viking axe
Scandinavian raider's weapon
A viking axe is a type of battle axe associated with Scandinavian warriors of the Viking Age (roughly 793–1066 CE), characterized by a broad, curved blade and a long wooden handle.
The design allowed for both one-handed and two-handed use in combat.
Modern replicas are popular among historical reenactors and collectors: He bought a viking axe at the Renaissance fair.
- battleArmed military engagement
- battle cryShout to rally fighters
- warriorOne skilled in combat
- war bandArmed tribal fighting unit
- shield wallLinked defensive barrier formation
Norse · Norse mythology · longship · raid · berserker · helm · cleave · iron · blade · haft · Odin · plunder · forge · bearded · throwing · Dane · pillage · hewing
- Norse artifactsrunestone, Thor's hammer, rune stones, runestones, Mjolnir
- Axeshatchet, broadaxe, tomahawk, thrower, hawk
cultural origin
viking axekukri
Curved Nepalese combat blade
katana · samurai sword · scimitar · claymore