[spokeshave]

Strange thinking of vikings in caravans riding Bactrian camels and not a tree or an ocean anywhere

They were thee for the steel ingots to make Ulfberht swords.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4PSZkb4OeUE

[Ketill Frostbeard]

Windlass makes a very good copy of the Ulfbehrt.

https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=sQrkKmOWXxM

I have another Windlass sword bought through MuseumReplicas.com and it is built very well; hand hammered tempered oil quenched carbon steel, not only took out a small tree, but chopped out the roots with it and dragged the stump out ;) the sword was still perfect, very satisfied.