Forging a Viking Broad Sword: from start to finish - Swordsmithing! (Broad Seax)

I started making this sword in 2017 and now it's finally complete. This video will show how to make a viking broad sword or viking seax since it's a single edged sword in this case. The seax was a weapon common during Anglo-Saxon times but was also in use during the early Viking-age. While mostly a simple weapon produced locally by many blacksmiths, more elaborate pattern-welded seaxes have been found as well. You will see how I am forging a Viking pattern-welded broad seax. I am showing all the necessary steps for forging a seax; starting from preparing the material, to drawing out the bevel on the anvil to heat treating and polishing it. A detailed explanation of pattern welding: https://www.provos.org/p/pattern-weld... Pattern Welding Explained T-Shirts: RedBubbgle: https://rdbl.co/2BSFDkr Tee-Spring: https://bit.ly/3hOnhC7 A big thank you to the following Patreon patrons: Andrew Hecker Lucas Gourbeyre Nils Anderssen Ryan Hobbs Wayne Agostino Patreon:   / nielsprovos   Subscribe:    / mintwart   Follow me on Twitter:   / nielsprovos   Like me on Facebook:   / nielsprovos   Filmed on a Sony PXW‑FS7. Color grading in DaVinci Resolve. #swordsmithing #blacksmithing