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Wheeler classifies these as his type III [WHEELER 1935]. They were made and used in Britain from the 8th to 10th centuries [THOMPSON 2004: p.81]. A number of langseaxs have been found in the Netherlands | Wheeler classifies these as his type III [WHEELER 1935]. They were made and used in Britain from the 8th to 10th centuries [THOMPSON 2004: p.81]. A number of langseaxs have been found in the Netherlands | ||
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== With Inlay== | == With Inlay== | ||
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====England, London: River Thames, Battersea==== | ====England, London: River Thames, Battersea==== | ||
{{Cat| | {{Cat| | ||
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:Find Type- River find – 9th - 10th Century | :Find Type- River find – 9th - 10th Century | ||
:Find Date- 1857? | :Find Date- 1857? | ||
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:*{{ListRef|Wilson 1964|p.144 no.36}} | :*{{ListRef|Wilson 1964|p.144 no.36}} | ||
:*[[http://www.britishmuseum.org/explore/highlights/highlight_objects/pe_mla/s/seax_of_beagnoth.aspx British Museum]] | :*[[http://www.britishmuseum.org/explore/highlights/highlight_objects/pe_mla/s/seax_of_beagnoth.aspx British Museum]] | ||
− | | | + | |Seen= Yes |
− | | | + | |Museum= British Museum |
+ | |Accession= 1857,6-23,1 | ||
+ | |i1none=X | ||
+ | |i2h=70px | ||
+ | |i2=BM Langseax Battersea.jpg | ||
+ | |i3=BM Langseax Battersea detail 1.jpg | ||
+ | |i4=BM Langseax Battersea detail 2.jpg | ||
+ | |i5=langseax_beagnoth.jpg | ||
}} | }} | ||
====England, Lancaster: Greencroft, Harbuck==== | ====England, Lancaster: Greencroft, Harbuck==== | ||
{{Cat| | {{Cat| | ||
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:Find Type- Grave find – 9th to early C10th. From a hoard which included a sword of Petersen type L. Hence the date line | :Find Type- Grave find – 9th to early C10th. From a hoard which included a sword of Petersen type L. Hence the date line | ||
:Find Date- 1912? | :Find Date- 1912? | ||
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:*{{ListRef|Wilson 1964|p.135-136 no.22}} | :*{{ListRef|Wilson 1964|p.135-136 no.22}} | ||
:*[[http://www.britishmuseum.org/research/search_the_collection_database/search_object_details.aspx?objectId=87253&partId=1 British Museum]] | :*[[http://www.britishmuseum.org/research/search_the_collection_database/search_object_details.aspx?objectId=87253&partId=1 British Museum]] | ||
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− | | | + | |Museum= British Museum |
+ | |Accession= 1912,0723.2 | ||
+ | |i1none=X | ||
+ | |i2h=70px | ||
+ | |i2=langseax_hurbeck.jpg | ||
}} | }} | ||
==== England, London: Keen Edge Ferry ==== | ==== England, London: Keen Edge Ferry ==== | ||
{{Cat| | {{Cat| | ||
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:Find Type- River find | :Find Type- River find | ||
:Find Date- 1961 August. Dredged from the River Thames | :Find Date- 1961 August. Dredged from the River Thames | ||
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:Bibliography- | :Bibliography- | ||
:*{{ListRef|Evison 1964}} | :*{{ListRef|Evison 1964}} | ||
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− | | | + | |Museum= Reading Museum |
+ | |Accession= | ||
+ | |i1none=X | ||
+ | |i2h=70px | ||
+ | |i2=langseax_keen_edge_ferry.jpg | ||
}} | }} | ||
== Without Inlay == | == Without Inlay == | ||
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− | + | ====England, Cambridgeshire: River Cam, Dimmock's Cote==== | |
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− | | | + | :Find Type- River find |
− | + | :Find Date- | |
− | :Type- River find | + | :Total Length- |
+ | :Blade- | ||
+ | :Hilt- None | ||
+ | :Scabbard- None | ||
+ | :Bibliography- | ||
+ | :*{{ListRef|Lethbridge 1928|fig.4}} | ||
+ | :*{{ListRef|Bjorn & Shetelig 1940|p.69}} | ||
+ | |Seen= | ||
+ | |Museum= | ||
+ | |Accession= | ||
+ | |i1none=X | ||
+ | |i2h=70px | ||
+ | |i2=Cambridge Proc. 1928-Langseax Dimmock's Cote.jpg | ||
+ | }} | ||
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+ | ====England, London: River Thames, Battersea==== | ||
+ | {{Cat| | ||
+ | :Find Type- River find | ||
:Find Date- | :Find Date- | ||
:Total Length- | :Total Length- | ||
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:Hilt- None | :Hilt- None | ||
:Scabbard- None | :Scabbard- None | ||
− | :Bibliography- | + | :Bibliography- |
+ | :*{{ListRef|Evison 1964}} | ||
+ | :*{{ListRef|Wheeler 1935|p.180 pl.XIII}} | ||
+ | |Seen= | ||
+ | |Museum= | ||
+ | |Accession= | ||
+ | |i1none=X | ||
+ | |i2h=70px | ||
+ | |i2=langseax_battersea.jpg | ||
+ | }} | ||
− | + | ====England, Suffolk at Little Bealings==== | |
− | + | {{Cat| | |
− | + | :Find Type- River find | |
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− | :Type- River find | + | |
:Find Date- | :Find Date- | ||
:Total Length- | :Total Length- | ||
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:Hilt- None | :Hilt- None | ||
:Scabbard- None | :Scabbard- None | ||
− | :Bibliography- | + | :Bibliography- |
+ | :*{{ListRef|Evison 1964}} | ||
+ | |Seen= | ||
+ | |Museum= | ||
+ | |Accession= | ||
+ | |i1none=X | ||
+ | |i2h=70px | ||
+ | |i2=langseax_little_bealings.jpg | ||
+ | }} | ||
− | + | ====England, London at Walthamstow==== | |
− | + | {{Cat| | |
− | + | :Find Type- River find | |
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− | :Type- River find | + | |
:Find Date- | :Find Date- | ||
:Total Length- | :Total Length- | ||
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:Hilt- None | :Hilt- None | ||
:Scabbard- None | :Scabbard- None | ||
− | :Bibliography- | + | :Bibliography- |
+ | :*{{ListRef|Wheeler 1935|p.180 pl.XIV}} | ||
+ | |Seen= | ||
+ | |Museum= | ||
+ | |Accession= | ||
+ | |i1none=X | ||
+ | |i2h=70px | ||
+ | |i2=langseax_walthamstow.jpg | ||
+ | }} | ||
− | + | ====England?, Unknown ==== | |
− | + | {{Cat| | |
− | + | :Find Type- River find | |
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− | :Type- River find | + | |
:Find Date- | :Find Date- | ||
:Total Length- fragment | :Total Length- fragment | ||
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:Hilt- None | :Hilt- None | ||
:Scabbard- None | :Scabbard- None | ||
− | :Bibliography- | + | :Bibliography- |
− | + | :*{{ListRef|Evison 1964}} | |
− | |} | + | |Seen= |
+ | |Museum= | ||
+ | |Accession= | ||
+ | |i1none=X | ||
+ | |i2h=70px | ||
+ | |i2=langseax_unknown.jpg | ||
+ | }} | ||
== Other Possible Langseaxs == | == Other Possible Langseaxs == | ||
We have found the following langseaxs refereed to online with people quoting 'The Metallography of Early Ferrous Edge Tools & Edged Weapons' by R.F. Tylecote & B.J.J.Gilmour. Unfortunately we do not have access to this book and so are unable to determine if they were originally decorated with inlay. <br> | We have found the following langseaxs refereed to online with people quoting 'The Metallography of Early Ferrous Edge Tools & Edged Weapons' by R.F. Tylecote & B.J.J.Gilmour. Unfortunately we do not have access to this book and so are unable to determine if they were originally decorated with inlay. <br> | ||
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− | + | ====England, Gloustershire at Kempsford==== | |
− | + | {{Cat| | |
− | + | :Find Type- ? 9-10th Century | |
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− | :Type- ? 9-10th Century | + | |
:Find Date- ? | :Find Date- ? | ||
:Total Length- Complete. 78cm x 4.2cm. The spine is 8mm thick. | :Total Length- Complete. 78cm x 4.2cm. The spine is 8mm thick. | ||
:Hilt- ? | :Hilt- ? | ||
:Scabbard- ? | :Scabbard- ? | ||
− | :Bibliography- | + | :Bibliography- |
+ | :*{{ListRef|Tylecote & Gilmour 1986}} | ||
+ | |Seen= | ||
+ | |Museum= | ||
+ | |Accession= | ||
+ | |i1none=X | ||
+ | |i2h=70px | ||
+ | |i2=langseax_kempsford.jpg | ||
+ | }} | ||
− | + | ====England, Berkshire at Reading==== | |
− | + | {{Cat| | |
− | + | :Find Type- ? | |
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− | :Type- ? | + | |
:Find Date- ? | :Find Date- ? | ||
:Total Length- fragment | :Total Length- fragment | ||
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:Hilt- Missing | :Hilt- Missing | ||
:Scabbard- None | :Scabbard- None | ||
− | :Bibliography- | + | :Bibliography- |
+ | :*{{ListRef|Tylecote & Gilmour 1986}} | ||
+ | |Seen= | ||
+ | |Museum= | ||
+ | |Accession= | ||
+ | |i1none=X | ||
+ | |i2h=70px | ||
+ | |i2=langseax_reading.jpg | ||
+ | }} | ||
− | + | ==== England, London at Leyton ==== | |
− | + | {{Cat| | |
− | + | :Find Type- ? 9th Century | |
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− | :Type- ? 9th Century | + | |
:Find Date- | :Find Date- | ||
:Total Length- fragment | :Total Length- fragment | ||
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:Hilt- Missing | :Hilt- Missing | ||
:Scabbard- None | :Scabbard- None | ||
− | :Bibliography- | + | :Bibliography- |
− | |} | + | :*{{ListRef|Tylecote & Gilmour 1986}} |
+ | |Seen= | ||
+ | |Museum= | ||
+ | |Accession= | ||
+ | |i1none=X | ||
+ | |i2h=70px | ||
+ | |i2=langseax_layton.jpg | ||
+ | }} | ||
− | Some more possible langseaxs | + | Some more possible langseaxs: |
− | + | ==== England, London, River Thames at Mortlake ==== | |
− | + | {{Cat| | |
− | + | :Find Type- 8th Century | |
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− | :Type- 8th Century | + | |
:Find Date- | :Find Date- | ||
:Total Length- | :Total Length- | ||
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:Scabbard- | :Scabbard- | ||
:Discussion- Possibly a sword blade? | :Discussion- Possibly a sword blade? | ||
− | :Bibliography- | + | :Bibliography- |
+ | :*{{ListRef|Wheeler 1935|p.180 pl.XIII}} | ||
+ | |Seen= | ||
+ | |Museum= Museum of London | ||
+ | |Accession= | ||
+ | |i1none=X | ||
+ | |i2h=70px | ||
+ | |i2=langseax_mortlake.jpg | ||
+ | }} | ||
− | + | ====England, London, River Thames near London==== | |
− | + | {{Cat| | |
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:Type- 8th-9th Century | :Type- 8th-9th Century | ||
:Find Date- | :Find Date- | ||
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:Hilt- | :Hilt- | ||
:Scabbard- | :Scabbard- | ||
− | :Bibliography- | + | :Bibliography- |
− | + | :*{{ListRef|Wheeler 1935|p.180 pl.XIII}} | |
− | |} | + | |Seen= |
+ | |Museum= Museum of London | ||
+ | |Accession= | ||
+ | |i1none=X | ||
+ | |i2h=70px | ||
+ | |i2=langseax_near_london.jpg | ||
+ | }} | ||
==References== | ==References== | ||
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{{Ref|Book=Evison 1964}} | {{Ref|Book=Evison 1964}} | ||
{{Ref|Book=Thompson 2004}} | {{Ref|Book=Thompson 2004}} | ||
− | {{Ref|Book=Tylecote 1986}} | + | {{Ref|Book=Tylecote & Gilmour 1986}} |
{{Ref|Book=Wheeler 1935}} | {{Ref|Book=Wheeler 1935}} | ||
{{Ref|Book=Wilson 1964}} | {{Ref|Book=Wilson 1964}} | ||
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<HarvardReferences /> | <HarvardReferences /> | ||
[[Category:Weapons]] | [[Category:Weapons]] |
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Wheeler classifies these as his type III [WHEELER 1935]. They were made and used in Britain from the 8th to 10th centuries [THOMPSON 2004]:p.81. A number of langseaxs have been found in the Netherlands
Images of Langseaxes (C8th to C11th)
- 800-850AD Stuttgart, Württemburgische Landesbibliothek. Bibl. Fol.23, fol.5v
Introduction to the British finds
The following langseax information is primarily based on the work of Vera Evison [EVISON 1964] and her comparison of the Keen Edge Ferry langseax to others found in Britain. For the purposes of clarification langeaxes are defined here as having single edged blades with a cutting edge of over 12" and with no hilt fittings.
With Inlay
England, London: River Thames, Battersea
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England, Lancaster: Greencroft, Harbuck
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England, London: Keen Edge Ferry
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Without Inlay
England, Cambridgeshire: River Cam, Dimmock's Cote
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England, London: River Thames, Battersea
|
England, Suffolk at Little Bealings
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England, London at Walthamstow
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England?, Unknown
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Other Possible Langseaxs
We have found the following langseaxs refereed to online with people quoting 'The Metallography of Early Ferrous Edge Tools & Edged Weapons' by R.F. Tylecote & B.J.J.Gilmour. Unfortunately we do not have access to this book and so are unable to determine if they were originally decorated with inlay.
England, Gloustershire at Kempsford
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England, Berkshire at Reading
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England, London at Leyton
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Some more possible langseaxs:
England, London, River Thames at Mortlake
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England, London, River Thames near London
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