Mmm I guess we all need a crust. That one is truly lovely. As time goes by, I like the old designs and methods more than the newer stuff. Not for any practical reason...just ...because it talks to me.
Have you read Cornwell's "Saxon Stories"? If not I would suggest at least the first one - there is a great description of Saxon forging using multibar methods....and of the use of the seax in the shield wall over the longsword (much in the style of the Roman Gladius).
Your seax brought those passages very much to mind......Indeed the sword was called "serpents breath" because of the pattern caused by the welded rods.
Very evocative stuff and your blades really bring them to life!
Red
