Viking Seax Knife Grip

junker · 16th February 2014, 07:57 PM

Hello,

the Vikings and their neighbors use a long knife called SAX/SEAX.
Two of the blades well decorated was found in Great Britain (Sittingbourne and Beagnoth).

My question is: Is any item found with its original grip ?

I saw a lot of reenactment vikings using such items. Most of them have a plain wodden grip without a guard. Some are straight, some curved, some have brass plates as a spacer.
But I have never seen an original one.
May anyone of you have and could send me a link or photo.

Thanks a lot.
Dirk

16th February 2014, 07:57 PM	#1
junker Member Join Date: Dec 2009 Posts: 140	Viking Seax Knife Grip Hello, the Vikings and their neighbors use a long knife called SAX/SEAX. Two of the blades well decorated was found in Great Britain (Sittingbourne and Beagnoth). My question is: Is any item found with its original grip ? I saw a lot of reenactment vikings using such items. Most of them have a plain wodden grip without a guard. Some are straight, some curved, some have brass plates as a spacer. But I have never seen an original one. May anyone of you have and could send me a link or photo. Thanks a lot. Dirk