This 8th Century Scandinavian Vendel Sword has a blade forged from Damascus steel and the skillful melding of several steels into a single blade creates the vibrant and ripple-like patterns seen throughout the blade. The original migration era and early Viking age swords also had patterned blades and like Damascus steel they were a composite of several different steels forge welded together into a single blade. This melding of different steels together was an essential step to removing impurities and forming together a blade with a good mix of desired properties from several different pieces of iron which would have a range of carbon content and hardnesses after being removed from an iron bloomery.
The hilt of this sword is crafted from highly detailed and quality cast brass which is plated in tin. Historically tin was a prized metal for this type of decorative work because of its appearance to silver and its relative scarcity. Bands of antiqued brass across the guard and pommel give a fine contrast to the hilt components and the leather-bound grip is crafted from hardwood.
The blade is durably mounted into the hilt and like period originals the pommel is a two-part construction which is completed by riveting the cap on top of the pommel base. The pommel has inlaid red enamel to give it a blaze of fetching color as seen on the preserved swords of champions, nobles and chieftains who had inlaid garnets placed into their sword pommels.
The sword is paired with a wooden scabbard which is wrapped in tightly stitched brown leather and embellished with fittings of tin-plated brass. A wooden suspension loop sling is integrated onto the scabbard and secured with thick leather bands – it can be used as an anchoring and attachment point for your own baldric or sword belt.
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