I’m Roland Warzecha — professional illustrator and swordsman. The name Dimicator comes from the Latin for “sword fighter.” I share cutting-edge research into historical martial arts, focusing in particular on Viking and high medieval sword-and-shield combat. My work is carried out in collaboration with museums, fellow martial artists, and scholars around the world.
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I’m Roland Warzecha — professional illustrator and swordsman. The name Dimicator comes from the Latin for “sword fighter.” I share cutting-edge research into historical martial arts, focusing in particular on Viking and high medieval sword-and-shield combat. My work is carried out in collaboration with museums, fellow martial artists, and scholars around the world.
Hello fellow history enthusiasts and blade aficionados, The past fortnight has been wonderfully busy. From teaching at HEMA Camp 1387 in Lithuania and studying remarkable museum pieces to continuing several long-term research and reconstruction projects, there has been plenty to keep me occupied. I hope you'll enjoy the latest updates. A Week of Swords in Lithuania I have just returned from an unforgettable week in Lithuania, filled with fencing, research, museum visits, inspiring...
Learning from the Past Reconstructed prehistoric pile dwellings at the Pfahbaumuseum Unteruhldingen (photo: Tourismus-Marketing GmbH Baden-Wuerttemberg) Throughout history, flourishing societies have occasionally undermined the very foundations of their own prosperity. Archaeology provides many examples. Around Lake Constance, Neolithic and Bronze Age communities appear to have exhausted the surrounding forests through intensive timber use, gradually reducing an essential resource. Centuries...
Hello fellow history enthusiasts and blade aficionados, Whether we study historical martial arts or historical weapons, one question continually arises: why were things done this way? The answer may lie partly in movement and partly in craftsmanship. More often than not, however, it emerges from the dialogue between maker and user—a relationship encapsulated in the artefacts of our martial heritage. Watch Cornelius practicing in a new public video The Longpoint Lesson — Hand-Foot Coordination...