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Axehead

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from Kiloran Bay, Colonsay, Inner Hebrides

Axehead
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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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