Horns of Odin, est. 2015. Horns of Odin was founded in 2015, when Yorkshire-born and based Daniel Farrand was bought his first drinking horn, by his wife Sarah, at the Jorvik Viking Festival.
Having always had a keen interest in the Viking Age and Nordic Mythology, he was eager to own one of the beautiful items but soon realised the product was not intended for use. Being a crafty Northener, Daniel got to work turning the horn into a vessel fit for drinking out of and decorated it with silver trimmings. The horn received attention amongst his friends, who, one by one, demanded one for themselves.
Soon after, an Etsy page was created and the pair's garage, quickly followed by a spare bedroom, which became a workshop and office for the growing business. The couple toured the UK attending trade shows to spread the name of the fledgling business. Sarah was the first to go full time with Horns of Odin, taking care of admin, customer service and postage and packing. Whilst Daniel carved and created the horns on an evening and a weekend, in-between his full time job as a plumber. The business began to expand quickly, and Eddy joined the team as head of horn production. Soon after the company outgrew the couple's family home, and moved into a local unit, which allowed the creation of a purpose built workshop.
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orns of Odin, est. 2015. Horns of Odin was founded in 2015, when Yorkshire-born and based Daniel Farrand was bought his first drinking horn, by his wife Sarah, at the Jorvik Viking Festival.
Having always had a keen interest in the Viking Age and Nordic Mythology, he was eager to own one of the beautiful items but soon realised the product was not intended for use. Being a crafty Northener, Daniel got to work turning the horn into a vessel fit for drinking out of and decorated it with silver trimmings. The horn received attention amongst his friends, who, one by one, demanded one for themselves.
Soon after, an Etsy page was created and the pair's garage, quickly followed by a spare bedroom, which became a workshop and office for the growing business. The couple toured the UK attending trade shows to spread the name of the fledgling business. Sarah was the first to go full time with Horns of Odin, taking care of admin, customer service and postage and packing. Whilst Daniel carved and created the horns on an evening and a weekend, in-between his full time job as a plumber. The business began to expand quickly, and Eddy joined the team as head of horn production. Soon after the company outgrew the couple's family home, and moved into a local unit, which allowed the creation of a purpose built workshop.
Founded2015
LocationHuddersfield, West Yorkshire, United Kingdom