Merry Axemass and Happy New Spear to all! It's that time of year when all are hoping they are on the nice list and dropping hints about their need for a new spear or axe. We will do our best to help all those Santas helpers and have a great deal on our Norseman Spear and Nordland Axe now through Dec 15th.
Our Nordland Axe is a great all around piece that can be used on the trail or for the perfect belt axe on a reenactment weekend. Several of our customers also use these for throwing for fun and competition.
For the gift wrap challenge the Norseman Spear can be one of the tough ones to disguise what it is, but there is always a happy smile on the person opening the gift as they just got a great medieval spear.
This is a great spear for hand to hand combat, throwing and hanging decorations high up including the tree topper!
"look everyone I can put the angel on even with the cat in my hands!"
These spears have hardened point and edges. They are mounted on ash hafts that are six foot in length. Whether dark age warrior or medieval soldier, this excellent spear will fill out your kit or if you are looking for just the right accent for a viking cruise, you can't go wrong with this awesome spear.
Also, kids, if you have been badly behaved this year and do not want to end up in Krampus's basket, we heartily suggest a spear or axe may well help. Of course this just applies in case you have been naughty the rest of you can buy them for fun. Remember he only gets to use birch branches.
Also don't forget to check our in-stock page for one of a kind Black Prince Friday Swords that are still available.
Nathan Clough, Ph.D. is Vice President of Arms and Armor and a member of the governing board of The Oakeshott Institute. He is a historical martial artist and a former university professor of cultural geography. He has given presentations on historical arms at events including Longpoint and Combatcon, and presented scholarly papers at, among others, The International Congress on Medieval Studies.
Craig Johnson is the Production Manager of Arms and Armor and Secretary of The Oakeshott Institute. He has taught and published on the history of arms, armor and western martial arts for over 30 years. He has lectured at several schools and Universities, WMAW, HEMAC, 4W, and ICMS at Kalamazoo. His experiences include iron smelting, jousting, theatrical combat instruction and choreography, historical research, European martial arts and crafting weapons and armor since 1985.