Viking Fighting Moves from the Sagas: 6

A speculative reconstruction of one-on-one Viking combat based on fighting moves described in the Sagas of Icelanders, including: -- A surprise attack from behind a cloak: Fóstbræðra saga Og er minnstar vonir voru bregður Þormóður höggöxi undan skikkju sinni og höggur í höfuð Loðini svo að hann féll þegar dauður til jarðar. And when it was least expected, Þormóður drew out an axe from under his cloak and struck at Loðinn's head so that he fell to the ground dead. -- Peace-straps (friðbönd) pre