Basic info

Collection

Archaeology

Object name

Axehead

Object category

Anglo-Scandinavian

Description

T shaped. Waterman 1959 says "The Carpenter's T-shaped axe (from Parliament street; it lacks the arms of the blade) is not recognised as a Viking type in Scandinavia but is found in England and persists well into the middle ages."

Production date start

866

Production date end

1066

Period

Anglo-Scandinavian