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Axes found in Britain
Contents 1 Introduction 2 Wheeler Type I 2.1 England, York: Coppergate A 2.2 England, York: Coppergate B 2.3 England, London: River Thames, Old London Bridge 2.4 England, London: River Thames, Putney 2.5 England, London: River Thames, Walthamstow (I) 3 Wheeler Type II 3.1 England, York: Parliament Street 3.2 England, London: River Thames, Brentwood 3.3 England, London: River Thames (II-1) 3.4 England, London: River Thames (II-2) 3.5 England, London: River Thames, Walthamstow (II) 3.6 England, London: Milk Street 4 Wheeler Type III 4.1 Scotland, Argyll and Bute, Islay: Ballinaby (III-1) 4.2 Scotland, Argyll and Bute, Islay: Ballinaby (III-2) 4.3 Scotland, Westray: Pierowall (1851-Donations) 4.4 Scotland, Orkney, Isle of Islay: 4.5 England, Suffolk: Ipswich 4.6 England, Suffolk: Ipswich 4.7 England, London: River Thames at Whitehall 4.8 England, London: Strand on the Green 4.9 England, London: 5 Wheeler Type IV 5.1 Scotland, Highland, Eigg Grave 2 5.2 Isle of Man, Knoc-y-doonee 5.3 Isle of Man, Ballaterson 5.4 England, Cumbria: Aspatria 5.5 England, Cumbria: Carlisle, Denton Holme 5.6 England, Lancashire: Claughton Hall 5.7 England, York 5.8 England, York: Jubbergate 5.9 England,Yorkshire: Bawtry 5.10 England, Derbyshire: Repton (H) 5.11 England, Lincolnshire: Lincoln, Danes Terrace 5.12 England, Oxfordshire: Oxford 5.13 England, London: Thames Street 5.14 England, London: Aldergate 5.15 England, London: nr Tower of London 5.16 England, London: Austin Friars 6 Wheeler Type V 6.1 Scotland, Shetland: St. Olaf's, White ness 6.2 Scotland, Argyll and Bute, Islay: Ballinaby (1932) 6.3 Scotland, Skye, Sheabost, Tote 6.4 Scotland, Colonsay: Kiloran Bay 6.5 Scotland, Caithness: Reay 6.6 England, Cumbria: Cumwhitton 6.7 England, Cumbria: Hesket-in-the-Forest 6.8 England, North Yorkshire: Kildale 6.9 England, Yorkshire: Pippin Castle 6.10 England, Derbyshire: Repton 6.11 England, London: Kew Bridge 7 Wheeler Type VI 7.1 Scotland: Loch of Doon 7.2 Scotland, Dumfriesshire: 7.3 Scotland, Sutherland, Dunrobin: Golspie 7.4 England, Lincolnshire, River Witham 7.5 England, Oxfordshire, River Thames at Stanton Harcourt 7.6 England, Norfolk: River Yare, Surlingham Ferry 7.7 England, Cambridgeshire: March, Rectory Paddock 7.8 England, Cambridgeshire, Ely 7.9 England, Cambridgeshire, Ely 7.10 England, Essex: River Lea, Stratford 7.11 England, London: River Thames at Hammersmith 7.12 England, London, River Thames at Tower of London 7.13 England, London, River Thames at Chelsea, Barnes 7.14 England, London: River Thames at Chelsea, Barnes 7.15 England, London, River Thames at Battersea 7.16 England, London: River Thames at Old London Bridge 1 7.17 England, London: River Thames at Old London Bridge 2 7.18 England, London: River Thames at Old London Bridge 3 7.19 England, London: River Thames at Old London Bridge 4 7.20 England, London: River Thames at Old London Bridge 5 7.21 England, London: River Thames at Old London Bridge 6 7.22 England, London: River Thames at Old London Bridge 7 8 Axes still awaiting classification 8.1 Scotland, Westray: Pierowall (1849-Grave 6) 8.2 Scotland, Argyll and Bute, Colonsay: Machrins 8.3 Isle of Man, German: St John’s Kirk German 8.4 England, Lancashire: Meols 9 Select Bibliography
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Axes found in Britain

Introduction

Wheeler Type I

Wheeler I
Petersen A

Petersen Type A

A small woodland axe that altered little from pre-Roman times on-wards.

England, York: Coppergate A

Current Location- Yorkshire Museum

Find Type- ?

Find Date- ?

Blade-

Haft-

Comments-

Bibliography-

Waterman, Dudley M. (1959) Late Saxon, Viking, and Early Medieval Finds from York. pp.59-106. Archaeologia: Vol.97 fig.5(5)

England, York: Coppergate B

Current Location- Yorkshire Museum

Find Type- ?

Find Date- ?

Blade-

Haft-

Comments-

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Waterman, Dudley M. (1959) Late Saxon, Viking, and Early Medieval Finds from York. pp.59-106. Archaeologia: Vol.97 fig.5(6)

England, London: River Thames, Old London Bridge

Current Location- ?

Find Type- ?

Find Date- ?

Blade-

Haft-

Comments-

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Wheeler, R.E.M. (1927) London and the Vikings. London Museum Catalogues: No 1 fig.1(8)

England, London: River Thames, Putney

Current Location- ?

Find Type- ?

Find Date- ?

Blade-

Haft-

Comments-

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Wheeler, R.E.M. (1927) London and the Vikings. London Museum Catalogues: No 1 fig.1(1)

England, London: River Thames, Walthamstow (I)

Current Location- ?

Find Type- ?

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Blade-

Haft-

Comments-

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Wheeler, R.E.M. (1927) London and the Vikings. London Museum Catalogues: No 1 fig.1(2)

Wheeler Type II

Wheeler II
Earlier form
Wheeler II
Later form

No Petersen Type

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

England, York: Parliament Street

Current Location- Yorkshire Museum

Find Type- ?

Find Date- ?

Blade-

Haft-

Comments-

Bibliography-

Waterman, Dudley M. (1959) Late Saxon, Viking, and Early Medieval Finds from York. pp.59-106. Archaeologia: Vol.97 fig.5(7)

England, London: River Thames, Brentwood

Current Location- ?

Find Type- ? C9th

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Haft-

Comments-

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Wheeler, R.E.M. (1927) London and the Vikings. London Museum Catalogues: No 1 fif.1(4)

England, London: River Thames (II-1)

Current Location- ?

Find Type- ? C9th

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Haft-

Comments-

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Wheeler, R.E.M. (1927) London and the Vikings. London Museum Catalogues: No 1 fif.1(5)

England, London: River Thames (II-2)

Current Location- ?

Find Type- ? C9th

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Haft-

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Wheeler, R.E.M. (1927) London and the Vikings. London Museum Catalogues: No 1 fif.1(6)

England, London: River Thames, Walthamstow (II)

Current Location- ?

Find Type- ? C9th

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Haft-

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Wheeler, R.E.M. (1927) London and the Vikings. London Museum Catalogues: No 1 fif.1(7)

England, London: Milk Street

Current Location- Museum of London

Find Type-

Find Date- ?

Blade-

Haft-

Comments-

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Vince, Alan (1991) Aspects of Saxo-Norman London: II Finds and Environmental Evidence. p.135,137

Wheeler Type III

Wheeler III
Petersen B
Axe type C.jpg

Petersen C

Petersen Types B & C

No Petersen Type C axes have been found in the British Isles.
Bearded axes are derived from fransica’s.

Scotland, Argyll and Bute, Islay: Ballinaby (III-1)

Current Location- ?

Find Type- Grave find. Grave 2(i)

Find Date- 1877

Blade- L:14.5cm, W:5cm

Haft-

Comments-

Bibliography-

Scotland, Argyll and Bute, Islay: Ballinaby (III-2)

Current Location- ?

Find Type- Grave find. Grave 2(i)

Find Date- 1877

Blade- L:14cm, W:9cm

Haft-

Comments-

Bibliography-

Scotland, Westray: Pierowall (1851-Donations)

Scran

Current Location- National Museum of Scotland

Find Type- ? Type B

Find Date- ?

Blade- L:14cm, W:10cm

Haft-

Comments-

Bibliography-

Scotland, Orkney, Isle of Islay:

Current Location- ?

Find Type- ?

Find Date- ?

Blade-

Haft-

Comments-

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Wheeler, R.E.M. (1927) London and the Vikings. London Museum Catalogues: No 1

England, Suffolk: Ipswich

Current Location- British Museum (possibly 1867,0711.9 or 1867,0711.10)

Find Type- ? C9th

Find Date- Acquired 1867

Blade- ornamented with cross-lines between blade and socket

Haft-

Comments-

Bibliography-

England, Suffolk: Ipswich

Current Location- British Museum (possibly 1867,0711.9 or 1867,0711.10)

Find Type- ?

Find Date- Acquired 1867

Blade-

Haft-

Comments- vertical grooves on socket

Bibliography-

England, London: River Thames at Whitehall

Current Location- British Museum 1856,0701.1422

Find Type- ?

Find Date- Acquired 1856

Blade- Petersen Type: E; W:13.5cm

Haft-

Comments-

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England, London: Strand on the Green

Current Location- Museum of London

Find Type- ?

Find Date- ?

Blade-

Haft-

Comments-

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Wheeler, R.E.M. (1927) London and the Vikings. London Museum Catalogues: No 1 fig.9(1)

England, London:

Current Location- British Museum 1856,0701.1421

Find Type- ?

Find Date- Acquired 1856

Blade- W:12.3cm

Haft-

Comments-

Bibliography-

British Museum [1]

Thames nr London ?
Reading ?
Hastings Downs ?

Wheeler Type IV

Wheeler IV
Petersen G
Petersen H
Petersen I
Axe type K.jpg

Petersen K
Axe type L.jpg

Petersen L

Scotland, Highland, Eigg Grave 2

Scran

Current Location- National Museums Scotland X.IL 167

Find Type- Grave find.

Find Date-

Blade- Type G/H/I?

Haft-

Comments-

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Isle of Man, Knoc-y-doonee

Current Location- Manx Museum

Find Type- Grave find

Find Date- ?

Blade-

Haft-

Comments-

Bibliography-

Grieg, Sigurd (1940) Viking Antiquities in Scotland. Edited by Haakon Shetelig. (Available Online) Viking Antiquities in Great Britain and Ireland: Part 2 p.23

Isle of Man, Ballaterson

Current Location- Manx Museum

Find Type- Boat Burial

Find Date- ?

Blade-

Haft-

Comments-

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England, Cumbria: Aspatria

Current Location- Lost

Find Type- ?

Find Date- Before 1790

Blade-

Haft-

Comments-

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England, Cumbria: Carlisle, Denton Holme

Current Location- Carlisle Tullie House Museum

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Blade-

Haft-

Comments- found in Richards Street, Denton Holme

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Carlisle Tullie House Museum

England, Lancashire: Claughton Hall

Current Location- Lost

Find Type- Grave Find

Find Date-

Blade-

Haft-

Comments-

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England, York

Current Location- Yorkshire Museum 551.45.48

Find Type- ?

Find Date- ?

Blade-

Haft-

Comments-

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England, York: Jubbergate

Current Location- ?

Find Type- ?

Find Date- ?

Blade-

Haft-

Comments-

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Roesdahl, Else; Graham-Campbell, James; Connor, Patricia and Pearson, Kenneth (1981) The Vikings in England, and their Danish homeland. Cat.D17

England,Yorkshire: Bawtry

Current Location- The Great North Museum NEWMA : 1904.20

Find Type-

Find Date- ?

Blade-

Haft-

Comments-

Bibliography-

[www.twmuseums.org.uk]

England, Derbyshire: Repton (H)

File:Biddle & Kjolbye-Biddle 2001 fig.4.18

Current Location-

Find Type- Mass Grave

Find Date- 1980-86

Blade- Type H

Haft-

Comments- Found along with the remains of at least 264 people below the mound in the Vicarage Garden (Biddle & Kjolbye-Biddle 2001)

Bibliography-

England, Lincolnshire: Lincoln, Danes Terrace

Current Location- Lincoln The Collection

Find Type- Petersen G?

Find Date- ?

Blade-

Haft-

Comments-

Bibliography-

Lincoln The Collection

England, Oxfordshire: Oxford

Current Location- Pitt Rivers Museum

Find Type- Petersen G

Find Date- ?

Blade-

Haft-

Comments-

Bibliography-

Bjorn, Anathon, and Shetelig, Haakon (1940) Viking Antiquities in England. Edited by Haakon Shetelig. (Available Online) Viking Antiquities in Great Britain and Ireland: Part 4 p.74

Museum of London

England, London: Thames Street

Current Location- ?

Find Type- ?

Find Date- ?

Blade-

Haft-

Comments-

Bibliography-

Wheeler, R.E.M. (1927) London and the Vikings. London Museum Catalogues: No 1 fig.10(1)

England, London: Aldergate

Current Location- ?

Find Type- ?

Find Date- ?

Blade-

Haft-

Comments-

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Wheeler, R.E.M. (1927) London and the Vikings. London Museum Catalogues: No 1 fig.10(2)

England, London: nr Tower of London

Current Location- ?

Find Type- ?

Find Date- ?

Blade-

Haft-

Comments-

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Wheeler, R.E.M. (1927) London and the Vikings. London Museum Catalogues: No 1 fig.10(3)

England, London: Austin Friars

Current Location- Museum of London (from Guildhall collection)

Find Type- ?

Find Date- ?

Blade- Petersen Type L; W: 8.2cm (3¼"); L: 14.9cm (5 7/8")

Haft- None

Comments-

Bibliography-

Wheeler Type V

Wheeler V
Axe type D.jpg

Petersen D
Axe type E.jpg

Petersen E
Petersen F

Petersen Type D, E & F

Transitional between types III and IV

Scotland, Shetland: St. Olaf's, White ness

File:Shetland Website

Current Location- Shetland Museum ARC 65381

Find Type-

Find Date- 1938

Blade-

Haft-

Comments- Image found at [[1]]

Bibliography-

[photos.shetland-museum.org.uk]

Scotland, Argyll and Bute, Islay: Ballinaby (1932)

Current Location- National Museum of Scotland

Find Type- Grave find

Find Date- 1932

Blade- L:8", W:5½" (Edwards 1934) Type E ?

Haft-

Comments- described as being similar to the axe from Reay in Cathness.

Bibliography-

Scotland, Skye, Sheabost, Tote

Current Location- ?

Find Type- F

Find Date- ?

Blade-

Haft-

Comments-

Bibliography-

Scotland, Colonsay: Kiloran Bay

Current Location- ?

Find Type- ?

Find Date- ?

Blade- L:20.5cm, W:13.5cm

Haft-

Comments-

Bibliography-

Scotland, Caithness: Reay

Current Location- National Museum of Scotland

Find Type-

Find Date- 1926

Blade- Petersen type E

Haft-

Comments-

Bibliography-

England, Cumbria: Cumwhitton

Current Location- Carlisle Tullie House Museum

Find Type- Grave Find

Find Date- ?

Blade- Petersen type E

Haft-

Comments-

Bibliography-

Paterson, Caroline; Parsons, Adam J.; Newman, Rachel M.; Johnson, Nick and Howard Davis, Christine (2014) Shadows in the Sand. Excavation of a Viking-Age Cemetery at Cumwhitton, Cumbria. p.97

England, Cumbria: Hesket-in-the-Forest

Current Location- Carlisle Tullie House Museum

Find Type- Grave Find

Find Date- ?

Blade-

Haft-

Comments-

Bibliography-

England, North Yorkshire: Kildale

Current Location- Lost - Stolen

Find Type- Grave Find

Find Date- 1867

Blade- Petersen Type E

Haft-

Comments-

Bibliography-

Redmond, Angela Z. (2007) Viking Burial in the North of England. A Study of Contact, Interaction and Reaction between Scandinavian Migrants with Resident Groups, and the effect of Immigration on Aspects of Cultural Continuity.. British Archaeological Reports: BAR 429 Appx.5 no.37, p.110, XLIII-XLIV

England, Yorkshire: Pippin Castle

File:Redmond A8.7

Current Location-

Find Type-

Find Date- 1901

Blade- Petersen Type E

Haft-

Comments-

Bibliography-

Redmond, Angela Z. (2007) Viking Burial in the North of England. A Study of Contact, Interaction and Reaction between Scandinavian Migrants with Resident Groups, and the effect of Immigration on Aspects of Cultural Continuity.. British Archaeological Reports: BAR 429 Appx.5 no.31, p.108, LXI-LXII

England, Derbyshire: Repton

Current Location- ?

Find Type- ?

Find Date- ?

Blade-

Haft-

Comments-

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England, London: Kew Bridge

Current Location- ?

Find Type- ?

Find Date- ?

Blade-

Haft-

Comments-

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Wheeler, R.E.M. (1927) London and the Vikings. London Museum Catalogues: No 1 fig.9(2)

Wheeler Type VI

Wheeler VI
Petersen M1
Petersen M2
Petersen M3

Petersen Type M

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

Scotland: Loch of Doon

Current Location- ?

Find Type- ?

Find Date- ?

Blade-

Haft-

Comments-

Bibliography-

Grieg, Sigurd (1940) Viking Antiquities in Scotland. Edited by Haakon Shetelig. (Available Online) Viking Antiquities in Great Britain and Ireland: Part 2 fig.69

Scotland, Dumfriesshire:

Current Location- ?

Find Type- ?

Find Date- ?

Blade-

Haft-

Comments-

Bibliography-

Grieg, Sigurd (1940) Viking Antiquities in Scotland. Edited by Haakon Shetelig. (Available Online) Viking Antiquities in Great Britain and Ireland: Part 2 fig.70

Scotland, Sutherland, Dunrobin: Golspie

Scran

Current Location- National Museums Scotland X.IL 743

Find Type- Grave Find

Find Date- ?

Blade- L: 7.8"; W: 5.7" (Scran) Type R560 / Petersen M (Scran)

Haft-

Comments-

Bibliography-

England, Lincolnshire, River Witham

Current Location- Lincoln The Collection 1906.0661.2

Find Type- ?

Find Date- ?

Blade-

Haft-

Comments-

Bibliography-

Roesdahl, Else; Graham-Campbell, James; Connor, Patricia and Pearson, Kenneth (1981) The Vikings in England, and their Danish homeland. cat.I6

England, Oxfordshire, River Thames at Stanton Harcourt

Current Location- British Museum 1891,0905.8

Find Type-

Find Date- Acquired 1891

Blade- R560; H:17.5cm; W:18cm; D:3cm Wgt: 287g

Haft-

Comments-

Bibliography-

England, Norfolk: River Yare, Surlingham Ferry

Current Location- Norwich Castle Museum 158.946

Find Type- River find

Find Date- ?

Blade- W:22cm

Haft-

Comments-

Bibliography-

England, Cambridgeshire: March, Rectory Paddock

Current Location- Wisbech Museum

Find Type-

Find Date- c.1890

Blade-

Haft-

Comments- The flared sides were removed by the finder, presumably to permit re-use.

Bibliography-

Wisbech Museum

England, Cambridgeshire, Ely

Current Location- Cambridge Museum of Archaeology and Anthropology

Find Type- R560

Find Date- ?

Blade-

Haft-

Comments-

Bibliography-

England, Cambridgeshire, Ely

Current Location- Cambridge Museum of Archaeology and Anthropology

Find Type- R523

Find Date- ?

Blade-

Haft-

Comments-

Bibliography-

Bjorn, Anathon, and Shetelig, Haakon (1940) Viking Antiquities in England. Edited by Haakon Shetelig. (Available Online) Viking Antiquities in Great Britain and Ireland: Part 4 p.64, fig.36

England, Essex: River Lea, Stratford

Current Location- Pitt Rivers Museum 1954.11.11

Find Type- River Find?

Find Date- before 1898?

Blade- L:215mm, W:252mm. Like R560 (Bjorn & Shetelig 1940)

Haft-

Comments- Was previously at Newbury Museum: 1898-5

Bibliography-

England, London: River Thames at Hammersmith

Current Location- British Museum 1909,0626.8

Find Type- ?

Find Date- Acquired 1909

Blade- Petersen Type: M; L:21.5cm; W:20.7cm; D:3.3cm; Wgt: 693g

Haft-

Comments-

Bibliography-

England, London, River Thames at Tower of London

Current Location- Museum of London

Find Type- ?

Find Date- ?

Blade-

Haft-

Comments-

Bibliography-

Wheeler, R.E.M. (1927) London and the Vikings. London Museum Catalogues: No 1 fig.9(3)

England, London, River Thames at Chelsea, Barnes

Current Location- Museum of London

Find Type- ?

Find Date- ?

Blade-

Haft-

Comments-

Bibliography-

Wheeler, R.E.M. (1927) London and the Vikings. London Museum Catalogues: No 1 fig.10(4)

England, London: River Thames at Chelsea, Barnes

Current Location- Museum of London

Find Type- ?

Find Date- ?

Blade-

Haft-

Comments-

Bibliography-

Wheeler, R.E.M. (1927) London and the Vikings. London Museum Catalogues: No 1 fig.10(5)

England, London, River Thames at Battersea

Current Location- Museum of London

Find Type- ?

Find Date- ?

Blade-

Haft-

Comments-

Bibliography-

Wheeler, R.E.M. (1927) London and the Vikings. London Museum Catalogues: No 1 fig.11

Group: England, London: River Thames at Old London Bridge

A group of 7 Dane Axes (see below), a small axe, 6 spears, a pair of fire tongs and a grappling hook were found by workmen excavating in the former foreshore of the river.

England, London: River Thames at Old London Bridge 1

Current Location- Museum of London

Find Type- River Find

Find Date- ?

Blade-

Haft-

Comments-

Bibliography-

Wheeler, R.E.M. (1927) London and the Vikings. London Museum Catalogues: No 1 fig.1

England, London: River Thames at Old London Bridge 2

Current Location- Museum of London

Find Type- River Find

Find Date- ?

Blade-

Haft-

Comments-

Bibliography-

Wheeler, R.E.M. (1927) London and the Vikings. London Museum Catalogues: No 1 fig.1

England, London: River Thames at Old London Bridge 3

Current Location- Museum of London

Find Type- River Find

Find Date- ?

Blade-

Haft-

Comments-

Bibliography-

Wheeler, R.E.M. (1927) London and the Vikings. London Museum Catalogues: No 1 fig.1

England, London: River Thames at Old London Bridge 4

Current Location- Museum of London

Find Type- River Find

Find Date- ?

Blade-

Haft-

Comments-

Bibliography-

Wheeler, R.E.M. (1927) London and the Vikings. London Museum Catalogues: No 1 fig.1

England, London: River Thames at Old London Bridge 5

Current Location- Museum of London

Find Type- River Find

Find Date- ?

Blade-

Haft-

Comments-

Bibliography-

Wheeler, R.E.M. (1927) London and the Vikings. London Museum Catalogues: No 1 fig.1

England, London: River Thames at Old London Bridge 6

Current Location- Museum of London

Find Type- River Find

Find Date- ?

Blade-

Haft-

Comments-

Bibliography-

Wheeler, R.E.M. (1927) London and the Vikings. London Museum Catalogues: No 1 fig.1

England, London: River Thames at Old London Bridge 7

Current Location- Museum of London

Find Type- River Find

Find Date- ?

Blade-

Haft-

Comments-

Bibliography-

Wheeler, R.E.M. (1927) London and the Vikings. London Museum Catalogues: No 1 fig.1

Axes still awaiting classification

Axes so far unidentified by the authors

Scotland, Westray: Pierowall (1849-Grave 6)

Current Location- LOST?

Find Type- ?

Find Date- ?

Blade-

Haft-

Comments-

Bibliography-

Scotland, Argyll and Bute, Colonsay: Machrins

Current Location-

Find Type-

Find Date-

Blade-

Haft-

Comments-

Bibliography-

Isle of Man, German: St John’s Kirk German

Current Location- Manx Museum

Type- Found in a field near a burial.

Find Date- Unknown

Blade-

Haft-

Comments-

Bibliography-

England, Lancashire: Meols

Current Location-

Find Type-

Find Date-

Blade-

Haft-

Comments-

Bibliography-

Redmond, Angela Z. (2007) Viking Burial in the North of England. A Study of Contact, Interaction and Reaction between Scandinavian Migrants with Resident Groups, and the effect of Immigration on Aspects of Cultural Continuity.. British Archaeological Reports: BAR 429 Appx.5 no.88

Select Bibliography

Bjorn, Anathon, and Shetelig, Haakon (1940) Viking Antiquities in England. Edited by Haakon Shetelig. (Available Online) Viking Antiquities in Great Britain and Ireland: Part 4 ^{[BJORN & SHETELIG 1940]} *

Grieg, Sigurd (1940) Viking Antiquities in Scotland. Edited by Haakon Shetelig. (Available Online) Viking Antiquities in Great Britain and Ireland: Part 2 ^{[GRIEG 1940]} *

Roesdahl, Else; Graham-Campbell, James; Connor, Patricia and Pearson, Kenneth (1981) The Vikings in England, and their Danish homeland. ^{[ROESDAHL 1981]} *

Wheeler, R.E.M. (1927) London and the Vikings. London Museum Catalogues: No 1 ^{[WHEELER 1927]} *

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+:*{{ListRef|Redmond 2007|Appx.5 no.182}}
 |Seen=
 |Museum= ?
 |Accession=
 |i1=axe_Ballinaby1.jpg
-|i2=
+|i2=Axe 1 - Ballinaby Grave 1 (Anderson 1880).JPG
 }}
 <section end=BallinabyAxe1(1877) />
 <section begin=BallinabyAxe2(1877) />
 ===Scotland, Argyll and Bute, Islay: Ballinaby (III-2)===
 {{Cat|
@@ Line 230: / Line 237: @@
 :Bibliography-
 :*{{ListRef|Grieg 1940|fig.15}}
+:*{{ListRef|Redmond 2007|Appx.5 no.182}}
 |Seen=
 |Museum= ?
 |Accession=
 |i1=axe_Ballinaby2.jpg
-|i2=
+|i2=Axe 2 - Ballinaby Grave 1 (Anderson 1880).JPG
 }}
 <section end=BallinabyAxe2(1877) />
-===[[:Category:Scotland, Highland, Eigg|Scotland, Highland, Eigg Grave 2]]===
+===Scotland, Westray: Pierowall (1851-Donations)===
-{{Cat|
-:Find Type- ? Type B
-:Find Date- ?
-:Blade- L:10.5cm, W:10cm
-:Haft-
-:Comments-
-:Bibliography-
-:*{{ListRef|Grieg 1940|p.68}}
-|Seen=
-|Museum= ?
-|Accession=
-|i1=
-|i2=
-}}
-===Scotland, Westray: Pierowall===
 {{Cat|
 :Find Type- ? Type B
@@ Line 263: / Line 255: @@
 :Bibliography-
 :*{{ListRef|Grieg 1940|p.94}}
+:*{{ListRef|Redmond 2007|Appx.5 no.143}}
+:*{{ListWeb||[[http://nms.scran.ac.uk/database/record.php?usi=000-000-099-712-C Scran (Grave)]]}}
 |Seen=
-|Museum= ?
+|Museum= National Museum of Scotland
 |Accession=
+|External=yes
+|eWidth=130px
+|eLink=http://nms.scran.ac.uk/database/media.php?file=postcard/image/0036/00360042.jpg
+|eCaption=Scran
 |i1=
 |i2=
@@ Line 376: / Line 374: @@
 == Wheeler Type IV ==
-{{Type|''Petersen Type G, H, I, K & L''<br>
+{{Type|
-|gh=60px
+|i1h=80px
-|i1=R555.jpg{{!}}Type IV
+|i1=Wheeler Axe IV.jpg{{!}}Wheeler IV
+|i2=Axe type G.jpg{{!}}Petersen G
+|i3=Axe type H.jpg{{!}}Petersen H
+|i4=Axe type I.jpg{{!}}Petersen I
+|i5=Axe type K.jpg{{!}}Petersen K
+|i6=Axe type L.jpg{{!}}Petersen L
 }}
-===England, York===
+===[[:Category:Scotland, Highland, Eigg|Scotland, Highland, Eigg Grave 2]]===
+{{Cat|
+:Find Type- Grave find.
+:Find Date-
+:Blade- Type G/H/I?
+:Haft-
+:Comments-
+:Bibliography-
+:*{{ListRef|Grieg 1940|p.68}}
+:*{{ListRef|Redmond 2007|Appx. no.188}}
+:*{{ListRef|Graham-Campbell & Batey 1998|p.84}}
+:*{{ListWeb||[[http://nms.scran.ac.uk/database/record.php?usi=000-000-099-720-C scran (side view)]] [[http://nms.scran.ac.uk/database/record.php?usi=000-000-099-721-C scran (top view)]]}}
+|Seen=
+|Museum= National Museums Scotland
+|Accession= X.IL 167
+|External=yes
+|eWidth=130px
+|eLink=http://nms.scran.ac.uk/database/media.php?file=postcard/image/0036/00360050.jpg
+|eCaption=Scran
+|i1=Scran
+|i2=
+}}
+===Isle of Man, Knoc-y-doonee===
 {{Cat|
-:Find Type- ?
+:Find Type- Grave find
 :Find Date- ?
 :Blade-
 :Haft-
 :Comments-
 :Bibliography-
-:*{{ListRef|Roesdahl 1981|Cat.D14}}
+:*{{ListRef|Grieg 1940|p.23}}
-:*{{ListRef|Waterman 1959|P.71-72, fig.5(8)}}
 |Seen= Yes
-|Museum= Yorkshire Museum
+|Museum= Manx Museum
-|Accession= 551.45.48
+|Accession=
-|i1=YM Axe.JPG
+|i1=Manx-Axe Knock Y Doonee.JPG
 |i2=
 }}
-===England, York: Jubbergate===
+===Isle of Man, Ballaterson===
 {{Cat|
-:Find Type- ?
+:Find Type- Boat Burial
 :Find Date- ?
 :Blade-
@@ Line 406: / Line 431: @@
 :Comments-
 :Bibliography-
-:*{{ListRef|Roesdahl 1981|Cat.D17}}
+|Seen= Yes
-|Seen=
+|Museum= Manx Museum
-|Museum= ?
 |Accession=
-|i1=
+|i1=Manx-Axe Ballaterson.JPG
 |i2=
 }}
@@ Line 425: / Line 449: @@
 :*{{ListRef|Edwards 1992|p.43-44}}
 :*{{ListRef|Richards 2004|p.191}}
+:*{{ListRef|Redmond 2007|Appx.5 no.2}}
 |Seen=
 |Museum=
@@ Line 459: / Line 484: @@
 :*{{ListRef|Bjorn & Shetelig 1940|p.18}}
 :*{{ListRef|Edwards 1992|p.46}}
+:*{{ListRef|Redmond 2007|Appx.5 no.3}}
 |Seen=
 |Museum=
@@ Line 466: / Line 492: @@
 }}
-===Isle of Man, Knoc-y-doonee===
+===England, York===
 {{Cat|
-:Find Type- Grave find
+:Find Type- ?
 :Find Date- ?
 :Blade-
 :Haft-
 :Comments-
 :Bibliography-
-:*{{ListRef|Grieg 1940|p.23}}
+:*{{ListRef|Roesdahl 1981|Cat.D14}}
+:*{{ListRef|Waterman 1959|P.71-72, fig.5(8)}}
 |Seen= Yes
-|Museum= Manx Museum
+|Museum= Yorkshire Museum
+|Accession= 551.45.48
+|i1=YM Axe.JPG
+|i2=
+}}
+===England, York: Jubbergate===
+{{Cat|
+:Find Type- ?
+:Find Date- ?
+:Blade-
+:Haft-
+:Comments-
+:Bibliography-
+:*{{ListRef|Roesdahl 1981|Cat.D17}}
+|Seen=
+|Museum= ?
 |Accession=
-|i1=Manx-Axe Knock Y Doonee.JPG
+|i1=
 |i2=
 }}
-===Isle of Man, Ballaterson===
+===England,Yorkshire: Bawtry===
 {{Cat|
-:Find Type- Boat Burial
+:Find Type-
 :Find Date- ?
 :Blade-
@@ Line 490: / Line 533: @@
 :Comments-
 :Bibliography-
-|Seen= Yes
+:*{{ListWeb||[[http://collectionssearchtwmuseums.org.uk/#details=ecatalogue.201 www.twmuseums.org.uk]] }}
-|Museum= Manx Museum
+|Seen= yes
+|Museum= The Great North Museum
+|Accession=NEWMA : 1904.20
+|i1= Axe, Yorkshire, Bawtry NEWMA.1904.20.JPG
+|i2=
+}}
+===England, Derbyshire: Repton (H)===
+{{Cat|
+:Find Type- Mass Grave
+:Find Date- 1980-86
+:Blade- Type H
+:Haft-
+:Comments- Found along with the remains of at least 264 people below the mound in the Vicarage Garden (Biddle & Kjolbye-Biddle 2001)
+:Bibliography-
+:*{{ListRef|Biddle & Kjolbye-Biddle 2001|p.68-70 fig.4.18}}
+:*{{ListRef|Redmond 2007|Appx.5 no.43, p.110-111}}
+|Seen=
+|Museum=
 |Accession=
-|i1=Manx-Axe Ballaterson.JPG
+|i1=Biddle & Kjolbye-Biddle 2001 fig.4.18
 |i2=
 }}
@@ Line 601: / Line 662: @@
 {{Type|''Petersen Type D, E & F''<br>
 Transitional between types III and IV<br>
-|gh=60px
+|i1h=80px
-|i1=R561.jpg{{!}}Type V
+|i1=Wheeler Axe V.jpg{{!}}Wheeler V
+|i2=Axe type D.jpg{{!}}Petersen D
+|i3=Axe type E.jpg{{!}}Petersen E
+|i4=Axe type F.jpg{{!}}Petersen F
+}}
+===Scotland, Shetland: St. Olaf's, White ness===
+{{Cat|
+:Find Type-
+:Find Date- 1938
+:Blade-
+:Haft-
+:Comments- Image found at [[http://photos.shetland-museum.org.uk/media.php?i=128462&t=2&p=5]]
+:Bibliography-
+:*{{ListRef|Graham-Campbell & Batey 1998|p.64, 144}}
+:*{{ListRef|Redmond 2007|Appx.5 no.169}}
+:*{{ListWeb||[[https://www.shetlandmuseumandarchives.org.uk/resources www.shetlandmuseumandarchives.org.uk]]}}
+:*{{ListWeb||[[http://photos.shetland-museum.org.uk/index.php?a=ViewItem&key=SXsiTiI6MSwiUCI6eyJ2YWx1ZSI6IjY1MzgxIiwib3BlcmF0b3IiOiIxIiwiZnV6enlQcmVmaXhMZW5ndGgiOiIzIiwiZnV6enlNaW5TaW1pbGFyaXR5IjowLjY1LCJtYXhTdWdnZXN0aW9ucyI6IjUiLCJhbHdheXNTdWdnZXN0IjpudWxsfX0 photos.shetland-museum.org.uk]]}}
+|Seen=
+|Museum= Shetland Museum
+|Accession=ARC 65381
+|i1= Shetland Website
+|i2=
+}}
+===Scotland, Argyll and Bute, Islay: Ballinaby (1932)===
+{{Cat|
+:Find Type- Grave find
+:Find Date- 1932
+:Blade- L:8", W:5½" (Edwards 1934) Type E ?
+:Haft-
+:Comments- described as being similar to the axe from Reay in Cathness.
+:Bibliography-
+:*{{ListRef|Edwards 1934}}
+:*{{ListRef|Redmond 2007|Appx.5 no.183}}
+:*{{ListWeb||[[http://nms.scran.ac.uk/database/record.php?usi=000-000-099-750-C Scran]]}}
+|Seen=
+|Museum= National Museum of Scotland
+|Accession=
+|i1=Edwards-Axe Ballinaby.jpg
+|i2=
 }}
@@ Line 614: / Line 715: @@
 :Bibliography-
 :*{{ListRef|Grieg 1940|p.70}}
+:*{{ListRef|Redmond 2007|Appx.5 no.200}}
 |Seen=
 |Museum= ?
@@ Line 630: / Line 732: @@
 :Bibliography-
 :*{{ListRef|Grieg 1940|fig.28}}
+:*{{ListRef|Redmond 2007|Appx.5 no.179}}
+:*{{ListWeb||[[http://nms.scran.ac.uk/database/record.php?usi=000-000-099-685-C Scan (Axe)]] [[http://nms.scran.ac.uk/database/record.php?usi=000-000-099-792-C Scran (Grave)]]}}
 |Seen=
 |Museum= ?
@@ Line 637: / Line 741: @@
 }}
-===Scotland, Caithness: Reay===
+===[[:Category:Scotland, Caithness: Reay|Scotland, Caithness: Reay]]===
 {{Cat|
 :Find Type-
-:Find Date- 1920
+:Find Date- 1926
 :Blade- Petersen type E
 :Haft-
@@ Line 647: / Line 751: @@
 :*{{ListRef|Edwards & Bryce 1927}}
 :*{{ListRef|Grieg 1940|p.19}}
+:*{{ListRef|Redmond 2007|Appx.5 no.115}}
 |Seen=
 |Museum= National Museum of Scotland
@@ Line 679: / Line 784: @@
 :Bibliography-
 :*{{ListRef|Bjorn & Shetelig 1940|p.20(e)}}
+:*{{ListRef|Redmond 2007|Appx.5 no.1}}
 |Seen= yes
 |Museum= Carlisle Tullie House Museum
@@ Line 684: / Line 790: @@
 |i1=Axe hesket.jpg
 |i2=TH Hesket  Axe.JPG
+}}
+===[[:Category:England, North Yorkshire: Kildale|England, North Yorkshire: Kildale]]===
+{{Cat|
+:Find Type- Grave Find
+:Find Date- 1867
+:Blade- Petersen Type E
+:Haft-
+:Comments-
+:Bibliography-
+:*{{ListRef|Redmond 2007|Appx.5 no.37, p.110, XLIII-XLIV}}
+|Seen=
+|Museum= Lost - Stolen
+|Accession=
+|i1=Kildale Axe (Elgee 1930).JPG
+|i2=
+}}
+===[[:Category:England, Yorkshire: Pippin Castle|England, Yorkshire: Pippin Castle]]===
+{{Cat|
+:Find Type-
+:Find Date- 1901
+:Blade- Petersen Type E
+:Haft-
+:Comments-
+:Bibliography-
+:*{{ListRef|Redmond 2007|Appx.5 no.31, p.108, LXI-LXII}}
+|Seen=
+|Museum=
+|Accession=
+|i1=Redmond A8.7
+|i2=
 }}
@@ Line 695: / Line 833: @@
 :Bibliography-
 :*{{ListRef|Bjorn & Shetelig 1940|p.14, fig.2}}
+:*{{ListRef|Redmond 2007|Appx.5 no.41}}
 |Seen=
 |Museum= ?
@@ Line 721: / Line 860: @@
 {{Type|''Petersen Type M''<br>
 The ‘Dane Axe’ appears in Britain from 1000AD onwards.
-|gh=60px
+|i1h=80px
-|i1=R560.jpg{{!}}Type V
+|i1=Wheeler Axe VI.jpg{{!}}Wheeler VI
+|i2=Axe type M1.jpg{{!}}Petersen M1
+|i3=Axe type M2.jpg{{!}}Petersen M2
+|i4=Axe type M3.jpg{{!}}Petersen M3
 }}
@@ Line 757: / Line 899: @@
 }}
-===Scotland, Sutherland: Dunrobin Castle===
+===Scotland, Sutherland, Dunrobin: Golspie===
 {{Cat|
-:Find Type- ?
+:Find Type- Grave Find
 :Find Date- ?
-:Blade-
+:Blade- L: 7.8"; W: 5.7" (Scran) Type R560 / Petersen M (Scran)
 :Haft-
 :Comments-
 :Bibliography-
 :*{{ListRef|Grieg 1940|p.17}}
+:*{{ListRef|Redmond 2007|p.76, Appx.5 no.122}}
+:*{{ListWeb||[[http://nms.scran.ac.uk/database/record.php?usi=000-100-043-924-C Scran]]}}
 |Seen=
-|Museum= ?
+|Museum= National Museums Scotland
-|Accession=
+|Accession= X.IL 743
-|i1=
+|External=yes
+|eWidth=130px
+|eLink=http://nms.scran.ac.uk/database/media.php?file=postcard/image/0098/00989043.jpg
+|eCaption=Scran
+|i1= Scran
 |i2=
 }}
@@ Line 1,088: / Line 1,236: @@
 ==Axes still awaiting classification==
 Axes so far unidentified by the authors
+===Scotland, Westray: Pierowall (1849-Grave 6)===
+{{Cat|
+:Find Type- ?
+:Find Date- ?
+:Blade-
+:Haft-
+:Comments-
+:Bibliography-
+:*{{ListRef|Grieg 1940|p.94}}
+:*{{ListRef|Redmond 2007|Appx.5 no.134}}
+|Seen=
+|Museum= LOST?
+|Accession=
+|i1=
+|i2=
+}}
+===Scotland, Argyll and Bute, Colonsay: Machrins===
+{{Cat|
+:Find Type-
+:Find Date-
+:Blade-
+:Haft-
+:Comments-
+:Bibliography-
+:*{{ListRef|M'Neill 1892}}
+:*{{ListRef|Grieg 1940|p.46, 47}}
+:*{{ListRef|Redmond 2007|Appx.5 no.216}}
+|Seen=
+|Museum=
+|Accession=
+|i1=
+|i2=
+}}
+===Isle of Man, German: St John’s Kirk German===
+{{Cat|
+:Type- Found in a field near a burial.
+:Find Date- Unknown
+:Blade-
+:Haft-
+:Comments-
+:Bibliography-
+:*{{ListRef|Bjorn & Shetelig 1940|p.25-26}}
+:*{{ListRef|Redmond 2007|Appx.5 no.106 p.88}}
+:*{{ListRef|Steinforth 2015|p.208-209 no.12}}
+|Seen=
+|Museum= Manx Museum
+|Accession=
+|i1=
+|i2=
+}}
+===England, Lancashire: Meols===
+{{Cat|
+:Find Type-
+:Find Date-
+:Blade-
+:Haft-
+:Comments-
+:Bibliography-
+:*{{ListRef|Redmond 2007|Appx.5 no.88}}
+|Seen=
+|Museum=
+|Accession=
+|i1=
+|i2=
+}}
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Contents

Introduction

Wheeler Type I

England, York: Coppergate A

England, York: Coppergate B

England, London: River Thames, Old London Bridge

England, London: River Thames, Putney

England, London: River Thames, Walthamstow (I)

Wheeler Type II

England, York: Parliament Street

England, London: River Thames, Brentwood

England, London: River Thames (II-1)

England, London: River Thames (II-2)

England, London: River Thames, Walthamstow (II)

England, London: Milk Street

Wheeler Type III

Scotland, Argyll and Bute, Islay: Ballinaby (III-1)

Scotland, Argyll and Bute, Islay: Ballinaby (III-2)

Scotland, Westray: Pierowall (1851-Donations)

Scotland, Orkney, Isle of Islay:

England, Suffolk: Ipswich

England, Suffolk: Ipswich

England, London: River Thames at Whitehall

England, London: Strand on the Green

England, London:

Wheeler Type IV

Isle of Man, Knoc-y-doonee

Isle of Man, Ballaterson

England, Cumbria: Carlisle, Denton Holme

England, York

England, York: Jubbergate

England,Yorkshire: Bawtry

England, Derbyshire: Repton (H)

England, Lincolnshire: Lincoln, Danes Terrace

England, Oxfordshire: Oxford

England, London: Thames Street

England, London: Aldergate

England, London: nr Tower of London

England, London: Austin Friars

Wheeler Type V

Scotland, Shetland: St. Olaf's, White ness

Scotland, Argyll and Bute, Islay: Ballinaby (1932)

Scotland, Skye, Sheabost, Tote

Scotland, Colonsay: Kiloran Bay

England, Derbyshire: Repton

England, London: Kew Bridge

Wheeler Type VI

Scotland: Loch of Doon

Scotland, Dumfriesshire:

Scotland, Sutherland, Dunrobin: Golspie

England, Lincolnshire, River Witham

England, Oxfordshire, River Thames at Stanton Harcourt

England, Norfolk: River Yare, Surlingham Ferry

England, Cambridgeshire: March, Rectory Paddock

England, Cambridgeshire, Ely

England, Cambridgeshire, Ely

England, Essex: River Lea, Stratford

England, London: River Thames at Hammersmith

England, London, River Thames at Tower of London

England, London, River Thames at Chelsea, Barnes

England, London: River Thames at Chelsea, Barnes

England, London, River Thames at Battersea

England, London: River Thames at Old London Bridge 1

England, London: River Thames at Old London Bridge 2

England, London: River Thames at Old London Bridge 3

England, London: River Thames at Old London Bridge 4

England, London: River Thames at Old London Bridge 5

England, London: River Thames at Old London Bridge 6

England, London: River Thames at Old London Bridge 7

Axes still awaiting classification

Scotland, Westray: Pierowall (1849-Grave 6)

Scotland, Argyll and Bute, Colonsay: Machrins

Isle of Man, German: St John’s Kirk German

England, Lancashire: Meols

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