Viking gifts for men is a phrase that covers a lot of ground and most of it is plastic. The version worth buying is a piece of forged steel on a wooden haft with a leather cover, made in a shape a Norse smith would recognize, which is a much shorter list than the search results suggest.
What sits under this tag
The spread is wide. Bearded axes and double headed axes around 18 to 19 inches overall on ash, birch and rosewood hafts. Seax knives and hunting blades from 3.5 to 8 inches. Folding pocket knives near 2.75 to 4 inches. Swords from roughly 35 to 40 inches overall with blades near 33. Steel is either plain 1095 high carbon at 54 to 58 HRC or Damascus of 1095 and 15N20, forge welded and acid etched, at 58 to 60 HRC, with a small stainless group in the kitchen and display pieces. Handles are wood, rosewood, stag horn and olive wood. Axes ship with a leather blade cover and fixed blades with a stitched cowhide sheath.
Picking the right one
Ask what he will do with it. A bearded axe gets used on firewood and looks correct on a wall, which makes it the safest choice for someone who is not a reenactor. A seax is the knife an actual Norseman carried every day and it is a better gift for someone who already owns axes. A sword is a display object for most people and should be bought as one. If the recipient does reenact, period accuracy matters more than pattern, and the gifts for reenactors guide is organised by period for exactly that reason. Runes and symbols are the other half of the appeal, and it is worth knowing what a valknut or a vegvisir actually means before it is cut into steel, which the symbols guide sets out honestly, including which ones are not Viking Age at all. Browse the Viking axes and the Viking knives.
Engraving and what it costs
Text is 19 dollars, a symbol or rune row is 39 dollars and a family crest is 49 dollars. On an axe the cheek of the head is the surface that shows, on a seax it is the blade flat, and on a sword it is the fuller or the guard. Engraving is done in the US after arrival, so a name can be added late without the piece crossing an ocean again.
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.
