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Varangian Axe Details: help needed. - Gaius Julius Caesar - 04-08-2013
Hello people,
are there any people who have information on this axe, ie dimensions and weight?
Any help would be appreciated.
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Varnagian Axe Details: help needed. - Gaius Julius Caesar - 04-08-2013
I realise this is a repeat post, but I need this info as fast as I ca npossibly get it.
Any one from the East know more about it?
Rado or any of you Byzantine re-enactors?
Varnagian Axe Details: help needed. - M. Val. Naso - 04-09-2013
http://www.gav.org.uk/Research/Viking%20Age%20Axes.pdf
maybe this can help a bit.
Varnagian Axe Details: help needed. - Gaius Julius Caesar - 04-09-2013
Thanks, I am getting nothing through on the link though George!?
I can go back to the home page, but the viking axe option shows up blank.
OK, tried it through a different server, much appreciated.
Varnagian Axe Details: help needed. - Gaius Julius Caesar - 04-09-2013
Right, OK, interesting info, but no specific data to this axe in particular!
Varnagian Axe Details: help needed. - Gaius Julius Caesar - 04-10-2013
Does anyone know if the owner of the Museum is involved with the Shoumen Museum,
as there does not seem to be a contact e-mail on the website or if the artifact is indeed still on display there?
Varnagian Axe Details: help needed. - Gaius Julius Caesar - 04-10-2013
Hello Rado, can you help, please?
Varnagian Axe Details: help needed. - Rado - 04-12-2013
OK Gaius I'll check with what I can help..
Varnagian Axe Details: help needed. - Gaius Julius Caesar - 04-12-2013
Mercy buckets, Rado!
Your help is always appreciated!
Varnagian Axe Details: help needed. - Rado - 04-16-2013
Having made inquiry in Bulgarian History Forum in the topic relating to our medieval history.
I received the following information.
Axe Group Light-axes.
Type 5 option B:
Number 587
LOCATION-Fortress IX - XI century-Stana, Shumen
Material and Metric Data- Iron, 150/178 mm
It was promised more information to me in a few weeks.
Varnagian Axe Details: help needed. - Gaius Julius Caesar - 04-16-2013
Quote:Having made inquiry in Bulgarian History Forum in the topic relating to our medieval history.
I received the following information.
Axe Group Light-axes.
Type 5 option B: What does this refer to? Would a weapon-smith understand this?[/u]
Number 587
LOCATION-Fortress IX - XI century-Stana, Shumen
Material and Metric Data- Iron, 150/178 mm [u]What are these measurements in relations to?
It was promised more information to me in a few weeks.
Thanks Rado.
just a few questions as hightlighted above
Varnagian Axe Details: help needed. - M. Val. Naso - 04-16-2013
Byron: the measurements are for max height/max width. If you would want to draw a rectangle around it, in which the axe fits, these are the measurements. With a simple desktop ruler you can measure it's dimensions.
Varnagian Axe Details: help needed. - Gaius Julius Caesar - 04-16-2013
Right, I imagine that should be enough for a master weapons smith
to make an accurate reproduction then.
Varnagian Axe Details: help needed. - Gaius Julius Caesar - 05-02-2013
Bump
Varangian Axe Details: help needed. - Robert - 05-02-2013
It is a lot smaller then I would have thought, by the way. The drawing does not really seem to match the picture, either. OK, the picture is sideways and the drawing from the top, but the cutting edge looks to have a distinct bevel and the spike in the drawing seems less wide. The decorations however would make it an expensive piece, then and now. I wonder if these were chiseled hot or filed and ground. Perhaps both, as the "rings" seem pretty uniform. Would have taken ages to make, as the decorations filled with niello are quite deep. Where does the silvering go?