Original 9th - 10th Century Viking One Handed Skeggox Bearded Battle Axe Head Excavated in Ukraine with Stand Flags & Signs Years of Manufacture: mid 1864

Years of Manufacture: mid 1864

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It was then taped together with some red tape with stars

Original 9th - 10th Century Viking One Handed Skeggox Bearded Battle Axe Head Excavated in Ukraine with Stand Flags & Signs Years of Manufacture: mid 1864Original Item: One of a Kind. A bearded axe, or Skeggx (from Old Norse Skegg, "beard", and x, "axe") refers to various axes, used as a tool and weapon, as early as the 6th century AD. It is most commonly associated with Viking Age Scandinavians. The hook or "beard", i. e. the lower portion of the axe bit extending the cutting edge below the width of the butt, provides a wide cutting surface while keeping the overall weight of the axe low. The "beard"