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Wheeler classifies these as his type III [WHEELER 1935]. They were made and used in Britain from the 8th to 10th centuries [THOMPSON 2004: p.81]. A number of langseaxs have been found in the Netherlands
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== With Inlay==
:Find Date- 1857?
:Total Length- Complete. 81cm
:Hilt- None
:Scabbard- None
:Bibliography- [BACKHOUSE :*{{ListRef|Backhouse 1984:|p.101-102 no.94] [EVISON }}:*{{ListRef|Evison 1964:|p.30-33] [WILSON 1964}}:*{{ListRef|Wilson 1964|p.144 no.36] }}:*[[http://www.britishmuseum.org/explore/highlights/highlight_objects/pe_mla/s/seax_of_beagnoth.aspx British Museum]]|Seen= Yes|Museum= British Museum|Accession= 1857,6-23,1|i1none=X|i2h=70px|i2=BM Langseax Battersea.jpg|i3=BM Langseax Battersea detail 1.jpg|i4=BM Langseax Battersea detail 2.jpg|i5=langseax_beagnoth.jpg}}
:Find Date- 1912?
:Total Length- Complete. 71.3cm
:Hilt- traces of wood survive on the possibly intact tang.
:Scabbard- None
:Bibliography- [WILSON :*{{ListRef|Evison 1964|p.33}}:*{{ListRef|Wilson 1964|p.135-136 no.22] [EVISON 1964}}: p.33] *[[http://www.britishmuseum.org/research/search_the_collection_database/search_object_details.aspx?objectId=87253&partId=1 British Museum]]|Seen=|Museum= British Museum|Accession= 1912,0723.2|i1none=X|i2h=70px|i2=langseax_hurbeck.jpg}}
:Find Date- 1961 August. Dredged from the River Thames
:Total Length- 45.3cm x 3.9cm. The hilt end of the blade is missing. Evison suggests that the blade was probably another 6cm longer.
:Hilt- Missing
:Scabbard- None
:Bibliography- [EVISON :*{{ListRef|Evison 1964] }}|Seen=|Museum= Reading Museum|Accession=|i1none=X|i2h=70px|i2=langseax_keen_edge_ferry.jpg}}
== Without Inlay ==
====England, Cambridgeshire: River Cam, Dimmock's Cote===={{Cat|:Find Type- River find:Find Date- :Total Length- :Blade- :Hilt- None :Scabbard- None:Bibliography- :*{{ListRef|Lethbridge 1928|fig.4}}:*{{ListRef|Bjorn & Shetelig 1940|p.69}}|Seen=|Museum=|Accession=|i1none=X|i2h=70px|i2=Cambridge Proc. 1928-Langseax Dimmock's Cote.jpg}}
== Without Inlay =={||- valign="top" id="Battersea"|width="100pt"| [[File:langseax_battersea.jpg|thumb|x150px|left|alt=Battersea]]|width="600pt"| '''England, London, : River Thames near , Battersea'''====:Current Location- {{Cat|:Find Type- River find –
:Find Date-
:Total Length-
:Hilt- None
:Scabbard- None
:Bibliography- [WHEELER 1935:*{{ListRef|Evison 1964}}:*{{ListRef|Wheeler 1935|p.180 pl.XIII] [EVISON 1964]}}|Seen=|Museum=|Accession=|i1none=X|i2h=70px|i2=langseax_battersea.jpg}}
:Find Date-
:Total Length-
:Hilt- None
:Scabbard- None
:Bibliography- [EVISON :*{{ListRef|Evison 1964]}}|Seen=|Museum=|Accession=|i1none=X|i2h=70px|i2=langseax_little_bealings.jpg}}
:Find Date-
:Total Length-
:Hilt- None
:Scabbard- None
:Bibliography- [WHEELER 1935:*{{ListRef|Wheeler 1935|p.180 pl.XIV]}}|Seen=|Museum=|Accession=|i1none=X|i2h=70px|i2=langseax_walthamstow.jpg}}
:Find Date-
:Total Length- fragment
:Hilt- None
:Scabbard- None
:Bibliography- [EVISON :*{{ListRef|Evison 1964]}}|Seen=|Museum=|Accession=|i1none=X|i2h=70px|i2=langseax_unknown.jpg}}
== Other Possible Langseaxs ==
We have found the following langseaxs refereed to online with people quoting 'The Metallography of Early Ferrous Edge Tools & Edged Weapons' by R.F. Tylecote & B.J.J.Gilmour. Unfortunately we do not have access to this book and so are unable to determine if they were originally decorated with inlay. <br>
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:Find Date- ?
:Total Length- Complete. 78cm x 4.2cm. The spine is 8mm thick.
:Hilt- ?
:Scabbard- ?
:Bibliography- [TYLECOTE and GILMOUR :*{{ListRef|Tylecote & Gilmour 1986] }}|Seen=|Museum=|Accession=|i1none=X|i2h=70px|i2=langseax_kempsford.jpg}}
:Find Date- ?
:Total Length- fragment
:Hilt- Missing
:Scabbard- None
:Bibliography- [TYLECOTE and GILMOUR :*{{ListRef|Tylecote & Gilmour 1986]}}|Seen=|Museum=|Accession=|i1none=X|i2h=70px|i2=langseax_reading.jpg}}
:Find Date-
:Total Length- fragment
:Hilt- Missing
:Scabbard- None
:Bibliography- [TYLECOTE and GILMOUR :*{{ListRef|Tylecote & Gilmour 1986]}}|Seen=|Museum=|Accession=|i1none=X|i2h=70px|i2=langseax_layton.jpg}}
Some more possible langseaxs:
:Find Date-
:Total Length-
:Scabbard-
:Discussion- Possibly a sword blade?
:Bibliography- [WHEELER 1935:*{{ListRef|Wheeler 1935|p.180 pl.XIII]}}|Seen=|Museum= Museum of London|Accession=|i1none=X|i2h=70px|i2=langseax_mortlake.jpg}}
:Type- 8th-9th Century
:Find Date-
:Hilt-
:Scabbard-
:Bibliography- [WHEELER 1935:*{{ListRef|Wheeler 1935|p.180 pl.XIII]}}|Seen=|Museum= Museum of London|Accession=|i1none=X|i2h=70px|i2=langseax_near_london.jpg}}
==References==
{{Ref|Book=Backhouse 1984}}<nocite>{{Ref|Book=Evison 1964}}BACKHOUSE1984{{Ref|Book=Thompson 2004}}EVISON1964{{Ref|Book=Tylecote & Gilmour 1986}}THOMPSON2004TYLECOTE1986WHEELER1935WILSON1964</nocite>{{Ref|Book=Wheeler 1935}}<biblio force{{Ref|Book=false>#[[Template:Bib]]</biblio>Wilson 1964}}
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