Valsgarde 8 helmet replica made by Thorkil
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- rasse de holst
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UITZONDERLIJK !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
L’homme qui fait renaître les connaissances perdues, ce qui est presque plus difficile que de leur donner vie, celui-là édifie une chose immortelle et sacrée et sert non seulement une province, mais tous les peuples et toutes générations.
Didier Erasme
Didier Erasme
Thank you all for compliments! That is so nice to read it!
Snorri - good joke.![special [img]kator/smyley1.gif[/img]](./images/smilies/smyley1.gif)
Tripot - I find your English really good. And answering your quetsions..
How long have I been making it? All in all - about 1 moth.
I am not a goldsmith.
I am professional sculptor (wood carver). I've learnt everything (and still learning) by myself.
Salix, how much did I charge for it? Too less...
It was first version, so the price was much lower, besides - we have lost much because of drop in GBP rate.
When we priced the helmet, 1GBP was 5,6PLN and now it is 1GBP=4,98PLN.
So that's why we are announcing prices in PLN, now - we have to protect our bussiness.
If you are asking about current price for next Valsgarde 8 helmets (version with silver), so it's now about 7 000PLN (about 1 950 Euros).
But first of all.... this is not a Viking helmet!
This is Migration Era helmet - called Vendel or Pre-Viking Period in Scandinavia.
I hope I answered every question.
If not - please remind me to do this. ![special [img]kator/smiley29.gif[/img]](./images/smilies/smiley29.gif)

Snorri - good joke.
![special [img]kator/smyley1.gif[/img]](./images/smilies/smyley1.gif)
Tripot - I find your English really good. And answering your quetsions..
How long have I been making it? All in all - about 1 moth.
I am not a goldsmith.
![special [img]kator/smiley29.gif[/img]](./images/smilies/smiley29.gif)
Salix, how much did I charge for it? Too less...


So that's why we are announcing prices in PLN, now - we have to protect our bussiness.
If you are asking about current price for next Valsgarde 8 helmets (version with silver), so it's now about 7 000PLN (about 1 950 Euros).
But first of all.... this is not a Viking helmet!
This is Migration Era helmet - called Vendel or Pre-Viking Period in Scandinavia.
I hope I answered every question.

![special [img]kator/smiley29.gif[/img]](./images/smilies/smiley29.gif)
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Juste une petite remarqueSnorri_svarti a dit : De rien, la prochaine fois, Google sera ton ami...
C'est un forum si a chaque fois que l'on pose une question on te répond Google est ton ami et bien on a pas fini.
Et puis j'ai pas été malpoli hein ?
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mis à part ça si tout le monde pose des question sans jamais chercher... y aura pas de réponses...
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Thorkil, could you show the inside please ?
Tournevase - <a href="http://tournevase.free.fr" target="_blank">http://tournevase.free.fr</a>
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YoKhosrau de Samarkand a dit : It's a real beauty Thorkil! Even though I don't do in viking reenactment, I'd love to have something like this, just for the shear beauty!
I hope to see more of your craft! Keep it up!!![]()
Thorkil ne fait pas que du viking, il réalise aussi des casques kiptchak et russe
For Thorkil :
http://www.peuplescavaliers.be/peuplesc ... .php?t=117
I hope, there is no problem for you ??
Bien à tous.
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Ma période : Mongol de la "Horde d'Or" / 1350 - 1360.
Mon site : L'Ordoo du Corbeau Rouge
Mon autre site : Ravélo - Randos
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- khosrau de samarkand
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Again, this is truly marvelous work! No wonder it costs almost 2000 euros! Anyway, keep up the good work! And I'll also have learnt that it's not viking!
I'm astonished! It took you only one month?? I thought something as refined as this would have taken at least 4 to 6 months! (But then again, I know nothing in the art of blacksmithing)
I'm astonished! It took you only one month?? I thought something as refined as this would have taken at least 4 to 6 months! (But then again, I know nothing in the art of blacksmithing)
Atomik dempfhauw!
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Thournevase - yes, I can, however it is nothing interesting. As I have already written - the bowl of the helmet wasn't made with the same technique as original helmet. I forged by hands two halves and welded it together. And inside I put hand-made leather liner, regarding to customer's wish.
Che Khan - no, of course this isn't problem for me. Thank you advertising! But I can make any helmet, not only Viking, Kipchak or Rus. ;o) This is only the question about price. ;o)
Khosrau de Samarkand - I was making this helmet for about 6 month, because it was made in parts. First I made the bowl. Then I had to do models for crest, eye-brows and for matrices. Then I had to wait for casting... Etc etc. When you want put together all this time it will be about 30 days. But my day of work isn't 8 hours. I often works 12 hours/day. Especially when I am very excited with my work. And that is how it was this time, as well.
Che Khan - no, of course this isn't problem for me. Thank you advertising! But I can make any helmet, not only Viking, Kipchak or Rus. ;o) This is only the question about price. ;o)
Khosrau de Samarkand - I was making this helmet for about 6 month, because it was made in parts. First I made the bowl. Then I had to do models for crest, eye-brows and for matrices. Then I had to wait for casting... Etc etc. When you want put together all this time it will be about 30 days. But my day of work isn't 8 hours. I often works 12 hours/day. Especially when I am very excited with my work. And that is how it was this time, as well.
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Thank you for your reply.Thorkil a dit : Thank you all for compliments! That is so nice to read it!![]()
Tripot - I find your English really good. And answering your quetsions..
How long have I been making it? All in all - about 1 moth.
I am not a goldsmith.I am professional sculptor (wood carver). I've learnt everything (and still learning) by myself.
But an alone month to make a such masterpiece it is very little.
Congratulation
Just a precision, my name is TripAt is not TripOt, I precise because in French the first mean
"three paws", the second means " to fiddle".

Thank you !
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- rovhell
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I've just visited your web site. It's simply formidable. This helmet was only the emerged part of the iceberg!
PS : In your signature in this forum, the link to your website is broken because of the "mailto:"
PS : In your signature in this forum, the link to your website is broken because of the "mailto:"
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Trully brilliant work !
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