LOT 1384 Viking Age Triangular-Bladed Axehead
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8th-11th century A.D. A hand-forged iron broad axehead with flared edge, socket D-shaped in plan with lateral spurs. Cf. Arbman, H., Birka I: Die Gräber, Uppsala, 1940, plate 14 (2,5); cf. River Thames find in Williams, G., Pentz, P. & Wemhoff, M., Vikings Life and Legend, London, 2014, item 58. 492 grams, 18.5 cm (7 1/4 in.). Acquired in the 1990s. Private collection, London, UK. Property of a Sussex, UK, teacher. Among Baltic-Finnic people, especially in Finland and Karelia, knives called 'puukko' weremon part of the warrior's weaponry, as well as axes, spears, flat bows and long bows, while swords were usually imported from Germanic areas. Iron axeheads show a sub-trapezoidal asymmetrical blade. [No Reserve]
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