from Kiloran Bay, Colonsay, Inner Hebrides
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Axehead
This iron axehead was found in a man's grave at Kiloran Bay on Colonsay in the Inner Hebrides. He was buried in a boat between 875 and 925 with a range of Scandinavian weapons, tools and a pin, together with his horse.
The axehead is a Scandinavian type commonly found in Viking graves in western Europe. It is corroded and in two main pieces.
Viking Age axes appear in a number of forms. Some were used as tools, others as weapons. Often it is difficult to distinguish which function was intended, especially since a range of tools was often included in Viking warriors' graves.
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National Museums Scotland |
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0036: Kiloran Bay Viking Burial (multimedia essay)
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National Museums Scotland X.IL 762 |
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9th century 9th century Between 875 and 925
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Iron Iron; in three pieces
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Axe head / fragment Shield boss / fragment
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Scotland, Argyll, Colonsay, Kiloran Bay Scotland, Argyll, Colonsay, Kiloran Bay
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Two pieces of iron axe head from a Viking grave found at Kiloran Bay, Colonsay, Argyll, 9th century Iron shield boss, of conical form, in three pieces from a Viking grave found at Kiloran Bay, Colonsay, Argyll, 9th century
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- Graham-Campbell, James and Batey, Colleen E. Vikings in Scotland. An Archaeological Survey. Edinburgh: University Press, 1998, pp 118-22.
- Grieg, Sigurd. Viking Antiquities in Scotland (=Viking Antiquities in Great Britain and Ireland, Part II, ed. by Haakon Shetelig). Oslo: H. Aschehoug & Co., 1940, pp 48-61, esp. p 50.
- Ritchie, Anna. Viking Scotland London: B.T. Batsford Ltd/Historic Scotland, 1993, pp 79-84.
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