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==Throwing axes==
I am currently unaware of any evidence for throwing axes from the Viking Age (Ad 793-1100). A type of axe called a 'Francisca ' was specifically designed for throwing. It dates to the period AD 400-550. [WHEELER 1935:p.141]. Wheeler suggests that it evolves into the bearded axe of the Viking Age [WHEELER 1927:p.24]. <br>It has been suggested that small axes such as the Mammen Axe, from Mammen in Denmark, may have possibly been thrown [CITATION NEEDED].
==Broad axe (Dane axe)==