Category: Flanged axe

Flanged axe B7952

Flanged axe with curved, semi-circular blade and flat neck. Low edging from the blade to the neck. The axe is broken in two and the neck is missing; this is old damage that happened before deposition. The edge is polished and sharpened again. Green, most of the patina is gone and there are golden spots showing where the axe has been polished in modern times. Langquaid type (Vandkilde’s type B4). Length: c. 11.5 cm Width: c. 7 cm across the widest part of the blade. Photo: Svein Skare © University Museum in Bergen, CC BY-SA 4.0

Location:
Kvåle (gnr. 23), Sogndal, Sogn & Fjordane

Context:
Found in the ground, no other information about when or where.

Dating:
Axes of this type are dated to the Early Bronze Age period 1.

Flanged axe B4191

Flanged ax with curved, semi-circular blade and flat neck. Low flanges from the blade to the butt. The ax is broken in two; this is old damage and was done before deposition. The edge of the blade has been sharpened in modern times. There are some bubbles in the metal on one side of the axe. Dark green patina, some golden areas showing through. Langquaid type (Vandkilde’s type B4). Length: 16.5 cm. Width: 7.6 cm Photo: Adnan Icgaci © University Museum in Bergen, CC BY-SA 4.0

Location:
Håheim (no. 93/1), Stryn, Sogn & Fjordane

Context:
Found under a flat stone at Flotaplassen in the 1850s. No other information.

Date:
Axes of this type are dated to the Early Bronze Age period 1

Flanged axe B4911

Small flanged axe. It has high flanges and a curved edge. The butt is concave. The axe is golden brown and there is some corrosion. Oldendorf type. Length: 9.5 cm Width: 3.8 cm above the egg.

Photo: Svein Skare © University Museum in Bergen, CC BY-SA 4.0

Found location:
Line, Time, Rogaland

Context:
No information is available, although Johansen has classified it as a depository find.

Date:
Early Bronze Age period 1

Flanged axe B13373

Small flanged axe with curved, semicircular blade and flat nbutt. There are low ribs from the blade to the neck. Some dark brown patina remains and there is some corrosion. Langquaid type (Vandkilde’s type B4). Length: 12 cm. Width: c. 5.2 cm across the blade. Photo: Svein Skare © University Museum in Bergen, CC BY-SA 4.0

Context:
Found in 1982, under excavation of foundations for a wall. The axe was found approximately 20-30 cm deep underground. A subsequent excavation indicated that the axe must have been laid down near bedrock. A sword (B11599) and a flanged ax (B12125) have been found on the farm, but not in the same area.

Location:
Blindheim (no. 17/371), Ålesund, Møre & Romsdal

Date:
Axes of this type are dated to the Early Bronze Age period 1b.

Flanged axe B12125

Photo: Svein Skare © Universitetsmuseet i Bergen, CC BY-SA 4.0

Small flanged axe with curved, semicircular blade and flat neck. There are low moldings from the blade to the neck; there is some damage to the lists. The metal is corroded, with the remains of a dark green patina. Langquaid type (Vandkilde’s type B4). Length: c.9.9 cm. Width: c. 4.9 cm across the blade.

Context:
Found in the same area as B11599, sword of the Hadjusamson type, in the 1930s or 40s. The area was originally rocky, and the ax was possibly laid down on or by an outcrop. It is possible that B12125 and B11599 were deposited together, but this cannot be determined, as there was some distance between the two objects. In 1982, another edged ax was found on the farm, but not in the same area (B13373).

Location:
Blindheim (gnr. 17/1), Ålesund, Møre & Romsdal

Date:
Axes of this type are dated to the Early Bronze Age period 1b.

Two flanged axes and an arm ring B3295

Bronze axe with curved, semi-circular blade and flat neck (B3295/a). Low arches from the blade to the neck. According to the finder, the axe had the remains of a wooden handle. There is no trace of it now. It has a green patina, the edge has been sanded in modern times, and there is some corrosion on the arches. Langquaid type (Vandkilde’s type B4). Length: 22.3 cm Width: 10 cm across the widest part of the blade.

Bronze axe with curved, semicircular blade (B3295/b). The axe is broken in two and part of the neck and neck are missing. This appears to be old damage, before the closure of the axe, as indicated by marks around the break. Low arches from the blade, presumably to the neck. There is some corrosion and damage to the arches, there are also signs of hammering. Dark green patina, some golden spots and the edge has been sharpened in modern times. Langquaid type (Vandkilde’s type B4). Length: c. 16 cm. Width: 8.8 cm across the widest part of the blade.

A small arm ring formed from a bronze plate. (B3295c) The hoop has pointed ends, and one is broken off and missing. The surface has five rounded ribs that end in points at each end. It has a dark green patina and there is some corrosion towards the ends. The size indicates that it probably belonged to a child. A similar find has been found in Sweden and one in Poland. W 4.9 cm. Photo: Adnan Icagic © University Museum in Bergen, CC BY-SA 4.0

Location:
Steine ​​(gnr. 18), Aurland, Sogn and Fjordane

Context:
Found in a clock, Grimuri, at Låvisberget by the water near the road to the sommerstølen. According to the finder, the axes and bracelet were lying on a large stone, possibly covered by smaller stones and soil.

Date:
The collection of finds dates to the Early Bronze Age period 1. Axes of this type are old and should be placed in the Early Bronze Age period 1b. The arm brace has few parallels, but those that exist are dated to the Early Bronze Age period 1.