Lot 5115

A Varangian iron battle axe, 10th - 11th century

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VIKING IRON BATTLE AXE ON STAND: ca. 1000–1200 AD. Viking Age. An iron bearded axe head with an elongated, curved blade, tapering cheek, circular socket, and flared poll. Bearded axes were common from the 6th century AD onwards in

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VIKING IRON BATTLE AXE: Ca. 900-1100 AD.An iron axe head comprising a wedge-shaped blade, tapering cheek, reinforced poll, and rounded socket. The cheek is decorated with an engraved star motif. Further information on Viking

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VIKING IRON BATTLE AXE: Ca. 900-1100 AD. An iron bearded axe head with an elongated, heavy blade and a round socket. One side of the blade features etched star motifs. Further information on Viking axes can be found in Peter

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VIKING IRON BATTLE AXE HEAD: Ca. 900-1100 AD. An iron bearded axe head with an elongated, curved blade and tapering cheek. The bearded axe, or SkeggÃ¸x (from Old Norse Skegg, "beard", and Ã¸x, "axe") was common from the 6th c

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Viking Iron Battle Axe: Northern Europe, Viking/Norse culture, ca. 1000 CE. A socketed iron battle axe that is almost certainly made of bog iron, iron that forms naturally in bogs after being washed by streams from nearby mo

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VIKING IRON BATTLE AXE HEAD: Ca. 1000-1200 AD. Viking Age. An iron battle axe with a short, curved blade, arched cheek, and heavy, reinforced poll. The cheek is decorated with incised geometric patterns. The bearded axe, or Skegg

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VIKING IRON BATTLE AXE: Ca. 900-1100 AD An iron bearded axe head with an elongated, curved blade and tapering cheek.The bearded axe, or Skeggøx (from Old Norse Skegg, "beard", and øx, "axe") was common from the 6th

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VIKING IRON BATTLE AXE: Ca. 900-1100 AD.This iron battle axe features a rounded socket and a long head, flaring towards the blade.Further information Viking axes can be found in:H. Arbman, Birka I: Die GrÃƒÂ¤ber, Uppsala

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VIKING IRON BATTLE AXE ON STAND: A substantial iron axe head; broad blade with sharp curved edge, facetted flared socket; openwork decoration of a cross and a maker's mark stamped to one face between the openwork cross and the socket

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VIKING IRON BATTLE AXE HEAD: Ca. 1000-1200 AD. An iron bearded axe head with an elongated, curved blade and tapering cheek. In bearded axes, the main part of the axe blade extends below the butt of the axe, creating a large cutti

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VIKING IRON BATTLE AXE WITH HAMMER: Ca. 900-1000 ADAn iron axe head with a curved blade, slim cheek, elliptical shaft-hole, and a hammer poll.Axes were commonly used within the Viking communities, almost everything was formed of wood ma

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Early Viking Iron Battle Axe: Item: Early Viking Iron Battle Axe Date: ca. 900 - 1100AD Early Viking Iron Battle Axe Material: Iron Provenance: Obtained from an old British collection, purchased from a private collector in London,

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VIKING IRON BATTLE AXE: Ca. 900-100 AD. This iron battle axe features a rounded socket and a long head, flaring towards the blade. Further information Viking axes can be found in H. Arbman, Birka I: Die GrÃ¤ber, Uppsala, 1

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A Varangian iron battle axe, 10th - 11th century

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A Varangian iron battle axe, 10th - 11th centuryDer Kopf der Axt oben und unten spitz ausgezogen, mittig mit einem Grat versehen, dahinter im Nacken ein kegelstumpffÃ¶rmiger Schlagknauf. Das Blatt der Axt auf Ober- und Unterseite leicht ausgezogen. Die Schneide leicht gebogen. Ausgezeichnet erhaltenes und fachmÃ¤nnisch restauriertes Exemplar. LÃ¤nge 12,8 cm.Provenance: Norddeutscher Besitz, erworben aus spanischer Privatsammlung.Condition: I -

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A Varangian iron battle axe, 10th - 11th century

Name: A Varangian iron battle axe, 10th - 11th century
SKU: 154751527
Price: 300 EUR
Availability: InStock

Estimate €300 - €600

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