Ax B03389. Massive four-sided axe with large shaft hole. The neck is convex and the edge is strongly curved. There is some damage: nicks and scratches on the sides and around the shaft hole. Irregularities in the metal are probably due to casting errors, and it is possible that the ax was made locally. Dark green, most of the patina has worn off. The axe is an undecorated axe of the Fårdrup type.

Context:
Found near a mountain called «Bendikshaug», during excavation, approx. 50-100 m from the farm. The axe was found in the soil that had been dug up and there is no further information on how it was originally deposited. There is a good view from the outcrop, which is located on a slope.

Location:
Kvale (Årekol) (no. 99/5), Ullensvang, Hordaland

Local tradition:
The spring was associated with supernatural beings in local folklore.

Date:
Axes of the Fårdrup type are dated to the Early Bronze Age period 1B.