We continue to work slowly on the sword named Guardian. In fact, everything is almost ready, only a few small details remain.
The hilt looks a little odd - and that's not surprising, since it's the hilt of a two-handed sword, made when two-handed swords weren't even a thing. Innovation is always difficult.
The pommel (second frame) looks like a standard Viking "lobed" one, nothing special.
The upper part of the handle has a leather braid, glued with waxed dark blue thread (especially clearly visible in the third and fourth frames.
But the lower part (fourth frame) is more fun - it is completely wrapped in thick silver wire. Usually, the Vikings did this wrapping with copper or bronze wire, but we already mentioned that the sword hardly belonged to a poor man (judging by the patterns on the crossguard and the blade itself), so I suppose this is another indicator of status. It must have been really expensive.
Oh, and the color of the thread itself also indirectly indicates that the owner of the sword was far from a simple peasant.
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