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Thanks for the article, Sherlock. -- Isequals 04:03, 15 January 2006 (UTC) reply

I have cited Jan Petersen's classic text on Viking weaponry in the stub. Page 38 of that text shows photos of remains of Viking bearded axes, however I do not have the skill to copy and paste them into Wikipedia as yet. Perhaps a kind editor could undertake this task. William of Aragon ( talk) 23:12, 20 May 2014 (UTC) reply