Axes found in Britain

Axes found in Britain
Found in Britain
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Wheeler Type I

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

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  Type I

England, York: Coppergate A

File:File:Waterman-Axe 5

Current Location- :Current Location- Yorkshire Museum Type- ? Find Date- ? 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

File:Waterman-Axe 6

Current Location- :Current Location- Yorkshire Museum Type- ? Find Date- ? Bibliography- 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- :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- :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- :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

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

{{Cat|:Current Location- Yorkshire Museum

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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(7)

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• ====England, London: River Thames, Brentwood====
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• ====England, London: River Thames (II-1)====
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• ====England, London: River Thames (II-2)====
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• ====England, London: River Thames, Walthamstow (II)====
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• ====England, London: Milk Street====
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• == Wheeler Type III ==
• Bearded axes that derived from fransica’s.
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  Type III

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

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Type- Grave find. Grave 2(i)

Find Date- 1877

L- 14.5cm x W- 5cm

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

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• ====Scotland, Argyll and Bute, Islay: Ballinaby (III-2)====
• Type- Grave find. Grave 2(i)
• Find Date- 1877
• L- 14cm x W- 9cm
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• ====Scotland, Eigg: Grave 2====
• Type- ? Type B
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• L-10.5cm x W- 10cm
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• ====Scotland, Westray: Pierowall====
• Type- ? Type B
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• L-14cm x W-10cm
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• ====Scotland, Orkney, Isle of Islay:====
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• ====England, Suffolk: Ipswich====
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• Ornamented with cross-lines between blade and socket
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• ====England, Suffolk: Ipswich====
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• ====England, London: River Thames at Whitehall====
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• ====England, London: Strand on the Green====
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• == Wheeler Type IV ==
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  Type IV

Yorkshire Museum

England, York {{Cat|:Current Location- Yorkshire Museum: 551.45.48 Type- ? Find Date- ? Bibliography- Roesdahl, Else; Graham-Campbell, James; Connor, Patricia and Pearson, Kenneth (1981) The Vikings in England, and their Danish homeland. Cat.D14 Waterman, Dudley M. (1959) Late Saxon, Viking, and Early Medieval Finds from York. pp.59-106. Archaeologia: Vol.97 P.71-72, fig.5(8) ====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 Type V Scotland, Skye, Sheabost, Tote {{Cat|: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==== 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. Type V Scotland: Loch of Doon {{Cat|:Current Location- 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 fig.69 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==