Langeid Viking Sword - Photo Gallery

Windlass Steelcrafts has replicated this amazing weapon, creating a fully functioning sword with a carbon steel blade that's battle capable like the original.

Whether the sword originated in Norway or is possibly an Anglo-Saxon weapon that was acquired elsewhere is a matter of conjecture, but there's no doubt this was an expensive example of deadly artistry that was highly prized by the Viking warrior who owned it.

Thousands of Viking era swords, in various states of completeness, have been discovered in Norway, but not one of them has an elaborately inscribed hilt like the one exhibited by the weapon they found that day.

This faithful replica is a fully functioning sword with a carbon steel blade that's battle capable like the original.

The original scabbard had long since deteriorated, so we created one of high-quality leather and laser-engraved it with a pattern created from the pommel imagery. The scabbard comes with its own belt.

Short grips are very common among Viking swords that have severely down-sloped guards like this one.

The pommel and downsloping guard are emblazoned with gold and copper, displaying a mixture of Latin characters, Christian and runic symbols whose exact meanings are lost to time, with some characters apparently reversed for the sake of symmetry.

Thousands of Viking era swords, in various states of completeness, have been discovered in Norway, but not one of them has an elaborately inscribed hilt like the one exhibited by the weapon they found that day.

Whether the sword originated in Norway or is possibly an Anglo-Saxon weapon that was acquired elsewhere is a matter of conjecture, but there's no doubt this was an expensive example of deadly artistry that was highly prized by the Viking warrior who owned it.