Forging Dawn, the sword of the morning, approximately 116 cm long forged from 432 layers of Pattern welded steel, hardened and tempered.

The greatsword Dawn was forged from the heart of a fallen star and has been wielded by Daynes for ten thousand years. The blade is as pale as milkglass, unlike dark Valyrian steel, but is similar in strength and sharpness. Unlike other houses who have ancestral swords, House Dayne does not pass its sword from lord to heir. Only a knight of House Dayne who is deemed worthy can wield Dawn, and the Sword of the Morning is envied throughout the Seven Kingdoms.
The last known user of the sword was Ser Arthur Dayne, a chivalrous knight in the Kingsguard of Aerys II Targaryen.

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43 COMMENTS

  1. I don't understand a couple things; why would you sacrifice hammer control with a glove on your hammer hand, don't the short swings hurt your shoulder after 10min, and does your back hurt from bending over like that?

  2. During the folding process, how would medieval swordsmiths have achieve the welds, once you cut the billets into three pieces, without the benefit of modern plasma torches? You clearly put a lot of work into making this sword, it boggles the mind to think of what someone without power tools would have to do to come to the same product.

  3. Japanese smiths use a second pair of tongs to hold on with instead of gloves.
    In this way, you do not burn your hand drawing out steel and u get way stronger using the powerhammer.
    flat short handle tongs .

  4. Hi, I'm a new subscriber and I was wondering if you would you ever consider doing tutorials or talking us through how and why you do what you do? I'm interested in becoming a blacksmith but don't have the money or time to learn from a master. If you could describe what materials and techniques you use and why you use them that would be a huge help and could teach many people. You do some beautiful things!

  5. Самому не надоел одинаковый узор на всех мечах? Никакого разнообразия в видео нет -всё по одной и той же схеме. Проще тогда сделать перезалив и не заморачиваться.

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