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HEMA Scholar Awards 2013

Hi everyone! As we all know HEMA has many different aspects that are all equally important in our shared effort in recreating these forgotten martial arts. Lately, tournaments have received much attention and the top fighters are household names for … Continue reading →
To all HEMA-related business owners

To all swordsmiths, protection gear manufacturers, equipment retailers, event organizers and other HEMA-related business owners: HROARR is now introducing a discreet and HEMA-specific Ad banner system to help you market your products. The hope is that this will get you … Continue reading →
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Post your thoughts on HROARR

The beauty of posting your texts on HROARR is that we then can have lots of HEMA articles published under various categories, even quite specific ones, where people post their thoughts and research, and all of it is searchable for … Continue reading →
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A call to arms!

From at least as far back as the early to mid 1400s, all the way up until about the French Revolution in 1789, longsword fencers have been practicing with fechtschwerter, or what is today commonly called federschwert, a specific sword type with a … Continue reading →
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An open invitation.

Hi everyone! I would like to share a bit of my vision for the new HROARR site. First of all, its purpose is simply to help research, material development and practicing of HEMA. This is done by providing tools, source … Continue reading →
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A thank you!

by Roger Norling Posted on July 31, 2012

It is very, very cool to see that statistics show how reviews on HROARR with time reaches at least about 20-25% of the whole HEMA community! Thank you so much for all your visits!

And soon there will be a new review series of HEMA specific equipment with jackets, arm & leg protection, neck & throat protection and gloves. Keep an eye open for that!

Finally things are rolling along nicely and it is a very different situation to only two years ago, so thanks to all the great manufacturers who have taken us seriously and dedicate themselves to helping us with better protection!

So huge thanks to SPES, AbsoluteForce, KnightShop, PBT, Sparringglove.com, Allstar and Negrini and whoever I forgot to mention! We truly appreciate your efforts deeply!

About Roger Norling

Roger Norling is an instructor on Joachim Meÿer's Halben Stangen (Quarterstaff) with Gothenburg Historical Fencing School. His main focus in his research is the "Kunst des Fechtens" and primarily the longsword, dussack and polearms. The last few years he has been focusing on the works of Joachim Meÿer and in this enjoys working together with the Meyer Frei Fechter Guild. Currently, he is writing on a series of books which will explore the teachings of Joachim Meyer, in collaboration with researcher friends in the HEMA community. The upcoming two years he will be teaching Meÿer Halber Stangen at various HEMA events in Europe and the USA. For more about this, read his instructor's profile.

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2 Responses to A thank you!

Jim Edmonds says:

July 31, 2012 at 11:04

Well I really like this website, I sometimes check the forums, but mostly I look at the articles and reviews, there is some really useful information to ponder and think about. I check this site quite reguarly and spread the word..
cheers Jim, NZ.

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Carlos Chavez says:

August 3, 2012 at 06:06

Just like Jim I enjoy the site and try to visit as often as I can. What I really loved was the “Global HEMA Census” and other statistical oriented data. This kind of information should prove more and more valuable as it gets enriched over time. (A good friend of mine once counseled: “Its important to once in a while really get to know about what you know about.”)
Keep up the good work HROARR.com

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