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===Scotland, Argyll and Bute, Islay: Ballinaby (1932)===
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===Scotland, Westray: Pierowall (1849-Grave 6)===
 
===Scotland, Westray: Pierowall (1849-Grave 6)===
 
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Axes found in Britain

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Axes found in Britain

Introduction

Wheeler Type I

Petersen Type A

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

England, York: Coppergate A

Axe,York (Waterman 1959 p.71 fig.5).jpg
Current Location- Yorkshire Museum
Find Type- ?
Find Date- ?
Blade-
Haft-
Comments-
Bibliography-



England, York: Coppergate B

Axe,York (Waterman 1959 p.71 fig.6).jpg
Current Location- Yorkshire Museum
Find Type- ?
Find Date- ?
Blade-
Haft-
Comments-
Bibliography-



England, London: River Thames, Old London Bridge

Axe Old London Bridge.jpg
Current Location- ?
Find Type- ?
Find Date- ?
Blade-
Haft-
Comments-
Bibliography-



England, London: River Thames, Putney

Axe Putney.jpg
Current Location- ?
Find Type- ?
Find Date- ?
Blade-
Haft-
Comments-
Bibliography-



England, London: River Thames, Walthamstow (I)

Axe WalthamstowI.jpg
Current Location- ?
Find Type- ?
Find Date- ?
Blade-
Haft-
Comments-
Bibliography-



Wheeler Type II

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

Axe,York (Waterman 1959 p.71 fig.7).jpg
Current Location- Yorkshire Museum
Find Type- ?
Find Date- ?
Blade-
Haft-
Comments-
Bibliography-



England, London: River Thames, Brentwood

Axe Brentwood.jpg
Current Location- ?
Find Type- ? C9th
Find Date- ?
Blade-
Haft-
Comments-
Bibliography-



England, London: River Thames (II-1)

Axe Thames1.jpg
Current Location- ?
Find Type- ? C9th
Find Date- ?
Blade-
Haft-
Comments-
Bibliography-



England, London: River Thames (II-2)

Axe Thames2.jpg
Current Location- ?
Find Type- ? C9th
Find Date- ?
Blade-
Haft-
Comments-
Bibliography-



England, London: River Thames, Walthamstow (II)

Axe WalthamstowII.jpg
Current Location- ?
Find Type- ? C9th
Find Date- ?
Blade-
Haft-
Comments-
Bibliography-



England, London: Milk Street

London-Axe Milk Street 1.JPG
Current Location- Museum of London
Find Type-
Find Date- ?
Blade-
Haft-
Comments-
Bibliography-


Wheeler Type III

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)

Axe Ballinaby1.jpg
Current Location- ?




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

Axe Ballinaby2.jpg
Current Location- ?



Scotland, Westray: Pierowall (1851-Donations)

Current Location- National Museum of Scotland



Scotland, Orkney, Isle of Islay:

Example.jpg
Current Location- ?
Find Type- ?
Find Date- ?
Blade-
Haft-
Comments-
Bibliography-



England, Suffolk: Ipswich

Example.jpg
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

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



England, London: River Thames at Whitehall

Axe Whitehall.jpg
Current Location- British Museum 1856,0701.1422


England, London: Strand on the Green

Axe Strand.jpg
Current Location- Museum of London
Find Type- ?
Find Date- ?
Blade-
Haft-
Comments-
Bibliography-


England, London:

BM-Web Axe, London 1856,0701.1421.jpg
Current Location- British Museum 1856,0701.1421
Find Type- ?
Find Date- Acquired 1856
Blade- W:12.3cm
Haft-
Comments-
Bibliography-




Thames nr London ?
Reading ?
Hastings Downs ?

Wheeler Type IV

Scotland, Highland, Eigg Grave 2

Current Location- National Museums Scotland X.IL 167



Isle of Man, Knoc-y-doonee

Manx-Axe Knock Y Doonee.JPG
Current Location- Manx Museum


Isle of Man, Ballaterson

Manx-Axe Ballaterson.JPG
Current Location- Manx Museum
Find Type- Boat Burial
Find Date- ?
Blade-
Haft-
Comments-
Bibliography-


England, Cumbria: Aspatria

Aspatria Axe (Rooke 1792).JPG
Current Location-  Lost



England, Cumbria: Carlisle, Denton Holme

TH Axe, Carlisle, Denton Holme.JPG
Current Location- Carlisle Tullie House Museum
Find Type-
Find Date-
Blade-
Haft-
Comments- found in Richards Street, Denton Holme
Bibliography-
  • Carlisle Tullie House Museum


England, Lancashire: Claughton Hall

Axe - England, Claughton Hall (Arch. Jnl. 1849).JPG
Current Location-  Lost
Find Type- Grave Find
Find Date-
Blade-
Haft-
Comments-
Bibliography-



England, York

YM Axe.JPG
Current Location- Yorkshire Museum 551.45.48


England, York: Jubbergate

Example.jpg
Current Location- ?



England,Yorkshire: Bawtry

Axe, Yorkshire, Bawtry NEWMA.1904.20.JPG
Current Location- The Great North Museum NEWMA : 1904.20
Find Type-
Find Date- ?
Blade-
Haft-
Comments-
Bibliography-


England, Derbyshire: Repton (H)

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

Example.jpg
Current Location- Lincoln The Collection
Find Type- Petersen G?
Find Date- ?
Blade-
Haft-
Comments-
Bibliography-
  • Lincoln The Collection


England, Oxfordshire: Oxford

Example.jpg
Current Location- Pitt Rivers Museum



Museum of London

England, London: Thames Street

Axe Thames Street.jpg
Current Location- ?
Find Type- ?
Find Date- ?
Blade-
Haft-
Comments-
Bibliography-


England, London: Aldergate

Axe Aldergate.jpg
Current Location- ?
Find Type- ?
Find Date- ?
Blade-
Haft-
Comments-
Bibliography-



England, London: nr Tower of London

Axe IV nr tower of London (Wheeler 1927).jpg
Current Location- ?
Find Type- ?
Find Date- ?
Blade-
Haft-
Comments-
Bibliography-



England, London: Austin Friars

Axe, Austin Friars (Guildhall Museum1908).JPG
Current Location- Museum of London (from Guildhall collection)



Wheeler Type V

Petersen Type D, E & F

Transitional between types III and IV

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

Current Location- Shetland Museum ARC 65381



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

Edwards-Axe Ballinaby.jpg
Current Location- National Museum of Scotland



Scotland, Skye, Sheabost, Tote

Example.jpg
Current Location- ?



Scotland, Colonsay: Kiloran Bay

Axe, Kiloran Bay (Grieg 1940 fig 28).jpg
Current Location- ?



Scotland, Caithness: Reay

Axe (Edwards & Bryce 1927 fig.9).JPG
Current Location- National Museum of Scotland
Find Type-
Find Date- 1926
Blade- Petersen type E
Haft-
Comments-
Bibliography-



England, Cumbria: Cumwhitton

TH Cumwhitton Axe Grave 4.JPG
Current Location- Carlisle Tullie House Museum


England, Cumbria: Hesket-in-the-Forest

Axe hesket.jpg
Current Location- Carlisle Tullie House Museum


England, North Yorkshire: Kildale

Kildale Axe (Elgee 1930).JPG
Current Location- Lost - Stolen



England, Yorkshire: Pippin Castle

Current Location-



England, Derbyshire: Repton

Bjorn-Axe Repton.jpg
Current Location- ?



England, London: Kew Bridge

Axe V Kew Bridge (Wheeler 1927).jpg
Current Location- ?
Find Type- ?
Find Date- ?
Blade-
Haft-
Comments-
Bibliography-



Wheeler Type VI

Petersen Type M

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

Scotland: Loch of Doon

Axe, Loch of Doon (Grieg 1940 fig 69).jpg
Current Location- ?



Scotland, Dumfriesshire:

Axe, Dumfrieshire (Grieg 1940 fig 70).jpg
Current Location- ?



Scotland, Sutherland, Dunrobin: Golspie

Current Location- National Museums Scotland X.IL 743



England, Lincolnshire, River Witham

Lincoln Axe R. Witham 1906.0661.2.jpg
Current Location- Lincoln The Collection 1906.0661.2


England, Oxfordshire, River Thames at Stanton Harcourt

BM-Web Axe, Stanton Harcourt 1891,0905.8.jpg
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

Norwich-Axe Surlington Ferry.jpg
Current Location- Norwich Castle Museum 158.946


England, Cambridgeshire: March, Rectory Paddock

Wisbech Axe.JPG
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

Cambridge-Axe Ely R560.JPG
Current Location- Cambridge Museum of Archaeology and Anthropology


England, Cambridgeshire, Ely

Cambridge-Axe Ely R523.JPG
Current Location- Cambridge Museum of Archaeology and Anthropology



England, Essex: River Lea, Stratford

Paul-Axe Stratford.JPG
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

Bjorn-Axe VI Hammersmith.jpg
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

Axe VI Tower of London (Wheeler 1927).jpg
Current Location- Museum of London
Find Type- ?
Find Date- ?
Blade-
Haft-
Comments-
Bibliography-



England, London, River Thames at Chelsea, Barnes

Axe VI Chelsea I (Wheeler 1927).jpg
Current Location- Museum of London
Find Type- ?
Find Date- ?
Blade-
Haft-
Comments-
Bibliography-



England, London: River Thames at Chelsea, Barnes

Axe VI Chelsea II (Wheeler 1927).jpg
Current Location- Museum of London
Find Type- ?
Find Date- ?
Blade-
Haft-
Comments-
Bibliography-



England, London, River Thames at Battersea

Axe VI Battersea (Wheeler 1927).jpg
Current Location- Museum of London
Find Type- ?
Find Date- ?
Blade-
Haft-
Comments-
Bibliography-



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


Dane Axes

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

Axe VI Old London Bridge I (Wheeler 1927).jpg
Current Location- Museum of London
Find Type- River Find
Find Date- ?
Blade-
Haft-
Comments-
Bibliography-



England, London: River Thames at Old London Bridge 2

Axe VI Old London Bridge II (Wheeler 1927).jpg
Current Location- Museum of London
Find Type- River Find
Find Date- ?
Blade-
Haft-
Comments-
Bibliography-



England, London: River Thames at Old London Bridge 3

London-Axe London Bridge 3.JPG
Current Location- Museum of London
Find Type- River Find
Find Date- ?
Blade-
Haft-
Comments-
Bibliography-


England, London: River Thames at Old London Bridge 4

London-Axe London Bridge 4.JPG
Current Location- Museum of London
Find Type- River Find
Find Date- ?
Blade-
Haft-
Comments-
Bibliography-


England, London: River Thames at Old London Bridge 5

London-Axe London Bridge 5.JPG
Current Location- Museum of London
Find Type- River Find
Find Date- ?
Blade-
Haft-
Comments-
Bibliography-


England, London: River Thames at Old London Bridge 6

London-Axe London Bridge 6.JPG
Current Location- Museum of London
Find Type- River Find
Find Date- ?
Blade-
Haft-
Comments-
Bibliography-


England, London: River Thames at Old London Bridge 7

London-Axe London Bridge 7.JPG
Current Location- Museum of London
Find Type- River Find
Find Date- ?
Blade-
Haft-
Comments-
Bibliography-


Axes still awaiting classification

Axes so far unidentified by the authors

Scotland, Westray: Pierowall (1849-Grave 6)

Example.jpg
Current Location- LOST?



Scotland, Argyll and Bute, Colonsay: Machrins

Example.jpg
Current Location-



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

Example.jpg
Current Location- Manx Museum




England, Lancashire: Meols

Example.jpg
Current Location-



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] *