Viking sword Godfred SK-B

Early Viking sword Godfred with scabbard, suitable for exhibition fighting

The original of this very beautiful reconstruction once belonged to the feared Danish king Godfred
(also known as 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 design of an early medieval Viking sword:
a short quillons bent slightly forwards, a double-edged and straight blade with a fuller, a wide pommel with three ridges

This sword is made entirely by hand. The crossguard and the pommel with the three ridges are made of heat-treated, forgeable cast iron.
The spring steel blade is continuous up to the pommel, where it is hand-riveted. The handle is wrapped with a wide leather strap. The blade has a pronounced fuller, which gives the sword great elasticity and lightness at the same time. It is oil-hardened to approx. 48-50 HRC. The blade edges are not sharpened.
The sword comes with a very beautiful wooden leather sheath with two buckles attached to straps. You can attach straps from your own sword attachment, for example.


Details:
- Blade material: spring steel EN45, oil-hardened
- Rockwell hardness of the blade: 48-50 HRC
- Overall length: approx. 95 cm
- Blade length: approx. 79.5 cm
- Max. blade width: approx. 44 mm. Blade width: approx. 44 mm
- Center of gravity: approx. 17 cm in front of the parry
- Including scabbard made of wood and leather
- Weight (without scabbard): approx. 1340 g


Show fighting class: SK-B

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