VIKING IRON AXE HEAD
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Circa 900-1000 ADAn iron bearded axe head with a heavy blade, a lentoid shoulder and a round socket.The bearded axe, was common from the 6th century AD onwards in Scandinavia. Bearded axes are named for the fact that the main part of the axe blade extends below the butt of the axe, creating a large cutting blade and allowing a fighter to hook onto the shields or weapons of his (or her) opponents. Axes were commonly used within the Viking communities, almost everything was formed of wood making it unsurprising that many axes existed for constructing ships, houses, carts, as well as other objects.For more information on Viking axes can be found in:Petersen, Jan (1919). De Norske Vikingesverd. Kristiania. Size: L:165mm / W:69mm; 485g Provenance: Property of an Oxfordshire art professional; previously in an old British collection, formed in the 1990s on the UK / International art markets.
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VIKING IRON AXE HEAD
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