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Triple Lobed Godfred Sword – Deepeeka

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(2 customer reviews)

$94.50$138.95

The sword in the Viking age was no mere weapon or tool – it possessed its own spirit imbued to it from the iron magic of the smith and his craft. Good swords were difficult to make and only skillful smiths could successfully work the lower quality of pre-industrial iron to produce swords with strength and flex. Likely the smith kept his methods a personal or familial secret, and sometimes the swords were inscribed or inlaid with runes to further emphasize a magical origin. A common figure in Scandinavian/Anglo-Saxon sagas and mythology is that of the magic smith who can make weapons with their own personalities and powers (such as Weyland the Smith)- likely this theme is an origin for the common fantasy genre trope of enchanted weapons.

Few items in Viking society were as valued as the sword and one is noted in the Laxedaela Saga as being worth 16 cows – considerable money in those times! Swords were not as common as they would later become; of the over 100 Viking Age weapons unearthed in Icelandic burials, only 16 were swords. The worth and origin of the sword meant they were given names (such as Byrnie-Biter or Life Taker) and often passed down in families. Understandably, the loss of a sword was a cause for much grief!

This Viking sword by Deepeeka is made with the characteristic lobed pommel and short crossguard of early Scandinavian swords. The blade is made from high carbon steel. The hilt fittings are of steel and the lobed pommel has decorative twisted metal wire inlaid into it form. The grip is tightly wrapped with a strip of spiralled brown leather. It comes with a wood-core scabbard overlaid with brown leather and affixed with two buckles for a sword belt.

Overall Length37''
Blade Length30 7/8''
Weight2 lb 7.8 oz
EdgeBlunt
Width44.4 mm
Thickness4.6 mm - 5.1 mm
PommelPeened
P.O.B.7''
Grip Length4''
Blade [EN45 High Carbon Steel]
ClassBattle Ready
CultureViking
ManufacturerDeepeeka
Country of OriginIndia

2 reviews for Triple Lobed Godfred Sword – Deepeeka

  1. JimEb

    authentic Took a chance on this based on the price and was pleasantly surprised. I bought it to be a ‘functional’ wall hanger display so I wasn’t looking for perfection of a old sword design made in a modern factory. This looks very authentic complete with some slight irregularities. None of the components really look mass produced. Only thing that kind of bothers me is the pommel isn’t straight with the cross guard. It’s twisted just enough to be annoyingly noticeable.

  2. JaredP

    Decent for the price The sword looks nice and is made of good materials. My only complaints are that it is very very heavy. Too heavy to wield effectively actually. I have a two handed German sword that is much longer and weighs half as much. The blade in my opinion is twice as thick as it should be. As long as you don’t plan to fight with this thing then it is a good value.

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