!! Most impressive.

It does indeed -- I live in southwestern Connecticut, and in the SCA I train at Dragonship Haven's Thursday night fighting practices in Hamden, CT.

Ah. Probably too far to commute for a Pendragon campaign though.





The Higgins Armory had Pendragon games on top of everything else they do? Wow!!!! Most impressive.


Had, I believe, is the appropriate tense. A few years back, one of the guys I used to game with mange to start up a Pendragon campaign at the armoury. Pendragon's Arthuian/semi-historical flavor made the game much more appealing to the folks running the armory than something like D&D. In fact the Pedragon books were highly regarded as source materials since they gave information on heraldry and castles that was both accurate and easy to grasp.

I think the campaign ended when the GM left the country, but I might be wrong. They still have a role-play workshop, so I think members can still run the game there. From the museum perspective it is a win-win since it bring in more membership fees but costs them next to nothing.

By the way, they are some useful Pendragon/MIddle Ages related downloads there under the Education>Teachers downloads section.

By the way, they are some useful Pendragon/MIddle Ages related downloads there under the Education>Teachers downloads section.


Can you provide a link? I couldn't find them.

By the way, they are some useful Pendragon/MIddle Ages related downloads there under the Education>Teachers downloads section.


Can you provide a link? I couldn't find them.


Sure,
http://www.higgins.org/teacher-resources.php

The stuff under "Reference Material" is the most useful, expeical the bit on parts of armor and the armor Q&A.


Once interesting bit is that historically, armor was much less expensive than in Pendragon, with a suit of armor going for about 1/4 of a knight's income. But Pendragon doesn't have the inflation that the Middle Ages had.

Thanks!

Your welcom, and enjoy.

I always felt lucky that I lived in one of the few places in the US with a decent medieval armory. In Eurpoe castles and armories are all over the place, but in this country, I'm probably as well located as one can get.

It's nice to be able to point to the various armors and actually seeing the differences between the various armors and weapons.

Plus, being a New Englander, I can pronounce most of the Pendragon place names correctly! ;D