Video: Viking Swords Put to the Test in Berlin

In the words of an epic Viking tale, “Who can separate a man and his sword? One is worth nothing without the other.”

At the Neues Museum in Berlin, there’s a special Viking sword with the Ulfberht name etched onto it. Between 850 to 1100 AD Vikings used to purchase these Ulfberht blades from master sword smiths in West Germany - but if they were not careful, they could wind up with a fake. A fake sword would shatter in combat and mean certain death on the battlefield. How exactly a Viking warrior could tell a real sword from a fake is our Museum Secret.

Watch Director David Langer as he sets up a legitimate test of two blades for Museum Secrets: Inside the Pergamon and Neues Museums, Berlin, which airs on Thursday night at 10 PM ET/PT on History Television Canada.

Find out more about the master Ulfberht sword here.