Ancient Viking Battle Axe Hatchet Dolabra 600 - 700 AD.

Professional cleaning and desalting!

Hand Carved Custom Handle in style of the era.

Axe Head Weight: 465 gr, 16.5 oz

Axe Handle Weight: 355 gr, 12.5 oz

Axe Head Size: 8"

Handle Length: 25"

Found near Ternopil, Ukraine.

Battle axes are particularly associated in Western popular imagination with the Vikings.

Certainly, Scandinavian foot soldiers and maritime marauders employed them as a stock weapon during their heyday, which extended from the beginning of the 8th century to the end of the 11th century. They produced several varieties, including specialized throwing axes (see francisca) and "bearded" axes or "skeggox" (so named for their trailing lower blade edge which increased cleaving power and could be used to catch the edge of an opponent's shield and pull it down, leaving the shield-bearer vulnerable to a follow-up blow).

Viking axes were wielded with one hand or two, depending on the length of the plain wooden haft. (See entry for Viking Age arms and armor.)

Vikings were often buried with their weapons, a ritualistic function in retiring a weapon with a warrior.