The seax was a weapon common during Anglo-Saxon times but was also in use during the early Viking-age. While mostly a simple weapon produced locally by many blacksmiths, more elaborate pattern-welded seaxes have been found as well. In this series, I will be forging a Viking pattern-welded broad seax and show all the steps from preparing the material, to drawing out the bevel on the anvil to heat treating and polishing it.

In Episode 4, I am looking at my forge-welding failures and my difficulty in creating this seax despite multiple attempts. I finally find the problem and fix it.

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Filmed on a Sony PXW‑FS7. Color grading in DaVinci Resolve.