{"product_id":"hache-viking-barbue-manche-long-mousse-pu-63cm","title":"Long-Handled Bearded Viking Axe: PU Foam, 63 cm","description":"\u003ch2\u003eA long-handled bearded axe — and a title we’ve corrected\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eA \u003cstrong\u003ebearded\u003c\/strong\u003e blade, with a cutting edge that extends downward into a point beneath the socket, mounted on a light-colored, sixty-three-centimeter handle entirely wrapped in dark straps. The heel is wrapped in leather up to the pommel.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eFind this piece in our \u003ca href=\"\/en\/collections\/haches-vikings\"\u003eViking axe collection\u003c\/a\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003chr\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eWhat sets this piece apart\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\n\u003cli\u003e\n\n\u003cb\u003eThe blade is bearded:\u003c\/b\u003e the cutting edge extends into an elongated point below the socket — the most well-attested silhouette in the North, that of the tool one carried because one already owned it.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\n\u003cli\u003e\n\n\u003cb\u003eA long handle for a one-handed axe:\u003c\/b\u003e sixty-three centimeters provides reach without requiring two hands. It is an intermediate format, rare in replicas.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\n\u003cli\u003e\n\n\u003cb\u003eFull wrapping:\u003c\/b\u003e crossed straps run the entire length of the shaft, down to the leather-wrapped heel. The grip is textured along its entire length.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\n\u003cli\u003e\n\n\u003cb\u003eThis is not a weapon:\u003c\/b\u003e the PU foam with a rigid core does not cut, pierce, or strike. This replica is made for costumes, reenactment, and display.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\n\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003chr\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eSpecifications\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\n\u003cli\u003e\n\n\u003cb\u003eMaterial:\u003c\/b\u003e PU foam with rigid core, aged steel and light wood finish\u003c\/li\u003e\n\n\u003cli\u003e\n\n\u003cb\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/b\u003e Approximately 63 cm long, blade approximately 18 cm\u003c\/li\u003e\n\n\u003cli\u003e\n\n\u003cb\u003eUsage:\u003c\/b\u003e costume, reenactment, wall decoration\u003c\/li\u003e\n\n\u003cli\u003e\n\n\u003cb\u003eSold:\u003c\/b\u003e individually\u003c\/li\u003e\n\n\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003chr\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eDid you know?\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis listing was called \"Viking Sword\" until today. It never was one: the photo shows an axe head, and we prefer to correct rather than let it slide. Substantively, the error is instructive — the bearded axe, or \u003cem\u003eskeggøx\u003c\/em\u003e, is precisely the weapon that the sword never was in the North: accessible, present in a majority of armed graves, and already in every farm as a tool. Where a meter-long blade required weeks of forging and a fortune in metal, an axe head could be ordered from the village blacksmith.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eTo learn more, our \u003ca href=\"\/en\/blogs\/news\/anatomie-epee-viking-parties-fabrication\"\u003eanatomy of the Viking sword\u003c\/a\u003e details how these weapons were forged, and our \u003ca href=\"\/en\/blogs\/news\/armure-viking-cotte-mailles-casque-equipement\"\u003eguide on Viking warrior equipment\u003c\/a\u003e places each piece in its proper context.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eIn the same category\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\n\u003cli\u003e\u003ca href=\"\/en\/products\/hache-viking-tete-de-loup-lame-runique-50cm\"\u003eViking Wolf-Head Axe: Runic Blade, 50 cm\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\n\u003cli\u003e\u003ca href=\"\/en\/products\/marteau-de-guerre-viking-medaillon-bete-50cm\"\u003eViking War Hammer: Beast Medallion, 50 cm\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\n\u003cli\u003e\u003ca href=\"\/en\/products\/hachette-viking-or-argent-format-court-36cm\"\u003eGold and Silver Viking Hatchet: Short Format, 36 cm\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\n\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n","brand":"Le Comptoir Viking","offers":[{"title":"63 cm","offer_id":57154655125886,"sku":"14:200006154#63cm","price":24.9,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0974\/0569\/8430\/files\/epee-viking-longue-lame-mousse-pu-63cm-cosplay.jpg?v=1785675848","url":"https:\/\/www.le-comptoir-viking.fr\/en\/products\/hache-viking-barbue-manche-long-mousse-pu-63cm","provider":"Le Comptoir Viking","version":"1.0","type":"link"}