Socketed axe with extended neck and loop. It has no internal haft support, and it has a hexagonal cross-section. Axes of this type are decorated with a characteristic set of horizontal and vertical ribs: three transverse ribs next to the loop, crossed by three vertical ribs. The decoration is rather faint. The loop is only partially cast, and there is a small hole in the metal below the loop, where the metal is thin. There are also bubbles in the metal on one side. The socket is partially damaged. The axe is green and corroded. Baudou’s type B1b, the Norwegian variant. Length: c. 8.5 cm. Width: c. 4.7 cm across edge

Context:
Found about 20 cm deep at the edge of a bog, on gravel covered with soil. It was found in the 1950s on an old path that went around the marsh, approx. 15 m.a.s.l. The place is known as «Nordavindsholo».

Location:
Øvre Berge (gnr. 30/2), Herøy, Møre & Romsdal

Date:
Axes of this type are generally dated to the Younger Bronze Age period 5-6.

 

Small socketed axe without a loop. The axe is waisted and has a slightly curved edge. It has internal haft support. The socket is partial and it looks like there was not enough metal when the axe was cast. There are three transverse ribs, one marking the mouth of the socket and two below. Four vertical ribs run in pairs from the lowest transverse rib, and diverge towards the corners of the edge; the two inner ribs are shorter than the outer ones and come to an end c. 1.5 cm above the edge. Golden-brown patina. Parallels: Montelius Minnen fig. 1180 has similar ribs in pairs. Length: c. 5.6 cm. Width: c.3.7 cm across edge

Context:
Found in 1964 in a bog, about 1.5 m deep, and 50 m from land. According to one report, there was charcoal and burnt stone, and a layer of black soil containing charcoal in the area. There used to be a river and mill nearby.

Location:
Noggva (no. 6/11), Haram, Møre & Romsdal

Date:
The axe is dated to period 5-6

Socketed axe without handle, incomplete. The base is missing due to a casting error: there was not enough metal. The blade has a hexagonal cross-section and no internal shaft support. The axe is curved in and the edge is convex. The surface is rough and does not appear to have been polished; it is green with some darker areas, and there are signs that the edge has become sharper in modern times. The blade is decorated: three vertical ribs run down the blade; the left and right ribs go down to the edge while the middle rib stops about halfway down the blade. This suggests that the axe is either of the Mälar type or the Norwegian variety, probably the latter. Length: 7.5 cm. Width: 5 cm above the edge.

Context:
Found at the bottom of a bog at Seljehaugen, approx. 85 cm deep and approx. 100 m from shore.

Location:
Sylte (gnr. 25/2), Vanylven, Møre & Romsdal

Date:
Axes of the Mälar type and the Norwegian variant are dated to the Younger Bronze Age period 4-5.

 

Socketed axe. Most of the socket and the loop are missing, broken off by the finder. The edge was resharpened and the axe hafted and used as a scraper. The axe has parallel sides, slightly waisted, and convex edge. The blade has a hexagonal cross-section. The corners of the edge may have curved up or outwards, as it looks like they have been filed off. The facet is trapezoid and looks like it started at the rib at or beneath the mouth of the socket. Part of a transverse rib can be discerned. The axe has no internal haft support. The surface is rough, mostly golden with some darker brown areas. The shape is similar to Baudou’s type VII C 1 a and Montelius Minnen fig. 1175. Length: c. 7 cm. Width: c. 4.1 cm across edge.

Context:
Found in a bog, no other information.

Location:
Strand, Fiskå (gnr. 8), Vanylven, County: Møre & Romsdal

Date:
The size should indicate a date to the Late Bronze Age, while the outline with parallel sides is reminiscent of Period 3 axes. A date to the Younger Bronze Age period 4 is probable.

Small socketed axe without loop. The socket is incomplete due to a casting flaw; there was not enough metal. Two marked ribs can be discerned. The socket has an oval cross-section. The facet starts at the ribs and is triangular. The sides are parallel and are slightly wider near the edge, which is convex and curves up on either side. There is no internal haft support. The axe has a brown patina which has been more or less completely removed in modern times. Similar to Baudou’s type VII C 2 b, although the sides are straighter.. Length: 7.1 cm. Width: 3.9 cm across edge.

Context:
Found in a bog, no other information.

Location:
Kvamsøy, farm unknown (Simones according to Johansen 1993),  Sande, Møre & Romsdal

Date:
The size of the axe suggests a date from the Late Bronze Age, but the shape points to the Early Bronze Age. The similarity to Baudou’s type VII C 2b suggests a period 5 date, although the lack of internal shaft support dates the ax to Younger Bronze Age period 4.