Exact recreation of a bronze age sword
Apr 26, 2013 15:29:38 GMT
Post by william m on Apr 26, 2013 15:29:38 GMT
We all know about Albion’s excellent work with making exact museum replicas with their Museum Line range of swords. However we don’t hear all too often of the others making exact museum replicas.
For me holding these swords is closest I can get to holding the real thing so it is something I am very keen on and am always looking out for. So with this in mind I would like to present the Orust sword, which is the work of Neil Burridge at www.bronze-age-swords.com.
This is an exact recreation of a germanic bronze age sword, which measures up to a massive 115 cm. The sword due to its length is quite heavy at around 1.8KG and was most likely designed and made purely as an offering to the gods. The gods like big swords! The original was found in the sea and other swords of a similar design have also been found in the sea, which would support this theory. Shorter versions of this style survive and are quite wieldable.
This work was commissioned by the Vitlycke museum in Sweden who wanted to show how the swords would have looked when new.
www.vitlyckemuseum.se
With the pictures below, please left/right click and select view image to get the full image.
The original sword:
The recreation:
Detail of the grip:
Close up of the vicious tip!
Neil holding the sword for size comparison.
For me holding these swords is closest I can get to holding the real thing so it is something I am very keen on and am always looking out for. So with this in mind I would like to present the Orust sword, which is the work of Neil Burridge at www.bronze-age-swords.com.
This is an exact recreation of a germanic bronze age sword, which measures up to a massive 115 cm. The sword due to its length is quite heavy at around 1.8KG and was most likely designed and made purely as an offering to the gods. The gods like big swords! The original was found in the sea and other swords of a similar design have also been found in the sea, which would support this theory. Shorter versions of this style survive and are quite wieldable.
This work was commissioned by the Vitlycke museum in Sweden who wanted to show how the swords would have looked when new.
www.vitlyckemuseum.se
With the pictures below, please left/right click and select view image to get the full image.
The original sword:
The recreation:
Detail of the grip:
Close up of the vicious tip!
Neil holding the sword for size comparison.
