tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8304928500646903522.post7887889207647042022..comments2024-03-28T18:32:05.933-04:00Comments on bensozia: Odin with Horns; or are they Ravens?Johnhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01037215533094998996noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8304928500646903522.post-51636003087901019612016-10-26T21:23:37.036-04:002016-10-26T21:23:37.036-04:00I'm almost more interested in that image from ...I'm almost more interested in that image from the 18th century saga manuscript - that sword depiction seems rather bizarre, and certainly isn't a Viking design.<br /><br />My gut feeling was that it looked very Asian in design, like certain variants of Chinese dao, but now I'm wondering if it is perhaps based off some of the heftier styles of German kriegsmesser? The straight-tapered backside of the point and the vertically mirrored crossguard are the primary elements which confuse me. Do you have information on who created the depiction? Might help me make sense of what I'm looking at.G. Verlorennoreply@blogger.com