FREE WORLDWIDE SHIPPING INCLUDED  A massive two-handed Viking Broad Axe based on a find from Langeid in Norway. Just as the original, it has a brass cylinder on the shaft that runs through the axe head. Grimfrost in runes is stamped onto the blade as a "makers mark". The shaft is untreated, polished ash that can be treated with linseed oil or anything of your choice. A handstitched leather protector is included. The original axe is today located at the Kulturhistorisk Museum in Norway (Item no: C58882/4). Petersen Type M axe Time period: 940 - 1040 CE Total length: 5’5" (165 cm) Length of shaft: 5' (152 cm) Width of blade: 9.5" (24 cm) Cast forged in tempered EN45 carbon steel  HRC 55-58 Head wedged to the shaft.  Sharp edge  Handmade shaft from ash Handstitched leather protector Carefully handmade, small variations may occur. Known as a Broad Axe, Long Axe and Dane Axe, these massive two-handed tools were quite popular on the battle fields from the late 900s and onward.