Most impressive. Just ordered an Albion Augustus Gladius. This video verifies that my money will be well spent. I'm wondering how much damage the edge took when it struck the barrel.
That's why Viking swords were among the sharpest european swords ever made. Their cutting power rivals japanese swords with ease. Unfortunately almost 95% of all viking swords ever produced are not intended for cutting, but stage combat, having thick blades and blunt edges, which makes them not authentic in cutting performance and handling. That's why myths and misunderstandings are so common when it comes to capabilites of a good old viking sword.
Folks, at 2:29 you can see a gorgeous close up of the cross section, having only 20° edge angle! And that's historically 100% authentic.
Well there are some guys who say "IT CAN NOT BE ONLY KaTaNaS ARE THAT SHARP, PETER JOHNSSON COPIED A KATANA NOT A AUTHENTIC VIKING SWORD!!!" I hate to disappoint those guys, but:
Swords in the ancient world didn't stand up too good. They usually needed a trip to the blacksmith after each use.
Many sword fighting styles pre-medieval developed ways to prevent swords having to come into contact with anything else made of metal. Roman fighting styles were a big one, where the shield was turned into the primary weapon to keep preasure off the gladius.
That's true. Lots of people think that swords made hundreds and even thousands of years ago were somehow better than today because todays swords are only for collectors. Not true, the swords they make today are better qualities than the originals.
I'm the proud owner of an authentically crafted gladius. It makes you think about stuff when hitting something hard with the edge of the sword can ruin yoru effectiveness.
@HARRYMILT Albion is considered the world leader in modern sword reproduction. They were recently commissioned by the National Museum of Medieval Art in Paris to make an exacting repro of one of their sword specimens. If you want a new Albion, you wait in line for 4 months. These are not a busload of witless Hillbillies, they are demonstrating the superior construction of their repros. Go get a cheap Chinese or Indian reproduction sword and see how far you get with tests like this.
@Rossowens ha! Good one - it took me few seconds to realize that this is the opposite of "fake and gay" - I'm from Germany, so english is not my native language... and yes - that's a good sword!
@histatimaniples define a real sword there is no modern remakes only lesser quality i fucking hate it when people TRY to act professional like you and fail how about i be the pro here and you go bad to 1st grade and learn how to spell correctly
@wolvenblacktalon1 oh my god? are you a vally girl? lol youtube is not worth proper grammar! (you go bad to the 1st grade) this is what you wrote! lol i guess you meant (how about you return to the frist grade and learn how to properly spell ? ) see you're not so perfect yourself!!! again get over yourself!
the problem with cold steel is that they generally give little thought to historical accuracy in their weapons. otherwise they generally make pretty good stuff.
Not true with some of their swords. My brother has one of those weapon books just filled with weapons from history, and I found a sabre that was used by the British Army, and according to the book it was made in 1796 and was devastating. Cold Steel makes a 1796 light cavalry sabre and it's hands down one of the best cutters on the market, not to mention looks exactly like the real sword in my brother's book, right down to the grip.
@van1980 - Del Tins are crap compared to Albion. I don't even own a sword from either company. I just know the reputation and quality is completely different.
...Busting the everlasting myth that european swords were crappy and easliy broke. You keep hearing this dumb story again and again! It's time to die for this urban legend. *mad*
its a cruel thing to do to a sword, but it is a very good way of telling its quality and construction. looks like a pretty damn good sword (till you broke it of course)
still its a shame....to see a work of art destroyed...i would rather own it ...after a couple of beers...take it off the wall and wield it...feel the ballance ...power...
then sit back ....have another beer and watch a doco on The Battle of Stamford Bridge....my ancesters... ...do you think the same... or am i drunk...
Have you ever heard of Cold Steel? They innovated this kind of test, Albion copied it. Go through Cold Steels products, you'll find that they do tests for nearly every one.
@Xenoturian not really cold steel merely innovated the video taping and distributing of these types of tests this type of testing has been around longer than cold steel has been running
But its service as quality testing and control is worth it. It looks to me like that one is straight off the CNC machine (and I would guess heat treated), so there are plenty more where it came from.
Of course not, Albion uses a machine to make their blades(and fittings too I suppose)and finishes the rest by hand. The end result is the swords are meant to duplicate handling, weight, strength, flexibility, dimensions among other things as closely as possible. If I recall correctly from what I've read, the vikings used folding techniques since they had poorer iron.
Yes! folding technique the video said! I could not recall this exact word."The mix of iron bars forged toegether", and the archaeological findings were all the same with the many swords they found and this proved they did not make tough swords. I´m glad we agree
If you read the title, "Albion Viking sword, Destructive testing" you would realise that this is a DESTRUCTIVE test..... they are trying to break the sword in order to demonstrate the quality of the product..... Id say they did rather well, and they certainly showed how good these swords actually are.....
Its to show the temper. If it was properly tempered its endurable to show that if you bend it it can spring back to its original form. Bending it shows its endurance.
This is a video from Albions website showing a destructive test on one of their viking swords. The main reason I posted this video was for all those morons who see "How it's made-Albion Sword" and for some reason think they're pieces of crap that will break if you just look at them funny. Anyway, Enjoy.
Albion have a website, which has all of their models (that I know of) for sale. They make some very fine and well-built blades. Of course, these are much more expensive than all the $50 nightmares out there, being on average above or around $600, save for their practice blades.
For quality control and demonstration. The reason the company did it was to demonstrate the quality of their product. And you don't have to die for one, you can just buy one from their website ;)
@kingolaf99 That's how swords are supposed to be, that bend shows a perfect temper. If it was perfectly rigid as you think it should be, it would shatter upon impacting anything.
@kingocarina I'm not saying that there was anything wrong with the sword. I own an Albion, so I'll vouch for their good quality :) I only meant that it's dangerous to break one in the vice like that. Accidents happen, you know. One slip up and it could have popped back and severed an artery. That's all I meant.
According to legend, you could bend a good sword to point the tip to the hilt without having it take a set bend. This, of course, should be taken with a grain of salt, but goes to show that flexibility was very much a desired trait in viking blades.
Same way you make steel flexible today: you heat it up. It is rapid cooling which makes steel rigid (and brittle), but it regains its "bendiness" if you reheat it. Reheating it to a certain temperature (smiths would gauge temperatures by colour) will give it the desired qualities.
silicon actualy makes the steel harder so its a litle contradictory but thats what that special alloy uses along with manganese that i know that its used to keep sharpness and stuff like that, maybe thats what adds the flexibility to the alloy.
Regardless of spelling, it's a silicate. And borax is the favoured silicate among present day blacksmiths. Silicates are used to create welds, not alloys. The flexibility of the steel is achieved through tempering.
silicon (Si) is widely used in alloys, its a de-oxidizing helper and allso improves the pouring of the molten steel, check spring steel in wiki or get a material science book for engeneering so you can see that silicon its used in lots alloys and almost every steel contains silicon in a small %.
and borax does not do that, borax its used as sustitude of flux witch its some kind of acid suspention that cleans deeply into the surface for efective fordge welding.
That's what I'm saying, borax is used in welds. I stand corrected on the spring steel issue, though, but silicon does not affect flexibility of steel. It does affect electrical resistance, however, one of the reasons it is used. But certainly, silicon is not what puts the "spring" in "spring steel".
yeh, its weird to see that the alloy just contains metals that make the steel harder... well, de-oxidizing makes the steel cleaner and softer... there must be a reson though
Silicon adds impact resistance and helps prevent/slow softening when steel is heated, making it stronger when tempered. Hardness and strength are related, and harder/stronger steels will flex further before taking a bend. Cadillac used a silicon spring steel for coil and leaf springs. They have changed now, but I don't know when that happened.
Let's see here, today we have North Korea testing atomic bombs...or we could go back in time and have Vikings testing Victor-Victrola bombs... I once took apart my wind-up gramophone, removed the turntable and the gear came loose to the governor, which caused the spring to unwind less than two thousand milliseconds, which scared the daylights out of me. I never got up the nerve to take the safety cylinder cage apart and let the spring free. After seeing 2:26, me thinks it will go BOOM!
Nothing like sword made from a proper selection from spring steel-like alloys, probably containing 1-2% silicon & 1% manganese & .5% carbon with an edge containing a higher carbon content.
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....okay i hope u see the flaw here..imagine i hold that sword and go into a duel, then at one part while we push against each other with our swords, my sword bends backward and i end up with losing lets say uhh a head. that sword is a piece of junk that you can only put as a decoration on the wall or if you feel like poking someone's ass with it, title says destructive force, destructive force my ass, more like bending force, and why would someone needs a sword that bends.
A good sword needs to be able to flex if it didn't it would shatter or break and that would be fatal in combat. Take a look at a slow motion film of a sword striking and object you will see what I mean. By flexing the sword effectively dissipates the kinetic energy which flows through the blade at the point of the cut. Also look how much force is required to make the blade flex at 0.08 thats a pretty big guy putting all his weight on that sword; the scenario you describe is not going to happen.
If you think that Flex in a blade makes for a crap sword, then NEVER buy a katana sword. Or ANY sword made over in china and japan and other asian countries for that matter. Even though they create some of the greatest and sharpest and deadliest swords known to man. They even wobble when you shake them for crying out loud, therefore they're garbage.. Right? Mr. knowitall?
a sword needs flex. If it is say made of cast iron, not only being too heavy yes it may be EXTREEMLY hard, but without give and flex its a brittle metal it will shatter after prolonged combat. The sword doesnt just bend by pushing on it, but it gives, so the blade doesnt shatter. it prolongs the life of the blade.
The give in a blade also prolongs the edges life, because there is softer metal behind the hard sharp blade, it absorbs the impact.
WOW, i have to say i knew vikind swords were heavy and durable, but NEVER did it think that they could be THAT flexible anbd still hold its shape. I knew they were Great swords But GODAMN! you had to fold that thing onto itsself to snape it....MULTIPLE times. Beautiful sword five stars
Actually Viking swords were relativlely light most somewhere between 2-2.5lbs in weight. Some where a little heavier but even those were under 3lbs. Their swords couldn't be too heavy as they were meant to be used single handed with a shield. Albion swords are just about the best production swords on the market in terms of accurate design, weight, handling and construction and they are very durable, but they're really too good to use as a 'beater'.
mrbeast85 is right. Most viking swords were realitivly light. The average viking long sword weighed about 3 lbs. just the right amount of weight for combat. Light enough to swing with one hand and heavy enough to create alot of kinetic energy for a hard hit. And I agree with you. Viking swords ARE very beautiful and great swords. Some of the greatest swords ever created, in my opinion.
well im glad the "sword comunity" is actualy POLITE haha yeah thanks again for the correction. :p lifes a journey full of learning. i dont think theyre the BEST but thats a matter of preferance right? these swords were built based on style of combat. Claymore katana Broadsword it all depends on style of combat for the country and tyhe armor that they wear haha. compareing a katana and a viking sword is like compareing a hotdog and an apple. both are food but theyre too diferent hahaha.
You're absolutly right. It all depends on your style of combat and what kind of damage you want to create in a battle. I have always like the viking swords and weapons because of their history, more than anything. And I may have norse ancestry, but than has yet to be confirmed, lol! Vikings needed weapons and armor that could take alot of abuse and still be reliable for years to come. And they acheived that. Most weapons and armor were handed down through out generations.
Haha! I can be civilized in a conversation, but I'm not all that smart when it comes to swords, lol. I just have really good general understanding of them. I like them all, but I have always been drawn to a double edged sword more. Don't know why, I just really like them. (must have something to do with symmetry I guess)
You know, there is a thing that puzzles me. Here in the Netherlands Albion swords have a pretty lousy reputation. Some guys who got the dull practice swords have been experiencing a problem with the quick bending of the sword. Every time one parrays with one of the liechtenauer longswords , the tip bended.
Possibly a bad batch? I'd send Albio an email from what I have heard they have very good customer service and might even exchange your faulty swords for good ones. Plus they would probably want to know what went wrong.
Well yes, I am beginning to suspect those swords were from a not so springy spring steel batch. I acually also have a Liechtenauer and I've not had any problem with bending.
It just puzzles me. And well, I should ask the guys why they have not send them swords back.
The edge retention is fine for the steel that they are using. My Albion Knight did get a ding from hitting a screw when cutting.
If you care more about edge retention than historicity, buy an Angus Trim sword. Angus puts more emphasis on Rockwell hardness than period construction; whereas Albion is closer to the original and construction that reflects Peter Johnson's immense knowledge of original pieces.
Angus is getting better about asthetics, and Albion is improving thier temper.
With the size weight and build of the blade it realy didnt have to be pristine, or sharp...its a beautiful sword i have to say, and can take a LOT of damage from the looks of it.
Nice swords, tough as nails, resilient as springs. As a matter of practicallity, I'll be taking along a tomahawk as my personal weopon on my next tour to Iraq.
Who thinks Albion's swords are crap? This video is evidence that they are tough weapons and, can stand up to the same stresses and, abuse a real medieval sword could.
Awesome! Albion is an awesome company who produces some very fine swords. Too bad there are morons who think they are crap. Of course, those morons only exposure to swords are the cheap stainless steel sword like objects that they buy at the local mall...
yeah and that is why the albion sword are so expensive. i meen i can buy a sword for a hundred dollars that will break if i touch it these are real swords that are made to last
HEEEEEY THATS MY DAD!!!! :)
eveslmatrix 5 days ago
@Verradonairun why so?
volarion 6 days ago
not a viking sword tho
Verradonairun 1 week ago
Most impressive. Just ordered an Albion Augustus Gladius. This video verifies that my money will be well spent. I'm wondering how much damage the edge took when it struck the barrel.
DathVada 3 weeks ago
You wait until Techno Viking sees that you broke his sword! He is gonna string you up man!
He will not be a happy bunny when he sees this video I tall ya lol
MrNativeDancer 1 month ago
Thats not Viking Sword!
TheBlowerUp 2 months ago
that bend test made cold steels's test it's bitch
austinhh132 2 months ago
That's why Viking swords were among the sharpest european swords ever made. Their cutting power rivals japanese swords with ease. Unfortunately almost 95% of all viking swords ever produced are not intended for cutting, but stage combat, having thick blades and blunt edges, which makes them not authentic in cutting performance and handling. That's why myths and misunderstandings are so common when it comes to capabilites of a good old viking sword.
Protherium 2 months ago
Folks, at 2:29 you can see a gorgeous close up of the cross section, having only 20° edge angle! And that's historically 100% authentic.
Well there are some guys who say "IT CAN NOT BE ONLY KaTaNaS ARE THAT SHARP, PETER JOHNSSON COPIED A KATANA NOT A AUTHENTIC VIKING SWORD!!!" I hate to disappoint those guys, but:
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Look at Fig. 3, grab a protractor, check it. And yes, 20°! Euroswords were really that sharp.
Protherium 2 months ago
I'd still use the broken sword.
TheRebelEye 3 months ago
I think my heart broke along with that beautiful Albion... :-(
TheMedievalMan 4 months ago
BREAK SHIT WITH IT
galacticnightmare 6 months ago
1:34 holy crap that sword's resistant
cardenw 6 months ago
Jesus, that guy. The sword bending bit could have ended gruesomely.
epsilonzeta12 7 months ago
Swords in the ancient world didn't stand up too good. They usually needed a trip to the blacksmith after each use.
Many sword fighting styles pre-medieval developed ways to prevent swords having to come into contact with anything else made of metal. Roman fighting styles were a big one, where the shield was turned into the primary weapon to keep preasure off the gladius.
leeham991 7 months ago
@leeham991
That's true. Lots of people think that swords made hundreds and even thousands of years ago were somehow better than today because todays swords are only for collectors. Not true, the swords they make today are better qualities than the originals.
MrMadmardin 7 months ago
@MrMadmardin
Aye it's true.
I'm the proud owner of an authentically crafted gladius. It makes you think about stuff when hitting something hard with the edge of the sword can ruin yoru effectiveness.
leeham991 7 months ago
I think modern day steel blades have to be stronger than most handmade one anyway.
kksiskks 7 months ago
I know, ill wear this PLASTIC face guard to stop any broken bits of sword impailing my face.
peeweedarkarrow 8 months ago
Some people dont deserve to be around weapons.
TheStrangebutReal 9 months ago
I'm impressed beyond words with the quality of these swords, I'm looking forward to owning mine
NemanorTheAlmighty 10 months ago
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A typical American Company, run by a busload of witless Hillbillies. Jeez, I wonder why all the knives are now made in China.
HARRYMILT 10 months ago
@HARRYMILT Can't tell if troll or just stupid
Musicisliberation 10 months ago
@HARRYMILT Albion is considered the world leader in modern sword reproduction. They were recently commissioned by the National Museum of Medieval Art in Paris to make an exacting repro of one of their sword specimens. If you want a new Albion, you wait in line for 4 months. These are not a busload of witless Hillbillies, they are demonstrating the superior construction of their repros. Go get a cheap Chinese or Indian reproduction sword and see how far you get with tests like this.
neosonic66 9 months ago
3 things,
1. HOLY CRAP LOOK AT THE FULLER ON THAT THING!
2. HOLY CRAP LOOK AT THAT SUCKER BEND!
3. HOW EXPENSIVE IS THIS THING?!
yourlitlesister 11 months ago
For sword guys that sure was a stupid move at the end.
Propagandawar23 11 months ago
lucky that didn't break closer to the handle and drive the broke off piece into your chest.. you almost died,...
hatefulfkface 11 months ago
Do you think that the original metallurgy was of the same quality??
enfielddnepr 11 months ago
@enfielddnepr No, probably not. Especially not in the Viking age. Pattern-welding is cool and all, but this is perfectly homogenized steel.
ruebuscm 8 months ago
dam make more
vinillanut 11 months ago
why the hell would you destroy a beautiful sword like that????
MultiKillurself 11 months ago
@MultiKillurself better destroy it in your own factory than have a customer lose an eye!
darkfiete 9 months ago
@MultiKillurself quality control
lockbreak12 8 months ago
'Metal memory' - that's why it goes back straight.
CelticReject 1 year ago
Two words. Face shield.
kop4321 1 year ago
well good quality work but...is the bender-guy somewhat suicidal? when the sword broke it was like half a centimeter from his neck^^
lyraclaceras 1 year ago
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TheJoe999Man 1 year ago
I was wincing the ENTIRE time the guy was bending the sword back and forth. Yikes....
ArranoGris 1 year ago 3
You guys should really try to be more careful
Ieatbabyseals 1 year ago
WTF! I did not know that any sword could be that flexible, amazing forgework!
Gothiaburger 1 year ago
valid and heterosexual
Rossowens 1 year ago 10
@Rossowens ha! Good one - it took me few seconds to realize that this is the opposite of "fake and gay" - I'm from Germany, so english is not my native language... and yes - that's a good sword!
chreberle 2 months ago
try with real viking sowrd not modern remake
histatimaniples 1 year ago
@histatimaniples define a real sword there is no modern remakes only lesser quality i fucking hate it when people TRY to act professional like you and fail how about i be the pro here and you go bad to 1st grade and learn how to spell correctly
wolvenblacktalon1 1 year ago
@wolvenblacktalon1 modern remake? modern materials? right! and try to get over yourself buddy sword? lol you're to funny!!!
histatimaniples 1 year ago
@histatimaniples oh my god, proper english and spelling :O
wolvenblacktalon1 1 year ago
@wolvenblacktalon1 oh my god? are you a vally girl? lol youtube is not worth proper grammar! (you go bad to the 1st grade) this is what you wrote! lol i guess you meant (how about you return to the frist grade and learn how to properly spell ? ) see you're not so perfect yourself!!! again get over yourself!
histatimaniples 1 year ago
@histatimaniples i swear to fucking god if any fucking one else hassrases my girl friend i will come through this computer you can grow some balls
wolvenblacktalon1 1 year ago
@wolvenblacktalon1 swear to your god my god all you want does he hear you?
histatimaniples 1 year ago
thats not how you swing a damn blade the way you handle it help cut
bobomajojo2 1 year ago
the problem with cold steel is that they generally give little thought to historical accuracy in their weapons. otherwise they generally make pretty good stuff.
agricola 1 year ago
@agricola Wowm thats odd.... I have heard complaints before, but most of them have to do with thed weapons being almost to perfect.
Baronstone 1 year ago
@agricola
Not true with some of their swords. My brother has one of those weapon books just filled with weapons from history, and I found a sabre that was used by the British Army, and according to the book it was made in 1796 and was devastating. Cold Steel makes a 1796 light cavalry sabre and it's hands down one of the best cutters on the market, not to mention looks exactly like the real sword in my brother's book, right down to the grip.
Grungadin 1 year ago
How do these match up against Del Tins?
van1980 1 year ago
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dadoody 1 year ago
@van1980 deltins are heavier and come with a blunt blade.
agricola 1 year ago
@van1980 - Del Tins are crap compared to Albion. I don't even own a sword from either company. I just know the reputation and quality is completely different.
dadoody 1 year ago
cold steel swords are bent in a vice to test them before sale.
VDceline 1 year ago
hmmmm if anyone is on the same level as me albion is the name of the land in fable
badbrownboii 1 year ago
...Busting the everlasting myth that european swords were crappy and easliy broke. You keep hearing this dumb story again and again! It's time to die for this urban legend. *mad*
Protherium 1 year ago 3
its a cruel thing to do to a sword, but it is a very good way of telling its quality and construction. looks like a pretty damn good sword (till you broke it of course)
mycrimsonregrets 1 year ago
theres a video where it is shown how they are made , that is a realy good temper that they have
emocircusops 1 year ago
wow... thats one solid sword took a long time to snap.... how long dose it take you to make one of thees?
75blain 1 year ago
@75blain Two hours? They're done with machines.
van1980 1 year ago
well, that sword seems to be unbreakable... but does it cut something??
Funnysterste 1 year ago
@Funnysterste If it's sharpened, it cuts meat with very much ease.
DiabolusIgnis 1 year ago
"What do you do for a living?"
"Oh, I smite barrels."
"What's that mean?"
"It means I beat the shit down with huge swords!"
"Oh, cool, dude."
I winced the entire time that sword was being bent.
LastTaboo 1 year ago
still its a shame....to see a work of art destroyed...i would rather own it ...after a couple of beers...take it off the wall and wield it...feel the ballance ...power...
then sit back ....have another beer and watch a doco on The Battle of Stamford Bridge....my ancesters... ...do you think the same... or am i drunk...
....
sheepsfoot2 1 year ago
@sheepsfoot2 if the ancestors of which you speak are the ones from stanford then YES theyd think similar, specially the drinking part.
elgostine 9 months ago
Have you ever heard of Cold Steel? They innovated this kind of test, Albion copied it. Go through Cold Steels products, you'll find that they do tests for nearly every one.
Xenoturian 1 year ago
@Xenoturian not really cold steel merely innovated the video taping and distributing of these types of tests this type of testing has been around longer than cold steel has been running
lockbreak12 1 year ago
Battle that barrel!
vanvlitp 1 year ago
YES! Smite that barrel with your sword of viking justice(WTF?)!
GodMaker925 1 year ago
Only Albion itself coulfd afford to do test like this - the price point is too high.
Though I would really like to get one.
Aluze 1 year ago
Thats a decent sword any viking would of been proud to have. Shame its broken now.
greencircle86 1 year ago
But its service as quality testing and control is worth it. It looks to me like that one is straight off the CNC machine (and I would guess heat treated), so there are plenty more where it came from.
addisondelisle 1 year ago
@greencircle86
That just means the blacksmith will be proud to reforge it.
zeonicgeneral 1 year ago
it only snapped because of the successive bending caused it to harden and lose flexibility.
mrkiky 1 year ago
they know how to make swords!!!! that sword is a beast!!!!!!
crysisman14 1 year ago
Ouch...
No way these guys are getting my sword in their hands... :-D
Heinrichll 2 years ago 3
I flinched so hard when it finally snapped
lin2k4 2 years ago
thew flexibility and toughness of this sword is incredible. ONLY if vikings had these at the time today would be much different lol
condorlegion89 2 years ago
Not really, since Albion swords are meant to reflect what a properly made sword of any said design would have been like during its period.
Snargifer 2 years ago
Dude, I will not be arguing but during vikings time there was no such treatment of metals, not even the middle ages.
condorlegion89 2 years ago
Of course not, Albion uses a machine to make their blades(and fittings too I suppose)and finishes the rest by hand. The end result is the swords are meant to duplicate handling, weight, strength, flexibility, dimensions among other things as closely as possible. If I recall correctly from what I've read, the vikings used folding techniques since they had poorer iron.
Snargifer 2 years ago
Yes! folding technique the video said! I could not recall this exact word."The mix of iron bars forged toegether", and the archaeological findings were all the same with the many swords they found and this proved they did not make tough swords. I´m glad we agree
condorlegion89 2 years ago
Now, That is What a Real Sword Should Do, So.
makoszz 2 years ago
these ppl had no idea wat they were doing to such a beautiful sword WHY DID U KEEP BENDING IT?!
gw4au1 2 years ago
If you read the title, "Albion Viking sword, Destructive testing" you would realise that this is a DESTRUCTIVE test..... they are trying to break the sword in order to demonstrate the quality of the product..... Id say they did rather well, and they certainly showed how good these swords actually are.....
drahcirdier 2 years ago 31
@drahcirdier ya but he means like get a extension arm to break it while you are safe behind something.
firestar9999 1 year ago
@drahcirdier most people dont understand that its the heat treating that makes a strong sword. forged, or milled.
frozenwalkway 11 months ago
@drahcirdier
ooooh, so that's what it means...
Lol, me and I would imagine a number of other people thought that it meant testing of the destructive properties of the sword :)
CharlieStanebayers 7 months ago
Its to show the temper. If it was properly tempered its endurable to show that if you bend it it can spring back to its original form. Bending it shows its endurance.
dontcommentmehoe 2 years ago
I was so disappointed it didn't cut his head off, What was a point in doing that?
locim 2 years ago
This is a video from Albions website showing a destructive test on one of their viking swords. The main reason I posted this video was for all those morons who see "How it's made-Albion Sword" and for some reason think they're pieces of crap that will break if you just look at them funny. Anyway, Enjoy.
Read the description.
Ranziel1 2 years ago
Are you fucking retarded? Read the description, though I doubt you can read in the first place. Moron.
YukiNagato3 2 years ago
omg why did you do that to such a beautiful sword! i'd die for a sword like this one
darkkill662 2 years ago
Albion have a website, which has all of their models (that I know of) for sale. They make some very fine and well-built blades. Of course, these are much more expensive than all the $50 nightmares out there, being on average above or around $600, save for their practice blades.
shockmeista360 2 years ago
For quality control and demonstration. The reason the company did it was to demonstrate the quality of their product. And you don't have to die for one, you can just buy one from their website ;)
addisondelisle 1 year ago
nice nice nice nice nice nice nice nice nice nice nice nice nice nice nice nice nice nice nice nice nice sword!!!!!!!!
niksechtniks 2 years ago
Holy shit I would not bend that sword in that vice like that... He's lucky it didn't cut his neck when it broke. Damn!
kingolaf99 2 years ago 44
@kingolaf99 That's how swords are supposed to be, that bend shows a perfect temper. If it was perfectly rigid as you think it should be, it would shatter upon impacting anything.
kingocarina 1 year ago
@kingocarina I'm not saying that there was anything wrong with the sword. I own an Albion, so I'll vouch for their good quality :) I only meant that it's dangerous to break one in the vice like that. Accidents happen, you know. One slip up and it could have popped back and severed an artery. That's all I meant.
kingolaf99 1 year ago
@kingolaf99
it has some softer metal in it too. it will never break so sharply to transfer all the applied energy to the part that jumped towards him.
If swords were so hard, they would be quite fragile on impact.
EdTheBadass 6 months ago
The ultimate zombie fighter!
xThunderxWolfx 2 years ago
Till, you know, the blood splashes into your face and gets inside you, and you become a zombie
Bertziethegreat 2 years ago
what i dont like about a viking sword is that u use 1 hand... i am looking to buy a sword and ur videos are nery helpful!
highman379 2 years ago
what kind of steel is used on these swords? is it spring steel?... it seems a bit to flexible for such a big sword.
prety cool demonstration, and cool sword to, just the flexibility observation.
cocy3000 2 years ago
According to legend, you could bend a good sword to point the tip to the hilt without having it take a set bend. This, of course, should be taken with a grain of salt, but goes to show that flexibility was very much a desired trait in viking blades.
Gilmaris 2 years ago
oh i see, but how could you make a sword flexible in those days?
cocy3000 2 years ago
Same way you make steel flexible today: you heat it up. It is rapid cooling which makes steel rigid (and brittle), but it regains its "bendiness" if you reheat it. Reheating it to a certain temperature (smiths would gauge temperatures by colour) will give it the desired qualities.
Gilmaris 2 years ago
well, now days its used an alloy that contains silicon.
carbon steel alone cant bend much with out pasing the plastic point, maybe a low carbon alloy but still whont bend much with out staying like that
cocy3000 2 years ago
Silicates are used to make welds. These days, blacksmiths usually use borax. Going back to the viking age, they used sand.
Gilmaris 2 years ago 2
well, tey use a silicon, manganese and low carbon content alloy to make a rely flexible steel.
cocy3000 2 years ago
There is no silicone in steel alloys. Silicates have always been used in welding, but they have nothing to do with flexibility.
Gilmaris 2 years ago
silicon, not silicone.
silicon actualy makes the steel harder so its a litle contradictory but thats what that special alloy uses along with manganese that i know that its used to keep sharpness and stuff like that, maybe thats what adds the flexibility to the alloy.
cocy3000 2 years ago
Regardless of spelling, it's a silicate. And borax is the favoured silicate among present day blacksmiths. Silicates are used to create welds, not alloys. The flexibility of the steel is achieved through tempering.
Gilmaris 2 years ago
silicon (Si) is widely used in alloys, its a de-oxidizing helper and allso improves the pouring of the molten steel, check spring steel in wiki or get a material science book for engeneering so you can see that silicon its used in lots alloys and almost every steel contains silicon in a small %.
and borax does not do that, borax its used as sustitude of flux witch its some kind of acid suspention that cleans deeply into the surface for efective fordge welding.
cocy3000 2 years ago
That's what I'm saying, borax is used in welds. I stand corrected on the spring steel issue, though, but silicon does not affect flexibility of steel. It does affect electrical resistance, however, one of the reasons it is used. But certainly, silicon is not what puts the "spring" in "spring steel".
Gilmaris 2 years ago
yeh, its weird to see that the alloy just contains metals that make the steel harder... well, de-oxidizing makes the steel cleaner and softer... there must be a reson though
cocy3000 2 years ago
Silicon adds impact resistance and helps prevent/slow softening when steel is heated, making it stronger when tempered. Hardness and strength are related, and harder/stronger steels will flex further before taking a bend. Cadillac used a silicon spring steel for coil and leaf springs. They have changed now, but I don't know when that happened.
wolpack1116 1 year ago
dude please use spell check!
twg6669 2 years ago
dude, say it in spanish!!
cocy3000 2 years ago
Let's see here, today we have North Korea testing atomic bombs...or we could go back in time and have Vikings testing Victor-Victrola bombs... I once took apart my wind-up gramophone, removed the turntable and the gear came loose to the governor, which caused the spring to unwind less than two thousand milliseconds, which scared the daylights out of me. I never got up the nerve to take the safety cylinder cage apart and let the spring free. After seeing 2:26, me thinks it will go BOOM!
Amishman35 2 years ago
That's a tough sword.
B4d2Th3Bon3 2 years ago
Very impressive.
Jeeperrandy 2 years ago
Nothing like sword made from a proper selection from spring steel-like alloys, probably containing 1-2% silicon & 1% manganese & .5% carbon with an edge containing a higher carbon content.
siouxieblair 2 years ago
holy crap, that thing took an insane beating before finally breaking, pretty awesome
JakeB090489 2 years ago
that poor sword... seeing this made me die a little on the inside...
shinigami136 2 years ago
The material could be tested other ways than destroying a sword i think. But that was 10 x more interesting to see
hurjaheikki 2 years ago
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....okay i hope u see the flaw here..imagine i hold that sword and go into a duel, then at one part while we push against each other with our swords, my sword bends backward and i end up with losing lets say uhh a head. that sword is a piece of junk that you can only put as a decoration on the wall or if you feel like poking someone's ass with it, title says destructive force, destructive force my ass, more like bending force, and why would someone needs a sword that bends.
herogoose 2 years ago
Man, shut up about things you dont know a shit about. a sword should be flexible!
luukraver 2 years ago
not a viking sword
Noahwig 2 years ago
Err yes i think you will find Viking swords were flexable to ;-)
mrbeast85 2 years ago
A good sword needs to be able to flex if it didn't it would shatter or break and that would be fatal in combat. Take a look at a slow motion film of a sword striking and object you will see what I mean. By flexing the sword effectively dissipates the kinetic energy which flows through the blade at the point of the cut. Also look how much force is required to make the blade flex at 0.08 thats a pretty big guy putting all his weight on that sword; the scenario you describe is not going to happen.
mrbeast85 2 years ago 2
If you think that Flex in a blade makes for a crap sword, then NEVER buy a katana sword. Or ANY sword made over in china and japan and other asian countries for that matter. Even though they create some of the greatest and sharpest and deadliest swords known to man. They even wobble when you shake them for crying out loud, therefore they're garbage.. Right? Mr. knowitall?
pyroguy21 2 years ago
are you a moron?
a sword needs flex. If it is say made of cast iron, not only being too heavy yes it may be EXTREEMLY hard, but without give and flex its a brittle metal it will shatter after prolonged combat. The sword doesnt just bend by pushing on it, but it gives, so the blade doesnt shatter. it prolongs the life of the blade.
The give in a blade also prolongs the edges life, because there is softer metal behind the hard sharp blade, it absorbs the impact.
EvangelionFan 2 years ago 2
WOW, i have to say i knew vikind swords were heavy and durable, but NEVER did it think that they could be THAT flexible anbd still hold its shape. I knew they were Great swords But GODAMN! you had to fold that thing onto itsself to snape it....MULTIPLE times. Beautiful sword five stars
EvangelionFan 2 years ago 2
Actually Viking swords were relativlely light most somewhere between 2-2.5lbs in weight. Some where a little heavier but even those were under 3lbs. Their swords couldn't be too heavy as they were meant to be used single handed with a shield. Albion swords are just about the best production swords on the market in terms of accurate design, weight, handling and construction and they are very durable, but they're really too good to use as a 'beater'.
mrbeast85 2 years ago
mrbeast85 is right. Most viking swords were realitivly light. The average viking long sword weighed about 3 lbs. just the right amount of weight for combat. Light enough to swing with one hand and heavy enough to create alot of kinetic energy for a hard hit. And I agree with you. Viking swords ARE very beautiful and great swords. Some of the greatest swords ever created, in my opinion.
pyroguy21 2 years ago
well im glad the "sword comunity" is actualy POLITE haha yeah thanks again for the correction. :p lifes a journey full of learning. i dont think theyre the BEST but thats a matter of preferance right? these swords were built based on style of combat. Claymore katana Broadsword it all depends on style of combat for the country and tyhe armor that they wear haha. compareing a katana and a viking sword is like compareing a hotdog and an apple. both are food but theyre too diferent hahaha.
EvangelionFan 2 years ago
You're absolutly right. It all depends on your style of combat and what kind of damage you want to create in a battle. I have always like the viking swords and weapons because of their history, more than anything. And I may have norse ancestry, but than has yet to be confirmed, lol! Vikings needed weapons and armor that could take alot of abuse and still be reliable for years to come. And they acheived that. Most weapons and armor were handed down through out generations.
pyroguy21 2 years ago
WOOO civilized and intelectual conversation on youtube! lol
Always seems like a fun style to try...never realy tried too much with a double edged sword other than my buds 2 handed longsword.
yeah i can see them needing long lasting weapons. it realy shows how they lived and where they lived, by what kind of armor and weaponry they used
EvangelionFan 2 years ago
Haha! I can be civilized in a conversation, but I'm not all that smart when it comes to swords, lol. I just have really good general understanding of them. I like them all, but I have always been drawn to a double edged sword more. Don't know why, I just really like them. (must have something to do with symmetry I guess)
pyroguy21 2 years ago
now that is a good sword
Jefferschnitzel 2 years ago
omg screw coldsteel man
albion rocks
Supertomiman 2 years ago 2
You know, there is a thing that puzzles me. Here in the Netherlands Albion swords have a pretty lousy reputation. Some guys who got the dull practice swords have been experiencing a problem with the quick bending of the sword. Every time one parrays with one of the liechtenauer longswords , the tip bended.
DeHeld8 2 years ago
Possibly a bad batch? I'd send Albio an email from what I have heard they have very good customer service and might even exchange your faulty swords for good ones. Plus they would probably want to know what went wrong.
mrbeast85 2 years ago
Well yes, I am beginning to suspect those swords were from a not so springy spring steel batch. I acually also have a Liechtenauer and I've not had any problem with bending.
It just puzzles me. And well, I should ask the guys why they have not send them swords back.
DeHeld8 2 years ago
tough sword!
goldencricket 2 years ago
great very tough sword i plan to buy one with the money i et for chrismas
redtailedboaz1408 3 years ago
looks dangerous when you bend the sword like that.. anyway nice sword, i love the look of the viking swords.
krirre 3 years ago
I wonder what's the most powerful consumer-grade bomb
A: An Albion sword being bent to 3.14159 radians...
B: An M-1000 firecracker in a fireplace...
C: A Victor Victrola 4 spring motor fully wound and the spring cage coming undone ...
D: A charcoal briquette soaked in liquid oxygen near a burning cigarette...
E: A lithium polymer laptop battery that's highly over-charged and near thermal runaway...
F: A 40 inch cathode ray tube (with full vacuum) near a maniac with a baseball bat
Amishman35 2 years ago
What in the sweet fuck are you talking about? How is this relevant to viking swords? Go away Amishman. Computers and youtube is too much for you.
clockwork421 2 years ago
im pretty shure nukes arent as much fun as lopping someones head off with a sword though :P
stormywolfpup 2 years ago
wow, that's a flexible sword.
musicalpooo 3 years ago
They had to bend that to about 180 degrees before it took a set. Incredible.
Master293 3 years ago 3
Great toughness. But how is the edge retention?
guiltybystander77 3 years ago
The edge retention is fine for the steel that they are using. My Albion Knight did get a ding from hitting a screw when cutting.
If you care more about edge retention than historicity, buy an Angus Trim sword. Angus puts more emphasis on Rockwell hardness than period construction; whereas Albion is closer to the original and construction that reflects Peter Johnson's immense knowledge of original pieces.
Angus is getting better about asthetics, and Albion is improving thier temper.
032125 3 years ago
With the size weight and build of the blade it realy didnt have to be pristine, or sharp...its a beautiful sword i have to say, and can take a LOT of damage from the looks of it.
EvangelionFan 2 years ago
Nice swords, tough as nails, resilient as springs. As a matter of practicallity, I'll be taking along a tomahawk as my personal weopon on my next tour to Iraq.
AR15fan 3 years ago
Who thinks Albion's swords are crap? This video is evidence that they are tough weapons and, can stand up to the same stresses and, abuse a real medieval sword could.
MrPotatoesLatkie 3 years ago
Nice!
nastykermit 3 years ago
fucking brilliant
arkitekt2006 3 years ago
very good!
krasishan 3 years ago
Awesome! Albion is an awesome company who produces some very fine swords. Too bad there are morons who think they are crap. Of course, those morons only exposure to swords are the cheap stainless steel sword like objects that they buy at the local mall...
Biodude377 3 years ago
yeah and that is why the albion sword are so expensive. i meen i can buy a sword for a hundred dollars that will break if i touch it these are real swords that are made to last
Laddre 3 years ago
yeah i am saving up money to buy one and im gona buy albion. they are built to be used
Aknarad 3 years ago
This video is torture for me! Don't do that! :)I treat my swords with love!
cmsahe 3 years ago
You beasts!
BobDoeX 3 years ago
I've got one. 'Tis very sweet. :)
Kunstdesfechtens 3 years ago
cool. i would loooove to get a Liechtenauer federschwert if I got the money.
tiamat9989 3 years ago
I as well.
MoonLancer 3 years ago