Axes found in Britain

Axes found in Britain
Found in Britain
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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)

Museum of London

England, London: Milk Street Current Location- Museum of London Type- Find Date- ? Bibliography- Vince, Alan (1991) Aspects of Saxo-Norman London: II Finds and Environmental Evidence. p.135,137 [Vince 1991] 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.86 I 7 Museum of London 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- ? Find Date- ? Bibliography- Cat.D14 England, York: Jubbergate No Picture Current Location- ? Type- ? Find Date- ? Bibliography- Cat.D17 Isle of Man, Knoc-y-doonee No Picture 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 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- ? Find Date- ? 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. Scotland: Loch of Doon File:Axe Loch of Doon VI.jpg 130x150px 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 Scotland, Dumfriesshire: File:Axe Dumfriesshire VI.jpg 130x150px Scotland, Dumfriesshire 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.70 Scotland, Sutherland: Dunrobin Castle No Picture 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 p.17 England, Lincolnshire, River Witham File:Axe Tower of London VI.jpg 130x150px Current Location- Type- ? Find Date- ? Bibliography- cat.I6 England, Oxfordshire, River Thames at Stanton Harcourt No Picture Current Location- Type- R560 Find Date- ? Bibliography- cat.I6 England, Norfolk: Surlingham Ferry File:Axe Surlingham Ferry VI.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 ? England, Cambridgeshire, Ely File:Axe Ely1 VI.jpg 130x150px Current Location- Type- R560 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.64 Council of Europe (2003) World of the Vikings. CD-ROM. Alive Learning Ltd. cat.1244 England, Cambridgeshire, Ely File:Axe Ely2 VI.jpg 130x150px Current Location- Type- R523 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.64 England, Essex: Stratford No Picture Current Location- Type- R560 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.59 Wheeler, R.E.M. (1927) London and the Vikings. London Museum Catalogues: No 1 p.51 England, London: Austin Friars No Picture Current Location- Type- L 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.86 England, London: River Thames at Hamersmith File:Axe Hammersmith VI.jpg 130x150px Current Location- Type- M 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.87 England, London, River Thames at Tower of London File:Axe Tower of London VI.jpg 130x150px Current Location- London Museum Type- ? Find Date- ? Bibliography- Wheeler, R.E.M. (1927) London and the Vikings. London Museum Catalogues: No 1 fig.9(3) England, London, River Thames at Chelsea, Barnes File:Axe Chelsea VIa.jpg 130x150px Current Location- London Museum Type- ? Find Date- ? Bibliography- Wheeler, R.E.M. (1927) London and the Vikings. London Museum Catalogues: No 1 fig.10(4) England, London: River Thames at Chelsea, Barnes File:Axe Chelsea VIb.jpg 130x150px Current Location- London Museum Type- ? Find Date- ? Bibliography- Wheeler, R.E.M. (1927) London and the Vikings. London Museum Catalogues: No 1 fig.10(5) England, London, River Thames at Battersea File:Axe Battersea VI.jpg 130x150px Current Location- London Museum Type- ? Find Date- ? Bibliography- Wheeler, R.E.M. (1927) London and the Vikings. London Museum Catalogues: No 1 fig.11 Museum of London England, London: River Thames at Old London Bridge Current Location- London Museum Type- ? Find Date- ? Bibliography- Wheeler, R.E.M. (1927) London and the Vikings. London Museum Catalogues: No 1 fig.1 London-Axe London Bridge 1.JPG London-Axe London Bridge 2.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] * * Wheeler, R.E.M. (1927) London and the Vikings. London Museum Catalogues: No 1 [WHEELER 1927] *