More vikings

These Vikings are more of the ones I taught in the Salem, Oregon class. I know, Vikings did not put horns on their helmets. But whenever you look at drawings or images of Vikings, they seem to have a lot of horns on their helmets, so I kept the theme going. Besides, they seem to make it more finished with some sort of helmet adornment on them. I plan on doing one with wings on them. 

Interestingly, I read in an armor book that most of their helmets had fur-lined ear flaps that they often would swing up and out of the way when not needed. It was thought that they may have looked like wings,  as Thor is often depicted having on his helmet. That may have given rise to the impression that Vikings put some sort of helmet adornment on their helmets. So anyways, that is why I do it. 

Enjoy the pictures. Thanks!

Great class!

I just returned from teaching a class on my vikings in Salem, Oregon, with the Capitol Woodcarvers club. I met some great folks, had a great time chatting and working with the great members of their carving club. 

These vikings are a good project to work on and fun to customize. The legs can be lengthened, the choice of weapon is up to the carver, and they can decide how to adorn the armor, clothing, as well as changing the style of the beard and hair. All in all it was a great time with some new friends, and I really enjoyed spending time with them and carving a project with them.

Below are some pictures of the project. Enjoy!