Viking Sword with an History

[Tordenskiold1721]

Originally Posted by Reventlov

Thanks for the link about the axe also, interesting to see what the described "brass decoration" looks like.

Brass decoration or reinforcement of the shaft against sword blows or axe strike on the Norwegian battle axe is a complicated subject. The battle axe saw practical use into the middle of the 1600'hundreds in Norway.

Below is some later axes with spiral reinforcement of the haft:




When the spiral brass and iron, and in some rear cases gold reinforcement of the haft was introduced I don't know but I have seen it on a small light Viking axe intended for "fast" use with a single hand.