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Axes found in Britain
Contents 1 Introduction 2 Wheeler Type I 2.1 England, London: River Thames, Old London Bridge 2.2 England, London: River Thames, Putney 2.3 England, London: River Thames, Walthamstow (I) 3 Wheeler Type II 3.1 England, London: River Thames, Brentwood 3.2 England, London: River Thames (II-1) 3.3 England, London: River Thames (II-2) 3.4 England, London: River Thames, Walthamstow (II) 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, Eigg: Grave 2 4.4 Scotland, Westray: Pierowall 4.5 Scotland, Orkney, Isle of Islay: 4.6 England, Suffolk: Ipswich 4.7 England, Suffolk: Ipswich 4.8 England, London: River Thames at Whitehall 4.9 England, London: Strand on the Green 5 Wheeler Type IV 5.1 England, York 5.2 England, York: Jubbergate 5.3 Isle of Man, Knoc-y-doonee 5.4 Oxford 5.5 England, London: Thames Street 5.6 England, London: Aldergate 5.7 England, London: nr Tower of London 6 Wheeler Type V 6.1 Scotland, Skye, Sheabost, Tote 6.2 Scotland, Colonsay: Kiloran Bay 6.3 Scotland, Caithness: Reay 6.4 England, Cumberland: Hesket-in-Forest 6.5 England, Derbyshire: Repton 6.6 England, London: Kew Bridge 7 Wheeler Type VI 8 References
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Introduction

Wheeler Type I

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

England, London: River Thames, Old London Bridge

Current Location- ?

Type- ?

Find Date- ?

Bibliography-

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

England, London: River Thames, Putney

Current Location- ?

Type- ?

Find Date- ?

Bibliography-

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- ?

Type- ?

Find Date- ?

Bibliography-

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

Current Location- ?

Type- ? C9th

Find Date- ?

Bibliography-

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- ?

Type- ? C9th

Find Date- ?

Bibliography-

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- ?

Type- ? C9th

Find Date- ?

Bibliography-

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- ?

Type- ? C9th

Find Date- ?

Bibliography-

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

Wheeler Type III

Bearded axes that derived from fransica’s.

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

Current Location- ?

Type- Grave find. Grave 2(i)

Find Date- 1877

L- 14.5cm x W- 5cm

Bibliography-

Grieg, Sigurd (1940) Viking Antiquities in Scotland. Edited by Haakon Shetelig. (Available Online) Viking Antiquities in Great Britain and Ireland: Part 2 fig.15

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

Current Location- ?

Type- Grave find. Grave 2(i)

Find Date- 1877

L- 14cm x W- 9cm

Bibliography-

Grieg, Sigurd (1940) Viking Antiquities in Scotland. Edited by Haakon Shetelig. (Available Online) Viking Antiquities in Great Britain and Ireland: Part 2 fig.15

Scotland, Eigg: Grave 2

No Image

Current Location- ?

Type- ? Type B

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L-10.5cm x W- 10cm

Bibliography-

Grieg, Sigurd (1940) Viking Antiquities in Scotland. Edited by Haakon Shetelig. (Available Online) Viking Antiquities in Great Britain and Ireland: Part 2 p.68

Scotland, Westray: Pierowall

No Image

Current Location- ?

Type- ? Type B

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L-14cm x W-10cm

Bibliography-

Grieg, Sigurd (1940) Viking Antiquities in Scotland. Edited by Haakon Shetelig. (Available Online) Viking Antiquities in Great Britain and Ireland: Part 2 p.94

Scotland, Orkney, Isle of Islay:

No Image

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Type- ?

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

England, Suffolk: Ipswich

No Image

Current Location- ?

Type- ? C9th

Find Date- ?

ornamented with cross-lines between blade and socket

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.60

England, Suffolk: Ipswich

No Image

Current Location- ?

Type- ?

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vertical grooves on socket

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.60

England, London: River Thames at Whitehall

Current Location- ?

Type- ?

Find Date- ?

Bibliography- [BJORN and SHETELIG 1940:VP.86}}

England, London: Strand on the Green

Current Location- ?

Type- ?

Find Date- ?

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 fig.9(1)

Thames nr London ?
Reading ?
Hastings Downs ?

Wheeler Type IV

England, York

File:Axe York.jpg

130x150px

Current Location- ?

Type- ?

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Bibliography- [PEARSON 1981:Cat.D14]

Cat.D14

England, York: Jubbergate

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Bibliography-

Cat.D17

Isle of Man, Knoc-y-doonee

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Current Location- ?

Type- ?

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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

Oxford

No Picture

Current Location- Pitt Rivers Museum

Type- ?

Find Date- ?

Bibliography-

Grieg, Sigurd (1940) Viking Antiquities in Scotland. Edited by Haakon Shetelig. (Available Online) Viking Antiquities in Great Britain and Ireland: Part 2 p.74

England, London: Thames Street

Current Location- ?

Type- ?

Find Date- ?

Bibliography-

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

England, London: Aldergate

England, London, Aldergate

Current Location- ?

Type- ?

Find Date- ?

Bibliography-

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

England, London: nr Tower of London

File:Axe tower of London.jpg

130x150px

Current Location- ?

Type- ?

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Bibliography-

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

Wheeler Type V

Transitional between types III and IV

Scotland, Skye, Sheabost, Tote

No Picture

Current Location-

Type- F

Find Date- ?

Bibliography-

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

Scotland, Colonsay: Kiloran Bay

File:Axe Kiloran Bay V.jpg

130x150px

Current Location-

Type- ?

Find Date- ?

20.5cm x W: 13.5cm

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 fig.28

Scotland, Caithness: Reay

No Picture

Current Location-

Type- E

Find Date- ?

Bibliography-

Grieg, Sigurd (1940) Viking Antiquities in Scotland. Edited by Haakon Shetelig. (Available Online) Viking Antiquities in Great Britain and Ireland: Part 2 p.19

England, Cumberland: Hesket-in-Forest

Current Location-

Type- ?

Find Date- ?

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.20(e)

England, Derbyshire: Repton

File:Axe Repton V.jpg

130x150px

Current Location-

Type- ?

Find Date- ?

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.14, fig.2

England, London: Kew Bridge

File:Axe Kew V.jpg

130x150px

Current Location-

Type- ?

Find Date- ?

Bibliography-

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

Wheeler Type VI

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

File:Axe Loch of Doon VI.jpg 130x150px	Scotland, Loch of Doon Current Location- Type- ? Find Date- ? Bibliography- ^{[GRIEG 1940]:Fig 69}
File:Axe Dumfriesshire VI.jpg 130x150px	Scotland, Dumfriesshire Current Location- Type- ? Find Date- ? Bibliography- ^{[GRIEG 1940]:Fig 70}
No Picture	Scotland, Sutherland, Dunrobin Castle Current Location- Type- ? Find Date- ? Bibliography- ^{[GRIEG 1940]:p.17}
File:Axe Tower of London VI.jpg 130x150px	England, Lincolnshire, River Witham Current Location- Type- ? Find Date- ? Bibliography- ^{[PEARSON 1981]:cat.I6}
No Picture	England, Oxfordshire, River Thames at Stanton Harcourt Current Location- Type- R560 Find Date- ? Bibliography- ^{[PEARSON 1981]:cat.I6}
File:Axe Surlingham Ferry VI.jpg 130x150px	England, Norfolk, Surlingham Ferry Current Location- Type- ? Find Date- ? Bibliography- [BJORN and SHETELIG 1940:p.59]
File:Axe Ely1 VI.jpg 130x150px	England, Cambridgeshire, Ely Current Location- Type- R560 Find Date- ? Bibliography- [BJORN and SHETELIG 1940:p.64] [WOV 2003:cat.1244]
File:Axe Ely2 VI.jpg 130x150px	England, Cambridgeshire, Ely Current Location- Type- R523 Find Date- ? Bibliography- [BJORN and SHETELIG 1940:p.64]
No Picture	England, Essex, Stratford, Current Location- Type- R560 Find Date- ? Bibliography- [BJORN and SHETELIG 1940:p.59] ^{[WHEELER 1927]:p.51}
No Picture	England, London, Austin Friars Current Location- Type- L Find Date- ? Bibliography- [BJORN and SHETELIG 1940:p.86]
File:Axe Hammersmith VI.jpg 130x150px	England, London, River Thames at Hamersmith Current Location- Type- M Find Date- ? Bibliography- [BJORN and SHETELIG 1940:p.87]
File:Axe Tower of London VI.jpg 130x150px	England, London, River Thames at Tower of London Current Location- London Museum Type- ? Find Date- ? Bibliography- ^{[WHEELER 1927]:Fig 9(3)}
File:Axe Chelsea VIa.jpg 130x150px	England, London, River Thames at Chelsea, Barnes Current Location- London Museum Type- ? Find Date- ? Bibliography- ^{[WHEELER 1927]:Fig 10(4)}
File:Axe Chelsea VIb.jpg 130x150px	England, London, River Thames at Chelsea, Barnes Current Location- London Museum Type- ? Find Date- ? Bibliography- ^{[WHEELER 1927]:Fig 10(5)}
File:Axe Battersea VI.jpg 130x150px	England, London, River Thames at Battersea Current Location- London Museum Type- ? Find Date- ? Bibliography- ^{[WHEELER 1927]:Fig 11}
	England, London, River Thames at Old London Bridge Current Location- London Museum Type- ? Find Date- ? Bibliography- ^{[WHEELER 1927]:Fig 1}

Axe Old London Bridge1 VI.jpg
Axe Old London Bridge2 VI.jpg
Axe Old London Bridge3 VI.jpg
Axe Old London Bridge4 VI.jpg
Axe Old London Bridge5 VI.jpg
Axe Old London Bridge6 VI.jpg
Axe Old London Bridge7 VI.jpg

References

^{[BJORN AND 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] ^} ¹ ² ³ *

^{[PEARSON 1981] ^} ¹ ² *

Wheeler, R.E.M. (1927) London and the Vikings. London Museum Catalogues: No 1 ^{[WHEELER 1927] ^} ¹ ² ³ ⁴ ⁵ ⁶ *

[GRIEG 1940]

[PEARSON 1981]

[WHEELER 1927]

[GRIEG 1940]

2

3

[PEARSON 1981]

2

[WHEELER 1927]

2

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4

5

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 == Wheeler Type V ==
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+===Scotland, Skye, Sheabost, Tote===
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+|width="135pt"|
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+|
 :Current Location-
 :Type- F
 :Find Date- ?
-:Bibliography- [GRIEG 1940:P.70]
+:Bibliography-
+::*{{ListRef|Grieg 1940|p.70}}
+|}
-|- valign="top" id="Kiloran Bay"
+===Scotland, Colonsay: Kiloran Bay===
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+{|
-|width="600pt"| '''Colonsay, Kiloran Bay'''
+|- valign="top"
+|width="135pt"|
+[[File:axe_Kiloran_Bay_V.jpg|thumb|130x150px|left|alt=Kiloran Bay]]
+|
 :Current Location-
 :Type- ?
 :Find Date- ?
 :20.5cm x W: 13.5cm
-:Bibliography- [BJORN and SHETELIG 1940:fig.28]
+:Bibliography-
+::*{{ListRef|Bjorn & Shetelig 1940|fig.28}}
+|}
-|- valign="top" id="Reay"
+===Scotland, Caithness: Reay===
-|width="100pt"| No Picture
+{|
-|width="600pt"| '''Caithness, Reay'''
+|- valign="top"
+|width="135pt"|
+No Picture
+|
 :Current Location-
 :Type- E
 :Find Date- ?
-:Bibliography- [GRIEG 1940:P.19]
+:Bibliography-
+::*{{ListRef|Grieg 1940|p.19}}
+|}
-|- valign="top" id="Hesket-in-Forest"
+===England, Cumberland: Hesket-in-Forest===
-|width="100pt"| [[File:Axe hesket.jpg|thumb|130x150px|left|alt=Hesket]]
+{|
-|width="600pt"| '''Cumberland, Hesket-in-Forest'''
+|- valign="top"
+|width="135pt"|
+[[File:Axe hesket.jpg|thumb|130x150px|left|alt=Hesket]]
+|
 :Current Location-
 :Type- ?
 :Find Date- ?
-:Bibliography- [BJORN and SHETELIG 1940:p.20 (e)]
+:Bibliography-
+::*{{ListRef|Bjorn & Shetelig 1940|p.20(e)}}
+|}
-|- valign="top" id="Repton"
+===England, Derbyshire: Repton===
-|width="100pt"| [[File:axe_Repton_V.jpg|thumb|130x150px|left|alt=Repton]]
+{|
-|width="600pt"| '''Repton'''
+|- valign="top"
+|width="135pt"|
+[[File:axe_Repton_V.jpg|thumb|130x150px|left|alt=Repton]]
+|
 :Current Location-
 :Type- ?
 :Find Date- ?
-:Bibliography- [BJORN and SHETELIG 1940:P.14, fig.2]
+:Bibliography-
+::*{{ListRef|Bjorn & Shetelig 1940|p.14, fig.2}}
+|}
-|- valign="top" id="Kew Bridge"
+===England, London: Kew Bridge===
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+{|
-|width="600pt"| '''Kew Bridge'''
+|- valign="top"
+|width="135pt"|
+[[File:axe_Kew_V.jpg|thumb|130x150px|left|alt=Kew Bridge]]
+|
 :Current Location-
 :Type- ?
 :Find Date- ?
-:Bibliography- [WHEELER 1927:fig.9(2)]
+:Bibliography-
+::*{{ListRef|Wheeler 1927|fig.9(2)}}
 |}

Difference between revisions of "Axes found in Britain"

Revision as of 13:12, 22 October 2015

Contents

Introduction

Wheeler Type I

England, London: River Thames, Old London Bridge

England, London: River Thames, Putney

England, London: River Thames, Walthamstow (I)

Wheeler Type II

England, London: River Thames, Brentwood

England, London: River Thames (II-1)

England, London: River Thames (II-2)

England, London: River Thames, Walthamstow (II)

Wheeler Type III

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

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

Scotland, Eigg: Grave 2

Scotland, Westray: Pierowall

Scotland, Orkney, Isle of Islay:

England, Suffolk: Ipswich

England, Suffolk: Ipswich

England, London: River Thames at Whitehall

England, London: Strand on the Green

Wheeler Type IV

England, York

England, York: Jubbergate

Isle of Man, Knoc-y-doonee

Oxford

England, London: Thames Street

England, London: Aldergate

England, London: nr Tower of London

Wheeler Type V

Scotland, Skye, Sheabost, Tote

Scotland, Colonsay: Kiloran Bay

Scotland, Caithness: Reay

England, Cumberland: Hesket-in-Forest

England, Derbyshire: Repton

England, London: Kew Bridge

Wheeler Type VI

References

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