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>>793 Viking hersir
>>>axe
Subjecthersir sea raider
Culture: Scandinavian / Norse
Setting: Viking Age, northern Europe 8th-10thc
Objectskeggöx 'bearded axe'


​National Museum of Ireland -- Archaeology > Viking Dublin *
"VIKING BURIAL  Memorial Park, Islandbridge, Dublin  9th century ...
This group of iron objects comes from an excavated Viking burial.  It consisted of a sword with handle inlaid with silver wires, a spearhead and an axehead.  The burial was also accompanied by two handles and four nails, perhaps the fittings from a wooden casket and a painted iron object of uncertain use but perhaps used as a firesteel along with a piece of flint to light a fire."

​* Jorvik Viking Centre
"Battle axes are distinctly Viking.  There were many varieties of axe.  
This 'bearded' axe could be used to hook an enemy's shield."
Windlass Steelcrafts *
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* National Museum of Ireland -- Archaeology > Viking Dublin
"Iron axehead  Fishamble St." ...  
"Iron axehead  Winetavern St." ...
"Human skull with sword or axe cuts  Fishamble St." ...​
National Museum of Ireland -- Archaeology > Viking Dublin *
"Iron axehead  Derreen Lough, Co. Roscommon" ...
Iron axehead  Drakestown, Co. Meath" ...
"Iron axehead  Moylarg, Co. Antrim" ...




* National Museum of Ireland -- Archaeology > Viking Dublin
"Three iron axeheads  Christchurch Place, Fishamble St." ...
National Museum of Ireland -- Archaeology > Viking Dublin *
"Two iron axeheads" ...





​* National Museum of Ireland -- Archaeology > Viking Dublin
"Iron axehead" ...
National Museum of Ireland -- Archaeology > Viking Ireland *
"Iron axehead with wooden handle No locality" ...