Ulfberht Sword

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Author: Callistonian

Last revision: 22 Oct, 2017 at 23:31 UTC

File size: 595.97 KB

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Description:

The Ulfberht sword was one of the most prized weapons in Northern Europe from about the 9th to 11th century A.D.. The Ulfberht name probably originally belonged to a German or Frankish blacksmith but it became a product label for this type of early Viking era one-handed longsword. True +ULFBERH+T or +ULFBERHT+ swords were made of pure crucible steel which was a rare commodity during the Dark Ages in Europe and contributed to its value.

This mod replaces all four norse sword models with the Ulfberht.

Technical remarks: Despite being a 3D mesh, the blade has fewer polys than an asymmetrical sword such as the Khopesh. I will probably make future swords with C2V symmetry using this method since there is only a ~3 fold increase in polys as opposed to Khopesh or Kopis which have ~5-6 fold increase.