A dagger is like a distillation of a sword, a sword-seed, and therefore perfect for a wizard.
Perhaps the world is not as it seems. The forces that hold things together may be uncertain, not as we imagine them. The fourth dimension, ancient time, might be filled with secrets— secrets from long before humans scuttled and promulgated across the land. The light of dead stars watches down across the eons, and only the crystal sharp mind of the wizard, opened to portals of time and multiverse, can begin to fathom its meaning.
This dagger is the second piece in a slowly unfolding project called “The Archeology of Dreams — The Unspoken Ones”. The first was the Seax “Dwine”.
Constructed from Hynninen wootz steel, horn, wood, leather, fur, bronze and silver, this dagger implies its wielder, the wizened searcher for arcane truth.
Length – 43.4cm/17 1/8″
Width – 5.6cm/2 1/4″
To follow the process of making this dagger, have a look here —
and here is a blog post about carving the wizard’s staff that accompanies the dagger in some of the photos —
VARDHLLOKUR
Oct 5
Posted by Jack
This is a film made by Jake Powning. It was included as part of Reclaiming the Blade.
If you have never seen Reclaiming the Blade then I highly recommend it.
Forging Vardhllokur
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