Read an article about how vikings might have gotten suckered with cheap knock offs of "name brand" swords in the past
http://www.guardian.co.uk/science/2008/dec/27/archaeology-vikings-swordSo did a google search and found this vid of a museum replica viking sword. nothing crazy, but i just thought about if this guy was cutting into people and not things - ouch
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