Viking Age and Later Axehead Group

CIRCA 10TH-18TH CENTURY A.D.

6 1/4 - 9 1/2 in. (7 kg total, 16-24.5 cm).

Comprising socketted axeheads of various types; some possibly stamped with maker's marks. [10, No Reserve]

Provenance

Acquired 1990s-early 2000s.
East Anglian private collection.

Literature

Cf. Roesdahl, E., Wilson, D.M., From Viking to Crusader: The Scandinavians and Europe 800 to 1200 (22nd Council of Europe Exhibition), Copenhagen, 1992, p.321, fig.359 (4), for a similar Viking axe/tool.

Footnotes

An axe similar to those of our group was found in the fortified camp of Péran, in Brittany, among the objects that emerged from a conflagration due to the attack of Alain Barbetorte's Bretons on a Viking camp, in 936 A.D. These axes were certainly work tools, although in case of necessity they could also serve as improvised weapons

CONDITION

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