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May 17th, 2014 | #1 |
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The ULFBERHT SWORD: The Ultimate VIKING Sword
The Ulfberht Sword, Viking, 1000 years ahead of its time.
Ulfberht is a name given to unique Viking swords used in Scandinavia in the 1000s. The unique, high-quality steel they incorporated remained unparalleled until the Industrial Revolution. 171 such swords have been found so far, but only a few of these have been proven to be authentic Ulfberht swords.[1] The earliest Ulfberhts date from circa 850.[2] http://www.hurstwic.org/history/arti...king_sword.htm *spelling on the thread title incorrect, can't change after the fact. My apologies. |
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Their sources: jack shit, and a PBS program. Yeah... whatever It's not unthinkable that some smith in the long history of iron age Europe was experimenting in purifying iron, resulting in a primitive form of Bessemer converter, which isn't even a big scientific leap from smelting. Quote:
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