Ragnar's Axe - Vikings - MAN AT ARMS: REFORGED

Every other Monday, our team of blacksmiths and craftsman build some of your favorite weapons, and some weapons that you've never seen before. This week, the guys at Baltimore Knife and Sword take on Ragnar's Axe from The History Channel's hit series Vikings!
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Kerry Stagmer - Swordsmith and Machinist
Matt Stagmer- Swordsmith
Ilya Alekseyev - Armourer
Lauren Schott - Goldsmith and Casting
John Mitchell - Fabricator
Ferenc Gregor - Carving
Bill Collison- Blade Grinder
Rick Janney- Smith
Series Executive Producer - Brent Lydic
Episode Produced and Directed By - Brendan Kennedy
Supervising Producer - Phil Rogers
Office Production Coordinator - Jon Michael Burgess
Baltimore Forge Crew:
Director of Photography - Paulius Kontijevas
Story Producer - Dave Cross
Production Coordinator - Katie Shinsato
Runner/PA - Halston Ericson
DIT - Christopher Mariles
Set Medic - Celeste Bowe
1st AC - Jason Remeikis
2nd AC - Bethany Michalski
Gaffer - Steve Scott
Grip - Vinny Campbell
Swing - Jeff Rettberg
Cosplayer - Natasha Vineyard: / natashavineyard
Post Production:
Edited by - Patrick Burke
Colorist - Patrick Burke
Post Sound - Anthony Vanchure
Lead Assistant Editors - Stephen Erdmann
Manager, Post Production Operations - Michael Gallagher
Post Production Supervisor - Gracie Hartmann

[@generalsaufenberg4931]

A smart man. Look how he first secures the Axe, before asking her^^

[@carlbrenner7078]

...before axing her*

[@4lines633]

*Nearly throw the axe in her face*

[@Cassiel75]

hoho

[@michealdey3516]

😄😁😁🤪

[@endlessgamer2079]

a wise dissicion but we new it was gonna be a yes

[@CreepsMcPasta]

Congrats on the proposal man. I literally screamed.

[@someshc.r.2245]

CreepsMcPasta did expect to see you here

[@schtaiv]

OMG yeh! He is literally the last person I would expect to watch these sorts of vids!

[@jackgarrison6748]

You said it CreepsMcPasta

[@aliciacharline]

Yep, and i'm over here crying

[@ruroni45]

Congrats!!!! You finally have your queen. Now go pillage!!!

[@tGabvo]

I love how she goes from full badass to girly girl as soon as he kneels, lol.

[@howlinsg1968]

As long as she kneels in return.

[@enterthevoidIi]

Dude it's fake

[@ToaGatanuva]

Got to eppreciate the duality of humans

[@mattcroshaw6915]

I agree. I thought it was hilarious that he said please after he asked her. I follow both of them on Instagram. she has talked about this experience a couple of times. She even mentioned in no specific terms that she went from being a raging shield maiden to overwhelmed and crying in no time at all.

[@MrWoIf]

@@enterthevoidIi you are fake

[@Nashyj495]

I watch this to see manly men make manly swords. I did not expect to be in tears!!!! Congratulations to you both!!!

[@cobbsta88]

Real men forge their own rings

[@kassiaduarte9158]

"Manly men" lmao

[@lyes6033]

@@kassiaduarte9158 the sad truth of our generation male =/= man

[@well_as_an_expert_id_say]

@@lyes6033 well, generally, yeah. Of course you have outliers and such.

[@5kr3aminMunk33]

@@lyes6033 and female != respectable woman

[@ImDBatty1]

Congratulations Matt and Natasha! I think your Shield Queen needs a proper Viking Wedding! 🤔

[@zanir2387]

Who knows, we don't know if a viking wedding without someone dead could be considered boring...

[@kijuma7520]

so I guess at the end of the day that damascus edge wasn't the most beautiful bond after all

[@SuperBigdaddy75]

Best comment lol

[@kratos0777]

I've never seen a better and more epic episode of anything in my life. Congratulations you 2 ❤

[@tannerrush7877]

This comment made me very happy

[@krishnadevanperumal3782]

To

[@Drahcar]

Going from badass shield maiden mode to weeping happy fiance mode was such a delight to see. I am so happy for both of you!

[@arandomguest0089]

Yo guys...Make your own blade. Give it your own touches! You've been catering to us, and you've made some cool swords for us! Now I think it should be your turn!

[@RaySpartan315]

Never thought of this before, this whole time they've been listening to us and have been exact replicas of weapons we liked. Now I wanna see how they're going to make their own custom weapon for a change :O

[@MrOnomonopia]

Everyone should like this and try to get it to the top so they can see it. That would be a pretty incredible build.

[@naughtybear4204]

YES !

[@JoMonki]

i love how she goes from..YEAH VIKING< SHIELDMAIDEN! to...oh my gwaad gggggggaaaaaah >..< yes (flutter hands)

[@liamarkenan]

Cannon Doll X Congratulations on your engagement! Looking at some of your cosplay stuff I saw one of your pictures of you cosplaying Wonder woman in the godkiller episode of man at arms. It's awesome that you and Matt get to work together like that now and again!

[@Eikos1923]

Awwwwwwn bloodshed and marriage... truly a Vikings episode or a GOT one 🤣😍

[@crestofcourage3209]

Hopefully it won’t be a red wedding

[@nomanchesart7850]

@@crestofcourage3209 ahhh I got that joke😂

[@crestofcourage3209]

@@twatintheback game of thrones

[@jasonpettit9984]

Congrats man,it's been nice seeing all of you come together in life , thanks for sharing this with me I appreciate it

[@OddlyIncredible]

20:05 - From tough-as-nails warrior woman to blubbering mess in 25 milliseconds. Congrats to the newlyweds!

[@alextsushko]

OddlyIncredible totally :)

[@Syazwi_Syahmi]

Hahaha yeah! That was so sweet too. That felt so warm.

[@rachiemeowpow5236]

That's love! 😆

[@kornelcajka5320]

*"and theres one thing to ask, will you be my queen?"* "please"

[@larriyrnir5756]

it's like verbal hoverhand

[@cheunger78]

I have no experience in forging but I love watching these kinds of videos. Yours give a lot of technical detail and I really enjoy that. Cheers

[@tony_potsandpans]

The best episode! The dedication to the craft is amazing and the dedication to each other is inspiring. Well played.

[@InjectorGadget]

That was beautiful... Congrats to the two of you! May your family grow strong and live happy now and beyond! Also, the axe came out AMAZING!

[@VtheWizard]

Ray Guzman or harkons sword. It's similar but a tiny bit shorter.

[@NicholasJScott]

THIS PREPOSAL WILL BE SUNG IN THE HALLS OF VALLAHA!!!

[@dylanstorts4327]

You said it!!

[@Cultono]

Congratulations Mat and Natasha. =)

[@AdamJ917]

I’ve gone back to watch this a few times over the years. Well done!

[@wanderlustviking]

Love this vid, the axe is amazing, but most importantly love the bit at the end, so happy for you man, congrats!

[@warguy233]

Congratulations man may you and your queen have a fruitful life and all the loot you can carry

[@crageth]

This guy knows how to phrase his congratulations ^^

[@Flamen_Martialis]

+Crageth ^^ this guy knows how to compliment people

[@Felix-wi7nb]

"Will you me my queen?....Please?" Lmao xD Congrats dude :D

[@pnpgod7904]

Came to see a badass axe being built - watched a proposal with that axe. Wasn't disappointed at all! Congrats you two!

[@marcmartel7542]

14:02 As he grinding the axe with the music in the background, im watching back the best moments of Ragnar of the series in my head.

[@charade5551]

Congratulations on the engagement hope you have a royal wedding with your queen to be and thou loveth one another till the end of your days!

[@Corristo89]

"Will you be my queen? Please?" The "Please?" just killed me xD

[@somelifelessdude4491]

imagine if she said no in front of the camera

[@CamSiv996]

Best viking proposal I've ever heard.

[@madarafan2749]

It was kinda cute tho

[@Tursilyano-ds2hg]

This is one of my favorite build here in man at arms, i love the heat treat part were you can see the high carbon edge props to Ilya

[@johnnyjackmercer]

Congratulations, Matt. Pretty cool to see behind the camera all the family and friends there for the moment.

[@gmr4life884]

The little "..Please?" At the end got me xD

[@imthelime3163]

Congratulations on the engagement!

[@mirokortemaa9060]

Long and happy marriage.

[@gustavlind1334]

I'mthelime 3 ?

[@That1powergamer]

I'mthelime 3 congrats dude i hope you have a happy marriage now and forever! :D

[@jamestrotman3238]

Congratulations on the entanglement!

[@marcoluna4485]

The spear from Gods of egypt (Horus spear) pls pls pls !?!?😫😫😫

[@chamarapathirage196]

good job for all people. thank you all to show valuable things.

[@williamhall631]

Love that show you should do the kings sword from Vikings

[@Gazooka]

Congrats Matt and Natasha 👏

[@danielcook7975]

Gazooka it was the best part of this!

[@gabrielcaines1346]

Skâl, brother! May your marriage be happy and prosperous for all your days!

[@ASMRDevourer]

Gaben the Pagan Skôl my fellow nordsman!

[@breber65]

Skål and congratulations on the engagement. Må ni leva ett lyckligt liv och må våra andar mötas i Valhalla!

[@TheNeedmoneybad]

He axed his girl friend to marry him (urban accent)

[@partytor11]

Grattis! Må ni leva lyckliga för all framtid!

[@nicholasdonvito1703]

Fantastic, I just bought one of these yesterday. Since I retired from police work after 28 years, now find collecting all kinds of weapons and firearms a passion I can get into and enjoy very much. Thanks for the show I really enjoyed it and also subscribed!!! Thanks, Nick in NY.

[@TheIdeasGuy]

I love this so much. Brilliant video and fantastic build! Vikings is one of my favourite shows and I have a particular fondness for axes and swords. If anybody is interested, I have a video of myself making a tiny Viking axe out of brass, it was inspired by Ragnar’s axe (although not an exact model) and I was extremely happy with the final product and video. Cheers!

[@theteacher4444]

Congrats on the Engagement! Can you do the Night’s Edge from Terraria?

[@TheVerluz]

Yeeeeeee guys

[@kacperpilarski3071]

Well as tho itd be amazing, it might be hard to get that deep purple look

[@Metalbirdrummer]

Yes please!

[@Baguette47]

they made genji's sword glow, shouldnt be that difficult for master smiths

[@nerfinator6]

I'm not a big fan of having stuff like that on the actual blade, but if it were in the handle, like with the....fury song?, I'm alright with that. That being said, if sometime in the future, they found a cool way of making the crucible from the 2016 DOOM game, that'd be something I'd like to see glowing.

[@Genthar]

Congratulations Matt and Natasha!

[@bothompson4911]

Concrats to all you, thanks for sharing, God bless always!

[@l3moh94]

20:05 you know she loves you when her toughness fades away that easily in front of you

[@Chrisket]

Congrats Matt :)

[@Dhvcfdssvvkbvf]

Killer Bratwurst magst du Bratwurst?

[@danielpierik6631]

that was seriously the cutest fuckign thing i have seen IN MY LIFE.

[@thenick2278]

Congrats Matt!

[@jimmiehall1725]

I wish you all the joy life can give you two, you are as one. Blessed be

[@waddac2]

Amazing. I collect hand forged katana and have many on display. My ancestors were Vikings and my son is in love with watching Ragnar Vikings and even asked if he could study Viking history at school in history. I am buying him a very rough replica of what you guys made an AMAZING replica of.. Great video and also congratulations to the engagement of marriage 👍👍❤❤👍👍

[@DreadtheMadSmith]

Congratulations! I bet she's glad you Axed her to marry you!

[@Supergecko8]

dayum

[@Spkziomek]

I cried manly tears

[@ElectricalExistence]

She's gonna axe him in his sleep one day.

[@jabbasan12]

Congratulations!

[@DamienDarksideBlog]

I love how she goes from GGRRAAAASAAHHHHHHHHHHHH to "Oh my god" in 2 seconds.

[@TheQxY]

Congratulation Matt! I wish you and your family a happy life!

[@farisiskandar9925]

Argus sword from mobile legend

[@iantheotaku3910]

It still makes me smile every time I see this. I watched the entire series of vikings and am invested in the history and everything Viking. I wish to make an axe like that one day and have a love like theirs. I'm sure they're married by now but best of luck guys!

[@KnapptimeAlpha]

So sad I missed this moment but all the happier that it happened! Congrats to you both!

[@Birchwood1976]

You guys should should go all out and make a custom, one off, wedding sword to commemorate the occasion.

[@gkkadaka]

All the yeses!

[@Anino_Makata]

Hell yes, make a wedding sword!

[@isactuallyark1110]

Please yes

[@NinjaThorn]

Congratulations Matt, and future Mrs.Stagmer, on your engagement. :-D

[@beneflaco]

"Will you be my Queen?......Please??" I felt that 😂

[@reecelassiter4446]

this is the best video ive seen in forever man thank you guys for the inspiration and congrats to you both

[@SylvainLORIOT]

Congratulations !

[@keithjackson1180]

Congratulations! But the way she handles that axe, you had better keep her happy.

[@Zoplage]

Congratulations!!! This is definitely my favorite episode

[@liammclillyz4705]

Absolutely love the work of your team and congratulations on the new engagement

[@felikkusumawardana73]

Sing it! Oh, there once was a hero named Ragnar the Red, Who came riding to Whiterun from old Rorikstead

[@spartancraig6000]

As he told of bold battles and gold he had made When he met the shield maiden Matilda who said... “Oh you talk and you lie and you drink all our mead! Now I think it’s high time that you lie down bleed!” As the brave lass Matilda charged in with zeal! And the braggart named Ragnar was boastful no moooooree... When his ugly red head rolled around on the floor!

[@briangoddard1171]

I know that one in spanish

[@LiftYagami]

Crank up that Age of Oppression

[@chandlerrose4545]

Hwl. What?

[@TheWoodsmanMilling]

@@LiftYagami wrong song.....

[@holykuhmeinefresse]

Probably THE best Episode you produced so far. You not only crafted a beautiful, historically accurate, not overly fancy but practical and effective weapon, you also added a very personal and important moment to this episode. Congratulations to you and your fiancée, may your relationship be as durable as the steel of this axe.

[@jarbasvieira294]

I admire your diverse skills and how each one of your contribute to this very mainly endeavour. Congratulations or your art.

[@carlos2nice310]

Awe* congratulations y'all both. The two of you look amazing together.😍

[@alfadhirheitir2206]

The end was so touchy ... Congratulations !!

[@jenarddecastro2597]

Who else cried tears of joy ( just a little bit) at the end of the video???

[@smokeymcgee7585]

Jenard de Castro yep

[@maxwr7558]

Jenard de Castro i did

[@erone4760]

guilty as charged

[@tankblackheart1776]

Something may or may not have gotten into my eye lol

[@jakubrazim3310]

I did, when he showed details of final axe 😭😭

[@TheVonStryker]

The best one yet!! Way to go.... Keep that shield-maiden happy... She definitely knows how to swing an axe!!

[@robertkent8802]

Congratulations. Good luck to both of you. Looks like there was another little heart involved as well. Good luck to all of you.

[@tomasaldadelgado2838]

I think this is your best episode.

[@QZ123]

honestly considering the fact that we get to know a bit more about man at arms i agree but if youre talking about the weapon itself i have to disagree kzbin.info/www/bejne/rXPbk5-wra6LgZY

[@tomasaldadelgado2838]

ok maby the forge is better but one thing is true this people is amazing. My favourite part is the ending song.

[@prieatknight]

Dawnbreaker sword from Skyrim please.

[@christurner2589]

priestknight omg I'd love to see that

[@DUHM08]

Oh fck yesss!!!!

[@sgt.airborne3733]

That was awesome, congrats on your engagement!!!!

[@recon1stbat]

I'd loved to have 1 of these vikings is my favorite show of all time RIP Ragnar

[@victorcast2467]

The proposal was even cooler than the axe!

[@jupiterrising887]

From tough shield maiden to weeping happiness in 0.3 seconds.

[@ems390]

I love you guys, keep up the amazing work! Always awesome to watch!

[@baptistec9820]

Beau travail, mais surtout, félicitations aux tourtereaux ! Pleins de bonheur à vous !

[@raineca]

Is there a ninja cutting onions in here??

[@erwinsia8750]

Who in the mother of asgard keeps cutting the damn onions?

[@tuliotonheiro]

Wasn't prepared to feel.... omg... need to punch a wall to feel manly again

[@luciuscobra128]

Make the reverse katana from rurouni kenshin

[@sliondracovic5420]

Jamie Kimbrelk i would love to see them make any kind of reverse blade really but that one would definitely be a very interesting start i second this option just to see if they can do it .... make the reversed edge katana from rurouni kenshin show us how ilya does this

[@TheGrapple121]

That’s been requested so many times lol. Don’t get me wrong I’d LOVE to see them make it but they’ve been ignoring that particular request tbh.

[@lughfiregod16]

Less that they are ignoring it, more that they can only pick one weapon at a time.

[@eclipseslayer98]

Considering they've done other katana shaped projects before, I think that the added challenge of the reverse blade while still staying true to most of the original techniques would more than make up for its simple design.

[@scarpy8606]

That was so good and a little bonus at the end dope!

[@pavelkonfrst8681]

Hello. Beautiful work. One thing I have to reproach. The head of the Viking ax slid on the handle from behind. That is why the handle extends towards the head. The weapon was also used as a hook to pull down the shield walls. Only in this way the warhead could not slide off the handle when pulling.

[@cloudkracker9664]

PLEASE MAKE CELEBRIMBOR'S FORGE HAMMER FROM MIDDLE-EARTH: SHADOW OF WAR.

[@juainott5281]

Animation Masters HD hell yeah

[@yanley4299]

please do Uhtred Ragnarson's sword from The Last Kingdom!

[@Gunsmith420]

that would be bad ass!

[@compassleather]

Yes!! I was just about to request it

[@SalandFindles]

Destiny is all!

[@ppmtrader]

Someone did it and type the title "forging damascus viking sword" from part 1 to 4. I think the blacksmith was a dane, i can't spell his channel's name in youtube. Watch it and you will be amazed because even other metal workers are also commenting on videos and really fascinated his professionalism, it was really a FINE craftmanship. This ragnar's axe is also good but you will watch in awe to that guy forging the damascus viking sword based on book. with him during the forging.

[@angrymario]

Oh yeah, that'd be amazing

[@MICHAELMYERS37]

aww that was beautiful at the ending , I love Ragnars Ax you made

[@Metalhammer1993]

who else was more pumped for the proposal than for the axe when they heard he was gonna propose? congrats man. you seriously made me shed some tears

[@freez6915]

Congrats on the Engagement 💍 The best episode yet keep it up guys👍

[@cloudkracker9664]

19:23 Are you sure she's the right one for you? 19:28 Never mind....

[@pklosek1357]

I just happened to see this. OMG! I love the sharing of the video for the axe and even more the proposal! I wish you many years of happiness and love :)

[@christopherhaehnel7355]

Thanks for posting this, I enjoyed watching! Congrats on the proposal as well.

[@tvblue3010]

This was a great build. And, congratulations to Matt Stagmer and his queen. I wish you both the best.

[@plumfessor]

please do more historical builds! Zweihänder Spatha Gladius Hallstatt Sword show us the traditional build methods you guys rock, keep it up

[@karldergroekonigderfranken7246]

ceradrim charlemagnes sword joyeuse or durrendal perhaps?

[@mattnobrega6621]

Beautiful axe and beautiful viking queen. Congratulations. I am in tears of joy for you two.. Can you please do the Manowar sword? I know it's not a real sword or a known sword but it's an awesome sword from an awesome band. Much love. I would love to own a sword made by you guys one day too.

[@ronnewton606]

very skilled, great work, i admire yourwork... thank you

[@edwardmeer95]

Got to love it. She's all badass till the ring comes out. Loveland castle does weddings. Just in case you all are close to Cincinnati

[@taylornox]

This really puts into perspective just how many blacksmiths there must have been in medieval/ancient times, like just imagine how many people and how long it would take to fit out 1 whole roman legion, let alone 15.....

[@robertgolden1080]

Nice work fellows. Glad you kept your head on the engagement.

[@xelorchannel9932]

Make brisingr of eragon's book....please......

[@Chrisket]

YEEEEES

[@zacmartindale1647]

PLEASE PLEASE PLEASE

[@Puroboi8894]

YES!!!

[@Eppydemic]

YAAAASSSSS!!!!!!

[@kevintran7208]

As much as I'd like to see that a fan of the Inheritance Cycle myself, there are several reasons why they probably won't make Brisingr. There are almost no canonical reference pictures to work from and the series isn't nearly as popular nor as topical as anything else you've seen on this channel. It's like asking them to make a Valkyrur Lance from Valkyria Chronicles. Do you recognize that weapon? Even if you do, very very few other people do. And let's be honest, without the fire, Brisingr is really just a regular blue sword.

[@MelSavageKiller]

Congratulations Matt :)

[@seanc3362]

I think some of the forge smoke got in my eyes... Congratulations!

[@mathewruppert8682]

Beautiful axe I really enjoyed watching this be made and the proposal topped it off so awesome and congratulations

[@1sixscalecrafter351]

That was a super WICKED REFORGE Of Ragnar's Axe! That was such a special an AWESOME Engagement moment in time and Congratulations. Thank you for sharing this wonderful personal moment with all of us. Wishing you All the very BEST! Peace, Joy, & lots of Love! Take care, keep on doing what you love doing, and Happy Holidays. Can you REFORGE a better Conan Sword, of course you can. Let's do this. lol :P :D (edit: Thank you once again for all the creative talented AWE ME Reforged videos.) Back to more videos :P

[@atraxuswraithe6031]

1SixScaleCrafter Helheim yes to the Conan sword!!!

[@nohandle379]

Congrats man wish u the best. Keep up the good work guys

[@dogle9258]

well said

[@thepixelfedora7585]

The Shovel Blade from Shovel Knight And Congratulations

[@cookedsushi3288]

The Pixel Fedora YES

[@milanhamborsky6021]

Beautiful work and perfect ending ❤️

[@mikehunt1469]

Congratsss! I wasn't expecting that too! I was so toucheddd!

[@Lennart_Jensen]

Congrats on the Engagement! From a Viking of Norway

[@ASMRDevourer]

Lennart Jensen Skôl, brother!

[@knallpistolen]

Skôl

[@Deetozine]

Skål, brødre!

[@robertharaldsson2881]

Their anvil is from Sweden, eat it Norway! Also, greetings from a Swedish Viking!

[@ASMRDevourer]

Robert Haraldsson Sweden, Norway, both are Norse countries, no need to start a war, just embrace the power of the PAGANS.