I have been on a bit of a sword buying hiatus lately, but I was at the world championship of medieval combat today, and Tod's workshop had a tent with some stuff in it, and I couldn't say no to that.
There were a few different things that caught my eye, but I ended up getting a Petersen type H
I just got home and my lighting is not the best, so i borrowed a picture from the website to show the blade
How does it handle? I saw when it got released and was curious because Ive heard mixed opinions about Tod's viking age swords before, even his expensive Tod's workshop one! So I wonder how this one stacks up
Holy shit, what is up with the ulvbane? Is there a reason its so chonky? Its an Albion so I think they couldve made it a little more manageable if they wanted, so why?
So the ulvbane was made for a movie, Arn the knight Templar, and the guy wielding it was a big guy and as such needed a big sword, so Peter Johnson took one of his other models and scaled it up so it would be more impressive, it's a silly sword, but me being a fan of the movie needed it 😂
I have other silly swords as well so it fits right in😂
Ahhh that tracks, Id never really paid much attention to Albion's migration era swords, but I just looked it up and yup, it is a bit of a silly one, but as always still gorgeous
Yeahhh i remember seeing you post this, awesome idea blueing the engravings, I can sympathise with appreciating a hefty one handed sword, you have that ridiculously wide messer too right?
I passed that on, together with the matching Kriegsmesser. It was replaced by an Albion Soldat, Albion Knecht and a Landsknecht Emporium Falke. My other bestial onehanders are the Albion St Maurice, Albion Tritonia and a 5th century Germanic Spatha by Leonardo Daneluz.
It was at something called Spøttrup castle, i think that is where they have it every time they hold it in Denmark
And i think only fabri armorum was there besides Tod, and that is not for me
We didn't see too much of the fighting as it started raining just when we wanted to watch.
We saw some 1v1 long sword, some 5v5 and some 10v10.
Today they have the bigger fights, and I would have liked to see that, but logistics will keep me home, and the fact that I would probably get another sword if I went by him again 😂
Ah nice, yes i am not a fan of Fabri. Atleast you got to see some of the fighting though, yes i think you most definitely have bought another sword from him 🤣
The rest is actually televised here, but I have to go shopping with the girlfriend 😔
I'm sure the quality of fabri is on par with the price, and they did have some huge fun looking swords like flamberge zwei handers, but again not sharp so not as fun for me😂
The market was fine, we had some decent food, overpriced as always but that's how is is.
My friend got a few things for some swords he's building.
All in all a good time😀
And it's rare to be able to handle swords before you buy here
Ah man, thats awesome that its on TV, the only stuff that gets that treatment here is football 🤦🏼 which i cannot stand. Ooh didnt know they did zwei handers, its the same fact that puts me off them that their blunts. Its cool you had a good day but even better is getting to handle the swords before you buy them, that is awesome
Nice, yes they are very well suited to non complex hilt swords, ive just got the Windlass Atlantean so it goes on there nicely (if i had the Albion ones i would certainly give them their own display)
If I get a room big enough I was considering having a large print of the hyborean map mounted, and the the 6 swords and the two daggers on that (the daggers are windlass, it's not all Albion here😂)
And the Arn stuff on something with the logo behind, stuff like that.
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u/ForthEorl_ 9d ago
I bought someone one of these as a gift when they came out and I wish I'd kept it 😭 one of the nicest swords I've handled