The Vikings raided and colonized wide areas of Europe from the 9th to the 11th century and whose disruptive influence profoundly affected European history. These pagan Danish, Norwegian, and Swedish warriors were probably prompted to undertake their raids by a combination of factors such as overpopulation.

Optimised to deliver punishing, nearly unstoppable blows – it is balanced well enough that a surprisingly fast recovery is possible. In short, this sword is a fitting tribute to the fierce warriors who would have carried swords like this one. This piece is based on various 10th - 11th Century A.D. examples found in the Oslo Museum, Norway.



While the edge comes with a narrow 1.4mm edge so you can actually use it in blade on blade contact (CAREFULLY and REPSONSIBLY of course – please see our section on sword training and fighting on the main site for info) – the blade is strong enough that you can sharpen it up yourself or pay an additional fee of $30 for them to be given a quick and ready edge if you want to use them for test cutting practice.

The hilt itself is extremely attractive and authentic, with a detailed crossguard and genuine leather wrap handle.

This design reflects the typical Viking sword while accentuating the artistic creativity of the "Northern people" or "Norsemen". The richly detailed handle completes this beautiful piece, providing a stunning contrast to this Viking sword's embossed guard and pommel. Both parts have been engraved with traditional Viking patterns and crown with an "Odin" fashioned Viking pommel.



I personally tested an earlier version of this sword which had a slightly annoyingly wrapped hilt, but this new and improved version has a much cleaner cast hilt, and hugely improved, super tight leather over cord wrap on the handle.

Weighing in at 3lbs 4oz, this sword is perhaps around 5oz heavier than what most experienced sword collectors would be used to. However, there were historical Viking battle swords up to around 3lbs 6oz. The balance point at 6.5” does make this sword feel a little blade heavy. But again, it is not so far outside of the historical precedents to be unrealistic.

Click here for the review of this sword on SBG

STATS

Blade Length: 31”
Handle Length: 6”
Point of Balance: 6.5”
Weight: 3lbs 4oz

FEATURES

1060 Carbon Steel Blade, Tempered to a HRC of 53

Hand made in Canada

Designed for solid steel on steel contact

QUALITY CONTROL

Each sword is inspected at the Darksword Warehouse by the makers themselves for any looseness, rust or blade damage before shipping in a tightly packed, form fitting cardboard and shrinkwrapped package and sent inside a cardboard box.