William R. Short: Personal Appearances

Personal Appearances and Events

Seminars and research presentations:

20-February-2010 through 13-March-2010: Viking Sword and Shield Training Class at Higgins Armory Museum, Worcester, MA, USA. The class teaches the fundamentals of Viking sword and shield combat and runs on the four Saturday afternoons in February. More details on the Higgins Armory Sword Guild website.

25-March-2010: Lecture on the resolution of conflicts in the Sagas of Icelanders at the University of Connecticut.

30-August-2010 through 9-September-2010: Instructor for a new course, Classical Icelandic + Gísla saga at Háskólasetur Vestfjarða, Ísafjörður, Iceland.

Past events

20-February-2010: Book signing at Higgins Armory Museum, part of the Authors at Higgins special event.

30-January-2010: Viking Day at Higgins Armory Museum, Worcester, MA, USA. A full day of Viking events, include lectures, combat demonstrations, and a hands-on workshop on Viking combat techniques, as well as crafts, games, and other family activities.

20-November-2009: Lecture on Viking-age arms and armor, Worcester State College.

19-November-2009: Presentation and demonstration at Quinebaug Valley Community College on Viking-age arms, armor, and combat techniques.

QVCC Viking presentation
photo: Brian M. Lynch

29-October-2009: Presentation at Fayetteville Free Library, on my book Viking Weapons and Combat Techniques.

Viking weapons lecture at Fayettevile Free Library

28-October-2009: Seminar for the Medieval and Renaissance Studies program at the Maxwell School, Syracuse University.

10-October-2009: Presentation at Micel Folcland Hearth Night on my book Viking Weapons and Combat Techniques.

Vísindaport Háskólaseturs Vestfjarða
Ísafjörður, Iceland
18-September-2009

Lecture on my forthcoming book about saga-age Icelanders.

event announcement

Vísindagarður
Mentaskólinn á Egilsstöðum
Egilsstaðir, Iceland
15-September-2009

Lecture on Viking Weapons and Combat Techniques
Viking event for families and children at Minjasafn Austurlands

television news story
on the children's event at
Minjasafn Austurlands
broadcast on
RÚV Sjónvarpið Fréttir

QuickTime movie or
streaming from the RÚV site.

announcement of the event in Fréttablaðið.

Landnámssetur Íslands
Borgarnes, Iceland
12-September-2009

Lecture by William R. Short on Viking Weapons and Combat Techniques
Lecture by Einar Kárason on weapons and techniques in the Sturlunga era
Combat demonstrations by Rimmugýgur, the Viking group from Hafnarfjörður
Archery demonstrations by Hringhorni, the Viking group from Akranes
Viking feast in the museum's restaurant

print ad for the event

news article about Viking Day in
MetroWest Daily News
16-July-2009
by Chris Bergeron

Higgins Armory Museum
Worcester, MA, USA
18-July-2009

Scheduled Viking events on July 18 at the Higgins include:

Lecture on women in Viking society at 11:30
Viking combat demonstration at 2
Book signing immediately following the combat demonstration, at about 2:30
Other family-oriented Viking-related demonstrations, games, crafts, and workshops will be presented throughout the day

Books are available for purchase in the museum gift shop.

Slide show of the day's events.

Publicity for Viking Invasion
at Higgins Armory Museum

Morgunblaðið article about
the book and presentation

16-June-2009 at 8PM: Presentation at Reykjavík, on weapons and combat techniques in saga-age Iceland.
Part of an open-house at the home of writer and film director Hrafn Gunnlaugsson, creator of Hrafninn flýgur (The Raven Flies).

Announcement on the Einherjar website here.

Presentation at Furman University, Greenville, SC, USA
2-April-2009

Viking Weapons and Combat Techniques

29-September-2008 at 7PM: Presentation at Gerðuberg cultural center, Reykjavík, on weapons and combat techniques in saga-age Iceland.
26-September-2008 at 12 noon: Presentation at Vísindaport Háskólaseturs Vestfjarða in Iceland on weapons and combat techniques in saga-age Iceland.

Fréttablaðið article about the presentations

Radio interview with Sigríður Stephensen on Víðsjá, broadcast on Rás 1. Listen here.
(excerpts in mp3 format)

News story on the Vísir web site here.

Summary of presentation at Gerðuberg here.

Announcement on the Háskólasetur Vestfjarða web site here.

Announcement on the Einherjar website here.

Combat Demonstrations:

Hurstwic members regularly demonstrate the combat techniques described in Viking Weapons and Combat Techniques at the Higgins Armory Museum, Worcester, MA, USA, as well as at other cultural institutions. A schedule of demonstrations is on the Hurstwic site. Photos of some of the demonstrations are in the Hurstwic photo album.

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