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. For more information on Viking axes can be found in Petersen, Jan (1919). De Norske Vikingesverd. Kristiania. Size: L:105mm / W:210mm ; 845g. Provenance: Private UK collection; Formerly acquired on the European art market from pre-2000 collections.