Norse knife is the phrase people reach for when they want a blade with the Viking shape rather than a modern tactical profile: a single edged belt knife with a thick spine, a plain handle and no guard worth the name. That is the seax, and it is the core of this page. Around it sit the other fixed blades in the range that carry Norse cut work.
The blades
The seaxes run from a broken back piece at 13 inches overall with an 8 inch blade, a rosewood handle and brass bolsters, up to a 15 inch blade with an Elder Futhark rune line and an olive wood handle. There is a 13 inch blade with an etched wolf head and a buffalo horn handle, a 12 inch piece with a stacked leather handle, an etched raven and a hand stitched sheath, and a two piece set of twin seax knives at 15 inches each with leather grips and knotwork engraved bolsters. The rest covers a Viking bowie at 14 inches overall with a 9 inch blade and a rune cut brass bolster, a valknut karambit at 11 inches with black micarta scales and a cowhide sheath, a tanto with a knotwork engraved guard and a fullered blade, four kukri choppers around 16 inches including one with a full Elder Futhark row and one with a Mjolnir cut brass bolster, and a set of three 11 inch throwing knives with black coated steel, paracord grips and a leather roll. Steel is plain 1095 high carbon at 54 to 58 HRC or forge welded 1095 and 15N20 Damascus at 58 to 60 HRC. Prices run from 189 dollars to 319 dollars.
Choosing one
The seax is the honest starting point, and the shape has more history behind it than most sellers bother with: our seax guide covers the types and what they were carried for. If you are weighing blade lengths and handle materials, how to choose a Viking knife works through it. The full range of fixed blades is in Viking knives, and the balanced throwing sets have their own shelf in throwing knives.
Ransack Viking is a US company based in Chicago, Illinois. These pieces are handmade in the Czech Republic, then imported, inspected and shipped from Chicago. Engraving is done in the US after arrival: text 19 dollars, symbol 39 dollars, family crest 49 dollars.
Free US shipping
On most pieces. Heavier and oversized ones carry a flat charge.
Hand Forged
Heated, hammered and ground by hand.
Engraving available
Names, dates or Norse runes on most pieces.
