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Stuart Thompson
Location: Walton-on-the-Naze Joined: 15 Feb 2010
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Excellent swords here!!
Right, from the jaguars to the mini metro  here's my practical sword
http://www.re-enactmentshop.com/ME-Hanwei%20p...0sword.JPG
Although i've now changed the scabbard it's a very nice sword. Great for teaching with and demonstrating as well as slashing up the battlefield. Connect four in sword terms gentlemen  speaking of which I missed Lindesfarne this year but if anyone here went, post yer pics! dying to see them!
sverð er manni vargr, af bardaga er dýrð, í dauða er dýrð.
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A. Heidalen Skog
Location: Norway Joined: 07 Oct 2010
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Robert: The sword, second from the bottom. Isn't that one based on a find well after the "Viking Age"?
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U. M. Tønner
Location: Denmark Joined: 26 Apr 2008
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@ A. Heidalen Skog
If you're referring to the one with the rather elongated curved crossguard, it, to me, looks a lot like the Cawood Sword, which as I believe is from the late Viking age.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cawood_sword
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Robert Muse
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Shahril Dzulkifli
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Although I don't have Viking swords I must say that David's Ulfberht sword looks great. Got to love it!
“You have power over your mind - not outside events. Realize this, and you will find strength”
- Marcus Aurelius
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Ben Sweet
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This one by Angus Trim I call my Techno-Viking
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Johan Gemvik
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Great thread, love all. Keep em coming guys! 
"The Dwarf sees farther than the Giant when he has the giant's shoulder to mount on" -Coleridge
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William Swiger
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Most of mine. Sorry for the few viking fantasy swords in the mix.
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William M
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Wow that langseax is massive!
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William Swiger
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| William M wrote: | | Wow that langseax is massive! |
It is pretty large. Michael Pikula made it,
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Roger Hooper
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My Albion Gotland
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Robin Smith
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My newest
Patternwelded inlay in the blade and copper and silver inlay on the hilt. Covered bridge, wool lined scabbard.
A furore Normannorum libera nos, Domine
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Mercer L. Blaire
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My Personal Defense Weapon for Ragnarok...Fjall Skerandi
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Roger Hooper
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Early in this thread I posted an Albion Europe photo of my Valkyrja. Since it's better to put up your own photos, here are a couple that I took.
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Mike Jia
Industry Professional
Location: Canberra Joined: 30 Sep 2013
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Roger, those are beautiful pictures. I think they're much more flattering than the ad pictures used by Albion (the sword looks machined and lifeless in those)
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Bryan Heff
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Robin -
I love your viking sword. Really beautiful. How is he grip done? Is it thin cord wrapped? I bit different treatment than what we are used to seeing and I think it works great with the overall sword.
The church is near but the roads are icy. The tavern is far but I will walk carefully. - Russian Proverb
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Einar Drønnesund
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| Bryan Heff wrote: | Robin -
I love your viking sword. Really beautiful. How is he grip done? Is it thin cord wrapped? I bit different treatment than what we are used to seeing and I think it works great with the overall sword. |
IIRC, Albions swords are leather glued over a wooden core, and then thin cord is wrapped tightly around the grip until the glue cures. When the cord is removed, the indentations left by the cord is permanent, leaving a very attractive and grippy surface. Its the same on my Albion NG Squire.
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Robin Smith
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| Einar Drønnesund wrote: | | Bryan Heff wrote: | Robin -
I love your viking sword. Really beautiful. How is he grip done? Is it thin cord wrapped? I bit different treatment than what we are used to seeing and I think it works great with the overall sword. |
IIRC, Albions swords are leather glued over a wooden core, and then thin cord is wrapped tightly around the grip until the glue cures. When the cord is removed, the indentations left by the cord is permanent, leaving a very attractive and grippy surface. Its the same on my Albion NG Squire. |
No, Bryan is right... In this case it is a long leather cord wrapped around the grip as the actual grip surface itself.
A furore Normannorum libera nos, Domine
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Einar Drønnesund
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| Robin Smith wrote: | | Einar Drønnesund wrote: | | Bryan Heff wrote: | Robin -
I love your viking sword. Really beautiful. How is he grip done? Is it thin cord wrapped? I bit different treatment than what we are used to seeing and I think it works great with the overall sword. |
IIRC, Albions swords are leather glued over a wooden core, and then thin cord is wrapped tightly around the grip until the glue cures. When the cord is removed, the indentations left by the cord is permanent, leaving a very attractive and grippy surface. Its the same on my Albion NG Squire. |
No, Bryan is right... In this case it is a long leather cord wrapped around the grip as the actual grip surface itself. |
My bad, I misread and thought he was was asking about the sword in Roger Hoopers post. Thanks for clearing it up.
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Tim Seaton
Location: San Jose calif Joined: 30 Jul 2005
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Here are a few from my collection
Swords from Jody Samson , Rob Miller , Petr Florianek
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