The Gael thrusts at the Viking's lead arm. The thrust is bound, and the viking pushes the Gael's spear toward the camera, allowing the Viking a safe thrust to the thigh while keeping the Gael's spear bound.
From spear tutorials on http://tutorials.livinghistory.ie/Home/irish-two-handed-spear-fighting-combat... - contact john.looney@livinghistory.ie with comments on the tutorial.
Gael is a native Irish. As opposed to anglo-irish or hiberno-norse. It's the Irish for Irish, if that makes sense :)
bigvalen 6 months ago