Tomahawks, hatches and handaxes are often a point of contention among the tactically-minded. Some dismiss them as a useless affectation. Others view them as a practical, even pragmatic piece of kit.

The axe head has been on display at Stroud Museum for the last six months An axe head found in a garden in Gloucestershire, which was claimed to be of Viking origin, is an 18th Century woodworking ...

The axe is one of the biggest ever found from Viking times Museum Silkeborg One of the largest Viking axes ever found has been uncovered by a team of archaeologists from Denmark. The impressive weapon ...

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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 ...

An axe head found in a garden in Gloucestershire, which was claimed to be of Viking origin, is an 18th Century woodworking tool, experts have said. It was found in 2008 by Ian Hunter Darling under a ...