Blacksmithing - Forging a Viking Dane Axe 

Love the video, am obsessed with axes and if you want a challenge I would like to see a 10th-century Gotaland cross axe. The axe with a cross in the center of it.

Just the picture of it is worth a like!

Looks great, but I agree with leaving the forging marks on it. I like the look of the forging marks much better then a nice shiny finish. I'm still hoping to see you make a Celtic leaf blade sword.

Very nice dane axe Nils, i started a bearded axe last week, the wrougt iron body is already welded so today i'm working on the drift and edge steel, your video's are really inspiring.

Outstanding work

Beautiful work

Great work !!

Really nice work!!

Dude, I’ve been like a child eagerly waiting for Christmas morning.... enough already and give us our crack 😂😂 the anticipation is killing me!

Very nice lot of work well done.

Gorgeous axe, truly talented, and an entertaining video.

Looks great!

Looks great!!!

Mate, love the theatrics and camera work. Awesome work, totally epic end result of the video and the axe.

I loved the fighting scene!!!

Beautiful Axe ! You are a very skilled Blacksmith !

Turned out great Nils! It felt like you really enjoyed not only making the axe but also making the video! Thank you once again for taking us through your processes!

Awesome build

great work, that's a very hard design to make. thank you for sharing what you've learned through the process. i'm getting ready to try forging some axes finally so i'll have to look at your other videos for some more great tips.

As amazing as ever, I love the axe end result! I like your videos a lot, it is appreciated how much you demand of yourself when forging, and that is inspiring, I have learned a lot too and I hope to be able to do everything you do soon, greetings from Venezuela: D

Extremely impressive results! I found this while searching if someone had figured out how to forge a Dane axe with a reinforced edge and it makes a lot of sense to do it your way. They probably did have 4+ pieces of iron that went into the final product. There are examples of axe heads that have been found both with and without the reinforced edge. Do you think it would be possible for them to forge the blade to 5mm, split the edge, insert the steel bit, and make the ridge that way? Because otherwise it means that they purposely forged everything but the edge thinner on those models (but not the thin edge models). When I get space for my forge again I’ll try to make my own.

Very nicely done. I have not forged an ax yet and have been looking at different designs to start with. This might be the style I try first. Thanks for the inspiration.

The result is great, I think it's the first time I've seen this particular kind of axe forging process ! Great job !

well do as always Nils. you make it look so easy

This is so awesome! Skål!

Nice job, with your golden hand have a great fluture in this way !Thanks for a nice show..

Nils,what an awesome Dane axe .. congrats !! and hillarious video, a pleasure to watch :)

Fantastic Viking Axe👍👍👍

I really enjoyed that Nils, cheers :)

That was incredible thx lot

You really made me interested in axes! Just fantastic! I want one...:)

This is awesome dude!

Another amazing axe Nils! Also, love the Dunder-Mifflin decal on your press, lol.

Nice work! Good video. Cheers Peter

I love Dane axes, and I also love tactical weapon forging in the middle of a battle

Beautiful axe. Definitely subscribed to watch more builds.

Dude! That editing! Wow! I mean not to take away from that beautiful axe, but I'm loving these videos!

Great video, beautiful axe!

Beautiful work very nice Axe thanks for sharing blessings to you and yours 🙏 stay safe out there 👍

There seems to be an uptick in interest around Dane axes in the arms and armor community. There are certainly a lot more options for purchasing.

Very interesting - but challenging - technique. I thoroughly enjoyed your video showing your method. Thank you so much! ~Wendi

I was nervous through the forge welding, then you made it thinner and thinner. My heart almost stopped lol. You pushed yourself into new skills and it turned out amazing.

awesome dane axe

That is so god damned bad ass. I love it

The way, you make this Dane Axe, is a professional way. It looks like just I've imagine. :):);)

In the Eleventh Century the Dane Axe was *the* weapon of the household guards of the kings of the English. The Bayeux Tapestry shows English housecarls literally cutting Norman horses out from under their invader riders. A fearsome weapon. Well made! Also used to great effect by the Anglo-Scandinavian warriors of the Varangian Guards of the Byzantine Empire.

Awesome job mate loved the video 😁🔥⚒️👌

great work nils! in both video-making and forging hahah it turned out great, a really inspiring build

Excellent job. That had to be hard to build

Nice axe, good job. Darlington, South Carolina USA

Wow amazing hammer!

Dunder Mifflin sticker is an instant like. Great video, love it.

I need the battle music, is the perfect conclusion for the video Amazing video. Now I learn something new

I can't wait, to see you forging a Viking Dane Axe. :):)

Nice!

Love it

Nils that is a great axe mate especially being forged from mostly wrought iron too a great achievement buddy

Awesome...

Very nice made bro.. great vid also.. greetings from the Slavic tribe in middle Europe.. 😉

Beautiful axe. I love it but then again I'm an axeman. Thank you

Amazing finished product. If my father -in- law were alive I would attempt to forge one for him. He eax an incredible Dane and I do miss him. What is your opinion on using used motor oil for quenching? I'm trying to get my forge back in working order and looking at options. Thank you.

Very good work! Are you on any of the viking markets (when they not corona closed)? Thanks for sharing.

Forgecast sent me 😉

RYU LIM the Champion of Forge of Fire made the Viking Bad Ass Battle Axe💪😎

Im over 75% Scandinavian ancestry.... Subbed!

Since I live viking stuff and forge cool stuff aswell on my channel I enjoyed this video:) liked and subscribed !

Wow! A beauty! Is of for sale? Very nice movie indeed!

One of the best 20 minutes I've ever spent. Truly fascinating watching you forge such a noble weapon. I have one question though if I may. What is keeping the blade attached to the (s)haft ? Is it a snug fit only, or is there some other process ? Thank you.

Hi Nils, I found your videos and I'm excited, I'm about to make a Viking ax. I started today, I have two semi-finished products, but they come to me very massively. I will have to use weaker material. If I have the right information, the battle axes were light. Ps .: Did you try the Frankish ax ??? Petr

Newly Subscribed, you skill and craftsmanship is amazing👌🏼 I have been blacksmithing for a year and my few attempts at forge welding have a lot to be be desired, could you do a video focusing on HOW you forge weld and any tips that could help? I am hoping to make a hewing/Carpenters axe during my Xmas break. Thanks again for your content brother. Much appreciation from Central Qld Australia 🍻

Beautiful work, but then again we've come to expect that from you, heh. What kind of steel did you use for the bit? (if it's mentioned in the video I must have missed it somehow)

Haha!! Like!

I wish we could watch this at 10th july at my birthday

Always wondered why are modern axes so much deeper in the poll / cheek area? (how much metal covers the handle) ?

Nicee

Love the acting

how did you make your mark? like the stamp you put on all our work, would like a tutorial if you made it yourself. It looks really good and quite intricate.

What is that piece of steel you used from as it looks like something you'd find in the middle of a desert?

Do more please. Perhaps, forge a sword? A Viking hand axe? What do you charge to make an axe head?

Awesome video! One question why’d you make the eye of the axe so small? Wouldnt you want more wood to hold the head on ?

I want one!! How much would that cost?

10/10

How many man hours to make the Dane axe?

You put some powder ? Is it salt.......pls tell 😊

Did you watch the video from Thors forge on making a dane axe?

do u have merch

the anxiety is huge bro

Good job, but the hammer is very little! 😄

using magic like thunder bear i see

mcfly thats you

Really 6 days wtf man I understand like 1 12 premiere but 6 days

Hii

if anything viking was never used to describe the Norse people before Romanticism (Victorian times). it simply means raiding. it is as much Dane, Rus', Norman or any other name for Norse descendants. The pattern emerged before the Viking Age and it was used well after it.

I'm looking forward to this ... but I gotta say the thumbnail has me a little concerned. More specifically, the cheeks on that axe look waaay too short for even a 1 handed hatchet much less a 2 handed danish war axe. Those short cheeks and that narrow waist of the axe is gonna create HUGE torque on impact. Then again, I'm no expert on axe design, so take that with a grain of salt.