Axes found in Britain

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Axes Overview

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Wheeler Type I

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  Wheeler I
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  Petersen A

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

England, York: Coppergate A

Current Location- Yorkshire Museum Find Type- ? Find Date- ? Blade- Haft- Comments- 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

Current Location- Yorkshire Museum Find Type- ? Find Date- ? Blade- Haft- Comments- 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- ? Find Type- ? Find Date- ? Blade- Haft- Comments- 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- ? Find Type- ? Find Date- ? Blade- Haft- Comments- 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- ? Find Type- ? Find Date- ? Blade- Haft- Comments- Bibliography- Wheeler, R.E.M. (1927) London and the Vikings. London Museum Catalogues: No 1 fig.1(2)

Wheeler Type II

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  Wheeler II
  Earlier form
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  Wheeler II
  Later form

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

Current Location- Yorkshire Museum Find Type- ? Find Date- ? Blade- Haft- Comments- Bibliography- Waterman, Dudley M. (1959) Late Saxon, Viking, and Early Medieval Finds from York. pp.59-106. Archaeologia: Vol.97 fig.5(7)

England, London: River Thames, Brentwood

Current Location- ? Find Type- ? C9th Find Date- ? Blade- Haft- Comments- 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- ? Find Type- ? C9th Find Date- ? Blade- Haft- Comments- 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- ? Find Type- ? C9th Find Date- ? Blade- Haft- Comments- 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- ? Find Type- ? C9th Find Date- ? Blade- Haft- Comments- Bibliography- Wheeler, R.E.M. (1927) London and the Vikings. London Museum Catalogues: No 1 fif.1(7)

England, London: Milk Street

Current Location- Museum of London Find Type- Find Date- ? Blade- Haft- Comments- Bibliography- Vince, Alan (1991) Aspects of Saxo-Norman London: II Finds and Environmental Evidence. p.135,137

Wheeler Type III

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  Wheeler III
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  Petersen B
• Petersen C
  Petersen C

Petersen Types B & C No Petersen Type C axes have been found in the British Isles. Bearded axes are derived from fransica’s.

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

Current Location- ? Find Type- Grave find. Grave 2(i) Find Date- 1877 Blade- L:14.5cm, W:5cm Haft- Comments- Bibliography- Grieg, Sigurd (1940) Viking Antiquities in Scotland. Edited by Haakon Shetelig. (Available Online) Viking Antiquities in Great Britain and Ireland: Part 2 fig.15 Redmond, Angela Z. (2007) Viking Burial in the North of England. A Study of Contact, Interaction and Reaction between Scandinavian Migrants with Resident Groups, and the effect of Immigration on Aspects of Cultural Continuity.. British Archaeological Reports: BAR 429 Appx.5 no.182

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

Current Location- ? Find Type- Grave find. Grave 2(i) Find Date- 1877 Blade- L:14cm, W:9cm Haft- Comments- Bibliography- Grieg, Sigurd (1940) Viking Antiquities in Scotland. Edited by Haakon Shetelig. (Available Online) Viking Antiquities in Great Britain and Ireland: Part 2 fig.15 Redmond, Angela Z. (2007) Viking Burial in the North of England. A Study of Contact, Interaction and Reaction between Scandinavian Migrants with Resident Groups, and the effect of Immigration on Aspects of Cultural Continuity.. British Archaeological Reports: BAR 429 Appx.5 no.182

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Scotland, Westray: Pierowall (1851-Donations)

Current Location- National Museum of Scotland Find Type- ? Type B Find Date- ? Blade- L:14cm, W:10cm Haft- Comments- Bibliography- Grieg, Sigurd (1940) Viking Antiquities in Scotland. Edited by Haakon Shetelig. (Available Online) Viking Antiquities in Great Britain and Ireland: Part 2 p.94 Redmond, Angela Z. (2007) Viking Burial in the North of England. A Study of Contact, Interaction and Reaction between Scandinavian Migrants with Resident Groups, and the effect of Immigration on Aspects of Cultural Continuity.. British Archaeological Reports: BAR 429 Appx.5 no.143 [Scran (Grave)]

Scotland, Orkney, Isle of Islay:

Current Location- ? Find Type- ? Find Date- ? Blade- Haft- Comments- Bibliography- Wheeler, R.E.M. (1927) London and the Vikings. London Museum Catalogues: No 1

England, Suffolk: Ipswich

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- 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.60 [British Museum Possibly?]

England, Suffolk: Ipswich

Current Location- British Museum (possibly 1867,0711.9 or 1867,0711.10) Find Type- ? Find Date- Acquired 1867 Blade- Haft- Comments- vertical grooves on socket 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.60 [British Museum Possibly?]

England, London: River Thames at Whitehall

Current Location- British Museum 1856,0701.1422 Find Type- ? Find Date- Acquired 1856 Blade- Petersen Type: E; W:13.5cm Haft- Comments- 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 Roesdahl, Else; Graham-Campbell, James; Connor, Patricia and Pearson, Kenneth (1981) The Vikings in England, and their Danish homeland. I 7 British Museum [1]

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England, London: Strand on the Green

Current Location- Museum of London Find Type- ? Find Date- ? Blade- Haft- Comments- Bibliography- Wheeler, R.E.M. (1927) London and the Vikings. London Museum Catalogues: No 1 fig.9(1)

England, London:

Current Location- British Museum 1856,0701.1421 Find Type- ? Find Date- Acquired 1856 Blade- W:12.3cm Haft- Comments- Bibliography- British Museum [1]

Thames nr London ?
Reading ?
Hastings Downs ?

Wheeler Type IV

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  Wheeler IV
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  Petersen G
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  Petersen H
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  Petersen I
• Petersen K
  Petersen K
• Petersen L
  Petersen L

Scotland, Highland, Eigg Grave 2

File:Scran

Current Location- National Museums Scotland X.IL 167 Find Type- Grave find. Find Date- Blade- Type G/H/I? Haft- Comments- Bibliography- Grieg, Sigurd (1940) Viking Antiquities in Scotland. Edited by Haakon Shetelig. (Available Online) Viking Antiquities in Great Britain and Ireland: Part 2 p.68 Redmond, Angela Z. (2007) Viking Burial in the North of England. A Study of Contact, Interaction and Reaction between Scandinavian Migrants with Resident Groups, and the effect of Immigration on Aspects of Cultural Continuity.. British Archaeological Reports: BAR 429 Appx. no.188 Graham-Campbell, James, and Batey, Colleen E. (1998) Vikings in Scotland, an archaeological survey. Edinburgh University Press. p.84 [scran (side view)] [scran (top view)]

Isle of Man, Knoc-y-doonee

Current Location- Manx Museum Find Type- Grave find Find Date- ? Blade- Haft- Comments- 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

Isle of Man, Ballaterson

Current Location- Manx Museum Find Type- Boat Burial Find Date- ? Blade- Haft- Comments- Bibliography-

England, Cumbria: Aspatria

Current Location-  Lost Find Type- ? Find Date- Before 1790 Blade- Haft- Comments- Bibliography- Rooke Hayman (1792) Druidical and other British remains in Cumberland, described by Hayman Rooke in a letter to the Rev. Dr. Lort. Feb. 1790. pp.105-113. Archaeologia: Vol.10 Edwards, B.J.N. (1992) 'The Vikings in North West England. The Archaeological Evidence'. In Graham-Campbell, James (1992) Viking Treasure from the North West. The Cuerdale Hoard in its Context. p.43-44 Richards, Julian D. (2004) Vikings in England. p.191 Redmond, Angela Z. (2007) Viking Burial in the North of England. A Study of Contact, Interaction and Reaction between Scandinavian Migrants with Resident Groups, and the effect of Immigration on Aspects of Cultural Continuity.. British Archaeological Reports: BAR 429 Appx.5 no.2

England, Cumbria: Carlisle, Denton Holme

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

Current Location-  Lost Find Type- Grave Find Find Date- Blade- Haft- Comments- Bibliography- Jones, Michael (1849) 'Proceedings at Meetings of the Royal Archaeological Institute.' pp.74-77. (Available Online) The Archaeological Journal: Vol.6 p.74-75 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.18 Edwards, B.J.N. (1992) 'The Vikings in North West England. The Archaeological Evidence'. In Graham-Campbell, James (1992) Viking Treasure from the North West. The Cuerdale Hoard in its Context. p.46 Redmond, Angela Z. (2007) Viking Burial in the North of England. A Study of Contact, Interaction and Reaction between Scandinavian Migrants with Resident Groups, and the effect of Immigration on Aspects of Cultural Continuity.. British Archaeological Reports: BAR 429 Appx.5 no.3

England, York

Current Location- Yorkshire Museum 551.45.48 Find Type- ? Find Date- ? Blade- Haft- Comments- 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

Current Location- ? Find Type- ? Find Date- ? Blade- Haft- Comments- Bibliography- Roesdahl, Else; Graham-Campbell, James; Connor, Patricia and Pearson, Kenneth (1981) The Vikings in England, and their Danish homeland. Cat.D17

England,Yorkshire: Bawtry

Current Location- The Great North Museum NEWMA : 1904.20 Find Type- Find Date- ? Blade- Haft- Comments- Bibliography- [www.twmuseums.org.uk]

England, Derbyshire: Repton (H)

File:Biddle & Kjolbye-Biddle 2001 fig.4.18

Current Location- Find Type- Mass Grave Find Date- 1980-86 Blade- Type H Haft- Comments- Found along with the remains of at least 264 people below the mound in the Vicarage Garden (Biddle & Kjolbye-Biddle 2001) Bibliography- Biddle, Martin and Birthe Kjølbye-Biddle (2001) Repton and the great heathen army, 873-4. In Graham-Campbell, James; Hall, Richard; Jesch, Judith and Parsons, David N. (eds.) (2001) Vikings and the Danelaw. Select Papers from the Proceedings of the Thirteenth Viking Congress. Viking Congress: 13 p.68-70 fig.4.18 Redmond, Angela Z. (2007) Viking Burial in the North of England. A Study of Contact, Interaction and Reaction between Scandinavian Migrants with Resident Groups, and the effect of Immigration on Aspects of Cultural Continuity.. British Archaeological Reports: BAR 429 Appx.5 no.43, p.110-111

England, Lincolnshire: Lincoln, Danes Terrace

Current Location- Lincoln The Collection Find Type- Petersen G? Find Date- ? Blade- Haft- Comments- Bibliography- Lincoln The Collection

England, Oxfordshire: Oxford

Current Location- Pitt Rivers Museum Find Type- Petersen G Find Date- ? Blade- Haft- Comments- 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.74

Museum of London

England, London: Thames Street Current Location- ? Find Type- ? Find Date- ? Blade- Haft- Comments- Bibliography- Wheeler, R.E.M. (1927) London and the Vikings. London Museum Catalogues: No 1 fig.10(1)

England, London: Aldergate

Current Location- ? Find Type- ? Find Date- ? Blade- Haft- Comments- Bibliography- Wheeler, R.E.M. (1927) London and the Vikings. London Museum Catalogues: No 1 fig.10(2)

England, London: nr Tower of London

Current Location- ? Find Type- ? Find Date- ? Blade- Haft- Comments- Bibliography- Wheeler, R.E.M. (1927) London and the Vikings. London Museum Catalogues: No 1 fig.10(3)

England, London: Austin Friars

Current Location- Museum of London (from Guildhall collection) Find Type- ? Find Date- ? Blade- Petersen Type L; W: 8.2cm (3¼"); L: 14.9cm (5 7/8") Haft- None Comments- 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 Guildhall Museum 1908 Catalogue of the collection of London antiquities in the Guildhall Museum. (Available Online) p.123 cat no.133, pl.LIII no.5

Wheeler Type V

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  Wheeler V
• Petersen D
  Petersen D
• Petersen E
  Petersen E
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  Petersen F

Petersen Type D, E & F Transitional between types III and IV

Scotland, Shetland: St. Olaf's, White ness

File:Shetland Website

Current Location- Shetland Museum ARC 65381 Find Type- Find Date- 1938 Blade- Haft- Comments- Image found at [[1]] Bibliography- Graham-Campbell, James, and Batey, Colleen E. (1998) Vikings in Scotland, an archaeological survey. Edinburgh University Press. p.64, 144 Redmond, Angela Z. (2007) Viking Burial in the North of England. A Study of Contact, Interaction and Reaction between Scandinavian Migrants with Resident Groups, and the effect of Immigration on Aspects of Cultural Continuity.. British Archaeological Reports: BAR 429 Appx.5 no.169 [www.shetlandmuseumandarchives.org.uk] [photos.shetland-museum.org.uk]

Scotland, Argyll and Bute, Islay: Ballinaby (1932)

Current Location- National Museum of Scotland Find Type- Grave find Find Date- 1932 Blade- L:8", W:5½" (Edwards 1934) Type E ? Haft- Comments- described as being similar to the axe from Reay in Cathness. Bibliography- Edwards, Arthur J.H. (1934) 'A Viking Cist-Grave at Ballinaby, Islay'. (Available Online) The Society of Antiquaries of Scotland: Vol.68 Redmond, Angela Z. (2007) Viking Burial in the North of England. A Study of Contact, Interaction and Reaction between Scandinavian Migrants with Resident Groups, and the effect of Immigration on Aspects of Cultural Continuity.. British Archaeological Reports: BAR 429 Appx.5 no.183 [Scran]

Scotland, Skye, Sheabost, Tote

Current Location- ? Find Type- F Find Date- ? Blade- Haft- Comments- 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 Redmond, Angela Z. (2007) Viking Burial in the North of England. A Study of Contact, Interaction and Reaction between Scandinavian Migrants with Resident Groups, and the effect of Immigration on Aspects of Cultural Continuity.. British Archaeological Reports: BAR 429 Appx.5 no.200

Scotland, Colonsay: Kiloran Bay

Current Location- ? Find Type- ? Find Date- ? Blade- L:20.5cm, W:13.5cm Haft- Comments- Bibliography- Grieg, Sigurd (1940) Viking Antiquities in Scotland. Edited by Haakon Shetelig. (Available Online) Viking Antiquities in Great Britain and Ireland: Part 2 fig.28 Redmond, Angela Z. (2007) Viking Burial in the North of England. A Study of Contact, Interaction and Reaction between Scandinavian Migrants with Resident Groups, and the effect of Immigration on Aspects of Cultural Continuity.. British Archaeological Reports: BAR 429 Appx.5 no.179 [Scan (Axe)] [Scran (Grave)]

Scotland, Caithness: Reay

Current Location- National Museum of Scotland Find Type- Find Date- 1926 Blade- Petersen type E Haft- Comments- Bibliography- Edwards, Arthur J.H. & Bryce, Thomas H (1927) 'Excavation of Graves at Ackergill and of an Earth-house at Freswick Links, Caithness, and a Description of the Discovery of a Viking Grave at Reay, Caithness. With a Preliminary Note on the Skeletal Remains from the Various Graves.' (pp 196-209) (Available Online) The Society of Antiquaries of Scotland: Vol.61 Grieg, Sigurd (1940) Viking Antiquities in Scotland. Edited by Haakon Shetelig. (Available Online) Viking Antiquities in Great Britain and Ireland: Part 2 p.19 Redmond, Angela Z. (2007) Viking Burial in the North of England. A Study of Contact, Interaction and Reaction between Scandinavian Migrants with Resident Groups, and the effect of Immigration on Aspects of Cultural Continuity.. British Archaeological Reports: BAR 429 Appx.5 no.115

England, Cumbria: Cumwhitton

Current Location- Carlisle Tullie House Museum Find Type- Grave Find Find Date- ? Blade- Petersen type E Haft- Comments- Bibliography- Paterson, Caroline; Parsons, Adam J.; Newman, Rachel M.; Johnson, Nick and Howard Davis, Christine (2014) Shadows in the Sand. Excavation of a Viking-Age Cemetery at Cumwhitton, Cumbria. p.97

England, Cumbria: Hesket-in-the-Forest

Current Location- Carlisle Tullie House Museum Find Type- Grave Find Find Date- ? Blade- Haft- Comments- 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) Redmond, Angela Z. (2007) Viking Burial in the North of England. A Study of Contact, Interaction and Reaction between Scandinavian Migrants with Resident Groups, and the effect of Immigration on Aspects of Cultural Continuity.. British Archaeological Reports: BAR 429 Appx.5 no.1

England, North Yorkshire: Kildale

Current Location- Lost - Stolen Find Type- Grave Find Find Date- 1867 Blade- Petersen Type E Haft- Comments- Bibliography- Redmond, Angela Z. (2007) Viking Burial in the North of England. A Study of Contact, Interaction and Reaction between Scandinavian Migrants with Resident Groups, and the effect of Immigration on Aspects of Cultural Continuity.. British Archaeological Reports: BAR 429 Appx.5 no.37, p.110, XLIII-XLIV

England, Yorkshire: Pippin Castle

File:Redmond A8.7

Current Location- Find Type- Find Date- 1901 Blade- Petersen Type E Haft- Comments- Bibliography- Redmond, Angela Z. (2007) Viking Burial in the North of England. A Study of Contact, Interaction and Reaction between Scandinavian Migrants with Resident Groups, and the effect of Immigration on Aspects of Cultural Continuity.. British Archaeological Reports: BAR 429 Appx.5 no.31, p.108, LXI-LXII

England, Derbyshire: Repton

Current Location- ? Find Type- ? Find Date- ? Blade- Haft- Comments- 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 Redmond, Angela Z. (2007) Viking Burial in the North of England. A Study of Contact, Interaction and Reaction between Scandinavian Migrants with Resident Groups, and the effect of Immigration on Aspects of Cultural Continuity.. British Archaeological Reports: BAR 429 Appx.5 no.41

England, London: Kew Bridge

Current Location- ? Find Type- ? Find Date- ? Blade- Haft- Comments- Bibliography- Wheeler, R.E.M. (1927) London and the Vikings. London Museum Catalogues: No 1 fig.9(2)

Wheeler Type VI

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  Wheeler VI
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  Petersen M1
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  Petersen M2
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  Petersen M3

Petersen Type M The ‘Dane Axe’ appears in Britain from 1000AD onwards.

Scotland: Loch of Doon

Current Location- ? Find Type- ? Find Date- ? Blade- Haft- Comments- 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:

Current Location- ? Find Type- ? Find Date- ? Blade- Haft- Comments- 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: Golspie

File:Scran

Current Location- National Museums Scotland X.IL 743 Find Type- Grave Find Find Date- ? Blade- L: 7.8"; W: 5.7" (Scran) Type R560 / Petersen M (Scran) Haft- Comments- 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 Redmond, Angela Z. (2007) Viking Burial in the North of England. A Study of Contact, Interaction and Reaction between Scandinavian Migrants with Resident Groups, and the effect of Immigration on Aspects of Cultural Continuity.. British Archaeological Reports: BAR 429 p.76, Appx.5 no.122 [Scran]

England, Lincolnshire, River Witham

Current Location- Lincoln The Collection 1906.0661.2 Find Type- ? Find Date- ? Blade- Haft- Comments- Bibliography- Roesdahl, Else; Graham-Campbell, James; Connor, Patricia and Pearson, Kenneth (1981) The Vikings in England, and their Danish homeland. cat.I6

England, Oxfordshire, River Thames at Stanton Harcourt

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- Roesdahl, Else; Graham-Campbell, James; Connor, Patricia and Pearson, Kenneth (1981) The Vikings in England, and their Danish homeland. cat.I6 British Museum [1]

England, Norfolk: River Yare, Surlingham Ferry

Current Location- Norwich Castle Museum 158.946 Find Type- River find Find Date- ? Blade- W:22cm Haft- Comments- 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 ? Margeson, Sue (1997) The Vikings in Norfolk. p.28 Roesdahl, Else; Graham-Campbell, James; Connor, Patricia and Pearson, Kenneth (1981) The Vikings in England, and their Danish homeland. p.61, cat.I6

England, Cambridgeshire: March, Rectory Paddock

Current Location- Wisbech Museum Find Type- Find Date- c.1890 Blade- Haft- Comments- The flared sides were removed by the finder, presumably to permit re-use. Bibliography- Wisbech Museum

England, Cambridgeshire, Ely

Current Location- Cambridge Museum of Archaeology and Anthropology Find Type- R560 Find Date- ? Blade- Haft- Comments- 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, fig.34 Council of Europe (2003) World of the Vikings. CD-ROM. Alive Learning Ltd. cat.1244

England, Cambridgeshire, Ely

Current Location- Cambridge Museum of Archaeology and Anthropology Find Type- R523 Find Date- ? Blade- Haft- Comments- 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, fig.36

England, Essex: River Lea, Stratford

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- 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 [Pitt Rivers Museum]

England, London: River Thames at Hammersmith

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- 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 British Museum [1]

England, London, River Thames at Tower of London

Current Location- Museum of London Find Type- ? Find Date- ? Blade- Haft- Comments- 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

Current Location- Museum of London Find Type- ? Find Date- ? Blade- Haft- Comments- 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

Current Location- Museum of London Find Type- ? Find Date- ? Blade- Haft- Comments- Bibliography- Wheeler, R.E.M. (1927) London and the Vikings. London Museum Catalogues: No 1 fig.10(5)

England, London, River Thames at Battersea

Current Location- Museum of London Find Type- ? Find Date- ? Blade- Haft- Comments- Bibliography- Wheeler, R.E.M. (1927) London and the Vikings. London Museum Catalogues: No 1 fig.11

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 Current Location- Museum of London Find Type- River Find Find Date- ? Blade- Haft- Comments- Bibliography- Wheeler, R.E.M. (1927) London and the Vikings. London Museum Catalogues: No 1 fig.1 England, London: River Thames at Old London Bridge 2 Current Location- Museum of London Find Type- River Find Find Date- ? Blade- Haft- Comments- Bibliography- Wheeler, R.E.M. (1927) London and the Vikings. London Museum Catalogues: No 1 fig.1 England, London: River Thames at Old London Bridge 3 Current Location- Museum of London Find Type- River Find Find Date- ? Blade- Haft- Comments- Bibliography- Wheeler, R.E.M. (1927) London and the Vikings. London Museum Catalogues: No 1 fig.1 England, London: River Thames at Old London Bridge 4 Current Location- Museum of London Find Type- River Find Find Date- ? Blade- Haft- Comments- Bibliography- Wheeler, R.E.M. (1927) London and the Vikings. London Museum Catalogues: No 1 fig.1 England, London: River Thames at Old London Bridge 5 Current Location- Museum of London Find Type- River Find Find Date- ? Blade- Haft- Comments- Bibliography- Wheeler, R.E.M. (1927) London and the Vikings. London Museum Catalogues: No 1 fig.1 England, London: River Thames at Old London Bridge 6 Current Location- Museum of London Find Type- River Find Find Date- ? Blade- Haft- Comments- Bibliography- Wheeler, R.E.M. (1927) London and the Vikings. London Museum Catalogues: No 1 fig.1 England, London: River Thames at Old London Bridge 7 Current Location- Museum of London Find Type- River Find Find Date- ? Blade- Haft- Comments- Bibliography- Wheeler, R.E.M. (1927) London and the Vikings. London Museum Catalogues: No 1 fig.1

Axes still awaiting classification

Axes so far unidentified by the authors

Scotland, Westray: Pierowall (1849-Grave 6)

Current Location- LOST? Find Type- ? Find Date- ? Blade- Haft- Comments- Bibliography- Grieg, Sigurd (1940) Viking Antiquities in Scotland. Edited by Haakon Shetelig. (Available Online) Viking Antiquities in Great Britain and Ireland: Part 2 p.94 Redmond, Angela Z. (2007) Viking Burial in the North of England. A Study of Contact, Interaction and Reaction between Scandinavian Migrants with Resident Groups, and the effect of Immigration on Aspects of Cultural Continuity.. British Archaeological Reports: BAR 429 Appx.5 no.134

Scotland, Argyll and Bute, Colonsay: Machrins

Current Location- Find Type- Find Date- Blade- Haft- Comments- Bibliography- M'Neill, Malcolm (1892) 'Notice of the discovery of a Viking interment, in the island of Colonsay'.pp.61-62. (Available Online) The Society of Antiquaries of Scotland: Vol.26 Grieg, Sigurd (1940) Viking Antiquities in Scotland. Edited by Haakon Shetelig. (Available Online) Viking Antiquities in Great Britain and Ireland: Part 2 p.46, 47 Redmond, Angela Z. (2007) Viking Burial in the North of England. A Study of Contact, Interaction and Reaction between Scandinavian Migrants with Resident Groups, and the effect of Immigration on Aspects of Cultural Continuity.. British Archaeological Reports: BAR 429 Appx.5 no.216

Isle of Man, German: St John’s Kirk German

Current Location- Manx Museum Type- Found in a field near a burial. Find Date- Unknown Blade- Haft- Comments- 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.25-26 Redmond, Angela Z. (2007) Viking Burial in the North of England. A Study of Contact, Interaction and Reaction between Scandinavian Migrants with Resident Groups, and the effect of Immigration on Aspects of Cultural Continuity.. British Archaeological Reports: BAR 429 Appx.5 no.106 p.88 Steinforth, Dirk (2015) Die skandinavische Besiedlung auf der Isle of Man. (partly available in google books) p.208-209 no.12

England, Lancashire: Meols

Current Location- Find Type- Find Date- Blade- Haft- Comments- Bibliography- Redmond, Angela Z. (2007) Viking Burial in the North of England. A Study of Contact, Interaction and Reaction between Scandinavian Migrants with Resident Groups, and the effect of Immigration on Aspects of Cultural Continuity.. British Archaeological Reports: BAR 429 Appx.5 no.88

Select 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

 ^{(BJORN & 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)}

Roesdahl, Else; Graham-Campbell, James; Connor, Patricia and Pearson, Kenneth (1981) The Vikings in England, and their Danish homeland.

 ^{(ROESDAHL 1981)}

Wheeler, R.E.M. (1927) London and the Vikings. London Museum Catalogues: No 1

 ^{(WHEELER 1927)}