My name is Gabriel and I am a college student from the Netherlands. I am working to obtain my master degree
in history and am a 2nd year medical student as well. I started to collect swords after I read Tolkien's Lord of the
Rings as a twelve year old, and haven't stopped ever since. My main interests lie with roman and late-medieval swords.
That was why I asked John Lundemo to make a sword based on the sword attributed to Edward III, which I think
to be one of the most beautiful swords around. John took the design a step further and added his own subtle modifications to the design. The result is breathtaking. The fittings are high-polished to resemble the gold on the original
and have dual grooves on them (John's touch) that are very pleasing to the eye and are present on the quillons, spacers, pommel and even the chape of the scabbard. Both blade and fittings are flawless and a joy to behold.
For the pommel, a heraldic rose was chosen. I thought this would look better on this sword than the quartered royal arms of England on the original, and is historically plausible as well because it was one of Edward badges. I emailed John a picture of a heraldic rose and he drew and etched it on the sword.
The scabbard was quite a nice piece of art as well, sadly I cannot make any pictures of it now because my digital camera has for some reason stopped functioning, so I have to see to that first. Anyway, the scabbard is wood, covered in a reddish-brown leather that matches the color of the wood on the hilt. The chape is high polished as well, and has the same dual groove motif as the hiltparts have. In all, it's a very attractive piece in itself. On John's site you can see it: www.odinblades.com
The bladelength is about 35''
the hilt about 10''
John, thank you for this wonderful piece of art.
-Gabriel.
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