Long saex

Ideval · Post by **Ideval** » Tue Aug 27, 2002 8:24 pm

Hi everyone,
I started work on a longsax today, and I want a bit of dimensional advice.

What are the measurements of the largest/longest surviving saxs?

While this is more to complete an early Middle Earth impression, I would like a bit of background on the actual pieces.
For any help, thank you.

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Egfroth · Post by **Egfroth** » Wed Aug 28, 2002 6:21 am

As far as I recall, the ice big langsax found in the Thames is 81.1cm long. Here's a picture of it . . .

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Ideval · Post by **Ideval** » Wed Aug 28, 2002 11:12 pm

Nice picture!
Thanks, Egfroth!
I appreciate the help.

IdÃ«val

Egfroth · Post by **Egfroth** » Fri Aug 30, 2002 9:26 pm

Pleased to be able to help. The full website is at http://www.danetre-vikings.org.uk/Finds.htm - it has a wealth of really nice stuff, not only weapons.

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"I can hear the word money from a distance of fifty miles, if the wind's in the right direction"

Major Dennis Bloodnok, Queen's Forty-Third Deserters (retd.)

see my webpage at www.geocities.com/egfrothos

Krag · Post by **Krag** » Sat Sep 07, 2002 10:46 pm

That's just a "little one". I'll email you some pics tomorrow night. There a lot of them just as long, and longer, as typical double edged Viking/Migration era swords.

I'm making one right now with a 30" blade made with a patternwelded spine and 1095 edge. It should be done by Gulf War.

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