In this video, I forge a Viking-style battle axe, known as a "Dane axe." This axe is one of the most challenging I've ever crafted due to its incredibly thin design and reinforced edge. Although there ...

The clang of hammer on metal rings out across the Danish fjord as sweating blacksmiths work to painstakingly recreate an anchor that once hung from a Viking longship 1,000 years ago. Their efforts are ...

“For this next part, everyone is going to need an axe.” One at a time, 12 undergraduate students chose a blade from the toolbox in a studio at the Viking Ship Museum in Roskilde, Denmark, a city about ...

The Midwest Viking Festival and the annual Scandinavian Hjemkomst Festival combined from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. this Friday and Saturday at the Hjemkomst Center in Moorhead. There were several ...

In this video, I attempt to forge a carving axe for the first time, inspired by the Arjeplog axe. The axe is made out of wrought iron, though the material has some delaminations; however, these do not ...