LOT 0424 VIKING IRON BATTLE BEARDED AXE
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c. 900-1100 AD. Viking age. An iron bearded axe head with an squat, heavy blade and a socket. The bearded axe, or Skeggøx (from Old Norse Skegg, "beard", and øx, "axe") was common from the 6th century AD onwards in Scandinavia, but made most famous by the Vikings, who used these axes in battle to terrible effect. 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. Further information on Viking axes can be found in Petersen, Jan (1919). De Norske Vikingesverd. Kristiania. Good condition; on a custom-made stand.Size: L:100mm / W:122mm ; 330g; Provenance: From an old British collection formed in the 1990s; previously acquired in Germany.
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