{"id":2517,"date":"2020-10-31T18:14:00","date_gmt":"2020-10-31T16:14:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/marraidh.com\/?p=2517"},"modified":"2022-12-07T18:16:05","modified_gmt":"2022-12-07T16:16:05","slug":"vardveitari-pt-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/marraidh.com\/en\/vardveitari-pt-2\/","title":{"rendered":"Var\u00f0veitari (pt. ????)"},"content":{"rendered":"

We continue to work slowly on the sword named Guardian. In fact, everything is almost ready, only a few small details remain.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The pommel (second frame) looks like a standard Viking "lobed" one, nothing special.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Oh, and the color of the thread itself also indirectly indicates that the owner of the sword was far from a simple peasant.<\/p>\n\n\n\n