Dr. William R. Short is an author and independent scholar specializing in Viking-age topics, notably medieval Icelandic literature, Viking-age material culture, Viking-age weapons, and Viking-age combat techniques.
Dr. Short and his colleagues at Hurstwic and at the Higgins Armory Sword Guild have been researching, practicing, teaching, and demonstrating the combat moves of the Vikings. Together, they lecture, demonstrate, and teach at Higgins Armory Museum, and at other museums, universities, and cultural institutions in North America and Iceland.
Viking Weapons and Combat Techniques, a book that summarizes their research results, is now available, published by Westholme Publishing.
Icelanders in the Viking Age: The People of the Sagas is a companion and introduction to the Sagas of Icelanders and is now available, published by McFarland & Company.
Other books on Viking age topics by Dr. Short are in progress and in the planning stages.
Dr. Short presents on Viking-age topics at universities, schools, museums, and other cultural institutions.
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now available: Hurstwic Viking Combat Training Volume 1 DVD |
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now available: Icelanders in the Viking Age: The People of the Sagas |
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now available: Die Wikinger |
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Personal Appearances |
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Web articles on the Hurstwic site |
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planned for 2013: Warriors of the Viking Age and Hurstwic Viking Combat Training Volume 2 and Volume 3 DVD |
