Viking swords

Comments most welcome.

 

Nice to know:

These swords are raised over King Harald Fair-hair's victory at the

battle of Hafrsfjord, approximately 880AD. In this battle he was able

to unify Norway into one kingdom.

 

Kingdoms in the Viking age had very little in common with the national

state as we know it today. The title king was something you earned

by proving yourself worthy of other mens trust i.e. through

leadership in war.

This one is, I believe, the best of the three. It dispensed with the twigs in the l/u corner and gives more prominence to the viking swords. It is an impressive image..... Bert

Thanks for your comment. I agree with you that this is the best one of the sword pictures. Given the fact that these shots are taken without a tripod, I had a terrible fight to find a stable position.

 

Einar