This project for the Higgins Armory Museum created an instructional DVD detailing the history and techniques of single-handed swords, longswords, rapiers, staff weapons, and daggers. The project team researched modern and historical sources on the weapons, studying their cultural context as well as combat techniques; the team interviewed experts in the field of medieval weapons, and filmed sequences of costumed combat and modern training. The 45-minute DVD will assist teachers and students in the Armory’s historic swordplay classes.

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Creator

• Tordoff, John Arthur
• Harrington, Logan M.
• Franzini, Cecelia R.
• Zhang, Haoyang

Subject

• Culture
• Learning

Publisher

• Worcester Polytechnic Institute

Identifier

• E-project-042513-112636

Keyword

• Museums--Educational aspects
• Museum exhibits

Advisor

• Forgeng, Jeffrey L.

Year

• 2013

Sponsor

• Higgins Armory Museum

Date created

• 2013-04-25

Location

• Worcester

Resource type

• Interactive Qualifying Project

Rights statement

• In Copyright