Congrats to Mad Dwarf Workshop!!!
May 8, 2011 14:20:06 GMT
Post by WMicke on May 8, 2011 14:20:06 GMT
I don't know if any of you guys have had a chance to see "Thor" yet this weekend... but if you haven't, then I definitely recommend it!
Yes, they took a LOT of license with Norse mythology... but this movie isn't really based on the Norse mythos... it's based upon the Marvel mythos (and yeah they took a few liberties there too)... and overall the movie turned out MUCH better than I expected (I'll admit that going into the theater I was worried... but I was completely wrong). Hell even Rotten Tomatoes is giving it a 4 out of 5 stars... which is ridiculously high for a superhero genre movie.
ANYHOW... in that movie there's a pretty cool "fantasy sword" wielded by Heimdall, the Guardian of the Bifrost Bridge... I'm calling it a "fantasy sword" because the only thing remotely Norse about it are the carvings... but then again, it wasn't designed to be historically accurate... it was designed to look cool in a superhero movie... and look cool it does!!!
This sword was made by Dave and Andy over at Mad Dwarf Workshop, and I think they really outdid themselves.
maddwarfworkshop.com/thor.html
Getting one of your blades into a major motion picture has got to be a major achievement for any smithy, and while I'll admit that I wouldn't personally want a sword like Heimdall's... It still looks damn cool!
Once again... congrats guys!!!
P.S. Oh and congrats to Andy on the wedding too!
Yes, they took a LOT of license with Norse mythology... but this movie isn't really based on the Norse mythos... it's based upon the Marvel mythos (and yeah they took a few liberties there too)... and overall the movie turned out MUCH better than I expected (I'll admit that going into the theater I was worried... but I was completely wrong). Hell even Rotten Tomatoes is giving it a 4 out of 5 stars... which is ridiculously high for a superhero genre movie.
ANYHOW... in that movie there's a pretty cool "fantasy sword" wielded by Heimdall, the Guardian of the Bifrost Bridge... I'm calling it a "fantasy sword" because the only thing remotely Norse about it are the carvings... but then again, it wasn't designed to be historically accurate... it was designed to look cool in a superhero movie... and look cool it does!!!
This sword was made by Dave and Andy over at Mad Dwarf Workshop, and I think they really outdid themselves.
maddwarfworkshop.com/thor.html
Getting one of your blades into a major motion picture has got to be a major achievement for any smithy, and while I'll admit that I wouldn't personally want a sword like Heimdall's... It still looks damn cool!
Once again... congrats guys!!!
P.S. Oh and congrats to Andy on the wedding too!
it's been getting mostly glowing review's and kudos to mad dwarf for getting one of their blades into the film,i agree with you wmicke,it isn't the sword for me either,still it's nice to see a mad dwarf sword on the big screen,especially a block buster like thor
