Blacksmithing - Forging a Viking Dane Axe
2020 ж. 10 Шіл.
53 951 Рет қаралды
In this video i try to forge a viking style battle axe, also refered to as a "dane axe". In my opinion its one of the hardest axes i have ever made. Its increddibly thin andalso has a reenforced edge, so quite tricky in my honest opinion. Now there are a frew things i would have done differently, but all in all, im pretty happy with it.
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Just the picture of it is worth a like!
Love the video, am obsessed with axes and if you want a challenge I would like to see a 10th-century Gotaland cross axe. The axe with a cross in the center of it.
You got it!
Very nice dane axe Nils, i started a bearded axe last week, the wrougt iron body is already welded so today i'm working on the drift and edge steel, your video's are really inspiring.
Looks great, but I agree with leaving the forging marks on it. I like the look of the forging marks much better then a nice shiny finish. I'm still hoping to see you make a Celtic leaf blade sword.
The result is great, I think it's the first time I've seen this particular kind of axe forging process ! Great job !
Outstanding work
Turned out great Nils! It felt like you really enjoyed not only making the axe but also making the video! Thank you once again for taking us through your processes!
I loved the fighting scene!!!
Mate, love the theatrics and camera work. Awesome work, totally epic end result of the video and the axe.
great work, that's a very hard design to make. thank you for sharing what you've learned through the process. i'm getting ready to try forging some axes finally so i'll have to look at your other videos for some more great tips.
Beautiful work
As amazing as ever, I love the axe end result! I like your videos a lot, it is appreciated how much you demand of yourself when forging, and that is inspiring, I have learned a lot too and I hope to be able to do everything you do soon, greetings from Venezuela: D
Very nicely done. I have not forged an ax yet and have been looking at different designs to start with. This might be the style I try first. Thanks for the inspiration.
Gorgeous axe, truly talented, and an entertaining video.
Great work !!
Really nice work!!
Looks great!!!
Beautiful Axe ! You are a very skilled Blacksmith !
I was nervous through the forge welding, then you made it thinner and thinner. My heart almost stopped lol. You pushed yourself into new skills and it turned out amazing.
Looks great!
Very nice lot of work well done.
That was incredible thx lot
This is so awesome! Skål!
Nice job, with your golden hand have a great fluture in this way !Thanks for a nice show..
Haha!! Like!
Awesome build
Dude, I’ve been like a child eagerly waiting for Christmas morning.... enough already and give us our crack 😂😂 the anticipation is killing me!
I really enjoyed that Nils, cheers :)
Dude! That editing! Wow! I mean not to take away from that beautiful axe, but I'm loving these videos!
This is awesome dude!
you are awesome!
Beautiful work very nice Axe thanks for sharing blessings to you and yours 🙏 stay safe out there 👍
Thank you!
Fantastic Viking Axe👍👍👍
Thank you!
I love Dane axes, and I also love tactical weapon forging in the middle of a battle
Very interesting - but challenging - technique. I thoroughly enjoyed your video showing your method. Thank you so much! ~Wendi
Nice work! Good video. Cheers Peter
You really made me interested in axes! Just fantastic! I want one...:)
well do as always Nils. you make it look so easy
This was not easy! Pretty rough journey imo
Nils,what an awesome Dane axe .. congrats !! and hillarious video, a pleasure to watch :)
Haha thanks!
The way, you make this Dane Axe, is a professional way. It looks like just I've imagine. :):);)
Love it
Another amazing axe Nils! Also, love the Dunder-Mifflin decal on your press, lol.
Haha thank you!
Beautiful axe. I love it but then again I'm an axeman. Thank you
Great video, beautiful axe!
Thank you!
Beautiful axe. Definitely subscribed to watch more builds.
Many thanks!
awesome dane axe
Excellent job. That had to be hard to build
Awesome...
Awesome job mate loved the video 😁🔥⚒️👌
Thank you very much!
I need the battle music, is the perfect conclusion for the video Amazing video. Now I learn something new
Thats just somrthing I recorded for this video
Nice!
I know this is battle axes, but they still look very suited for also smoothing the planks of a longship. But i suppose building the longships (and then rowing them) was an excellent way of getting strong and handy with an axe, very useful for battle...
Very nice made bro.. great vid also.. greetings from the Slavic tribe in middle Europe.. 😉
That is so god damned bad ass. I love it
There seems to be an uptick in interest around Dane axes in the arms and armor community. There are certainly a lot more options for purchasing.
Dunder Mifflin sticker is an instant like. Great video, love it.
Thank you!
great work nils! in both video-making and forging hahah it turned out great, a really inspiring build
Thank you 🙏
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Amazing finished product. If my father -in- law were alive I would attempt to forge one for him. He eax an incredible Dane and I do miss him. What is your opinion on using used motor oil for quenching? I'm trying to get my forge back in working order and looking at options. Thank you.
Nice axe, good job. Darlington, South Carolina USA
Thank you very much!
In the Eleventh Century the Dane Axe was *the* weapon of the household guards of the kings of the English. The Bayeux Tapestry shows English housecarls literally cutting Norman horses out from under their invader riders. A fearsome weapon. Well made! Also used to great effect by the Anglo-Scandinavian warriors of the Varangian Guards of the Byzantine Empire.
I can't wait, to see you forging a Viking Dane Axe. :):)
I really hop you like it!
Wow amazing hammer!
Lol
Nils that is a great axe mate especially being forged from mostly wrought iron too a great achievement buddy
Thanks alot!
Extremely impressive results! I found this while searching if someone had figured out how to forge a Dane axe with a reinforced edge and it makes a lot of sense to do it your way. They probably did have 4+ pieces of iron that went into the final product. There are examples of axe heads that have been found both with and without the reinforced edge. Do you think it would be possible for them to forge the blade to 5mm, split the edge, insert the steel bit, and make the ridge that way? Because otherwise it means that they purposely forged everything but the edge thinner on those models (but not the thin edge models). When I get space for my forge again I’ll try to make my own.
Very good work! Are you on any of the viking markets (when they not corona closed)? Thanks for sharing.
Forgecast sent me 😉
I wish we could watch this at 10th july at my birthday
Newly Subscribed, you skill and craftsmanship is amazing👌🏼 I have been blacksmithing for a year and my few attempts at forge welding have a lot to be be desired, could you do a video focusing on HOW you forge weld and any tips that could help? I am hoping to make a hewing/Carpenters axe during my Xmas break. Thanks again for your content brother. Much appreciation from Central Qld Australia 🍻
Thanks! Thanks for the suggestion, ill try to make something along those lines in the near future
Always wondered why are modern axes so much deeper in the poll / cheek area? (how much metal covers the handle) ?
RYU LIM the Champion of Forge of Fire made the Viking Bad Ass Battle Axe💪😎
One of the best 20 minutes I've ever spent. Truly fascinating watching you forge such a noble weapon. I have one question though if I may. What is keeping the blade attached to the (s)haft ? Is it a snug fit only, or is there some other process ? Thank you.
it is wedged in place from the top. If you look at some of my other videos you may see that process more clearly :) thanks for asking
@@nilsogren You are welcome and thanks for answering.
10/10
Nicee
Wow! A beauty! Is of for sale? Very nice movie indeed!
Hi Nils, I found your videos and I'm excited, I'm about to make a Viking ax. I started today, I have two semi-finished products, but they come to me very massively. I will have to use weaker material. If I have the right information, the battle axes were light. Ps .: Did you try the Frankish ax ??? Petr
Id say that a battle axe have to be strong but also swift. So a combination between it being light and strong
Since I live viking stuff and forge cool stuff aswell on my channel I enjoyed this video:) liked and subscribed !
Thank you!
What is that piece of steel you used from as it looks like something you'd find in the middle of a desert?
Im over 75% Scandinavian ancestry.... Subbed!
Beautiful work, but then again we've come to expect that from you, heh. What kind of steel did you use for the bit? (if it's mentioned in the video I must have missed it somehow)
Sorry i forgot that! Its Ss2090
I want one!! How much would that cost?
how did you make your mark? like the stamp you put on all our work, would like a tutorial if you made it yourself. It looks really good and quite intricate.
I designed it and got it laser cut by a company that laser cut stuff
You put some powder ? Is it salt.......pls tell 😊
Awesome video! One question why’d you make the eye of the axe so small? Wouldnt you want more wood to hold the head on ?
20x50mm is quite standard. Usually on older finds the eyes were alot smaller and more "fatter" or raindrop-ish. 20x50 is the standard here in Sweden, I didnt want to make a new drift just for one axe. Also If I would have, they eye would have been even smaller. Hope that explains it. Take care/nils
@@nilsogren it sure does thanks man!
No problem!
How many man hours to make the Dane axe?
Love the acting
Do more please. Perhaps, forge a sword? A Viking hand axe? What do you charge to make an axe head?
the anxiety is huge bro
Did you watch the video from Thors forge on making a dane axe?
Yes! Got alot of inspiration from him
@@nilsogren Thats awesome! Also, it looks pretty amazing!
do u have merch
Not yet!
Good job, but the hammer is very little! 😄
using magic like thunder bear i see
Learned from the best
if anything viking was never used to describe the Norse people before Romanticism (Victorian times). it simply means raiding. it is as much Dane, Rus', Norman or any other name for Norse descendants. The pattern emerged before the Viking Age and it was used well after it.
it's late Iron Age!
Late iron age in Sweden is called "Viking age".
@@nilsogren "Viking Age" 793-1066 AD. Iron age is the period before that. There might some overlapping. The earliest date given for a Viking raid is 789 (according to the Anglo-Saxon Chronicle). A group of Danes sailed to the Isle of Portland in Dorset. Continental Europe raids are most definitely later. Vendel Period (c. 540-790) is the Scandinavian late Iron Age. Axes of this pattern (Type M) have been dated to 13th century well after the "Viking Age." Two handed axes of earlier smaller patterns have been dated to late 8th century.
@@nilsogren Your forging is brilliant. I am just clarifying the historical context.
@@brk932 Thanks. Look, My friend Tord is a very good dane axe guy. He has visited alot of museums and has taken measurements from finds from the Viking age. This axe was based on some of his research. Never have i claimed that this axe was only produced between the years 800 -1050.
mcfly thats you
I dont get the reference
Really 6 days wtf man I understand like 1 12 premiere but 6 days
Same. I can't stand the premier feature!
Im going aways for a couple of days, and will be away from my pc. Therefore i uploaded it today, so it can be available when its supposed to be uploaded.
Nils Ögren ok that makes sense
I'm looking forward to this ... but I gotta say the thumbnail has me a little concerned. More specifically, the cheeks on that axe look waaay too short for even a 1 handed hatchet much less a 2 handed danish war axe. Those short cheeks and that narrow waist of the axe is gonna create HUGE torque on impact. Then again, I'm no expert on axe design, so take that with a grain of salt.
Google: "langeid battle axe"
@@nilsogren Will do, and thx ... always happy to learn, and happier still to unlearn errors. 😁
A thing you'll typically find about historical waraxes is they are deceptively light and of fairly delicate construction. It's not a felling axe that's meant to be swung at wooden logs for days on end.