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Axe Heads in the National Museum of Ireland
Viking axe heads from Fishamble Street in Dublin.
Blog: Two-handed axes
A discussion about two-handed (Dane) axes, looking at typologies, and the evidence for their use.
Bredøkser med messingbeslag
The Kulturhistorisk museum in Oslo has six axes with bronze fittings on their shafts in its collections. The axes all date from the last part of the Viking Age, and there are photographs of them in the museum's online collections.
Bronze Sword or Dagger Cross-Guard on display in the National Museum of Ireland
Bronze sword or dagger cross-guard, Viking Age. From Fishamble Street, Dublin. E172:16054
Copper alloy cross-guard of a sword on display in the National Museum of Ireland
Copper alloy cross-guard of a Viking-Age sword. No locality. X. 2805
Copper Alloy sword pommel on display in the National Museum of Ireland
Sword pommel. Viking Age. No locality. W.25
Det vikingatida bågskyttet i Birka – ett exempel på en framstående stridskonst med främmande inslag
'This paper deals with archery in the Viking Age settlement of Birka and in particular the presence of Euro Asiatic, steppe nomadic archery equipment at the Birka Garrison and one Birka grave.'
Finds from Kaupang i Skiringssal
A sword, axe, spearhead, fish hook, whetstone and other artefacts found during excavations in the 1930s at Kaupang in Skiringssal.
Forged Vlfberht Swords
An account in The Guardian (27 December 2008) discusses how a modern collector had taken a sword thought to be made by the famous smith Ulfberht to the Wallace Collection, where it was found to be a fake. The sword was not of the same high quality as…
Forging a Viking Age Shield Boss
The following clip shows an attempt at reconstructing a Viking Age shield boss (type R564). The purpose of the forging was to better understand the various steps involved in shield boss construction processes by experimental archaeology.
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Gilt copper alloy sword pommel on display in the National Museum of Ireland
Gilt copper alloy sword pommel. No locality. X. 2807
Hilt of the Busdorf Sword
Hilt of the one from three swords, which were found in Busdorf (Germany) situated in the west of Hedeby. This sword belong to the type S according to Petersen classification (Petersen J. 1919. De Norske Vikingesverd. En typologisk-kronologisk studie…
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Research and Training in the Combat Methods of the Viking Era
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Illustration of twelfth-century 'Smalls Reef' sword guard
An illustration of a sword-guard recovered by a diver near Smalls Reef near Skomer island in Wales, and dating to c. 1100-1125. It is decorated with typical Insular Urnes style motifs.
Iron Arrowhead from Christchurch Place (1) on display in the National Museum of Ireland
Iron arrowhead from Christchurch Place, Dublin. Viking Age. Probably used for warfare rather than hunting. E122:13194
Iron Arrowhead from Christchurch Place (2) on display in the National Museum of Ireland
Iron arrowhead from Christchurch Place, Dublin. Viking Age. Probably used for warfare rather than hunting. E122:15391
Iron Axe-Head from River Robe on display in the National Museum of Ireland
Iron axe head with wooden handle from the River Robe, Ballinrobe, Co. Mayo. Viking Age. Wk. 1
Iron Axe-Head from River Shannon on display in the National Museum of Ireland
Iron axe head with wooden handle from the River Shannon. Viking Age. 1986: 109
Iron axehead from Fishamble St. on display in the National Museum of Ireland
Iron axehead from the Fishamble Street excavations. Viking Age. The axe is a distinctively Norse weapon of warfare. E 172:2421
Iron axehead from Winetavern St. on display in the National Museum of Ireland
Iron axe head from the Winetavern Street excavations in Dublin. Viking Age. E81:2428