{"title":"Best Selling Viking Gifts","description":"\u003cp\u003eNot sure where to start? Start here. These are the pieces customers come back for, gift to friends, and rave about in reviews — over 1,600 five-star reviews and counting.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eEvery item is hand-crafted in my South Wales workshop. No mass production, no shortcuts. Just genuine craft, made to order, shipped worldwide.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e✔ Plain items shipped next working day\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e✔ Simple personalisation — around 1 week\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e✔ Hand-crafted in South Wales, shipped worldwide\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","products":[{"product_id":"modern-seax-camping-bushcraft-knife","title":"Modern Seax — Camping \u0026 Bushcraft Knife","description":"\u003cp\u003eThe seax has been the working blade of Northern Europe since the Migration Period — carried by Anglo-Saxons, Germanic tribes, and Vikings alike. 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The scout sheath mounts horizontally or vertically depending on how you carry.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch2\u003eSpecifications\u003c\/h2\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eOverall length: 9\"\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eBlade length: 4.5\"\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eSteel: 4mm full tang D2\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eSpine: 90° for ferro rod use\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eWeight: 400g\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eIncludes scout-mount leather sheath\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eDesigned by Paul at Bushman Survival and crafted to his specification\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003ch2\u003eThe Seax\u003c\/h2\u003e\u003cp\u003eSeax is Old English for knife. 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