The YouTube Viking Challenge!!! Join me as I forge my very first Viking style sword! For this build I tried to stay as historically accurate as possible. I was aiming for a 10th century style sword and sheath.

The blade is 27 inches and 34 inches overall. The sword by itself weighs in at 2.7 lbs / 1.23 Kg

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00:00 Forging Ingot
02:51 Forging Bevels
04:47 Rough Grinding
05:40 Grinding Fuller
07:15 Quench
09:49 Finish Grinding
11:50 Lower Guard
13:00 Handle
13:29 Upper Guard
14:10 Pommel Cap
16:52 Handle Assembly
17:22 Scabbard
20:36 Scabbard Wrap
24:05 Chopping Stuff
25:35 Final Images