Caleb Harris Posted February 12, 2014 Share Posted February 12, 2014 So I'm wanting to do a historically-accurate seax, and would like some pictures of actual artifacts, or accurate modern ones. It's much easier if there are a bunch of pictures on one topic, rather than hunting through the forum trying to find a few pics. Trying to make each knife just a little better than the last Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Caleb Harris Posted February 12, 2014 Author Share Posted February 12, 2014 Of course, I'm too impatient to wait , so I'm still hunting. I'll post what I find here. http://www.britishmuseum.org/images/ps306053_m.jpg http://www.britishmuseum.org/images/k59052_m.jpg Trying to make each knife just a little better than the last Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Caleb Harris Posted February 12, 2014 Author Share Posted February 12, 2014 (edited) Ah ha, this is handy. http://1501bc.com/page/Museum_Valkhof_Nijmegen/index.html http://1501bc.com/page/index2.html Edited February 12, 2014 by Caleb Harris Trying to make each knife just a little better than the last Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jeroen Zuiderwijk Posted February 12, 2014 Share Posted February 12, 2014 And check of course: http://1501bc.com/files/saxes/lecture_saxes_final.ppt And the other links in my signature Jeroen Zuiderwijk Facebook page: https://www.facebook.com/barbarianmetalworking Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Caleb Harris Posted February 12, 2014 Author Share Posted February 12, 2014 http://www.myarmoury.com/feature_seax.html Trying to make each knife just a little better than the last Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jeppe Posted February 12, 2014 Share Posted February 12, 2014 May I suggest having a look at this old topic http://www.bladesmithsforum.com/index.php?showtopic=15373 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jeppe Posted February 12, 2014 Share Posted February 12, 2014 From one of the other knife forums there is this thread http://www.knifenetwork.com/forum/showthread.php?t=55484 where I found this ZIP file put together by Jeroen Zuiderwijk http://1501bc.com/files/information_about_saxes.zip Very recomended. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Darrell @ warehamforge.ca Posted February 12, 2014 Share Posted February 12, 2014 I had started to work up a larger survey of Norse artifact knives, but honestly never got past an initial short essay: http://www.warehamforge.ca/norse-knives/index.html This piece mainly relates to the finds from Coppergate at York England. There are a good number of images of knives from Danish museums in my own 'Exploring Viking Age Denmark' : http://www.warehamforge.ca/TRAINING/exploreVA/exploreVA.html You might also find a good number of artifact images (and endless musings) on my blog. There is a search function at the top. Key - the majority of Norse / Viking Age knives are in the 7 - 10 cm blade length range. The larger 'combat' blades most focus in on are at best 'unusual', when the entire artifact record is considered. Darrell website: www.warehamforge.caBlog : http://warehamforgeblog.blogspot.com(topics include iron smelting, blacksmithing, Viking Age)NOTE : Any posted comments may be converted into a future blog article! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
B. Norris Posted February 22, 2014 Share Posted February 22, 2014 Key - the majority of Norse / Viking Age knives are in the 7 - 10 cm blade length range. The larger 'combat' blades most focus in on are at best 'unusual', when the entire artifact record is considered. 2 & 3/4 inches to 4 inches approximately, in English units. About the size of the average paring knife. Good to know for re-enactment purposes, thank you. ~Bruce~ “All work is empty save when there is love, for work is love made visible.” Kahlil Gibran "It is easier to fight for one's principles than to live up to them." - Alfred Adler Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GEzell Posted February 22, 2014 Share Posted February 22, 2014 http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Seax The broadsax...http://www.bladesmithsforum.com/index.php?showtopic=28252&hl=seax#entry268413 No pictures but good reading...http://www.bladesmithsforum.com/index.php?showtopic=26997&hl=seax The Baltic seax, or war knife....http://www.bladesmithsforum.com/index.php?showtopic=25336&hl=seax Saxes from the Netherlands...http://www.bladesmithsforum.com/index.php?showtopic=19756&hl=seax#entry184391 An interesting German brokeback...http://www.bladesmithsforum.com/index.php?showtopic=17583&hl=seax A narrow sax...http://www.bladesmithsforum.com/index.php?showtopic=17292&hl=seax The langsax....http://www.bladesmithsforum.com/index.php?showtopic=15743&hl=seax#entry146716 Differential hardening on seax blades....http://www.bladesmithsforum.com/index.php?showtopic=15697&hl=seax Lots of pretty pictures....http://www.bladesmithsforum.com/index.php?showtopic=15373&hl=seax More langseaxes....http://www.bladesmithsforum.com/index.php?showtopic=15369&hl=seax And then there is this.....http://www.bladesmithsforum.com/index.php?showtopic=9129&hl=seax And now some pictures... A couple of guys showing off their seaxes... A bunch of seaxes from Britain.... Want more? George Ezell, bladesmith" How much useful knowledge is lost by the scattered forms in which it is ushered to the world! How many solitary students spend half their lives in making discoveries which had been perfected a century before their time, for want of a condensed exhibition of what is known."Buffonview some of my work RelicForge on facebook Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Caleb Harris Posted February 22, 2014 Author Share Posted February 22, 2014 http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Seax The broadsax...http://www.bladesmithsforum.com/index.php?showtopic=28252&hl=seax#entry268413 No pictures but good reading...http://www.bladesmithsforum.com/index.php?showtopic=26997&hl=seax The Baltic seax, or war knife....http://www.bladesmithsforum.com/index.php?showtopic=25336&hl=seax Saxes from the Netherlands...http://www.bladesmithsforum.com/index.php?showtopic=19756&hl=seax#entry184391 An interesting German brokeback...http://www.bladesmithsforum.com/index.php?showtopic=17583&hl=seax A narrow sax...http://www.bladesmithsforum.com/index.php?showtopic=17292&hl=seax The langsax....http://www.bladesmithsforum.com/index.php?showtopic=15743&hl=seax#entry146716 Differential hardening on seax blades....http://www.bladesmithsforum.com/index.php?showtopic=15697&hl=seax Lots of pretty pictures....http://www.bladesmithsforum.com/index.php?showtopic=15373&hl=seax More langseaxes....http://www.bladesmithsforum.com/index.php?showtopic=15369&hl=seax And then there is this.....http://www.bladesmithsforum.com/index.php?showtopic=9129&hl=seax And now some pictures... A couple of guys showing off their seaxes... A bunch of seaxes from Britain.... Want more? Yes, more would be awesome. Thank you! Trying to make each knife just a little better than the last Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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