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The Norwegian Viking Swords
Portions of Jan Petersen's 1919 book, translated into English by Kristin Noer, explore several different sword types with footnotes and illustrations. At the Medieval Sword Resource Site.
Viking Fighting Arts from 23 Sagas
A collection of quotations from Viking sagas on the use of arms and armor, presented by Todd Palmer at the HACA site and gleaned from hundreds of pages at the OMACL. Useful and informative.
The Vikings: Combat
Article at the Vikings living history site includes information on the equipment, fighting style, and battlefield tactics employed by the Vikings in the Dark Ages.
Viking Military Organization
General overview accompanied by two very nice photos by Andrew Nicholson at the Regia Anglorum site.

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