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==Leather axe loops==
''A strip of waste leather with a slit cut down its center tucked through the belt. The axe is dropped through the two slit holes. Ideally leather should be thin enough to snap if a firm tug is made upon the axe handle.''<br>
{{evidence
|Archaeology =
* 11 finds of calf skin strips with a slit at each end have been found at York and dated to the C10th / early C11th (15715-25). [MOULD, CARLISLE and & CAMERON 2003: p.3401]
* Similar finds have been found in Hedeby and London. [MOULD, CARLISLE & CAMERON 2003: p.3401]
|Discussion =