Need Your Input On The Greatest Viking Battle Axe Of ALL Time!!!!

JohnTheTexican said:
Not at all, but....

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I'd probaly buy one, though, if I hadn't promised myself that the Viking sword would be the last. But I'll probably cave.
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Hmmm... do I detect a hint of jealousy of the country with one of the highest war win rates in history, and definitely European number one, when compared to our numbers, especially in recent less than flattering history haha.

Jokes aside I had another idea, what if we don't have a symmetrical double bit, but back side would ba charging boar head shape? WITH A TOP SPEAR SPIKE!

Kinda like in attached picture, but the boar head can be bigger.
 

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Volk said:
I'm kinda in a historical bender right now, as in the more traditional the better. And traditionally not a single viking axe was 2 sided.

So I'd have to go with option number 2. On a flip side none of the 3 choices are very historical.

So as non historical I'd probably still chose number 2. As it'll be just lighter and I'd be able to field sharpen over the need to use the second bit. I'd probably want a short spike on the back over hammer head, to chop down something, than sink a spike into a log to drag it somewhere.
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I'm not sure My opinion.....and IT doesn't matter here.....haha.

But.....do we Know historical???

Not to tangent this thread, but the movie "Valhalla Rising" totally Kicks Ass!
Had lots of violence and axe play.....main guy's is single. Just saying.

-Now, I wanna watch it again.
One of My favorite period pieces, If you are into That kind of thing.

It's often streaming.....
 
Crag the Brewer said:
I'm not sure My opinion.....and IT doesn't matter here.....haha.

But.....do we Know historical???

Not to tangent this thread, but the movie "Valhalla Rising" totally Kicks Ass!
Had lots of violence and axe play.....main guy's is single. Just saying.

-Now, I wanna watch it again.
One of My favorite period pieces, If you are into That kind of thing.

It's often streaming.....
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Fantastic movie.
 
The stuff they find in burial sites and archaeological digs are probably a good representation of what’s historically accurate… Also, the best Viking movie I’ve seen yet is “The Northman”.
 
Crag the Brewer said:
I'm not sure My opinion.....and IT doesn't matter here.....haha.

But.....do we Know historical???

Not to tangent this thread, but the movie "Valhalla Rising" totally Kicks Ass!
Had lots of violence and axe play.....main guy's is single. Just saying.

-Now, I wanna watch it again.
One of My favorite period pieces, If you are into That kind of thing.

It's often streaming.....
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Heh, your opinion matters as much as mine if not more bud.

There is a significant body of work on vikings, and their weapons and tools. So historical is not that hard to come by...it's harder not to go down various rabbit holes once you start combining through it.

I think I watched Valhalla Rising like 10 years ago...I personally didn't like it as much from what ai remember. I think it had good fights and beautiful scenery...but the movie in my mind kinda undercut gravity of those scenes as it got pretty repetitive with exactly the same way it presented them. I don't mind almost no dialog, but in this movie it might have helped just to break up the repetitive nature of the movie.
 
Here's a great article about the Viking two-headed battle axe. :cool:

symbolsandmeanings.net

Double Headed Axe: Meaning, Symbolism & History

The double-headed axe is an important symbol in Viking history. It is believed to have originated from a Minoan object called the labrys, which many historians believe to have been an important religious symbol. It
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Grab a bottle and read away, my friends!!!

Let's Drink!

Jerry


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David Brown said:
I love it.

Crusader Crosses milled in please ...................pretty please :)

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Hmmm, wouldn't that be a completely different era? Those would be crusader age axes. Don't get me wrong I'd love me some knight hand axe.

Especially considering that Vikings are particularly known for sailing up to England and plundering the monasteries there... Maybe Odin symbol cut out, Tyr, Yggdrasil or Fenrir...
 
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I think we should look back to what we are trying to do here. Help make the "Greatest Viking Battle Axe Of ALL Time"
This is not a study of history, we are not try to make the best replica of a Viking Axe from a specific point in history.
I think we are trying to make a Battle Axe that a Viking Warrior would look at and say Helheim Yes, that's what I'm talking about...
Now I don't think my idea of using the same handle as the Viking Long Serpent is that crazy. I think it belongs on "The Greatest Viking Battle Axe Of ALL Time"
 
Boss1911 said:
I think we should look back to what we are trying to do here. Help make the "Greatest Viking Battle Axe Of ALL Time"
This is not a study of history, we are not try to make the best replica of a Viking Axe from a specific point in history.
I think we are trying to make a Battle Axe that a Viking Warrior would look at and say Helheim Yes, that's what I'm talking about...
Now I don't think my idea of using the same handle as the Viking Long Serpent is that crazy. I think it belongs on "The Greatest Viking Battle Axe Of ALL Time"
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1000% this ^^^^^^
 
Boss1911 said:
I think we should look back to what we are trying to do here. Help make the "Greatest Viking Battle Axe Of ALL Time"
This is not a study of history, we are not try to make the best replica of a Viking Axe from a specific point in history.
I think we are trying to make a Battle Axe that a Viking Warrior would look at and say Helheim Yes, that's what I'm talking about...
Now I don't think my idea of using the same handle as the Viking Long Serpent is that crazy. I think it belongs on "The Greatest Viking Battle Axe Of ALL Time"
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Yep, basically what I said.

As for the handle, combine it with that axe with a spike in my previous post above and it'll be one hell of a mean SoB. Mainly a cavalry type axe if the handle is long enough. Would limit actual utility a little bit. But, would be cool.

It's a tricky design, because besides it being a viking axe, it also needs to be a busse viking axe. So think all the design ideas and then add making it look like part of the family.
 
I think a spike on top of the poll, like a halberd, is the way to go! Maybe double bit to keep the image of it being an ultimate viking axe, despite the historical inaccuracy as a battle axe. I would prefer a hammer or spiked pommel, maybe save the double bit for a nessmuk.

A spiked poll, with a thrusting tip, that would be bad axe! Maybe save that for a crusader series.
 
brandonc said:
I think a spike on top of the poll, like a halberd, is the way to go! Maybe double bit to keep the image of it being an ultimate viking axe, despite the historical inaccuracy as a battle axe. I would prefer a hammer or spiked pommel, maybe save the double bit for a nessmuk.

A spiked poll, with a thrusting tip, that would be bad axe! Maybe save that for a crusader series.
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Yeah...honestly part of me is already thinking how do I make a pole axe out of whatever design we end up with haha.
 
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