Metal Viking Shield Edge Reinforcement
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- Опубліковано 26 січ 2025
- To repair a damaged Viking shield edge, I added a metal reinforcement based on finds from Ness, Norway sagy.vikingove... . I show the making process step by step. In addition, I provide a detailed tutorial on how I make my edge clamps in this public post: / viking-shield-71697709
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To repair a damaged Viking shield edge, I added a metal reinforcement based on finds from Ness, Norway sagy.vikingove.cz/en/decorated-shield-from-ness-norway/ . I show the making process step by step. In addition, I provide a detailed tutorial on how I make my edge clamps in this public post: www.patreon.com/posts/viking-shield-71697709
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You are the person responsible for ruining my enjoyment of big heavy shields. I very much enjoyed your videos about how thin shields really where. I found it fascinating that some shields where edged in 'grass'. It introduced me to a different view of the shield in combat.
Thank you 🙋🇭🇲🦘🐨🌅
Yes, history is amazing.
Beautiful repair! I'm interested in hearing if you noticed a difference in weight and if so did it affect the handling of the shield?
No, not really. I was actually hoping for it, because I was expecting that the cutting actions I do with the shield edge would feel better. But I did not notice a difference.
Looks good and also more useful with harder training sessions. I might try this.
How much weight did this all add? I too look forward to how it does perform. I wonder if the metal edge will effect a bind on the sword edge. Might it make dull swords slide more readily, and a sharp edge bite into the softer metal and hold a bind??? Look forward to you testing it. Thank you for the interesting repair video.
My thoughts exactly; I shant make my own comment as you have posed my very thoughts. Thank you ⚔️
I did not notice a difference in fighting. I missed to weigh the shield ever since I added the clamps. As for binds: Naturally, blades stick to hide edges better. However, sharp edges and points also stick to iron bosses and opposing blades. It is quite amazing. The effect is quickly lost when the edge gets dulled in fencing.
Nice work, looks great. Thank you for sharing your time and knowledge.
You are welcome. Thanks for your appreciation.
So what does the tin coating accomplish?
Thank you for the video; very fascinating!
A tin coating on brass or bronze makes it look like silver, at least until it wears of. On steel/iron, it also serves as rust protection.
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Aside from the burial you mention and Sutton Hoo are there any other find with evidence of a metal shield rim?
Most shields were used up because they were not playing around as seen here.
There are numerous shield clamps from all over the Viking world, usually placed at intervals.
Please, read the linked article, I map all the Viking Age clamps and the potential long metal rims.
Oh, it isn't a *Todd's Workshop* video! I clicked thinking it was 😊
How much weight do you think this added to the shield? Is it enough that you can feel it in motion?
I was actually hoping for such an effect but I did not notice a difference in fighting. Never weighed it since I added the new clamps.
How much weight did this add?
Missed to weigh it. But I did not notice a difference when I use the shield.
Does the sword edge catch more on the leather or copper?
On the hide. However, sharp edges and points also stick to iron bosses and opposing blades. It is quite amazing. The effect is quickly lost when the edge gets dulled in fencing.
There are any evidence of use iron or steel wire as edge reinforcement with metal clips covered with rawhide ?
I am not aware of any hide covered clamps. There are other types of thin metal edges from migration era shields.
@@swordandshieldThanks Roland. What if they had them, as in the case of the excavation of the Sutton Hoo shield, do you think fighting with such a shield would be radically different from a standard shield not reinforced with steel or iron wire?
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great LARP video
you know of any larp groups that allow sharp metal weapons? If you are referring to the style of fighting.. watch his older videos where he explains the reasoning.
@@ttaibe seen tons of his videos, and i love his tai chi style 👍
Please stop using sword thrusts obsessively. Viking era swords were better suited to cutting. Vikings preferred axes. The Cutting style that viking people used with axes would have transferred over to their sword work.
They also used spears ....
@@vorrnth8734 Dark age swords were not optimized for thrusting like speers. These swords were cutters.
@@tsafa Not optimized does not mean it is impossible.
My comment was more about highlighting your nonsensical argumentation.
@vorrnth8734 occasional thrust... Sure.
The majority of strikes should be cuts.
Like I said in the original post, they are "obsessively thrusting"... as if they are using rapiers.
I think the Vikings would have used what worked, plain and simple. They weren't idiots. Since Roland is studying Viking combat and actually practicing it for decades, I suppose he would have come the conclusion that his technique works as well, and better than others. If cutting worked better than thrusting, he'd be doing it. I suggest you pick up sword and shield and find out. If you beat others by cutting, you're right. If not, you're most definetely wrong. Because in the year 850 you'd have been dead...