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Posted: 10/9/2007 7:56:27 PM EDT
Ok what is the largest battle axe (talking blade size not length of pole) that was used in history
this is opposed to the large fantasy axes as seen on Kull the conquer and Conan and where did the idea for Giant fantasy Battle axes come from? this  VS. This 
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Posted: 10/9/2007 7:57:35 PM EDT
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Posted: 10/9/2007 7:59:56 PM EDT
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Oh, Jesus, that was good. Well played, sir. |
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Posted: 10/9/2007 8:00:22 PM EDT
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Posted: 10/9/2007 8:00:49 PM EDT
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Posted: 10/9/2007 8:03:46 PM EDT
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I don't know if it's the biggest in history, but the Scottish Lochabar (sp?) was pretty stout.
The bottom pic of yours looks like a stylized version of the double-axes found in frescoes of Minoan palaces. This is all conjecture on my part. Someone knowledgable should be along to school me shortly. |
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Posted: 10/9/2007 8:03:56 PM EDT
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+8000  I'm fucking snorting, man. |
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Posted: 10/10/2007 4:44:17 AM EDT
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morning crew any answers?
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Posted: 10/10/2007 5:02:57 AM EDT
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Interesting topic.
For sheer size, possibly the Viking broadaxe or Danish axe en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Danish_axe Of course in real life, it was probably whatever Viking/ Saxon/ etc, woodsman who had commissioned the local blacksmith to make him up the largest everyday woodcutting axe, and then conveniently took it out on a raid with him. Afterwards, pleased with himself, he may have had it inlaid with silver and set it aside as a dedicated battle axe. On the other end of the size scale, I find the lightweight francesca a fascinating and elegant little piece. |
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Posted: 10/10/2007 8:33:33 AM EDT
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tag for historical goodness.
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Posted: 10/10/2007 8:38:03 AM EDT
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OST.
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Posted: 10/10/2007 8:41:53 AM EDT
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www.armouronline.com/weapons_arms/axes/31.html
Interesting link with pictures of reproduction axes. Click on the 3 different categories for pictures. |
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Posted: 10/10/2007 8:45:48 AM EDT
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Yeah - the Dane Axe is a beautiful weapon. But it's weird that there's no picture on the wiki page?  (at least not when I pulled it up)
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Posted: 10/10/2007 8:51:56 AM EDT
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Here's a good one: The bardiche
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Posted: 10/10/2007 5:15:11 PM EDT
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any more ideas?
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Posted: 10/10/2007 5:20:19 PM EDT
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