Out of 128 knives found from Coppergate York, only 1 can be classed as a seax. [CAMERON 2000: p.64-65]
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England, Cambridge, River Cam at Dimmock's Cote
- Current Location- University of Archaeology and Ethnology, Cambridge
- Type- ? 800AD
- Find Date- ?
- Size- Blade Length: ?; Blade Width: ?; Blade Thickness: ?; Total Length: ?
- Comments- 'large scramasax with a groove along the back of the blade' [BJORN 1940:p.69].
- Bibliography- [BJORN 1940:p.69]
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England, Cumwhitton, Plough Soil
- Current Location- Tullie House Museum
- Type- ?
- Find Date- ?
- Size- Blade Length: ?; Blade Width: 30mm; Blade Thickness: ?; Total Length: 220mm
- Comments- 'Patern-welded blade with remains of possible leather sheath still attached' [PATERSON 2014:cat.634].
- Bibliography- [PATERSON 2014:p.50,51 & Cat.634]
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England, Cumwhitton, Grave 5
- Current Location- Tullie House Museum
- Type- ?
- Find Date- ?
- Size- Blade Length: 182mm; Blade Width: ?; Blade Thickness: ?; Total Length: 270mm
- Comments- 'Part pattern welded. Has a horn handle with inlaid silver wire.' [PATERSON 2014:cat.885].
- Bibliography- [PATERSON 2014:p.110 & Cat.885]
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England, Kent, Sittingbourne
- Current Location- British Museum 1881,0623.1
- Type- Wheeler IV 900-925AD
- Find Date- 1881
- Size- Blade Length: ?; Blade Width: ?; Blade Thickness: ?; Total Length: ?
- Comments- 'inlaid with copper, bronze, silver and niello.' [WILSON 1964:cat.80].
- Bibliography- [WILSON 1964:cat.80] [British Museum]
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England, London
- Current Location- London Museum ALG84[588]381
- Type- Wheeler III/II 1000-1100AD
- Find Date- ?
- Size- Blade Length: ?; Blade Width: ?; Blade Thickness: ?; Total Length: 247mm
- Comments-
- Bibliography- [Museum of London]
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England, London, Honey Lane
- Current Location- British Museum 1856,7-1,1413
- Type- Wheeler IV 978-1016AD
- Find Date- 1856
- Size- Blade Length: ?; Blade Width: ?; Blade Thickness: ?; Total Length: 327mm
- Comments-
- Bibliography- [WILSON 1965:Cat.43]
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England, London, Park Street
- Current Location- British Museum 1879,12-22.1
- Type- 800-1000AD
- Find Date-
- Size- Blade Length: ?; Blade Width: ?; Blade Thickness: ?; Total Length: 266mm
- Comments-
- Bibliography- [WILSON 1965:Cat.81]
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England, London, Princes Street
- Current Location- London Museum 29.94,17 (Wheeler no.21)
- Type- 900-1000AD
- Find Date-
- Size- Blade Length: ?; Blade Width: ?; Blade Thickness: ?; Total Length: ?
- Comments-
- Bibliography- [WHEELER 1935:p.]
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England, London,Thames
- Current Location- British Museum 1859,1-22.12
- Type- 800-1000AD
- Find Date-
- Size- Blade Length: ?; Blade Width: ?; Blade Thickness: ?; Total Length: 232mm
- Comments-
- Bibliography- [WILSON 1965:Cat.50]
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England, London, Thames
- Current Location- London Museum A1781 (Wheeler no.25)
- Type- 900-1100AD
- Find Date-
- Size- Blade Length: 247mm; Blade Width: ?; Blade Thickness: ?; Total Length: 334mm
- Comments-
- Bibliography- [WHEELER 1935:p.]
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England, London, Thames at Blackfriars
- Current Location- London Museum A9313 (Wheeler no.8)
- Type- 800-1000AD
- Find Date-
- Size- Blade Length: ?; Blade Width: ?; Blade Thickness: ?; Total Length: ?
- Comments-
- Bibliography- [WHEELER 1935:p.]
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England, London, Thames at Brentford
- Current Location- London Museum A10721 (Wheeler no.11)
- Type- 700-900AD
- Find Date-
- Size- Blade Length: ?; Blade Width: ?; Blade Thickness: ?; Total Length: ?
- Comments-
- Bibliography- [WHEELER 1935:p.]
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England, London, Thames at Brentford
- Current Location- London Museum A13935 (Wheeler no.22)
- Type- 900-1100AD
- Find Date-
- Size- Blade Length: ?; Blade Width: ?; Blade Thickness: ?; Total Length: ?
- Comments-
- Bibliography- [WHEELER 1935:p.]
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England, London, Thames at Brentford
- Current Location- London Museum O2136
- Type- 500-700AD
- Find Date-
- Size- Blade Length: 181mm; Blade Width: ?; Blade Thickness: ?; Total Length: ?
- Comments-
- Bibliography- [MUSEUM OF LONDON]
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England, London, Thames at Fulham
- Current Location- London Museum A24399 (Wheeler no.18)
- Type- Wheeler IV 900-1000AD
- Find Date-
- Size- Blade Length: ?; Blade Width: ?; Blade Thickness: ?; Total Length: ?
- Comments-
- Bibliography- [WHEELER 1935:p.]
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England, London, Thames at Fulham
- Current Location- London Museum A24909 (Wheeler no.17)
- Type- Wheeler III/II 900-1100AD
- Find Date-
- Size- Blade Length: ?; Blade Width: ?; Blade Thickness: ?; Total Length: ?
- Comments-
- Bibliography- [WHEELER 1935:p.]
- England, London. One find from cheapside could have had a blade of 25cm. [CAMERON 2000: p.64-65]
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Seax sheaths are made from substantial leather up to 3mm thick and closed by rivets about 4 to 5cm apart. In England there are 12 finds of Seax sheaths out of a total of 61 [CAMERON 2000: p.64-65]
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Germany, Aachen
- Current Location- Aachen Cathedral Treasury (Okasha 1992 cat.1)
- Type- ?
- Find Date- before 1860
- Size- Blade Length: ?; Total Length: 470mm ; Total Width: ?
- Comments- Contains a name in Old English
- Bibliography- [OKASHA 1992:p.64 cat.1 pl.IV]
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Norway, Trondheim, Sor-Trondelag
- Current Location- ? (Okasha 1992 cat.12)
- Type- ?
- Find Date- ?
- Size- Blade Length: ?; Total Length: ? ; Total Width: ?
- Comments- Contains a name in Old English
- Bibliography- [OKASHA 1992:p.64 cat.12 pl.V]
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Norway, Trondheim, Sor-Trondelag
- Current Location- ? (Okasha 1992 cat.13)
- Type- ?
- Find Date- ?
- Size- Blade Length: ?; Total Length: ? ; Total Width: ?
- Comments- Contains a name in Old English
- Bibliography- [OKASHA 1992:p.64 cat.13 pl.V]
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Ireland, Dublin, Christchurch Place
- Current Location- ? (Cameron 2007 cat.DLS 4)
- Type- ?
- Find Date- ?
- Size- Blade Length: ?; Total Length: 367mm ; Total Width: ?
- Comments-
- Bibliography- [CAMERON 2007:p.]
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Ireland, Dublin, Christchurch Place
- Current Location- ?, E122:12660 (Cameron 2007 cat.DLS 5) (Okasha 1992 cat.2)
- Type- ? 1050-1075AD
- Find Date- ?
- Size- Blade Length: ?; Total Length: 295mm ; Total Width: ?
- Comments-
- Bibliography- [CAMERON 2007:p.] [OKASHA 1992:p.64 cat.2]
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Ireland, Dublin, Fishamble Street
- Current Location- ? (Cameron 2007 cat.DLS 11)
- Type- ?
- Find Date- ?
- Size- Blade Length: ?; Total Length: 405mm ; Total Width: ?
- Comments-
- Bibliography- [CAMERON 2007:p.]
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England, Gloucester, 11-17 Southgate Street
- Current Location- Gloucester City Museum, GLRCM 85/1968 sf.65 (Cameron 2000 cat.349) (Okasha 1992 cat.3)
- Type- ?
- Find Date- 1968
- Size- Blade Length: 170mm ; Total Length: 190mm ; Total Width: 68mm
- Comments-
- Bibliography- [CAMERON 2000:p.] [OKASHA 1992:p.64 cat.3]
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England, Gloucester, Berkeley Street
- Current Location- Gloucester City Museum, GLRCM 19/79 sf.7 (Cameron 2000 cat.350) (Okasha 1992 cat.4)
- Type- ?
- Find Date- ?
- Size- Blade Length: 200mm ; Total Length: 415mm ; Total Width: 70mm
- Comments-
- Bibliography- [CAMERON 2000:p.] [OKASHA 1992:p.64 cat.4]
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England, Hexham
- Current Location- Hexham (Cameron 2000 cat.114) (Okasha 1992 cat.5)
- Type- ?
- Find Date- ?
- Size- Blade Length: ? ; Total Length: 100mm ; Total Width: ?
- Comments-
- Bibliography- [CAMERON 2000:p.] [OKASHA 1992:p.64 cat.5]
- York 115
- York 214
- York 215
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England, York, Parliament Street
- Current Location- ? sf.754 (Cameron 2000 cat.205)
- Type- ?
- Find Date- ?
- Size- Blade Length: ?; Total Length: ? ; Total Width: ?
- Comments-
- Bibliography- [CAMERON 2000:p.112]
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England, York, Coppergate
- Current Location- ? (Cameron 2000 cat.206)
- Type- ?
- Find Date- ?
- Size- Blade Length: ?; Total Length: ? ; Total Width: ?
- Comments-
- Bibliography- [CAMERON 2000:p.]
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England, York, Parliament Street
- Current Location- ? sf.753 (Cameron 2000 cat.207)
- Type- ?
- Find Date- ?
- Size- Blade Length: ?; Total Length: ? ; Total Width: ?
- Comments-
- Bibliography- [CAMERON 2000:p.113]
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England, York
- Current Location- ? sf.4332 (Cameron 2000 cat.347)
- Type- ?
- Find Date- ?
- Size- Blade Length: ?; Total Length: ? ; Total Width: ?
- Comments-
- Bibliography- [CAMERON 2000:p.135]
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England, London, Trump Street
- Current Location- Museum of London, MOL ? (Cameron 2000 cat.144)
- Type- ?
- Find Date- ?
- Size- Blade Length: ?; Total Length: ? ; Total Width: ?
- Comments-
- Bibliography- [CAMERON 2000:p.]
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England, London, Cheapside
- Current Location- Museum of London, MOL 11674 (Cameron 2000 cat.145) (Okasha 1992 cat.6)
- Type- ?
- Find Date- 1927
- Size- Blade Length: ?; Total Length: 390mm ; Total Width: ?
- Comments-
- Bibliography- [VINCE 1991] [CAMERON 2000:p.208] [OKASHA 1992:cat.6]
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