Lost in time, this axe was a wreck—until now. Watch it go from rusted scrap to a mighty Viking masterpiece. The metal was strengthened, reshaped, and given a sleek blackened finish, while a ...

In this video, I forge a Viking-style battle axe, known as a "Dane axe." This axe is one of the most challenging I've ever crafted due to its incredibly thin design and reinforced edge.

THE Viking ‘berserker’ warrior has long been considered a myth — but the discovery of an enormous battle-axe at a burial site in Denmark suggests otherwise. Like the iconic horns on their ...

Archaeologists think the axe head could be evidence of a battle in 894 AD A Viking axe head found in a Gloucestershire village could be evidence of a battle more than 1,100 years ago, according to ...

Archaeologists believe it would have been taken to battle primarily to scare enemies. The axe was the only object associated with the remains of the male Viking in the main tomb, suggesting the ...

"Axes can be quite difficult to date because the form fits the function - but having said that Viking and battle axes are quite distinct. "A single artefact doesn't show evidence for a battle ...