Behold the Albion Viking pommels and guards (go to the Albion News section to see a couple more pictures. What can one say? :cool:

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Well, they looked cool in blue wax.. they looked cool right from the mould... but that's the first I've seen them polished, and man.. sweet. Check out this other photo, showing some of the details present:

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Very nice stuff. I wasn't decided before, but I think the Vinland is my favorite of these 3. Ofcourse, I'd take one of each if I could, and the Clontarf is a very close second as it is. And the bad thing is, I don't have any money to spend on any of them... waaaaaaaa..... :cry:

I TOTALLY aggree with you scott!

The vinland has been the one i have been waiting to see...... wow......

I hope they do the blade like the artists rendering. Nice and FAT

I hate you, Roger, for bringing this to my attention. This is really going to put a divide in my A&A rapier fund.

And I always thought I'd never want a viking sword...

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WIDE fullers make me go WHhoooee!! Anyway, that Vinland is really nice guys!

Yep, the Vinland is my favorite as well. In my mind it's a classic viking age design. It's definetly on my short list of future purchases.

Having handled a couple of the rough blade blanks for the Geibig variants I can really see the potential. Neat stuff.

Nice!!! I ordered a next-gen Gaddhjalt a couple of weeks ago and am eagerly awaiting it. Those finished hilts look so good I'm seriously considering scraping together another $544 for either a Clontarf or Vinland next month, even though "classic Viking" swords aren't really my thing.
I believe Mr. Johnsson mentioned in an earlier post that Albion was trying to get the fullers wider and deeper. I am very interested in seeing a finished blade and how the fullers come out. Very impressive to produce 5 completely distinct swords rather that the same blade with 5 different hilts.

Brian M

Nice pommels and guards there.

I always liked an "X" type sword with a broad, nice fuller - but still ending with a sharp point.
(Dough intended for cutting, i don´t like a too unsharp an spatulated point.)

In fact i think that my second favorite is in fact a Xa. :p

To bad i don´t own one yet.

It still suprises me how excited everybody get's over the pic's that go on our web site. Becuse no matter what we do the pic's, they never do justice to the accual sword's.
ok i can't help but gloat a little, god i love my job. :p

Like Scott, I was wavering a bit, but the Vinland definitely has my vote. If I had any money, it would get that too! :D

Regards,

Mike

Well, I ordered the Gotland a couple of weeks ago. When I saw the picture of the polished steel hilt components, I slapped myself and wondered why I hadn't chosen the Vinland instead. Upon reflection, I've decided to stick with the Gotland. I still prefer its hilt shape, its blade, and its appearance from a distance. The Vinland sure is nice, though. So is the Clontarf. And the Gaddhjalt.

I like the Clontarf. It looks the most practical to handle (for the likes of me at least).