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===England, London: River Thames, Old London Bridge===
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===Scotland, Argyll and Bute, Islay: Ballinaby (III-1)===
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Thames nr London ?<br>
 
Thames nr London ?<br>
 
Reading ? <br>
 
Reading ? <br>
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== Wheeler Type IV ==
 
== Wheeler Type IV ==
 
''Petersen Type G, H, I, K & L''<br>
 
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{{Seen|Yorkshire Museum}}
 
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::*{{ListRef|Roesdahl 1981|Cat.D14}}
 
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<gallery heights=150px mode="packed">
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axe_Kiloran_Bay_V.jpg
 +
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===Scotland, Caithness: Reay===
+
====Scotland, Caithness: Reay====
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:Current Location-  
 
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:Bibliography-  
 
:Bibliography-  
 
::*{{ListRef|Grieg 1940|p.19}}
 
::*{{ListRef|Grieg 1940|p.19}}
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<gallery heights=150px mode="packed">
 +
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===England, Cumbria: Cumwhitton===
+
====England, Cumbria: Cumwhitton====
−
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[[File:Paterson-Axe Grave 4|thumb|130x150px|left|alt=Cumwhitton]]
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:Current Location-  
 
:Current Location-  
 
:Type- Grave Find
 
:Type- Grave Find
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:Bibliography-  
 
:Bibliography-  
 
::*{{ListRef|Paterson 2014|p.97}}
 
::*{{ListRef|Paterson 2014|p.97}}
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+
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 +
Paterson-Axe Grave 4
 +
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−
===England, Cumberland: Hesket-in-Forest===
+
====England, Cumberland: Hesket-in-Forest====
−
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:Current Location-  
 
:Type- ?
 
:Type- ?
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:Bibliography-  
 
:Bibliography-  
 
::*{{ListRef|Bjorn & Shetelig 1940|p.20(e)}}
 
::*{{ListRef|Bjorn & Shetelig 1940|p.20(e)}}
−
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+
<gallery heights=150px mode="packed">
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Axe hesket.jpg
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−
===England, Derbyshire: Repton===
+
====England, Derbyshire: Repton====
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:Current Location-  
 
:Type- ?  
 
:Type- ?  
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:Bibliography-  
 
:Bibliography-  
 
::*{{ListRef|Bjorn & Shetelig 1940|p.14, fig.2}}
 
::*{{ListRef|Bjorn & Shetelig 1940|p.14, fig.2}}
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axe_Repton_V.jpg
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===England, London: Kew Bridge===
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====England, London: Kew Bridge====
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:Current Location-  
 
:Type- ?  
 
:Type- ?  
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:Bibliography-  
 
:Bibliography-  
 
::*{{ListRef|Wheeler 1927|fig.9(2)}}
 
::*{{ListRef|Wheeler 1927|fig.9(2)}}
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axe_Kew_V.jpg
 +
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== Wheeler Type VI ==
 
== Wheeler Type VI ==
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</gallery>
 
</gallery>
  
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+
====Scotland: Loch of Doon====
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===Scotland: Loch of Doon===
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:Current Location-  
 
:Type- ?
 
:Type- ?
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:Bibliography-  
 
:Bibliography-  
 
::*{{ListRef|Grieg 1940|fig.69}}
 
::*{{ListRef|Grieg 1940|fig.69}}
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axe_Loch_of_Doon_VI.jpg
 +
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===Scotland, Dumfriesshire:===
+
====Scotland, Dumfriesshire:====
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:Current Location-  
 
:Current Location-  
 
:Type- ?
 
:Type- ?
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:Bibliography-  
 
:Bibliography-  
 
::*{{ListRef|Grieg 1940|fig.70}}
 
::*{{ListRef|Grieg 1940|fig.70}}
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 +
axe_Dumfriesshire_VI.jpg
 +
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===Scotland, Sutherland: Dunrobin Castle===
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====Scotland, Sutherland: Dunrobin Castle====
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:Bibliography-  
 
::*{{ListRef|Grieg 1940|p.17}}
 
::*{{ListRef|Grieg 1940|p.17}}
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===England, Lincolnshire, River Witham===
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:Current Location-  
 
:Type- ?
 
:Type- ?
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:Bibliography-  
 
:Bibliography-  
 
::*{{ListRef|Roesdahl 1981|cat.I6}}
 
::*{{ListRef|Roesdahl 1981|cat.I6}}
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+
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axe_Tower of London_VI.jpg
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===England, Oxfordshire, River Thames at Stanton Harcourt===
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====England, Oxfordshire, River Thames at Stanton Harcourt====
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:Bibliography-  
 
::*{{ListRef|Roesdahl 1981|cat.I6}}
 
::*{{ListRef|Roesdahl 1981|cat.I6}}
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+
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 +
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{{Seen|Norwich Castle Museum}}
 
{{Seen|Norwich Castle Museum}}
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+
====England, Norfolk: River Yare, Surlingham Ferry====
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===England, Norfolk: River Yare, Surlingham Ferry===
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+
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:Current Location- Norwich Castle Museum: 158.946
 
:Current Location- Norwich Castle Museum: 158.946
 
:Type- River find
 
:Type- River find
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::*{{ListRef|Margeson 1997|p.28}}
 
::*{{ListRef|Margeson 1997|p.28}}
 
::*{{ListRef|Roesdahl 1981|p.61, cat.I6}}
 
::*{{ListRef|Roesdahl 1981|p.61, cat.I6}}
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+
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 +
Norwich-Axe Surlington Ferry.jpg
 +
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<!-- end of Norwich Mus. -->
 
|}
 
|}
  
 
{{Seen|Cambridge Museum of Archaeology and Anthropology}}
 
{{Seen|Cambridge Museum of Archaeology and Anthropology}}
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+
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===England, Cambridgeshire, Ely===
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:Current Location- Cambridge Museum of Archaeology and Anthropology
 
:Current Location- Cambridge Museum of Archaeology and Anthropology
 
:Type- R560
 
:Type- R560
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::*{{ListRef|Bjorn & Shetelig 1940|p.64, fig.34}}
 
::*{{ListRef|Bjorn & Shetelig 1940|p.64, fig.34}}
 
::*{{ListRef|WOV 2003|cat.1244}}
 
::*{{ListRef|WOV 2003|cat.1244}}
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+
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 +
Cambridge-Axe Ely R560.JPG
 +
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−
===England, Cambridgeshire, Ely===
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====England, Cambridgeshire, Ely====
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:Current Location- Cambridge Museum of Archaeology and Anthropology
 
:Current Location- Cambridge Museum of Archaeology and Anthropology
 
:Type- R523
 
:Type- R523
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:Bibliography-  
 
:Bibliography-  
 
::*{{ListRef|Bjorn & Shetelig 1940|p.64, fig.36}}
 
::*{{ListRef|Bjorn & Shetelig 1940|p.64, fig.36}}
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+
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 +
Cambridge-Axe Ely R523.JPG
 +
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<!-- end of Cambridge Museum of Archaeology and Anthropology -->
 
<!-- end of Cambridge Museum of Archaeology and Anthropology -->
 
|}
 
|}
  
−
===England, Essex: River Lea, Stratford===
+
====England, Essex: River Lea, Stratford====
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+
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+
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+
 
:Current Location- Pitt Rivers Museum 1954.11.11. Was previously at Newbury Museum: 1898-5   
 
:Current Location- Pitt Rivers Museum 1954.11.11. Was previously at Newbury Museum: 1898-5   
 
:Type- River Find?
 
:Type- River Find?
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::*{{ListRef|Wheeler 1927|p.51}}
 
::*{{ListRef|Wheeler 1927|p.51}}
 
::*[http://objects.prm.ox.ac.uk/pages/PRMUID105087.html Pitt Rivers Museum]
 
::*[http://objects.prm.ox.ac.uk/pages/PRMUID105087.html Pitt Rivers Museum]
−
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+
<gallery heights=150px mode="packed">
 +
Paul-Axe Stratford.JPG
 +
</gallery>
  
−
===England, London: Austin Friars===
+
====England, London: Austin Friars====
−
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+
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+
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:Current Location-  
 
:Current Location-  
 
:Type- L
 
:Type- L
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:Bibliography-  
 
:Bibliography-  
 
::*{{ListRef|Bjorn & Shetelig 1940|p.86}}
 
::*{{ListRef|Bjorn & Shetelig 1940|p.86}}
−
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+
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 +
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−
===England, London: River Thames at Hamersmith===
+
====England, London: River Thames at Hamersmith====
−
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+
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+
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+
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+
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+
 
:Current Location-  
 
:Current Location-  
 
:Type- M
 
:Type- M
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:Bibliography-  
 
:Bibliography-  
 
::*{{ListRef|Bjorn & Shetelig 1940|p.87}}
 
::*{{ListRef|Bjorn & Shetelig 1940|p.87}}
−
|}
+
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 +
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 +
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−
===England, London, River Thames at Tower of London===
+
====England, London, River Thames at Tower of London====
−
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+
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+
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+
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+
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+
 
:Current Location- London Museum
 
:Current Location- London Museum
 
:Type- ?
 
:Type- ?
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:Bibliography-
 
:Bibliography-
 
::*{{ListRef|Wheeler 1927|fig.9(3)}}
 
::*{{ListRef|Wheeler 1927|fig.9(3)}}
−
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+
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 +
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 +
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−
===England, London, River Thames at Chelsea, Barnes===
+
====England, London, River Thames at Chelsea, Barnes====
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+
−
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+
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+
−
[[File:axe_Chelsea_VIa.jpg|thumb|130x150px|left|alt=Chelsea]]
+
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+
 
:Current Location- London Museum
 
:Current Location- London Museum
 
:Type- ?
 
:Type- ?
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:Bibliography-
 
:Bibliography-
 
::*{{ListRef|Wheeler 1927|fig.10(4)}}
 
::*{{ListRef|Wheeler 1927|fig.10(4)}}
−
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+
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 +
axe_Chelsea_VIa.jpg
 +
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−
===England, London: River Thames at Chelsea, Barnes===
+
====England, London: River Thames at Chelsea, Barnes====
−
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+
 
:Current Location- London Museum
 
:Current Location- London Museum
 
:Type- ?
 
:Type- ?
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:Bibliography-  
 
::*{{ListRef|Wheeler 1927|fig.10(5)}}
 
::*{{ListRef|Wheeler 1927|fig.10(5)}}
−
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+
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 +
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 +
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−
===England, London, River Thames at Battersea===
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====England, London, River Thames at Battersea====
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+
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+
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+
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+
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+
 
:Current Location- London Museum
 
:Current Location- London Museum
 
:Type- ?
 
:Type- ?
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:Bibliography-  
 
:Bibliography-  
 
::*{{ListRef|Wheeler 1927|fig.11}}
 
::*{{ListRef|Wheeler 1927|fig.11}}
−
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+
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 +
axe_Battersea_VI.jpg
 +
</gallery>
  
 
{{Seen|Museum of London}}
 
{{Seen|Museum of London}}
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+
====England, London: River Thames at Old London Bridge====
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+
 
:Current Location- London Museum
 
:Current Location- London Museum
 
:Type- ?
 
:Type- ?
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:Bibliography-  
 
:Bibliography-  
 
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::*{{ListRef|Wheeler 1927|fig.1}}
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Axes found in Britain

Contents

Found in Britain

  Axes found in Britain
  Langseaxes found in Britain
  Picture stones from the Isle of Man
  Seaxes found in Britain
  Shields found in Britain
  Spears found in Britain
  Swords found in Britain
  Viking burials found in England
  Viking burials found in Scotland
  Viking burials found in the Isle of Man
  Viking burials found in Wales



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Introduction

Wheeler Type I

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

  • Type I

England, York: Coppergate A

Current Location- Yorkshire Museum
Type- ?
Find Date- ?
Bibliography-
  • Waterman-Axe 5

England, York: Coppergate B

Current Location- Yorkshire Museum
Type- ?
Find Date- ?
Bibliography-
  • Waterman-Axe 6

England, London: River Thames, Old London Bridge

Current Location- ?
Type- ?
Find Date- ?
Bibliography-
  • Axe Old London Bridge.jpg

England, London: River Thames, Putney

Current Location- ?
Type- ?
Find Date- ?
Bibliography-
  • Axe Putney.jpg

England, London: River Thames, Walthamstow (I)

Current Location- ?
Type- ?
Find Date- ?
Bibliography-
  • Axe WalthamstowI.jpg

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

Current Location- Yorkshire Museum
Type- ?
Find Date- ?
Bibliography-
  • Waterman-Axe 7

England, London: River Thames, Brentwood

Current Location- ?
Type- ? C9th
Find Date- ?
Bibliography-
  • Axe Brentwood.jpg

England, London: River Thames (II-1)

Current Location- ?
Type- ? C9th
Find Date- ?
Bibliography-
  • Axe Thames1.jpg

England, London: River Thames (II-2)

Current Location- ?
Type- ? C9th
Find Date- ?
Bibliography-
  • Axe Thames2.jpg

England, London: River Thames, Walthamstow (II)

Current Location- ?
Type- ? C9th
Find Date- ?
Bibliography-
|
  • Axe WalthamstowII.jpg

Museum of London

England, London: Milk Street

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

Wheeler Type III

Petersen Type B & C
Bearded axes that derived from fransica’s.

  • Type III


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-
  • Axe Ballinaby1.jpg


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-
  • Axe Ballinaby2.jpg


Scotland, Eigg: Grave 2

Current Location- ?
Type- ? Type B
Find Date- ?
L-10.5cm x W- 10cm
Bibliography-

Scotland, Westray: Pierowall

Current Location- ?
Type- ? Type B
Find Date- ?
L-14cm x W-10cm
Bibliography-

Scotland, Orkney, Isle of Islay:

Current Location- ?
Type- ?
Find Date- ?
Bibliography-

England, Suffolk: Ipswich

Current Location- ?
Type- ? C9th
Find Date- ?
ornamented with cross-lines between blade and socket
Bibliography-

England, Suffolk: Ipswich

Current Location- ?
Type- ?
Find Date- ?
vertical grooves on socket
Bibliography-

England, London: River Thames at Whitehall

Current Location- ?
Type- ?
Find Date- ?
Bibliography- [BJORN and SHETELIG 1940:VP.86}}
  • Axe Whitehall.jpg


Museum of London

England, London: Strand on the Green

Current Location- ?
Type- ?
Find Date- ?
Bibliography-
  • Axe Strand.jpg
  • London-Axe Strand on the Green.JPG


Thames nr London ?
Reading ?
Hastings Downs ?

Wheeler Type IV

Petersen Type G, H, I, K & L

  • Type IV

Yorkshire Museum

England, York

Current Location- Yorkshire Museum: 551.45.48
Type- ?
Find Date- ?
Bibliography-
  • YM Axe.JPG

England, York: Jubbergate

Current Location- ?
Type- ?
Find Date- ?
Bibliography-

Manx Museum

Isle of Man, Knoc-y-doonee

Current Location- Manx Museum
Type- Grave find
Find Date- ?
Bibliography-
  • Manx-Axe Knock Y Doonee.JPG

Isle of Man, Ballaterson

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

Oxford

Current Location- Pitt Rivers Museum
Type- Petersen G
Find Date- ?
Bibliography-

Museum of London

England, London: Thames Street

Current Location- ?
Type- ?
Find Date- ?
Bibliography-
  • Axe Thames Street.jpg
  • London-Axe Thames Street.JPG

England, London: Aldergate

Current Location- ?
Type- ?
Find Date- ?
Bibliography-
  • Axe Aldergate.jpg

England, London: nr Tower of London

Current Location- ?
Type- ?
Find Date- ?
Bibliography-
  • Axe tower of London.jpg

Wheeler Type V

Petersen Type D, E & F
Transitional between types III and IV

  • Type V

Scotland, Skye, Sheabost, Tote

Current Location-
Type- F
Find Date- ?
Bibliography-

Scotland, Colonsay: Kiloran Bay

Current Location-
Type- ?
Find Date- ?
20.5cm x W: 13.5cm
Bibliography-
  • Axe Kiloran Bay V.jpg

Scotland, Caithness: Reay

Current Location-
Type- E
Find Date- ?
Bibliography-

England, Cumbria: Cumwhitton

Current Location-
Type- Grave Find
Find Date- ?
Style - Petersen Type E
Dimensions-
Bibliography-
  • Paterson-Axe Grave 4

England, Cumberland: Hesket-in-Forest

Current Location-
Type- ?
Find Date- ?
Bibliography-
  • Axe hesket.jpg

England, Derbyshire: Repton

Current Location-
Type- ?
Find Date- ?
Bibliography-
  • Axe Repton V.jpg

England, London: Kew Bridge

Current Location-
Type- ?
Find Date- ?
Bibliography-
  • Axe Kew V.jpg

Wheeler Type VI

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

  • Type V

Scotland: Loch of Doon

Current Location-
Type- ?
Find Date- ?
Bibliography-
  • Axe Loch of Doon VI.jpg

Scotland, Dumfriesshire:

Current Location-
Type- ?
Find Date- ?
Bibliography-
  • Axe Dumfriesshire VI.jpg

Scotland, Sutherland: Dunrobin Castle

Current Location-
Type- ?
Find Date- ?
Bibliography-

England, Lincolnshire, River Witham

Current Location-
Type- ?
Find Date- ?
Bibliography-
  • Axe Tower of London VI.jpg

England, Oxfordshire, River Thames at Stanton Harcourt

Current Location-
Type- R560
Find Date- ?
Bibliography-

Norwich Castle Museum

England, Norfolk: River Yare, Surlingham Ferry

Current Location- Norwich Castle Museum: 158.946
Type- River find
Find Date- ?
Dimensions- 22cm wide
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  • Norwich-Axe Surlington Ferry.jpg

Cambridge Museum of Archaeology and Anthropology

England, Cambridgeshire, Ely

Current Location- Cambridge Museum of Archaeology and Anthropology
Type- R560
Find Date- ?
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  • Cambridge-Axe Ely R560.JPG

England, Cambridgeshire, Ely

Current Location- Cambridge Museum of Archaeology and Anthropology
Type- R523
Find Date- ?
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  • Cambridge-Axe Ely R523.JPG

England, Essex: River Lea, Stratford

Current Location- Pitt Rivers Museum 1954.11.11. Was previously at Newbury Museum: 1898-5
Type- River Find?
Find Date- before 1898?
Shape- Like R560 (Bjorn & Shetelig 1940)
Dimensions- L=215mm, W=252mm
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  • Paul-Axe Stratford.JPG

England, London: Austin Friars

Current Location-
Type- L
Find Date- ?
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England, London: River Thames at Hamersmith

Current Location-
Type- M
Find Date- ?
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  • Axe Hammersmith VI.jpg

England, London, River Thames at Tower of London

Current Location- London Museum
Type- ?
Find Date- ?
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  • Axe Tower of London VI.jpg

England, London, River Thames at Chelsea, Barnes

Current Location- London Museum
Type- ?
Find Date- ?
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  • Axe Chelsea VIa.jpg

England, London: River Thames at Chelsea, Barnes

Current Location- London Museum
Type- ?
Find Date- ?
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  • Axe Chelsea VIb.jpg

England, London, River Thames at Battersea

Current Location- London Museum
Type- ?
Find Date- ?
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  • Axe Battersea VI.jpg

Museum of London

England, London: River Thames at Old London Bridge

Current Location- London Museum
Type- ?
Find Date- ?
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  • London-Axe London Bridge Dane Axes.jpg
  • London-Axe London Bridge 1.JPG
  • London-Axe London Bridge 2.JPG
  • London-Axe London Bridge 3.JPG
  • London-Axe London Bridge 4.JPG
  • London-Axe London Bridge 5.JPG
  • London-Axe London Bridge 6.JPG
  • London-Axe London Bridge 7.JPG
  • London-Axe London Bridge 5,4,3.JPG

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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