Making a Viking Seax - Ljosalfar Blade from Assassins Creed Valhalla

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  • I’m making the Ljosalfar Blade Broken Back Viking Seax from the videogame Assassins Creed Valhalla. The blade was forged from an old lawnmower blade, the handle is handcarved and powercarved wood and the brass fittings were cast from old faucets.
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  • @NjordArtisan
    @NjordArtisan  2 роки тому +15

    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.
      @LUCKYB. Рік тому

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

    • @LUCKYB.
      @LUCKYB. Рік тому

      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
      @ForceBuilt Рік тому

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

    • @NjordArtisan
      @NjordArtisan  Рік тому +1

      @@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
    @EvolvedTactical Рік тому +19

    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
      @NjordArtisan  Рік тому +1

      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
    @Wreckz_Tea Рік тому +17

    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
      @NjordArtisan  Рік тому +3

      Thanks a lot! I really appreciate that 🙌

  • @ion_X
    @ion_X Рік тому +8

    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
      @NjordArtisan  Рік тому +2

      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
      @ion_X Рік тому

      ​@@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)

  • @Crimsomreaf5555
    @Crimsomreaf5555 Рік тому +7

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

  • @makeitbetter.1402
    @makeitbetter.1402 2 роки тому +5

    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
      @NjordArtisan  2 роки тому +1

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

  • @carstene6227
    @carstene6227 Рік тому +2

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

  • @littlemouse7066
    @littlemouse7066 9 місяців тому +2

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

    • @NjordArtisan
      @NjordArtisan  9 місяців тому

      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

  • @JackSilver1410
    @JackSilver1410 Рік тому +3

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

  • @Tremere1901
    @Tremere1901 2 роки тому +4

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

  • @rodneymiddleton1044
    @rodneymiddleton1044 2 роки тому +4

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

    • @NjordArtisan
      @NjordArtisan  2 роки тому +1

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

  • @anthonyhulse1248
    @anthonyhulse1248 Рік тому +1

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

  • @kippesnikkel5217
    @kippesnikkel5217 Рік тому +2

    Seax is saxon :)

  • @Mr.Ketchup1526
    @Mr.Ketchup1526 Рік тому +1

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

  • @Vormulac1
    @Vormulac1 2 роки тому +3

    Great video and what a fantastic looking seax!

    • @NjordArtisan
      @NjordArtisan  2 роки тому

      Thanks a lot and thanks for watching!!

  • @danielgoldman3653
    @danielgoldman3653 2 роки тому +3

    Amazing job! Love the handle. 🙌🗡❤️

  • @bradcoffey8984
    @bradcoffey8984 Рік тому

    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!

  • @Fordham0815
    @Fordham0815 Рік тому

    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

  • @unstoppableman5273
    @unstoppableman5273 Рік тому +1

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

  • @thisischris5351
    @thisischris5351 Рік тому

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

  • @jameswilliams6946
    @jameswilliams6946 Рік тому +1

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

  • @zacheryhawks2715
    @zacheryhawks2715 Рік тому +1

    That is the seaxiest seax I've ever saw 🤤

  • @TheMicroTrak
    @TheMicroTrak Рік тому

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

  • @edvawa
    @edvawa Рік тому

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

  • @dss-homemadestuff8580
    @dss-homemadestuff8580 2 роки тому +2

    Nice little knife =)

  • @WilAdams
    @WilAdams Рік тому

    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.

  • @matekovacs207
    @matekovacs207 Рік тому +1

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

  • @v4lknutstudios
    @v4lknutstudios Рік тому

    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
      @NjordArtisan  Рік тому

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

  • @MichaelHall-rf3pl
    @MichaelHall-rf3pl Рік тому

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

  • @CoMpoZeD1
    @CoMpoZeD1 2 роки тому +3

    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
      @NjordArtisan  2 роки тому +1

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

  • @peltiereric6497
    @peltiereric6497 Рік тому

    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

  • @PandaRizzArg
    @PandaRizzArg Рік тому

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

  • @charlesbronson9289
    @charlesbronson9289 Рік тому

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

  • @Leightr
    @Leightr Рік тому

    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
      @NjordArtisan  Рік тому

      😂 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 😄

  • @hallur7523
    @hallur7523 Рік тому +3

    Very nice!

  • @kylekinnett6093
    @kylekinnett6093 Рік тому

    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

  • @hoseja
    @hoseja Рік тому

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

  • @thresholdseven8942
    @thresholdseven8942 Рік тому

    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
      @NjordArtisan  Рік тому

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

  • @michaelschmidt3518
    @michaelschmidt3518 Рік тому

    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.

  • @jn6305
    @jn6305 Рік тому

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

    • @NjordArtisan
      @NjordArtisan  Рік тому

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

  • @frankd4253
    @frankd4253 Рік тому

    If you need a handmade leather sheeth let me know

  • @mountainwolf1
    @mountainwolf1 Рік тому

    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.

  • @rodger8918
    @rodger8918 Рік тому

    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.

  • @zarahandrahilde9554
    @zarahandrahilde9554 Рік тому

    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
      @NjordArtisan  Рік тому

      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
      @zarahandrahilde9554 Рік тому

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

  • @frommypointofview7173
    @frommypointofview7173 Рік тому

    I think I saw a crack on the back pommel

  • @ConorMakes
    @ConorMakes Рік тому

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

  • @Ouwkackemann
    @Ouwkackemann Рік тому

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

    • @NjordArtisan
      @NjordArtisan  Рік тому

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

  • @slevig415
    @slevig415 Рік тому

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

    • @NjordArtisan
      @NjordArtisan  Рік тому

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

  • @averymackey2966
    @averymackey2966 Рік тому

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

    • @NjordArtisan
      @NjordArtisan  Рік тому +1

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

  • @sadstrangelittleman0
    @sadstrangelittleman0 Рік тому +1

    This is what we call a seaxual fantasy

  • @aldocosta1220
    @aldocosta1220 Рік тому

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

  • @Thoron_of_Neto
    @Thoron_of_Neto Рік тому

    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!

  • @wpjohn91
    @wpjohn91 Рік тому

    The mini sauna set in the tempering oven was class

  • @shminishmeat
    @shminishmeat Рік тому

    0 dislikes very epic

  • @ProximoK
    @ProximoK Рік тому

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

    • @NjordArtisan
      @NjordArtisan  Рік тому +1

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

  • @dragonback6075
    @dragonback6075 Рік тому

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

    • @NjordArtisan
      @NjordArtisan  Рік тому +1

      Thanks a lot 🙌

    • @dragonback6075
      @dragonback6075 Рік тому

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

  • @max_fjellstorm
    @max_fjellstorm Рік тому +1

    Klasse Arbeit!

  • @andreasplosky8516
    @andreasplosky8516 Рік тому

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

  • @faiscadomunde
    @faiscadomunde Рік тому

    nice clean build, thanks for posting

  • @Oz1111
    @Oz1111 Рік тому

    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
      @NjordArtisan  Рік тому +1

      Thanks a lot!! I really appreciate that 🙌

    • @Oz1111
      @Oz1111 Рік тому

      @@NjordArtisan keep up the good work.

  • @Markhortough
    @Markhortough Рік тому

    Now make me one

  • @juniormoraes1550
    @juniormoraes1550 Рік тому

    very cool!!! what steel did you use?

    • @NjordArtisan
      @NjordArtisan  Рік тому

      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 🤷🏼‍♂️😄

  • @chechenberzloy4420
    @chechenberzloy4420 Рік тому

    Made in Germany-

  • @rishabbhattachaya6676
    @rishabbhattachaya6676 Рік тому

    Ah yes the seax. I also do the seax everyday

  • @samuelsiedschlag4486
    @samuelsiedschlag4486 Рік тому

    Sweet build.

  • @SweWhiteRaven
    @SweWhiteRaven Рік тому

    Skrama 240 😁😁

  • @XianJaxxon
    @XianJaxxon Рік тому

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

  • @danielcraig2010
    @danielcraig2010 Рік тому

    gorgeous work

  • @Devoidofeyes
    @Devoidofeyes Рік тому

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

  • @pennell20
    @pennell20 Рік тому

    What kind of wood stain was used?

  • @highsensibel
    @highsensibel Рік тому

    Wonderful nife. Great job .

  • @mattschwarz3553
    @mattschwarz3553 Рік тому

    Der Gute Aldi prospekt

  • @maxJnrPille
    @maxJnrPille Рік тому

    That's not how you make Viking Sax

  • @jimtaylor6663
    @jimtaylor6663 Рік тому

    That is a beautiful blade! Well done sir!

  • @stanleycarlock5624
    @stanleycarlock5624 Рік тому

    Well done...beautiful knife!

  • @klingon6311
    @klingon6311 Рік тому

    Fantástico trabajo, muy bonito con aspecto ancestral.
    👍❤️

  • @williambithorn2358
    @williambithorn2358 Рік тому

    a lovely weapon sir.

  • @briangray6372
    @briangray6372 Рік тому

    LOOKS GREAT!

  • @paulb9460
    @paulb9460 Рік тому

    Badass🤘😎

  • @prshawjr
    @prshawjr Рік тому

    Do you feel like making another one?

    • @NjordArtisan
      @NjordArtisan  Рік тому

      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
      @prshawjr Рік тому

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

    • @NjordArtisan
      @NjordArtisan  Рік тому +1

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

  • @manfredseidel1413
    @manfredseidel1413 Рік тому

    Super super schönes Messer 👏👏👏

  • @faustosagath6015
    @faustosagath6015 Рік тому

    Beatiful!

  • @christopherholmes7324
    @christopherholmes7324 Рік тому

    Truly and simply beautiful!

  • @donaldcornley9963
    @donaldcornley9963 Рік тому

    Very nice.

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    ແມ້ກມີຫນນ້າ

  • @ท้าวสาท้าวสา

    ມາດປາຼດເເຫັ້

  • @ท้าวสาท้าวสา

    ໂຕບາ່ດບາ່ດໂຕ

  • @ท้าวสาท้าวสา

    ບາ່ດ🎉

  • @ท้าวสาท้าวสา

    ປຼາດ

  • @ท้าวสาท้าวสา

    ສອນ

  • @carloswhegiotittsgo6480
    @carloswhegiotittsgo6480 2 роки тому +2

    das ist sicher ein toller chopper

    • @NjordArtisan
      @NjordArtisan  2 роки тому

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

  • @AngloSaxon1
    @AngloSaxon1 6 місяців тому

    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.

  • @_Ghost_Shadow_
    @_Ghost_Shadow_ Рік тому

    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

  • @RomanoJG
    @RomanoJG Рік тому

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

  • @pernykvist3442
    @pernykvist3442 Рік тому

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

  • @phornthip1991
    @phornthip1991 Рік тому

    Good work.
    How long is the blade?

  • @Lito-ez3bz
    @Lito-ez3bz Рік тому +1

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

  • @18deadmonkeys
    @18deadmonkeys Рік тому

    your translation won my subscribe, notification bell, and like

  • @b00tch3r
    @b00tch3r Рік тому

    2 things:
    1) I LOVE your content. Your knowledge, humour and skill is absolutely fucking amazing. Definitely one of my favourite channels on the platform, without doubt!
    2) (and this is a genuine question) HOW MUCH FOR ONE OF THESE?

    • @NjordArtisan
      @NjordArtisan  Рік тому +1

      Thanks a lot!
      I can’t really say how much. I’m still learning to get consistent heat treatment results, so before I know my work is turning out how I want it to be I’m not selling/thinking about the price

    • @b00tch3r
      @b00tch3r Рік тому

      @@NjordArtisan I respect that! When you do end up deciding to do commissions - PLEASE let us know!

    • @NjordArtisan
      @NjordArtisan  Рік тому

      @@b00tch3r will do! 🙌

  • @jesusrodriguez3484
    @jesusrodriguez3484 Рік тому

    Felicitaciones exelente trabajo una obra de arte