Early Viking Godfred Sword With Scabbard, Damascus Blade

Treat Yourself to an Early Viking Godfred Sword with Scabbard, Damascus Blade

Early Viking Godfred sword with scabbard, Damascus blade



The original of this beautiful reconstruction belonged to the feared Danish king Godfred (also called Gudfred or Gudrød ). King Godfred lived in Haithabu (near Schleswig), the most important Viking settlement in Jutland, until his death in 810.



The sword dates from the 8th century and has the typical shape of an early medieval Viking sword: a short, slightly forward-curving crossguard, a straight, double-edged blade with a broader, fuller pommel with three ridges.
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This sword is exclusively hand-made. The crossguard and the pommel with three ridges are made of forged and heat-treated cast iron. The 100-layer Damascus steel blade is continuous all the way to the pommel, where it is hand-riveted. The handle is wrapped with a wide leather strap. The blade has a pronounced groove, which gives the sword great elasticity and at the same time lightness. The edges of the blade are not sharpened.



The sword comes with a very beautiful wooden leather scabbard with a leather belt.



The term Damascus steel , Damascus steel or simply Damascus refers to a composite steel made from two or more different types of steel. The name is derived from the Syrian city of Damascus, which is considered an ancient stronghold and origin of Damascus steel production.

Typically, a hard, high-carbon steel and a soft, low-carbon steel are joined together by repeated welding and forging. The high-carbon steel provides higher hardness, better hardenability, and increased edge retention, while the softer steel gives the blade greater elasticity and higher resistance to breaking. With this technology, which was developed in a time of poor and changing steel qualities, the positive properties of different steels can be combined. Due to the different colors with different carbon contents, impressive patterns of alternating layers are created, such as the so-called twist Damascus or rose Damascus . Because of these patterns, Damascus swords from the Middle Ages were said to have an inherent magic. The Edda describes a Damascene sword as a bloody worm or a poisonous snake.



We also offer the same sword in two versions with spring steel blades:

- Normal version: art. no. 0116696618

- Show combat version: item no. 0116696606



Details:

- Blade material: Damascus steel, 100 layers

- Total length: approx. 94.5cm

- Blade length: approx. 79.5 cm

- Maximum blade width: approx. 43 mm

- Center of gravity: approx. 16 cm in front of the guard

- Includes wooden and leather sheath and sword belt.
- Weight without cover: approx. 1250g



Please note:

This item is only sold to persons over 18 years of age. Please enter your date of birth on our order form. We also require a copy of your ID, driving licence or similar by email, scan, fax or post.
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