Marto 8651 Double Viking Axe

Double Viking axe decorated with Viking motifs

The use of weapons was central to Scandinavian culture during the Viking Age, and every free Viking - every bondi - not only owned and carried a weapon with him at all times, but was also familiar with its use and handling. Bearing weapons was one of the fundamental rights of free men; Hávamál himself prays "that there should never be more than a step away from our weapon, no matter where or when."

The Sagas tell us that peasants carried their weapons with them while working in the fields or on the farm and that many men slept with their weapons hanging on the wall next to their bed. The right to bear arms was limited to free men, with women and slaves excluded.

The axe was the Vikings' flagship weapon and has been found in almost all sites, including in some women's grave goods. These could be of different types, the most common being short-handled axes - used both by peasants and farmers and for war - and long-handled ones, the war axes that were used with two hands, which were only for combat and required great skill in their use.

• Double-bladed Viking axe.

• Decorated with Viking motifs.

• Wooden handle.

• Length: 60 cm

Excellent Viking Axe from the "Historical Weapons" Collection manufactured by Marto.

Certificate of Quality and Origin. Made in Toledo.

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