Circa 1000-900 AD A forged-iron axe head of a hefty form with a perforated socketing shaft, a dense neck, and a vertically oriented blade with gently flared tips. Very fine condition. Mounted on a custom-made display stand. 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:70mm / W:135mm ; 315g. Provenance: From the private collection; previously was acquired from G. M. in London in 2017.