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Austin D.G. Hill
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Posted: Sun 02 Oct, 2011 6:27 pm Post subject: What is Your Favorite Viking Style Sword? |
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hello,
this is just a poll to see peoples favorite viking styled swords.
AUSTIN DANIEL GLENN HILL
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Emil Andersson
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Christopher Gregg
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Posted: Mon 03 Oct, 2011 8:15 am Post subject: |
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I've had a love affair with the Caywood Sword for a long time. Basically anything like that or Albion's Caithness - lobated pommels and unusual cross guards of the late Viking era.
Here's a hybrid of mine using the Caithness hilt parts and a Kingdom of Heaven/Windlass blade:
Christopher Gregg
'S Rioghal Mo Dhream!
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Reece Nelson
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Posted: Mon 03 Oct, 2011 9:46 am Post subject: fav viking sword |
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Iv always been a fan of Windless' Swedish viking sword. This sword can be seen in the book 'Cultural Atlas Of The Viking World '
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Zach Luna
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Posted: Mon 03 Oct, 2011 10:21 am Post subject: |
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I like Jake Powning's Vidirhrafn - Willowraven. It takes the cake for me; I love single-edged viking swords.
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Lloyd Winter
Location: Los Angeles Joined: 27 Aug 2011
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Posted: Mon 03 Oct, 2011 11:03 am Post subject: |
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I never met a seax of any length that I didn't like.
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Mike Harris
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Posted: Mon 03 Oct, 2011 11:36 am Post subject: |
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I greatly like several types of Viking sword. But for me, nothing says "classy Viking" like the slightly curved upper and lower guards and multi-lobed pommel of a Peterson Type S hilt, especially when it incorporates twisted wire into the design. In this category, I am particularly attracted to Albion's Jarl.
http://www.albion-swords.com/swords/albion/ne...photos.htm
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Tomas B
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Johan Gemvik
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Posted: Tue 04 Oct, 2011 9:57 am Post subject: |
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Gaddhjalt and seaxes of course.
"The Dwarf sees farther than the Giant when he has the giant's shoulder to mount on" -Coleridge
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Craig Peters
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Posted: Mon 02 Apr, 2018 7:13 am Post subject: |
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I was thinking of starting a thread on this topic, then I saw one already existed!
I particularly like the Petersen Type R pommels. There's something especially elegant about them. Although the Viking era is not especially of interest to me, if I could have another Viking sword, it would probably be a Type R.
It would be great to hear more of others' responses. I think there are a lot of Viking era enthusiasts who have not posted in this thread yet...
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Mark Moore
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Posted: Mon 02 Apr, 2018 8:05 am Post subject: |
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Wow...this topic all the way from 2011? Oh well....the favorite of my collection is my Cawood Viking. Love that thing!....McM
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Will G
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Posted: Mon 02 Apr, 2018 10:46 am Post subject: |
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Migration and Viking Age swords are my favorites. I like all the Viking styles, it's hard to choose just one, but probably the Petersen type B and H get my top vote at the moment. Something about the rugged simplicity of this style, especially with some inlay, that appeals to me. This one in a museum in France is a particularly striking and well-preserved example:
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Roger Hooper
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Posted: Mon 02 Apr, 2018 12:52 pm Post subject: |
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My favorite would be a Type S
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J.D. Crawford
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Posted: Mon 02 Apr, 2018 2:14 pm Post subject: |
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I'm also very fond of the late/transitional types - type AE, Z, Oaekshott M.
In terms of the classic Viking forms, I'm still enamored of my Albion Huskarl type S: http://myArmoury.com/talk/viewtopic.php?t=36167
This is what I imagine when I picture a Viking sword.
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James Rogers
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Posted: Tue 03 Apr, 2018 5:58 am Post subject: |
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Definitely Jake Powning's Vardhllokur. Most beautiful sword I've ever seen.
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William P
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Posted: Tue 03 Apr, 2018 8:53 am Post subject: |
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i must say i really like the peterson type Z https://www.pinterest.com.au/pin/452893306248217704 such as this wonderful swoird, the quillons and pommel have a quite pleasing shape and the combination of blued fittings and bone grip set each other nicely with the composite pattern welded/ carbon steel blade
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William Fox
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Posted: Thu 05 Apr, 2018 1:31 pm Post subject: Favorite Viking Sword |
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I would have to say that this style of sword by Rob Miller of Castle Keep, is my personal favourite.
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Steve Fabert
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Posted: Thu 05 Apr, 2018 5:01 pm Post subject: |
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I've never been that interested in swords that predate the First Crusade. But I do have an Albion Migration Type D sword that grows on me more every time I touch it. Too bad it's no longer in production. It's an excellent piece of work & makes me wonder about the qualities of the originals that inspired it..
http://myArmoury.com/review_alb_mig.html
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Jeremiah Swanger
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Posted: Sat 07 Apr, 2018 5:56 pm Post subject: Re: Favorite Viking Sword |
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William Fox wrote: | I would have to say that this style of sword by Rob Miller of Castle Keep, is my personal favourite. |
Speaking of which, he made a pair of Viking swords back in the early 2000's (hard to believe it's been that long already) that had reddish-bronze fittings and bone grips-- I think they were whalebone?
I thought those were some of the best-looking Viking sword reproductions I've ever seen. Now I can't even find pictures of them
"Rhaegar fought nobly.
Rhaegar fought valiantly.
Rhaegar fought honorably.
And Rhaegar died."
- G.R.R. Martin's A Song of Ice and Fire
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