Then Sir Arthur looked on the sword, and liked it passing well.
"Whether liketh you better", said Merlin, "the sword or the scabbard?"
"Me liketh better the sword", said Arthur.
"Ye are more unwise", said Merlin, "for the scabbard is worth ten of the swords,for whiles ye have the scabbard upon you, ye shall never lose no blood, be ye never so sore wounded; therefore keep well the scabbard always with you"

From Sir Thomas Malory's Le Mort D'Arthur



This fully animated longsword is worn at the avatar's waist, leaving the hands free to handle books, drinks, other avatars etc. Finally, you can have a sword and shake hands with someone without looking like an idiot. And the sword can be drawn and used when you need it, it's not just a scabbard with a hilt stuck to it.



Trigger words are victory, kneel, examine, and slice








The scabbard is wooden with a steel throat and chape. Scabbards were nearly always of wood (the few not of wood were metal); all those leather scabbards you've seen are actually leather-wrapped wood.
The large Runes transliterate as "Tyr", which is the name of one of the Norse gods. Tyr is a particularly warlike, courageous and powerful god and invoking him during battle isn't a bad idea at all (for one thing, he's less likely to get you kill'd and swept off to Valhalla the way Odin might).





The details on the hilt are modeled after actual Anglo-Saxon archaeological finds, the gold and garnet cloisonné on the pommel are from the Sutton Hoo ship burial.
The text on the scabbard's throat is a maker's mark. It reads Runek mec heht gewyrgan, which is Anglo-Saxon for Runek had me made (Runek, if you haven't yet noticed, is me).





The blade is quite sharp and shiny and will see you safely through many a battle if you heed your history.





The whole thing is worn on a chainmail belt with brass fittings and a leather lining.





Please note: the belt sits in the same plane as the baggy tshirt mesh so there is some clipping when this is worn with a shirt built on that mesh. When worn with anything tighter than the baggy t, there is no clipping and everything is awesome. But with a loose coat or similar top, the belt might be hidden beneath the mesh and not be visible. This is actually OK because with several styles of armour the belt was worn beneath the hauberk or breastplate with the scabbard sticking through a slit.







If you like this sword, you might like my other Norse and Anglo-Saxon items.


Chainmail byrnie (the shirt)


Chainmail coif (the hood)


sword/shield set


Runestone necklace


The Book of Kells


Cloak


Odinic eyepatch