Hurstwic: Fanghella - the wrestling stones of the Vikings

The fanghella was a tool used in glíma, the empty-hand combat system of the Vikings. These wrestling stones served to break the back of one's opponent and were used both for combat and for ritual sacrifice. Here is an in-depth look at two historical wrestling stones.
Links:
Hurstwic:
www.hurstwic.com
Glímusamband Íslands (Glíma Association of Iceland)
glima.is
Men of Terror: a comprehensive analysis of Viking Combat
book by William R. Short and Reynir A. Óskarson
www.hurstwic.com/shop/books/m...
Chapters:
0:00 Introduction
0:43 Fanghella
1:07 Þórr
2:57 Þórs steinn
3:53 Hringsdalur
4:23 Hryggjarbrjótur
5:48 Improvisation
6:43 Summary

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Remarkable that a society could survive with so many of its young men of producing age breaking each others spines!

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Very interesting

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Interesting and brutal!

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Go Reynir! We need to catch up ;)

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Ive heard that someone did this and broke a man in two halves. I have heard some say this is viking fiction but I doubt they would have made something like that up. Its surely possible. I once saw a man jump in front of a train where he bounced back flying into a light post 10m away being ripped in half just like that. Would be cool to see in a viking movie anyway. Its like some mortal combat finisher IRL.

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Wow WWE used to be a LOT more bloodthirsty in the middle ages! 💀