I'm about halfway through the Viking decoration of the type H hilt. Silver and copper twisted wire inlays hammered into the bronze. The twist alternates direction every other inlay to give it a herringbone look. This was a popular yet intricate method in the Viking Age.
![](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/cd5cc7_9310c46d96114a8883803c06b3a6d6f5~mv2.jpg/v1/fill/w_980,h_735,al_c,q_85,usm_0.66_1.00_0.01,enc_auto/cd5cc7_9310c46d96114a8883803c06b3a6d6f5~mv2.jpg)
![](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/cd5cc7_957bdc2b304e4b79b67ed77527dab14b~mv2.jpg/v1/fill/w_980,h_1307,al_c,q_85,usm_0.66_1.00_0.01,enc_auto/cd5cc7_957bdc2b304e4b79b67ed77527dab14b~mv2.jpg)
![](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/cd5cc7_3973793c0c68488887799782e9afa433~mv2.jpg/v1/fill/w_980,h_735,al_c,q_85,usm_0.66_1.00_0.01,enc_auto/cd5cc7_3973793c0c68488887799782e9afa433~mv2.jpg)
![](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/cd5cc7_dfe822f5354944c7b73da836f1025f42~mv2.jpg/v1/fill/w_980,h_735,al_c,q_85,usm_0.66_1.00_0.01,enc_auto/cd5cc7_dfe822f5354944c7b73da836f1025f42~mv2.jpg)
Comments