{"product_id":"vikingsbrand-viking-knife-huginn-muninn-hand-forged-knife-with-raven-engraving","title":"Huginn \u0026 Muninn Viking Seax Knife – Raven-Etched Blade","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eA hand-forged Viking seax knife with Odin's ravens etched the length of a 4.7-inch carbon steel blade, an ash-wood handle and a leather sheath carrying the same birds.\u003c\/strong\u003e Nine inches overall — a belt knife sized for real use, decorated like something meant to be looked at.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eHuginn and Muninn, etched into the steel\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eOdin 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 \u003cem\u003eboth\u003c\/em\u003e 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.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eAsh, not resin\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe 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.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eThe sheath carries the same birds\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe 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.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eSee the rest of the range in our \u003ca href=\"\/de\/collections\/viking-seax\"\u003eViking seax collection\u003c\/a\u003e, read \u003ca href=\"\/de\/blogs\/norse-news\/what-is-a-seax\"\u003ewhat a seax actually is\u003c\/a\u003e, or look at the \u003ca href=\"\/de\/products\/usa-shipping-only-odins-raven-viking-knife-10-3-hand-forged-6-5-carbon-steel-blade-ravens-head-hilt-and-leather-sheath\"\u003eOdin's Raven seax\u003c\/a\u003e, which takes the raven to the pommel instead of the blade.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eThis 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.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eFrequently asked questions\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eWhat do the ravens on the blade mean?\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThey 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.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eHow big is the knife?\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eNine 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.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eWhat is the handle made of?\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAsh wood, treated rather than painted so the grain shows through, pinned with two rivets and drilled for a lanyard.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eDoes it come with a sheath?\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eYes. A thick genuine-leather sheath with durable stitching and a brass snap, embossed with the same raven design as the blade.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eCan I use it as a kitchen knife?\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eNo. It is sold as a hunting and collector's knife and is not intended for kitchen or cooking use.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Yousaf","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":40245718450261,"sku":"49-6JZ7-9OUV","price":89.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0977\/2234\/products\/Knifemainimage.jpg?v=1660819159","url":"https:\/\/vikingsbrand.co\/de\/products\/vikingsbrand-viking-knife-huginn-muninn-hand-forged-knife-with-raven-engraving","provider":"VikingsBrand™","version":"1.0","type":"link"}