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Duration: 00:35 minutes Upload Time: 2006-07-16 23:12:23 User: skallagrimm :::: Favorites :::: Top Videos of Day |
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Description: The longaxe was a favorite weapon of the Varangian Guard and was used by many Vikings with deadly precision. It is a staff like weapon which was the predecessor to the later halberds and poleaxes. It has the advantages of the spear, but also delivers an enormous impact when swung on an opponent. |
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| TheArrgh ::: Favorites 2007-10-01 00:11:13 seems like a poleaxe might have been more cumbersome, though. The longaxe looks sort of like halfway between a-handaxe or something-and a staff weapon. so it can be used with some of the maneuverability of a smaller axe and some of the reach and motions of a staff. Just a though, but I would imagine that a poleaxe or halberd might actually be MORE difficult to win a fight like this with... am I right? __________________________________________________ | |
| varangianguard01 ::: Favorites 2007-09-19 15:53:18 all hail to the poleaxe which also is my favorite !! WOOOT !!! __________________________________________________ | |
| jogvlen ::: Favorites 2007-08-31 03:33:53 Thats badass, and I like the screaming bit! __________________________________________________ | |
| Randomambusher ::: Favorites 2007-08-30 17:59:22 I put my money on the houseman everytime when it comes to single unmounted combat. __________________________________________________ | |
| skallagrimm ::: Favorites 2007-04-30 21:58:38 Good talking with you my Danish brother. Glad we had this moment..... Take care. Skol-- __________________________________________________ | |
| Noegendyr ::: Favorites 2007-04-30 21:51:25 yeah, skalla could mean bald in norwegian or swedish. in danish its skaldet. but all the norse countries spoke a language called "Dansk Tunge" (danish tongue) back then, witch sounds more like icelandic or Faroese in our present ears. Btw, GRIN translates directly into laugh in danish, so youre deffinatly on to something. keep up the good work Kriger __________________________________________________ | |
| skallagrimm ::: Favorites 2007-04-30 21:44:13 Yep, I use the name as it was told to me that it loosely translates to "bald and ugly" which is quite fitting for me as I shave my head....of course the ladies don't exactly find me ugly, but the details aren't important. GRIN __________________________________________________ | |
| skallagrimm ::: Favorites 2007-04-30 21:39:29 NO? I just got a kick out of your profile when I saw that hair all flying around. Yes, it is a Viking "theme" you could say, as we are a Viking period group to begin with. I guess I'm a bit quick to jump on some of the comments that I get from people because most come from dillrods who have never even tried to fight with one, and they think they know all there is about them. You do not truly understand a weapon until you've USED it. Cheers! __________________________________________________ | |
| Noegendyr ::: Favorites 2007-04-30 21:36:06 and whats with the shave thing? i dont get it? __________________________________________________ | |
| Noegendyr ::: Favorites 2007-04-30 21:34:41 arh shit, just saw your profile, you teach this stuff.. nvm, then (and props for spreading my herritage) btw, you name means ugly skull/head :D __________________________________________________ | |
| Noegendyr ::: Favorites 2007-04-30 21:31:45 oh well, im not an axe expert, but i do see a viking shield, so i figured you had a viking theme. and i wasnt taking a dig at you, just the arrogant people in the comments. and the guy was Richard Lionheart. __________________________________________________ | |
| skallagrimm ::: Favorites 2007-04-30 21:25:46 If you look closer, you'll perhaps notice that what I am using in NOT a daneaxe. It is a little bit later version, commonly referred to (as I said) a LONGAXE. Some English King, huh....? It was used by hundreds of others who had no royal ties, and they probably wielded it much better than any king. By the way, does Wikipedia have anything that could help you find a barbershop? GRIN __________________________________________________ | |
| Noegendyr ::: Favorites 2007-04-30 21:13:27 Go look up Danish Axe on wikipedia, thats the real name. And its called A Huskarl, Several Huskarler. And the danish axe was pretty successfull, even some english king took it as his favorite weapon. __________________________________________________ | |
| Btmangan ::: Favorites 2007-01-10 17:39:14 Ey! Sorry, was adressing Johnson's comment about heavy weapons. I just had to set that straight. __________________________________________________ | |
| skallagrimm ::: Favorites 2007-01-09 17:12:57 I'm not sure who you are addressing with this comment, or the point you're making. What kind of 'heavy spear' is it you use? Is it a steel weapon? Most of our guys don't wear armor either, by the way. __________________________________________________ | |
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