Viking sword.

This is a reproduction late viking era sword. That I made back in 2015. 

The blade is made from mild steel. The handle is walnut and the fittings are mild steel. 

It is inspired by the type of sword commonly found in Britain during the late dark ages, with the distinctive curved guard and pommel. Though this style is by no means unique to Britain. Swords of this type first appeared in the mid 800s, becoming common in the 900s and gradually evolved into the Norman sword, with the longer quillons and simpler pommel, they would have been rare at the time of the Norman conquest. This sword features a fuller. Which is the groove running down the center of the blade. Contrary to popular belief these are not to allow the blood to run after stabbing someone, they are simply included to reduce the weight of the sword without compromising the strength, using a similar principle to an I-beam. The downside is that they are very difficult. I made this sword specifically to practice fullering a sword. Weight, 1.4 pounds without scabbard. 1.9 with the scabbard. The length with the handle is about 2 foot six inches.