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Introduction

Wheeler Type I

A small woodland axe that altered little from pre Roman times onwards.

	England, London, River Thames at Old London Bridge Current Location- ? Type- ? Find Date- ? Bibliography- [WHEELER 1927:Fig 1(8)]
	England, London, River Thames at Putney Current Location- ? Type- ? Find Date- ? Bibliography- [WHEELER 1927:Fig 8(1)]
	England, London, River Thames at Walthamstow Current Location- ? Type- ? Find Date- ? Bibliography- [WHEELER 1927:Fig 8(2)]

Wheeler Type II

This type was more likely to be a tool than a weapon. Earlier types are not so slender [Wheeler 1927]

	England, London, River Thames at Brentwood Current Location- ? Type- ? C9th Find Date- ? Bibliography- [WHEELER 1927:Fig 1(4)]
	England, London, River Thames Current Location- ? Type- ? C9th Find Date- ? Bibliography- [WHEELER 1927:Fig 1(5)]
	England, London, River Thames Current Location- ? Type- ? C9th Find Date- ? Bibliography- [WHEELER 1927:Fig 1(6)]
	England, London, River Thames at Walthamstow Current Location- ? Type- ? C9th Find Date- ? Bibliography- [WHEELER 1927:Fig 1(7)]

Wheeler Type III

Bearded axes that derived from fransica’s.

	England, London, River Thames at Whitehall Current Location- ? Type- ? Find Date- ? Bibliography- [BJORN and SHETELIG 1940:V.IV P.86] [PEARSON 1981:I 7]
	England, London, Strand on the Green Current Location- ? Type- ? Find Date- ? Bibliography- [BJORN and SHETELIG 1940:Fig.9(1)]
	Scotland, Islay, Ballinaby Current Location- ? Type- ? Find Date- ? L- 14.5cm x W- 5cm Bibliography- [GRIEG 1940:Fig.15]
	Scotland, Islay, Ballinaby Current Location- ? Type- ? Find Date- ? L- 14cm x W- 9cm Bibliography- [GRIEG 1940:Fig.15]
No Image	Scotland, Eigg, Grave 2 Current Location- ? Type- ? Type B Find Date- ? L-10.5cm x W- 10cm Bibliography- [GRIEG 1940:P.68]
No Image	Scotland, Westray, Pierowall Current Location- ? Type- ? Type B Find Date- ? L-14cm x W-10cm Bibliography- [GRIEG 1940:P.94]
No Image	Scotland, Orkney, Isle of Islay Current Location- ? Type- ? Find Date- ? Bibliography- [WHEELER 1927]
No Image	England, Suffolk, Ipswich Current Location- ? Type- ? C9th Find Date- ? ornamented with cross-lines between blade and socket Bibliography- [BJORN and SHETELIG 1940:P.60]
No Image	England, Suffolk, Ipswich Current Location- ? Type- ? Find Date- ? vertical grooves on socket Bibliography- [BJORN and SHETELIG 1940:P.60]

Thames nr London ?
Reading ?
Hastings Downs ?

Wheeler Type IV

Wheeler Type V

Transitional between types III and IV

Wheeler Type VI

The ‘Dane Axe’ appears in Britain from 1000AD onwards.

References

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