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Axes found in Britain
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Axes found in Britain

Introduction

Wheeler Type I

  • R557.jpg
  • 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

  • R559.jpg
  • Petersen Types B & C

    Bearded axes that derived from fransica’s.


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

    Axe Ballinaby1.jpg
    Current Location- ?
    Find Type- Grave find. Grave 2(i)
    Find Date- 1877
    Blade- L:14.5cm, W:5cm
    Haft-
    Comments-
    Bibliography-




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

    Axe Ballinaby2.jpg
    Current Location- ?
    Find Type- Grave find. Grave 2(i)
    Find Date- 1877
    Blade- L:14cm, W:9cm
    Haft-
    Comments-
    Bibliography-




    Scotland, Highland, Eigg Grave 2

    Example.jpg
    Current Location- ?



    Scotland, Westray: Pierowall

    Example.jpg
    Current Location- ?



    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

  • R555.jpg
  • Petersen Type G, H, I, K & L

    England, York

    YM Axe.JPG
    Current Location- Yorkshire Museum 551.45.48


    England, York: Jubbergate

    Example.jpg
    Current Location- ?



    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



    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, 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-



    Wheeler Type V

  • R561.jpg
  • Petersen Type D, E & F

    Transitional between types III and IV

    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



    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, 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

  • R560.jpg
  • 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 Castle

    Example.jpg
    Current Location- ?



    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, 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: Austin Friars

    Example.jpg
    Current Location- ?



    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-


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    Axes still awaiting classification

    Axes so far unidentified by the authors

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