Axes found in Britain
From The Viking Age Compendium
Axes found in Britain |
---|
Contents |
|
More Found in Britain pages
Introduction
Wheeler Type I
Petersen Type A
A small woodland axe that altered little from pre-Roman times on-wards.
- ====England, York: Coppergate A====
- Type- ?
- Find Date- ?
- Bibliography-
- Waterman-Axe 5
- ====England, York: Coppergate B====
- Type- ?
- Find Date- ?
- Bibliography-
- Waterman-Axe 6
- ====England, London: River Thames, Old London Bridge====
- Type- ?
- Find Date- ?
- Bibliography-
- ====England, London: River Thames, Putney====
- Type- ?
- Find Date- ?
- Bibliography-
- ====England, London: River Thames, Walthamstow (I)====
- Type- ?
- Find Date- ?
- Bibliography-
- == Wheeler Type II ==
- ====England, York: Parliament Street ====
- Type- ?
- Find Date- ?
- Bibliography-
- Waterman-Axe 7
- ====England, London: River Thames, Brentwood====
- Type- ? C9th
- Find Date- ?
- Bibliography-
- ====England, London: River Thames (II-1)====
- Type- ? C9th
- Find Date- ?
- Bibliography-
- ====England, London: River Thames (II-2)====
- Type- ? C9th
- Find Date- ?
- Bibliography-
- ====England, London: River Thames, Walthamstow (II)====
- Type- ? C9th
- Find Date- ?
- Bibliography-
- ====England, London: Milk Street====
- Type-
- Find Date- ?
- Bibliography-
- == Wheeler Type III ==
- Bearded axes that derived from fransica’s.
- ====Scotland, Argyll and Bute, Islay: Ballinaby (III-1)====
- Type- Grave find. Grave 2(i)
- Find Date- 1877
- L- 14.5cm x W- 5cm
- Bibliography-
- ====Scotland, Argyll and Bute, Islay: Ballinaby (III-2)====
- Type- Grave find. Grave 2(i)
- Find Date- 1877
- L- 14cm x W- 9cm
- Bibliography-
- ====Scotland, Eigg: Grave 2====
- Type- ? Type B
- Find Date- ?
- L-10.5cm x W- 10cm
- Bibliography-
- ====Scotland, Westray: Pierowall====
- Type- ? Type B
- Find Date- ?
- L-14cm x W-10cm
- Bibliography-
- ====Scotland, Orkney, Isle of Islay:====
- Type- ?
- Find Date- ?
- Bibliography-
- ====England, Suffolk: Ipswich====
- Type- ? C9th
- Find Date- ?
- Ornamented with cross-lines between blade and socket
- Bibliography-
- ====England, Suffolk: Ipswich====
- Type- ?
- Find Date- ?
- Vertical grooves on socket
- Bibliography-
- ====England, London: River Thames at Whitehall====
- Type- ?
- Find Date- ?
- ====England, London: Strand on the Green====
- Type- ?
- Find Date- ?
- Bibliography-
- == Wheeler Type IV ==
- ====England, York====
- Type- ?
- Find Date- ?
- Bibliography-
- ====England, York: Jubbergate====
- Type- ?
- Find Date- ?
- Bibliography-
- ====Isle of Man, Knoc-y-doonee====
- Type- Grave find
- Find Date- ?
- Bibliography-
- ====Isle of Man, Ballaterson====
- Type- Boat Burial
- Find Date- ?
- Bibliography-
- ====Oxford====
- Type- Petersen G
- Find Date- ?
- Bibliography-
- ====England, London: Thames Street====
- Type- ?
- Find Date- ?
- Bibliography-
- ====England, London: Aldergate====
- Type- ?
- Find Date- ?
- Bibliography-
- ====England, London: nr Tower of London====
- Type- ?
- Find Date- ?
- Bibliography-
- Axe tower of London.jpg
- == Wheeler Type V ==
- Transitional between types III and IV
- ====Scotland, Skye, Sheabost, Tote====
- Type- F
- Find Date- ?
- Bibliography-
- ====Scotland, Colonsay: Kiloran Bay====
- Type- ?
- Find Date- ?
- 20.5cm x W: 13.5cm
- Bibliography-
- Axe Kiloran Bay V.jpg
- ====Scotland, Caithness: Reay====
- Type- E
- Find Date- ?
- Bibliography-
- ====England, Cumbria: Cumwhitton====
- Type- Grave Find
- Find Date- ?
- Style - Petersen Type E
- Dimensions-
- Bibliography-
- Paterson-Axe Grave 4
- ====England, Cumberland: Hesket-in-Forest====
- Type- ?
- Find Date- ?
- Bibliography-
- ====England, Derbyshire: Repton====
- Type- ?
- Find Date- ?
- Bibliography-
- Axe Repton V.jpg
- ====England, London: Kew Bridge====
- Type- ?
- Find Date- ?
- Bibliography-
- Axe Kew V.jpg
- == Wheeler Type VI ==
- The ‘Dane Axe’ appears in Britain from 1000AD onwards.
- ====Scotland: Loch of Doon====
- Type- ?
- Find Date- ?
- Bibliography-
- Axe Loch of Doon VI.jpg
- ====Scotland, Dumfriesshire:====
- Type- ?
- Find Date- ?
- Bibliography-
- Axe Dumfriesshire VI.jpg
- ====Scotland, Sutherland: Dunrobin Castle====
- Type- ?
- Find Date- ?
- Bibliography-
- ====England, Lincolnshire, River Witham====
- Type- ?
- Find Date- ?
- Bibliography-
- Axe Tower of London VI.jpg
- ====England, Oxfordshire, River Thames at Stanton Harcourt====
- Type- R560
- Find Date- ?
- Bibliography-
- ====England, Norfolk: River Yare, Surlingham Ferry====
- Type- River find
- Find Date- ?
- Dimensions- 22cm wide
- Bibliography-
- ====England, Cambridgeshire, Ely====
- Type- R560
- Find Date- ?
- Bibliography-
- ====England, Cambridgeshire, Ely====
- Type- R523
- Find Date- ?
- Bibliography-
- ====England, Essex: River Lea, Stratford====
- Type- River Find?
- Find Date- before 1898?
- Shape- Like R560 (Bjorn & Shetelig 1940)
- Dimensions- L=215mm, W=252mm
- Bibliography-
- ====England, London: Austin Friars====
- Type- L
- Find Date- ?
- Bibliography-
- ====England, London: River Thames at Hamersmith====
- Type- M
- Find Date- ?
- Bibliography-
- Axe Hammersmith VI.jpg
- ====England, London, River Thames at Tower of London====
- Type- ?
- Find Date- ?
- Bibliography-
- Axe Tower of London VI.jpg
- ====England, London, River Thames at Chelsea, Barnes====
- Type- ?
- Find Date- ?
- Bibliography-
- Axe Chelsea VIa.jpg
- ====England, London: River Thames at Chelsea, Barnes====
- Type- ?
- Find Date- ?
- Bibliography-
- Axe Chelsea VIb.jpg
- ====England, London, River Thames at Battersea====
- Type- ?
- Find Date- ?
- Bibliography-
- Axe Battersea VI.jpg
- ====England, London: River Thames at Old London Bridge====
- Type- ?
- Find Date- ?
- Bibliography-
- London-Axe London Bridge 1.JPG
- London-Axe London Bridge 2.JPG
- ==Select Bibliography==