The Illustrated Guide to Viking Martial Arts

Martial Arts researcher Antony Cummins reveals the hitherto hidden world of Viking hand-to-hand combat, which employed the sword, the spear, the axe and the shield. Illustrated with over 250 images, The Illustrated Guide to Viking Martial Arts in effect represents the earliest combat manual in the world.

About the author

Antony Cummins has a Masters degree in Archaeology and is the author of To Stand on a Stone, Conversations with an Assassin, and In Search of the Ninja. He is a martial arts teacher and a specialist on the ninjutsu manuals of Japan, and has released several DVDs, as well as working as a host in the documentary The Ninja: Shadow Warriors.

Product details

• Authors: Anthony Cummins, Antony Cummins
• Publisher: The History Press Ltd
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 31.12.2021
• EAN: 9780750967457
• ISBN: 978-0-7509-6745-7
• No. of pages: 176
• Dimensions: 175 mm x 265 mm x 16 mm
• Weight: 442 g
• Subjects: Guides > Sport > Martial arts, self-defence; Humanities, art, music > History > General, dictionaries; Non-fiction book > History > Miscellaneous