29 Nov: Brief Presentation on a Viking Sword; Higgins Armory Museum in Worcester, MA
 

If you are in the Worcester, MA area and have been meaning to visit the Higgins Armory Museum, but have just kept putting it off, here hopefully is an excuse to make the visit!

On November 29, Jeffrey Pringle and I will give a brief presentation at the museum in preparation for a special exhibit of Viking-age weapons scheduled to open in 2010. Jeff Pringle is fabricating a replacement silver and copper inlaid crossguard for a Viking-age sword which will be included in the exhibition. In researching to make the replica component, some interesting facts have come to light about the construction and decoration of the original Viking-age pommel. This half hour long presentation will include the findings to-date.

The presentation immediately follows the regularly-scheduled Viking weapons and combat demonstration in the museum's auditorium and will begin at about 2:30 on Saturday, November 29. There is no extra charge for the demonstrations and this presentation beyond the regular museum admission. For directions to the museum, and for information about other events at the museum that day, please see the museum's web site: http://www.higgins.org/