viking seax with bone grip Viking beenwindsels Chainmail shirts of this type

Chainmail shirts of this type were worn from the second half of the 14th century

Also particularly well-suited to Historical European Martial Arts

The axe head is constructed from high quality 1060 carbon steel

The weight and balance are also similar to a real sword

viking seax with bone grip Viking beenwindsels Chainmail shirts of this typeThe sax is based on originals crafted on the British Isles between the 9th and 11th centuries. This type of sax is found mainly on the British Isles and Ireland, though some examples were also employed in Scandinavia and Germany. Saxes of this kind were utilised both as weapons and as cutting tools in daily life. They may also have had a ritual role in offerings. Vikings were skilled bone workers, crafting combs and even knife handles from cattle