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NOVA: Secrets of the Viking Sword
2012 · Film · documentary · 54 min
Directed by Peter Yost
The Vikings were the most ferocious warriors of the Middle Ages. Especially fearsome were the select few who wielded a formidable weapon: a light, razor sharp, virtually indestructible sword with its maker's name, Ulfberht, inlaid along the blade.
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I saw that as a NOVA documentary[0]. They also had a sequel of sorts, "Secrets of the Viking Sword" that showed a modern blacksmith trying to re-create crucible steel from that era[1].
[0]https://www.pbs.org/wgbh/nova/ancient/secrets-samurai-sword.html [1]https://www.imdb.com/title/tt2204408/
This article completely ignores the discovery of crucible steel use in Viking swords like the Ulfberht, whose isotopic analysis supposedly points to Persian origin, obtained through trade.
There was a great PBS "Nova" episode on this called "Secrets of the Viking Sword"; transcript available at:
http://www.stickgrappler.net/2013/07/nova-secrets-of-viking-sword-2012-full.html?m=1