Huginn & Muninn Viking Seax Knife – Raven-Etched Blade
A hand-forged Viking seax knife with Odin's ravens Huginn and Muninn acid-etched into both sides of a 4.7-inch carbon steel blade, an ash-wood handle and a matching raven-embossed leather sheath. Nine inches overall, sold as a hunting and collector's knife rather than a kitchen knife.
Huginn and Muninn, etched into the steel
Odin kept two ravens. Huginn is "thought" and Muninn is "memory", and in the poem Grímnismál the god sends them out over the world each morning and admits he fears more for Muninn's return than Huginn's. Both birds are worked into the blade on both sides in interlaced Norse ornament — bodies knotting back through their own wings, the way the beasts do on Viking-age metalwork — against a field of etched dots and small marks. It is acid-etched into a dark blade, so the pattern reads bright against the steel rather than being cut into it.
Ash, not resin
The handle is ash, treated rather than painted, so the grain runs visibly through it and every knife is figured differently. It is pinned through with two rivets and drilled for a lanyard at the butt. Ash is the wood Norse tradition puts at the centre of the world in Yggdrasil, which is a pleasing thing to have in the hand, and it is also simply a good tough handle timber.
The sheath carries the same birds
The knife sits in a thick genuine-leather sheath, stitched all round and closed with a brass snap, with the raven design embossed into the face so the sheath and the blade match rather than merely coexist.
See the rest of the range in our Viking seax collection, read what a seax actually is, or look at the Odin's Raven seax, which takes the raven to the pommel instead of the blade.
This is a hunting knife. It is not intended for kitchen or cooking use — handle, store and carry it responsibly and in line with your local laws.
So sieht sie in der Hand aus
Jedes Teil hat seinen Platz verdient
A short, broad single-edged blade — 4.7 inches long and about 2 inches at its widest — stepped back at the shoulder and swept to a fine point. Both faces are acid-etched with Huginn and Muninn in interlaced Norse ornament over a field of dots, bright against the darkened steel. The 4.3-inch ash handle is treated rather than painted, twin-pinned, and drilled for a lanyard.
Kohlenstoffstahl lebt: Behandle ihn auch so
Kohlenstoffreicher Stahl hält eine schärfere Schneide als Edelstahl, setzt aber Rostflecken an, wenn er nass bleibt. Zwei Minuten Pflege halten diese Klinge über Generationen in der Familie.
Das ist ein echtes Werkzeug. Es kommt scharf an und lässt sich wie jede Klinge aus Kohlenstoffstahl nachschärfen. Wähl die Schneide „Display“, wenn du es nur für die Wand willst: derselbe Stahl, ungeschärft belassen für sichere Handhabung.
Verkauf nur an Erwachsene ab 18 Jahren. Bei der Zustellung können eine Unterschrift und ein Ausweis verlangt werden. Artikel mit Klinge können in einige Regionen nicht versendet werden: Der Warenkorb markiert eingeschränkte Adressen beim Checkout. Full policy in unseren Versandratgeber.
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What do the ravens on the blade mean?
They are Huginn and Muninn, Odin's two ravens — "thought" and "memory". In Norse myth they fly out across the world each day and return to Odin with everything they have seen and heard.
How big is the knife?
Nine inches (23 cm) overall: a 4.7-inch (12 cm) blade about 2 inches (5 cm) at its widest, on a 4.3-inch (11 cm) handle.
What is the handle made of?
Ash wood, treated rather than painted so the grain shows through, pinned with two rivets and drilled for a lanyard.
Does it come with a sheath?
Yes. A thick genuine-leather sheath with durable stitching and a brass snap, embossed with the same raven design as the blade.
Can I use it as a kitchen knife?
No. It is sold as a hunting and collector's knife and is not intended for kitchen or cooking use.