Making a Viking Seax - Ljosalfar Blade from Assassins Creed Valhalla

[@NjordArtisan]

I really wanted to film a demo smashing some things but the weather screwed me over on that. I‘ll upload a demo on instagram, so be sure to follow me there ✌🏻

[@LUCKYB.]

Not much of a tang . Should be at least 3 to 3 .1/2 inches long.

[@LUCKYB.]

Ever hear of wax casting take chunks of copper and make it your self . That was copper eara. And came into Bronze age . Your clef. Is to quick of Drop also .I've been in love with that Era for long time. Viking and English . It is a beautful knife Beautful . That Thang makes it a mantal piece. Hell of a Job .

[@ForceBuilt]

Just went to Instagram and didn't see a demo? Is it there yet. 7 Months since posting this. I was hopeful. Thanks

[@NjordArtisan]

@@ForceBuilt oh yeah, you’re right! The video performed so horrendously when I first posted it that I just moved on to the next project and forgot about the demo. Guess I have to catch up on that 👍🏻

[@EvolvedTactical]

Not only did you make a beautiful, impressive blade, but your video making style is refreshing for a bladesmith. So many make boring and quiet videos, or else go overboard with the energy. You hit the perfect balance. Earned a sub from me.

[@NjordArtisan]

Wow thanks a lot! I feel the same about some blacksmithing content and decided to just make the content I would like to see, instead of what everyone else likes to do. It’s nice to hear others enjoy this style of content as well 🙌

[@Wreckz_Tea]

That's so sick. I gotta subscribe. I really like to see down to earth guys on a budget that just make do with whatever you have available. Especially when the end result is a amazing. I feel like you're going to go far

[@NjordArtisan]

Thanks a lot! I really appreciate that 🙌

[@Thoron_of_Neto]

How have I not seen this channel until today? I'm no metalworker, or smith but I love watching people make things into beautiful metal, and this definitely qualifies!

[@makeitbetter.1402]

the blade looks great and you killed me with the "blade off for tempering" 🤣 that's now how i'm going to think of my tempering.

[@NjordArtisan]

Thanks! I think I have to build some sauna furniture for future videos 😂

[@rodneymiddleton1044]

Well done mate , that is one sweet Seax and great work on all the carving on the blade , handle & brass work 😁

[@NjordArtisan]

Thanks a lot man! I definitely had a lot of carving on this one 😄 Can’t wait to try this bad boy out soon 😄👌🏻

[@Vormulac1]

Great video and what a fantastic looking seax!

[@NjordArtisan]

Thanks a lot and thanks for watching!!

[@carstene6227]

Ein Super Messer! Für die Griffe hast du echt ein Händchen, die sehen immer Klasse aus und die polierte Klinge erst.

[@mountainwolf1]

Brutal work i really like that you hand filed the fuller a hand chiseled the runes. And thanks for translating the runes and teaching me something new grateful for your hard work i'am going to have to try the fuller file technique.

[@XianJaxxon]

Great work. It was a true pleasure watching you craft this blade.

[@NjordArtisan]

Thanks a lot 🙌

[@wpjohn91]

The mini sauna set in the tempering oven was class

[@charlesbronson9289]

That is a beautiful knife. 100% would buy one. I wish I had the skills to make the stuff you do.

[@MichaelHall-rf3pl]

Great job fixing the handle. I would have thrown it then realized what I could have done and started over. LoL! Beautiful knife!

[@Devoidofeyes]

Great job! The blade looks fantastic and great job on the carvings!

[@NjordArtisan]

Thanks!

[@Oz1111]

Your video showed up on my feed and I immediately hit subscribe after 2 mins in. Great work, great editing. High quality stuff. Will probably end up watching all your videos. Nicely done mate.

[@NjordArtisan]

Thanks a lot!! I really appreciate that 🙌

[@Oz1111]

@@NjordArtisan keep up the good work.

[@ion_X]

Very good build; in games the blades are mostly way too thick, so your profile and weight are good as well. your polish is also way better than in game/s, which that kinda half rusty look would've been considered unfinished by the people of their times (ig the reason why in media blades are depicted so poorly maintained and unfinished because of the state that the historical pieces tend to be in modern day discovery/preservation/museums, but historically they would've been generally fairly well maintained while in use). Would be great if you do more of these less common a/o videogame weapons, very interesting.

[@NjordArtisan]

Thanks! I’m glad you liked it 🙌 I’m always confused why there aren’t more bladesmiths looking for inspiration in video games 🙌

[@ion_X]

​@@NjordArtisan I would love to try smithing, I've learned some principles of metallurgy so would love to try my hand, learn more from practice; just not sure where/how to start, without my own equipment/workshop; so I would definitively try to forge some, like the Witcher designs, but adjusting some parameters so they function even better 🙌 (I do also practice historical swordsmanship and know about designs, so I think I could design some nice functional blades too)

[@danielgoldman3653]

Amazing job! Love the handle. 🙌🗡❤️

[@NjordArtisan]

Thanks, Daniel!

[@JackSilver1410]

You know, I don't normally like the look of the broken back seax..... But damn that is a gorgeous knife.

[@NjordArtisan]

Thanks!!

[@Tremere1901]

Beim tempering Scherz hats mich verrissen :D schickes Sachs gut gemacht!

[@NjordArtisan]

😄 vielen Dank!

[@jameswilliams6946]

Ok this video is beautiful! I love the little comments you leave on the "messed up" camera angles, adds a lot of character lol

[@NjordArtisan]

😂 Glad you liked it 🙌

[@danielcraig2010]

gorgeous work

[@ConorMakes]

Excellent intro, excellent voice over with the right amount of comedy and fun. Thank you, new sub looking forward to watching more

[@briangray6372]

LOOKS GREAT!

[@bradcoffey8984]

Fantastic work! Beautiful! Not criticizing at all, just clarifying : "blood groove" in reality is a "fuller". It serves 3 purposes. 1. It is used to increase a blades width. 2. By utilizing the fuller to increase the width, less material is needed. 3. The fuller increases the rigidity of the blade. Nice blade tho, for real!

[@christopherholmes7324]

Truly and simply beautiful!

[@NjordArtisan]

Thanks!

[@faiscadomunde]

nice clean build, thanks for posting

[@samuelsiedschlag4486]

Sweet build.

[@WilAdams]

This knife is simply stunning. It is difficult from me to think of you as a common blacksmith--since you don't have the stereotypical build--but also because you are more perfectionist than, I think, a common smithy would be. I might be wrong but if I am I blame Orson Scott Card's novel series about a blacksmith called The Tales of Alvin Maker.

[@jimtaylor6663]

That is a beautiful blade! Well done sir!

[@stanleycarlock5624]

Well done...beautiful knife!

[@michaelschmidt3518]

Yeah man,a real craftsman finds a way to make it work. I love the knife, I'm not a gamer, but it's really cool. I'm gonna subscribe to the channel. Keep on keepin on.

[@Crimsomreaf5555]

damn this look so good, and would be priced for quite a lot.

[@NjordArtisan]

Thank you!!

[@littlemouse7066]

Shouldn't we appreciate they used real runes in a videogame? lol. Great job the blade is beautiful. What about a sheath though?

[@NjordArtisan]

Indeed! If only they hadn’t just mirrored the same half of the proverb 😄 I always wanted to make a sheath but never got around to it

[@kylekinnett6093]

The traditional seax has a hand and a half handle. Long for a knife but it was an all purpose tool and the longer handle allowed it be used in a great many ways

[@williambithorn2358]

a lovely weapon sir.

[@NjordArtisan]

Thanks 🙏

[@kippesnikkel5217]

Seax is saxon :)

[@hallur7523]

Very nice!

[@NjordArtisan]

Thank you!!!

[@dss-homemadestuff8580]

Nice little knife =)

[@NjordArtisan]

Thanks!

[@CoMpoZeD1]

Price: One Kidney 🌚 blade looks awesome and with every video I can't believe how many hours you put into these! I love it 😍

[@NjordArtisan]

Thanks brother! I just now noticed that I used the wrong prize/price in that scene 😂 Btw that new logo is looking real nice!

[@Ouwkackemann]

If you need cheap brass, go to your local shooting club next time. Amazing work, I´m jealous for that knife, great job.

[@NjordArtisan]

We don’t have any around where I live. But thanks for watching and for the suggestion 🙌

[@dragonback6075]

Beautiful 👍👏👏👏👏👏 I'd definitely give it house room

[@NjordArtisan]

Thanks a lot 🙌

[@dragonback6075]

All your creations are stunning My Friend. But this is on another level completely. Form & function in perfect harmony. Bravo Sir 👏 👏 👏 👏 👏 👏 👏 👏

[@PandaRizzArg]

Bro that knife is beautifull. I wish i could do something like that. It looks like dwarven craft.

[@slevig415]

I love it! Especially since I had a recent binge on AC: Valhalla, hopefully you do some work from GoW Ragnarok too :D

[@NjordArtisan]

Thanks! I haven’t checked that one out yet but knowing GoW, there should be plenty of cool weapons to choose from

[@aldocosta1220]

Excelente trabalho. Ficou muito legal os detalhes do cabo e a escrita no estilo Viking meus parabéns

[@unstoppableman5273]

Ok, that’s another blade I need to add to my collection

[@ProximoK]

Now you should make a sheath that is just as beautiful.

[@NjordArtisan]

I have a design sitting on my iPad but never started working on it 😵

[@peltiereric6497]

Lawnmower blades haven’t been made out of high carbon steel for a long time, more modern blades (last couple decades) have been low end of medium carbon steel using alloying elements to make them tough without being hard. Reason why is the older high carbon blades had a possibility of breaking when damaged but now they want them to bend instead of breaking to prevent injuries. You can still use them to make a decent machete but not good material for knives like the old mower blades were on the really old mowers

[@Leightr]

The first time I tried to make a brass crossguard I thought I could drift it like it was steel. I drilled a line of holes and heated it up and took a chisel to it. Stuff crumbled and broke like old cheese. It pays to do the reading first.

[@NjordArtisan]

😂 you’re definitely right. But the 10 minutes of reading are way easier than spending an hour fixing your mistakes. And where is the fun in that 😄

[@Fordham0815]

nice job but you know you can buy that from Finland. this knife is called a Skama 240 from Terävä :) The one and only one tool option for survivalists :D

[@faustosagath6015]

Beatiful!

[@NjordArtisan]

Thanks!

[@max_fjellstorm]

Klasse Arbeit!

[@juniormoraes1550]

very cool!!! what steel did you use?

[@NjordArtisan]

Thanks! I used an old lawnmower blade which I thought was tool steel like 1075. another viewer pointed out that it doesn’t have to be tool steel because many manufacturers use mild steel nowadays. In short, no idea 🤷🏼‍♂️😄

[@thisischris5351]

daaanngg, youre such a cutie! and this is really inspiring! i kinda always had a thing for fabricating. it seems like a neat pastime!

[@klingon6311]

Fantástico trabajo, muy bonito con aspecto ancestral. 👍❤️

[@NjordArtisan]

Thanks 🙌

[@donaldcornley9963]

Very nice.

[@NjordArtisan]

Thanks!

[@pennell20]

What kind of wood stain was used?

[@NjordArtisan]

Rustic wood stain by clou

[@zarahandrahilde9554]

Do you make pieces for sale or take custom orders privately? I would be interested to get one just like this made, with a different inscription. I could provide both the runes and translation which is the Norwegian Army's motto, would make an incredible gift for a veteran I know.

[@NjordArtisan]

I love the idea of doing commissions like that but I frankly don’t have the time to reliably finish an order in a timely manner right now. Maybe in the future, when I have my own workshop at home ✌🏻

[@zarahandrahilde9554]

@@NjordArtisan Totally understandable, when/if you decide to do so i hope to order one - so do let me know! 👍

[@edvawa]

Beautiful knife, but somewhat small for a seax I think.

[@shminishmeat]

0 dislikes very epic

[@phornthip1991]

Good work. How long is the blade?

[@averymackey2966]

I think they're supposed to be a long as the users forearm

[@NjordArtisan]

I don’t know, might be true. I just tried to recreate what’s in the game ✌🏻

[@prshawjr]

Do you feel like making another one?

[@NjordArtisan]

A seax in general: definitely! This exact one: not really, I’ve got too many cool projects on the list to do stuff twice already

[@prshawjr]

@@NjordArtisan Well, I tried! I really liked how it turned out.

[@NjordArtisan]

@@prshawjr maybe I’ll do commissions in the future when I got my own workshop and can work at home ✌🏻

[@manfredseidel1413]

Super super schönes Messer 👏👏👏

[@anthonyhulse1248]

Seax is Saxon. It’s how they got their name.

[@highsensibel]

Wonderful nife. Great job .

[@zacheryhawks2715]

That is the seaxiest seax I've ever saw 🤤

[@paulb9460]

Badass🤘😎

[@NjordArtisan]

🤟

[@carloswhegiotittsgo6480]

das ist sicher ein toller chopper

[@NjordArtisan]

Ich bin auch gespannt. Bei dem Gewicht hat man richtig das Verlangen etwas kaputt zu hauen 🤣

[@mattschwarz3553]

Der Gute Aldi prospekt

[@matekovacs207]

Okay, you got a laugh, a like and a subscribe out of me at 3:18

[@NjordArtisan]

Thanks! 😄

[@hoseja]

Hi, have you considered not making your things out of garbage scrap steel.

[@NjordArtisan]

No

[@thresholdseven8942]

Did I just hear you call the fuller a "blood groove"? Never thought I'd hear an actual bladesmith use that erroneous term. I was deceived into thinking that's what it was called too though, when I was a kid, but it has nothing to do with blood. It simply lightens the blade without compromising strength.

[@NjordArtisan]

You’re right, I didn’t know that back then 👍🏻

[@rishabbhattachaya6676]

Ah yes the seax. I also do the seax everyday

[@NjordArtisan]

😂🙈

[@Markhortough]

Now make me one

[@jn6305]

I’m perpetually bummed out that this game was so buggy. I never got to finish it

[@NjordArtisan]

Yeah, me neither. I was having really high hopes to have an AC Odyssey but in the viking setting

[@TheMicroTrak]

Perfect for cutting your enemies down like grass....

[@frommypointofview7173]

I think I saw a crack on the back pommel

[@SweWhiteRaven]

Skrama 240 😁😁

[@frankd4253]

If you need a handmade leather sheeth let me know

[@v4lknutstudios]

It's a nice job, but it's just a shame you didn't put historically accurate Viking runes in there, but you did put Germanic runes in there, which is a real shame when this blade is so beautiful. I know it's the game where they got it wrong. But you could have done some research. But otherwise, good work.

[@NjordArtisan]

I didn’t know too much about historically accurate runes. Guess I have to check that out. Thanks for the feedback 🙌

[@andreasplosky8516]

I am not saying I am jealous. (But I am jealous)

[@NjordArtisan]

😄

[@ท้าวสาท้าวสา]

ປຼາດ

[@_Ghost_Shadow_]

Translation is incorrect I think because the characters are dependent on which alphabet your using, which would be either Elder Futhark, or Younger Futhark but hey awesome blade man

[@Mr.Ketchup1526]

me: making a viking sex - ljosafar blade from ass ass ins creed valhalla

[@NjordArtisan]

😂

[@sadstrangelittleman0]

This is what we call a seaxual fantasy

[@paradoxworkshop4659]

Group seax.

[@ท้าวสาท้าวสา]

ແມ້ກມີຫນນ້າ

[@ท้าวสาท้าวสา]

ມາດປາຼດເເຫັ້

[@ท้าวสาท้าวสา]

ບາ່ດ🎉

[@pernykvist3442]

This is nothing the vikings used. But it looks cool.

[@chechenberzloy4420]

Made in Germany-

[@AngloSaxon1]

That really isn’t a Viking Seax, it is an Anglo Saxon broken back Seax, and the handle needs to be much longer. I realise that this is from a game, but the people who make these games need to brush up on their history.

[@ท้าวสาท้าวสา]

ສອນ

[@maxJnrPille]

That's not how you make Viking Sax

[@NjordArtisan]

Crap, what did I do then?

[@maxJnrPille]

@@NjordArtisan ;P Looks really nice!

[@ท้าวสาท้าวสา]

ໂຕບາ່ດບາ່ດໂຕ

[@RomanoJG]

It’s not viking, it’s germanic. Those runes are elder futhark which did not exist in the viking age

[@18deadmonkeys]

your translation won my subscribe, notification bell, and like

[@NjordArtisan]

😂 thanks 🙌

[@rodger8918]

I'm sorry, but if I can't read the Norse writing, then there is something wrong and maybe you should have made it lighter around the writing.

[@jesusrodriguez3484]

Felicitaciones exelente trabajo una obra de arte

[@Lito-ez3bz]

That’s some nice skills 😮I tired it and failed 😅😅🥲