Curmudgeonly & Skeptical presents Boned Jello: Viking Sword Technology

Tuesday, August 13, 2013

Viking Sword Technology

“

MANLY STUFF FOR MANLY MEN
Secrets of the Viking Sword

The Vikings were among the fiercest warriors of all time. Yet only a select few carried the ultimate weapon of their era: the feared Ulfberht sword. Fashioned using a process that would remain unknown to the Vikings' rivals for centuries, the Ulfberht was a revolutionary high-tech tool as well as a work of art. Considered one of the greatest swords ever made, it remains a fearsome weapon more than a millennium after it last saw battle. But how did Viking sword makers design and build the Ulfberht, and what was its role in history? Now, NOVA uses cutting edge science and old-fashioned detective work to reconstruct the Ulfberht and finally unravel the "Secrets of the Viking Sword."

Manly men give this

Five Stars!

”

Rodger the Real King of France 8/13/2013 08:54:00 PM 17 Comments

"If the number of Islamic terror attacks continues at the current rate, candlelight vigils will soon be the number-one cause of global warming. "
Argus Hamilton

17 comments:

Juice said...: I am not a manly man, but one of my grandmas was (pure) Norwegian. My Dad belonged to "The Brothers of Norway" back in my childhood days.
Today, of course, celebrating a heritage of *white* people would be "RACIST".
I will watch your video for sure, but not just now. We just finished dinner...
BTW, did you happen to catch, The Vikings, (season one) on the telly?; 8/13/13, 10:05 PM
Rodger the Real King of France said...: No. Good?; 8/13/13, 10:49 PM
Anonymous said...: No good.

Casca; 8/13/13, 10:59 PM
pdwalker said...: Cool find Uncle Rodger!; 8/14/13, 10:26 AM
Firehand said...: very similar to wootz steel, first made- if I recall correctly- in India.

Marvelous stuff.; 8/14/13, 11:35 AM
rickn8or said...: And it seems the Vikings were no slouches when it came to using their blades inventively either.; 8/14/13, 11:46 AM
Juice said...: Rodge: "No. Good?" a question.
Casca: "No good." an opinion.
Juice: "My opinion."

Vikings, a History Channel (yeah I know Hitler Channel) series that began last spring. I believe a second season will be coming along as it was so well received.

The series is based around main character Ragnar Lodbrok. Yes I did some research and it's possible Ragnar was more of a William Wallace character who may not be historically proven, as could be with others around them.

This series ran a similar time slot with Game of Thrones. As an avid fan of GoT I thought Vikings was created with HBO quality. So, DVR and run past the ad' interruptions. I have not spoken to a man who did not like the series. FWIW, we enjoyed the heck out of the show.

Now, we will watch your Secrets of the Viking Sword and am sure will like it very much. Thank you.; 8/14/13, 1:08 PM
Juice said...: BTW, Correction needed. My dad belonged to "The Sons of Norway" not bothers. Sorry; 8/14/13, 1:09 PM
Juice said...: rickn8or,
Thanks for the (creepy) link. True or not, tale of the blood eagle would certainly put the fear of one's foes firmly in place. Interesting, thanks.; 8/14/13, 1:20 PM
drew458 said...: And just like GoT, half the cast of Vikings literally gets the axe in season 2. Or the sword. Or the spear.

"They killed Loki! You bastards!!"

PS - Ragnar's wife is HOT.; 8/14/13, 2:07 PM
Juice said...: drew458,
what you said. you be a fan. of both shows. nice.; 8/14/13, 2:25 PM
Juice said...: *Secrets of the Viking Sword*
We were not expecting that kind of information. Totally engaging. I've always marveled at the ingenuity of mankind (before and without universities).

Now, although we could understand the intense and timely effort by Richard Furrer to recreate an ancient +ULFBERH+T sword, we felt robbed not seeing the expert swordsman swing that baby around and display the flexibility it was known for. I know, never satisfied, right? ;p; 8/14/13, 2:35 PM
iri said...: "I thought Vikings was created with HBO quality."

Lost of full frontal nudity with scores of rolling heads going every which way? I'm in.; 8/14/13, 6:27 PM
Helly said...: Manly men stuff. *guffaw*

I thought the guy was going to shed tears at the end, gently stroking his blade.; 8/14/13, 8:45 PM
DougM said...: All's I can say is,
if the sword thing and "Vikings" doesn't make yer son's testicles drop, nuthin' will.; 8/14/13, 9:01 PM
Hodja said...: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ulfberht

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ragnar_Lodbrok; 8/15/13, 4:24 AM
drew458 said...: Iri -

"Lots of full frontal nudity with scores of rolling heads going every which way? I'm in. "

Showtime's Spartacus is for you then. Lots of hot depraved Roman action. Lucy Lawless with nipple chains, trimmed and spread. Loads of gorgeous, natural, full figure actresses getting boinked left and right. Buckets of blood. Sex and murder, sometimes both at once. Also tons of big sweaty muscle guys with giant peens a-swaying, so your wife will love it too. Alas, plenty of very explicit sweaty man-love as well.

PS - avoid the last season. They changed cast and directors and the whole thing went to slo-mo CGI hell. But the prequel mini-series is good.; 8/15/13, 2:00 PM

Tuesday, August 13, 2013

Viking Sword Technology

17 comments:

Post a Comment