Cernunnos is a mysterious antlered god of the ancient Celts. There are very few depictions of him that date to the time he was originally worshiped. We wanted to combine as many details as we could from archaeological artifacts that depict him, creating a new work of art that still feels grounded in the ancient past.
For the central bearded face, Gary drew heavily from the Pillar of the Boatmen—a sculptural column from the 1st century AD discovered in Paris. This depiction shows him with torcs hanging from his antlers, so we added a small torc that hangs freely and makes a tiny tinkling sound when the sword is drawn. The pommel has an image of a stag with a bull on the reverse side. These animals are often seen surrounding him, such as on the Gundestrup Cauldron. The sheath is made from leather stretched over a wood core, with tooled images of horned serpents slithering up it. The handle is made from apple wood—a symbol of abundance that is seen overflowing from a cornucopia in his arms in several depictions.
All fittings are solid cast bronze. The blade is 24 inches long and made from 5160 carbon steel, which has been hand ground and tempered. Total length of the sword is 32 inches, and it weighs about 3lbs 12oz in its sheath.
All of our swords are one-of-a-kind creations which have unique names. This is the first sword we’ve made with this particular hilt, so he gets the name of the god himself. We might make other swords in the future with a similar design, but those swords will carry different names and have different themes. This one is Cernunnos.
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