Forging a Viking Broad Sword: from start to finish - Swordsmithing! (Broad Seax)

I started making this sword in 2017 and now it’s finally complete. This video will show how to make a viking broad sword or viking seax since it’s a single edged sword in this case. The seax was a weapon common during Anglo-Saxon times but was also in use during the early Viking-age. While mostly a simple weapon produced locally by many blacksmiths, more elaborate pattern-welded seaxes have been found as well. You will see how I am forging a Viking pattern-welded broad seax. I am showing all the necessary steps for forging a seax; starting from preparing the material, to drawing out the bevel on the anvil to heat treating and polishing it. A detailed explanation of pattern welding: Pattern Welding Explained T-Shirts: RedBubbgle: Tee-Spring: A big thank you to the following Patreon patrons: Andrew Hecker Lucas Gourbeyre Nils Anderssen Ryan Hobbs Wayne A