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From time to time uber-fancy pattern welded viking swords emerge from the shops of talented blacksmith demigods from around the world, and while admiring them, and lets confess it, drooling over them we tend to believe that every viking was running around wielding "magical" swords like those.
Well, in reality the average north man was nothing more than a poor farmer, who had enough of the daily struggle and dead-end years, endlessly battling with winter starvation and the hopeless destitution on his folks faces. He wants more. Wealth and maybe a little glory. So with the coming of spring, not having any better idea to change his fate as a last resort he grabs whatever he can find in his hut, tools and a little food and ventures to the nearest fjord to offer his humble services to anyone who is lucky enough to have a ship and willing to accept him in his crew to explore and of course pillage the uncharted west.
Our hero's equipment would surely be nothing more, than his average clothes, a few smoked fish, some rancid bacon and a bag of millet.
But to pillage, you need "tools"
First the axe. An absolute must for any adventurer. It is a fearsome weapon and all-rounder tool, good for bringing down trees and foes alike, repairing the ship or making a cozy campfire.
The length of the head is 15.5 cm, the length of the edge is 14.5 cm, the eye is 3.5x2 cm, the thickest point of the axe is 2.5 cm. It weights 880 grams without the sheath and 930 with the sheath on.
Second is a lance! A versatile weapon and an excellent hunting tool.
It is 40 cm long, the blade is 5.5 cm at its widest point and the wings span a 11 cm in total. The socket is 2.7 cm in diameter.
The sheath is made of thick cow hide with two straps.
And at last a trusty seax, heirloom of the ancestors.
It is 42 cm long with a 29 cm long blade, it is 5 cm at its widest point and 5 mm thick. It has around 200 layers and a 5160 core. It is a san mai. Without the sheath it is 405 grams and 570 grams with the sheath on.
From time to time uber-fancy pattern welded viking swords emerge from the shops of talented blacksmith demigods from around the world, and while admiring them, and lets confess it, drooling over them we tend to believe that every viking was running around wielding "magical" swords like those.
Well, in reality the average north man was nothing more than a poor farmer, who had enough of the daily struggle and dead-end years, endlessly battling with winter starvation and the hopeless destitution on his folks faces. He wants more. Wealth and maybe a little glory. So with the coming of spring, not having any better idea to change his fate as a last resort he grabs whatever he can find in his hut, tools and a little food and ventures to the nearest fjord to offer his humble services to anyone who is lucky enough to have a ship and willing to accept him in his crew to explore and of course pillage the uncharted west.
Our hero's equipment would surely be nothing more, than his average clothes, a few smoked fish, some rancid bacon and a bag of millet.
But to pillage, you need "tools"
First the axe. An absolute must for any adventurer. It is a fearsome weapon and all-rounder tool, good for bringing down trees and foes alike, repairing the ship or making a cozy campfire.
The length of the head is 15.5 cm, the length of the edge is 14.5 cm, the eye is 3.5x2 cm, the thickest point of the axe is 2.5 cm. It weights 880 grams without the sheath and 930 with the sheath on.
Second is a lance! A versatile weapon and an excellent hunting tool.
It is 40 cm long, the blade is 5.5 cm at its widest point and the wings span a 11 cm in total. The socket is 2.7 cm in diameter.
The sheath is made of thick cow hide with two straps.
And at last a trusty seax, heirloom of the ancestors.
It is 42 cm long with a 29 cm long blade, it is 5 cm at its widest point and 5 mm thick. It has around 200 layers and a 5160 core. It is a san mai. Without the sheath it is 405 grams and 570 grams with the sheath on.
