Daneaxe - Revision history

User 144 at 19:02, 3 February 2008

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	One legend of the [[Battle of Stamford Bridge]] is of the [[berserker]] who, armed with a Dane axe, held the bridge alone, and was only killed when an [[English]] soldier [[spear\|speared]] him through the planks of the bridge itself, suggesting that no-one could stand against a well-wielded Dane axe, rather they must it by stealth.		One legend of the [[Battle of Stamford Bridge]] is of the [[berserker]] who, armed with a Dane axe, held the bridge alone, and was only killed when an [[English]] soldier [[spear\|speared]] him through the planks of the bridge itself, suggesting that no-one could stand against a well-wielded Dane axe, rather they must it by stealth.

	Ceremonial weapons might also be made of these weapons, but might have even longer hafts and be decroated with inlays of [[~~sivler~~]] etc.		Ceremonial weapons might also be made of these weapons, but might have even longer hafts and be decroated with inlays of [[silver]] etc.
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User 144 at 19:02, 3 February 2008

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	[[image:Danishaxe.jpg\|right\|200px\|thumb\|Replica Dane axe.]]		[[image:Danishaxe.jpg\|right\|200px\|thumb\|Replica Dane axe.]]
	The '''Dane axe''' (or '''Danish Axe''') was a fearsome, two-handed [[axe]] with a broad, heavy head and a 3 to 4 foot haft. The sheer size and weight of this weapon made it one of the most powerful weapons on the field until the development of [[cavalry]]. Handled with skill, the Dane axe could shatter a shield (and likely the arm behind it) with a single blow. [[Armour]] was a poor defense, since [[plate]] armour had not been developed, and, even if [[maille]] withstood the blow, sheer inertia ~~would~~ cause terrible crushing injuries.		The '''Dane axe''' (or '''Danish Axe''') was a fearsome, two-handed [[axe]] with a broad, heavy head and a 3 to 4 foot haft. The sheer size and weight of this weapon made it one of the most powerful weapons on the field until the development of [[cavalry]]. Handled with skill, the Dane axe could shatter a [[shield]] (and likely the arm behind it) with a single blow. [[Armour]] was a poor defense, since [[plate]] armour had not been developed, and, even if [[maille]] withstood the blow, sheer inertia could cause terrible crushing injuries.

	Commonly used by ~~[[Dane]]s,~~ [[Viking]]s, [[Anglo-Saxon]] [[Housecarls]] and The [[Varangian Guard]], Dane axes were popular weapons up until the advent of mounted cavalry led to the decline of the [[Alfred the Great]]-style [[shieldwall]].		Commonly used by [[Viking]]s, [[Anglo-Saxon]] [[Housecarls]] and The [[Varangian Guard]], Dane axes were popular weapons up until the advent of mounted cavalry led to the decline of the [[Alfred the Great]]-style [[shieldwall]].

	One legend of the [[Battle of Stamford Bridge]] is of the [[berserker]] who, armed with a Dane axe, held the bridge alone, and was only killed when an [[English]] ~~solider~~ [[spear\|speared]] him through the planks of the bridge itself, suggesting that no-one could stand against a well-wielded ~~daneaxe~~, ~~but~~ ~~only~~ ~~defeat~~ it by stealth.		One legend of the [[Battle of Stamford Bridge]] is of the [[berserker]] who, armed with a Dane axe, held the bridge alone, and was only killed when an [[English]] soldier [[spear\|speared]] him through the planks of the bridge itself, suggesting that no-one could stand against a well-wielded Dane axe, rather they must it by stealth.

			Ceremonial weapons might also be made of these weapons, but might have even longer hafts and be decroated with inlays of [[sivler]] etc.
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User 144 at 19:00, 3 February 2008

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	[[image:Danishaxe.jpg\|right\|200px\|thumb\|Replica ~~Daneaxe~~.]]		[[image:Danishaxe.jpg\|right\|200px\|thumb\|Replica Dane axe.]]
	The '''~~Daneaxe~~''' (or '''Danish Axe''') was a fearsome, two-handed [[axe]] with a broad, heavy head and a ~~four-~~to~~-five-~~foot haft. The sheer size and weight of this weapon made it one of the most powerful weapons on the field until the development of [[cavalry]]. Handled with skill, the ~~daneaxe~~ could shatter a shield (and likely the arm behind it) with a single blow. [[Armour]] was a poor defense, since [[plate]] armour had not been developed, and, even if [[maille]] withstood the blow, sheer inertia would cause terrible crushing injuries.		The '''Dane axe''' (or '''Danish Axe''') was a fearsome, two-handed [[axe]] with a broad, heavy head and a 3 to 4 foot haft. The sheer size and weight of this weapon made it one of the most powerful weapons on the field until the development of [[cavalry]]. Handled with skill, the Dane axe could shatter a shield (and likely the arm behind it) with a single blow. [[Armour]] was a poor defense, since [[plate]] armour had not been developed, and, even if [[maille]] withstood the blow, sheer inertia would cause terrible crushing injuries.

	Commonly used by [[Dane]]s, [[Viking]]s ~~and~~ [[Anglo-Saxon]]s, ~~daneaxes~~ were popular weapons up until the advent of mounted cavalry led to the decline of the [[Alfred the Great]]-style [[shieldwall]].		Commonly used by [[Dane]]s, [[Viking]]s, [[Anglo-Saxon]] [[Housecarls]] and The [[Varangian Guard]], Dane axes were popular weapons up until the advent of mounted cavalry led to the decline of the [[Alfred the Great]]-style [[shieldwall]].

	One legend of the [[Battle of Stamford Bridge]] is of the [[berserker]] who, armed with a ~~daneaxe~~, held the bridge alone, and was only killed when an [[English]] solider [[spear\|speared]] him through the planks of the bridge itself, suggesting that no-one could stand against a well-wielded daneaxe, but only defeat it by stealth.		One legend of the [[Battle of Stamford Bridge]] is of the [[berserker]] who, armed with a Dane axe, held the bridge alone, and was only killed when an [[English]] solider [[spear\|speared]] him through the planks of the bridge itself, suggesting that no-one could stand against a well-wielded daneaxe, but only defeat it by stealth.

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Paul Matisz at 23:09, 5 May 2007

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	The '''Daneaxe''' (or '''Danish Axe''') was a fearsome, two-handed [[axe]] with a broad, heavy head and a four-to-five-foot haft. The sheer size and weight of this weapon made it one of the most powerful weapons on the field until the development of [[cavalry]]. Handled with skill, the daneaxe could shatter a shield (and likely the arm behind it) with a single blow. [[Armour]] was a poor defense, since [[plate]] armour had not been developed, and, even if [[maille]] withstood the blow, sheer inertia would cause terrible crushing injuries.		The '''Daneaxe''' (or '''Danish Axe''') was a fearsome, two-handed [[axe]] with a broad, heavy head and a four-to-five-foot haft. The sheer size and weight of this weapon made it one of the most powerful weapons on the field until the development of [[cavalry]]. Handled with skill, the daneaxe could shatter a shield (and likely the arm behind it) with a single blow. [[Armour]] was a poor defense, since [[plate]] armour had not been developed, and, even if [[maille]] withstood the blow, sheer inertia would cause terrible crushing injuries.

	Commonly used by [[Dane]]s, [[Viking]]s and Anglo-Saxon]]s, daneaxes were popular weapons up until the advent of mounted cavalry led to the decline of the [[Alfred the Great]]-style [[shieldwall]].		Commonly used by [[Dane]]s, [[Viking]]s and [[Anglo-Saxon]]s, daneaxes were popular weapons up until the advent of mounted cavalry led to the decline of the [[Alfred the Great]]-style [[shieldwall]].

	One legend of the [[Battle of Stamford Bridge]] is of the [[berserker]] who, armed with a daneaxe, held the bridge alone, and was only killed when an [[English]] solider [[spear\|speared]] him through the planks of the bridge itself, suggesting that no-one could stand against a well-wielded daneaxe, but only defeat it by stealth.		One legend of the [[Battle of Stamford Bridge]] is of the [[berserker]] who, armed with a daneaxe, held the bridge alone, and was only killed when an [[English]] solider [[spear\|speared]] him through the planks of the bridge itself, suggesting that no-one could stand against a well-wielded daneaxe, but only defeat it by stealth.

Paul Matisz at 17:00, 23 April 2006

2006-04-23T17:00:45Z

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[[image:Danishaxe.jpg|right|200px|thumb|Replica Daneaxe.]]
The '''Daneaxe''' (or '''Danish Axe''') was a fearsome, two-handed [[axe]] with a broad, heavy head and a four-to-five-foot haft. The sheer size and weight of this weapon made it one of the most powerful weapons on the field until the development of [[cavalry]]. Handled with skill, the daneaxe could shatter a shield (and likely the arm behind it) with a single blow. [[Armour]] was a poor defense, since [[plate]] armour had not been developed, and, even if [[maille]] withstood the blow, sheer inertia would cause terrible crushing injuries.

Commonly used by [[Dane]]s, [[Viking]]s and Anglo-Saxon]]s, daneaxes were popular weapons up until the advent of mounted cavalry led to the decline of the [[Alfred the Great]]-style [[shieldwall]].

One legend of the [[Battle of Stamford Bridge]] is of the [[berserker]] who, armed with a daneaxe, held the bridge alone, and was only killed when an [[English]] solider [[spear|speared]] him through the planks of the bridge itself, suggesting that no-one could stand against a well-wielded daneaxe, but only defeat it by stealth.

[[category:weapons]]