Board Thread:Skyrim/@comment-108.84.240.93-20130828005414

The "Ulfberht" was a viking sword said to be 1000 years more advanced than any weapon of its time. It was supposedly named after its manufacturer. The name "Ulfberht" was written on the blade. Swords have been dug up that say "Ulfberth", with the T and the H switched, and with study have been proven to be "knock-offs" of the origional Ulfberhts. Ulfberht, I've heard, means "Wolf Bear" or maybe "War Bear" (correct me if I'm wrong) and the Smith inside of Warmaidens in Whitrun is named "Ulfberth War-Bear". This reference may mean he was the designer of the weapon, or the designer of the knock offs hence the difference in spelling. The Iron Sword in the game looks very similar to an Ulfberht. Also, Farkas means "wolf" in Hungarian:D 