VIKING IRON "DANNISH" BATTLE AXE
Ca. 1000-1100 AD.
An iron axe head with a broad blade flaring to the curved cutting edge, with an eared socket with a round aperture. Commonly referred to as the Danish axe. 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. The axe was also one of the choice weapons of the battlefield due to its light weight.
Size: L:120mm / W:175mm ; 295g
Provenance: Property of a UK art professional; Formerly acquired on the European art market from pre-2000 collections.
Estimate: GBP 300 - 600