The feared Ulfberht sword

[peppen108]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nXbLyVpWsVM

"The Vikings were among the fiercest warriors of all time. Yet only a select few carried the ultimate weapon of their era: the feared Ulfberht sword. Fashioned using a process that would remain unknown to the Vikings' rivals for centuries, the Ulfberht was a revolutionary high-tech tool as well as a work of art."

The report.

http://www.slashdocs.com/kwiump/alan-williams-a-metallurgical-study-of-some-viking-swords.html

 

[Darksword Armory RBM]

This is a really great documentary, by the way. If you haven't seen it, you should. The Ulfberht forge in the 10th century got a line on crucible steel and figured out how to work it - so, these swords were basically of the same quality as Arabian Damascus. This was part of the technological leap that rendered pattern welding obsolete.

So, seriously, check this stuff out - it's amazing stuff.

Best regards to all,

Robert Marks
Darksword Armory Inc.
http://www.darksword-armory.com

 

[Skimo]

That's a pretty interesting documentary, definitely worth the watch.

 

[mael333ca]

The European longsword techniques according to 14th century master Johannes Liechtenauer were top notch in the «arts of Mars» http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Johannes_Liechtenauer

check those two guys sparring...they'r awesome! You'll soon get into EHMA
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mjT4JepA-Vc

 

[Liam Ryan]

I think Windlass makes a fairly inexpensive "battle ready" reproduction.

No longer in production, if you can get one they are supposedly a good bargain.

 

[peppen108]

Ha, ran by to of the super rare +T swords today in Copenhagen. Epic!

 

[crimsonfalcon07]

Nice! Thanks for sharing. I enjoyed that documentary quite a bit, although I would have liked to see more of the final piece when it was completed

 

[Havoc550]

Nice! Thanks for sharing. I enjoyed that documentary quite a bit, although I would have liked to see more of the final piece when it was completed

Yeah, it looked like the ending was rushed to me.

 

[Silverthorn]

Crucible steel, back then ..lol thats freakin awesome.