norse viking axe Materialen reenactment Germanic and Byzantine influences

Germanic and Byzantine influences

It is engraved with a flower

The wide ending sleeves have a split from the elbow

with the lower part curving more sharply towards the socket

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norse viking axe Materialen reenactment Germanic and Byzantine influencesThis type of axe blade is classified as Petersen Type M, better known as the famous Daneaxe. The blade features a wide, very thin forged, wedge shaped and flared cutting edge, often with yoke like projections on either side of the eye. The head is relatively light due to the thin steel but large in surface area. This is the classic Daneaxe, which began appearing in larger numbers around 950 AD. It was used by elite warriors, such as huscarls, and was