Review: Danish War Axe by Arms & Armor - Cuts like a polesword (technical term :p)

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** Specifications **
Overall length: 133 cm / 52.25''
Blade length (edge): 27 cm / 10.6''
Blade width (shaft to edge): 19.5 cm / 7.6''
Blade thickness: 3 mm
Weight: 1200 g / 2.6 lbs
Blade material: Unknown high carbon steel
Handle material: Ash wood
Price: 360 USD
** Pros / Cons **
+ Currently the highest quality production dane axe
+ Cuts remarkably well
+ Great handling
- Eye of the axe head not completely filled
- Standard edge could be sharper
** Where to get it **
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@azerkdd 7 лет назад

Is it just me or does skall look like he was born to hold that axe. It looks like it's one of his limbs.

@MasterOfManyMuffins 7 лет назад

Spot on

@lavatun 7 лет назад

viking blood, yes..

@Hopeofmen 7 лет назад

The English better watch out. ;-)

@acvaticlifE 7 лет назад

Also, skall in old norse means axe, soooo... :D

@alexavery311 7 лет назад

GET THE LONGBOWS MEN!

@semdijkstra9784 6 лет назад

That's right....slide your hands down the shaft

@qwintunz7342 7 лет назад

you are a Raider, legandary!

@penisparker5172 5 лет назад

Qwintunz You are a raider, LEGENDARY!

@Remington-wl7jp 5 лет назад

RAAAIDEEEEEER

@zwei4632 5 лет назад

legendary!

@gauloissauvage8432 5 лет назад

@@Remington-wl7jp you talk too much

@jolly9966 4 года назад

Sejuro!

@joshuagador5578 7 лет назад

The danish war axe has always been my top favorite weapon I would definitely pick this axe over any other weapon in a war

@IAOIceland1984 4 года назад

what about a spear?

@Likexner 3 года назад

Dane axe or m134 minigun?

@Sr_ECO 3 года назад

@@Likexner both

@truebeliever786 3 месяца назад

What about a war hammer? Those're pretty cool!

@sbald 7 лет назад

"Thaymes" sounds much more majestic than "Tems" :D

@JustGrowingUp84 7 лет назад

Ironically, it also sounds more British! (to my ear, at least)

@finn9777 7 лет назад

+TheFilthyCasual yeah... to be fair tems sounds like how Americans would pronounce it

@sbald 7 лет назад

Nah, "Thaymes" is too fancy to sound "more British"! We're quite stupid with our words. Like, how the fuck is "Belvoir" pronounced "beaver"? XD

@sbald 7 лет назад

I suspect it was more of a "trickle down effect", rather than a direct attempt to mirror Latin. Especially considering that the majority of our fancier (for want of a better word) sounding place-names arrived after the Norman invasion. The words for things and places changing depending on who is in charge, eg: Eboracum/Eoforwic/Jorvik/York, making it more convenient for the conquerors. But there is also the chance that they wanted to mirror Latin, especially post Norman Conquest :) But "plain" is the last word I would use to describe OE as it's a magnificent language. In some ways it is more complicated than a Romance language, especially when speaking it.

@yomer355 7 лет назад

+Briar Reed it became more complex just in pronunciation. Other aspects, such as cases, declension, conjugaton only degraded.

@Player_Review 7 лет назад

Its just a tool... for cutting flesh and bone.

@Jossandoval 7 лет назад

Beheading cattle! It's a tool for Pig Beheading!

@dogestranding5047 7 лет назад

"This is what happens when you bring a tool to a swordfight."

@caseyb1346 7 лет назад

it would be sacrilege for such a fine weapon, but you could use it to cut down a tree.

@ostlandr 7 лет назад

Why? That's the beauty part of an ax- dual purpose as tool and weapon. Even though a machete is the ideal tool, I can use my bastard sword to clear light brush and weeds. We have an infestation of Japanese Knotgrass, and hacking through the stems of that is good exercise for your sword arm.

@caseyb1346 7 лет назад

Mark Stockman Well, seeing what you have to pay to get a axe like that I wouldn't even want to put a scratch on it. Leave the War Axe on the wall for the zombie apocalypse. Use a 10 dollar hatchet to chop wood.

@SevenAsses 4 года назад

Not that I dislike a decorated weapon, but in this case the simplicity and practiciality is a sort of beauty in itself

@chiddiddychip123 7 лет назад

I am a carpenter (in training) and the grain on that wood looks stunning. Nice video dude. I loved the video about the stances and would like to see more technique videos in the future.

@Ranlac_the_Black 7 лет назад

Would a danish axe be the deadliest pastry?

@mushroom_gal490 7 лет назад

+420 Steps From Hell No, a Danish is a type of pastry. He was making fun of the fact that is is a Danish axe.

@lol5776 7 лет назад

+420 Steps From Hell I haven't played that game in years. How is it doing today?

@sterlingmuse5808 7 лет назад

+Phoelix Turner At first I thought you were saying Hell no! Because of his username XD

@Correctrix 7 лет назад

No, it's that there are no locations outside of the US. "Danish" is only about pastries, "Parmesan" is only about cheese, "Hamburg" is only about meat patties in bread, etc. There aren't millennia of history, or millions of people living there today. There's just stuff that Americans put in their mouths.

@barkedog 7 лет назад

+RedX1000 Last I checked there's usually no more than one area (Djinn, Cyclops, etc) with 30+ people at a time while the rest have less than 5. The bot spam at spawn is ridiculous as well. I'd hope it either gets a massive reboot or another game comes along with the same style, I didn't come to realize how enjoyable it was until way after it started dying down.

@teaguevox8160 7 лет назад

It is a gorgeous axe. I love the Danish style of axe head too. If I were into collecting and using weapons I would certainly prioritize something like this.

@scholagladiatoria 7 лет назад

Thames is said like 'Temms' :-)

@ThisOldHat 7 лет назад

Unless you are talking about the small river in south eastern Connecticut, and not the somewhat larger river in southeast England, in which case "Thames" is pronounced properly, i.e. you pronounce the "Th" as you would in every other word in the English language.

@ven9287 7 лет назад

love your vids

@LaughingOwlKiller 7 лет назад

I doubt a Danish War Axe would have been found in Connecticut. so pretty sure Skall was talking about the River in England

@Playboigorti8574 7 лет назад

+Thisold Hatte Thompson, Thompstone, Thomson, Thun, Thuron, Lesotho, Thai, and thyme are all words where the same rule applies. never make blanket statements about the english language, they are likely going to be wrong.

@Turgz 7 лет назад

+Thisold Hatte Lol, no you don't. It's pronounced like ''Temz''.

@Thulgore 7 лет назад

My favorite weapon ever. I actually visually like the coldsteel version better (thrusting). (I also like that she shaft is widened to also hold the axehead) (you put the axehead through the bottom of the shaft driving it towards the end it can't fit over) Regardless, I want them all. I wish people talked more about this style. They were almost like polearms for the lone fighter lol.

@Sr_ECO Год назад

A fellow dane axe enjoyer i see

@Lalle524 7 лет назад

Finally, a Danish weapon.

@brendanpope6203 7 лет назад

That pic though

@galactisaurusrex191 7 лет назад

yeeah i know man. that pic is sweetz

@doomjoon_zmajich 7 лет назад

Too bad Skaven can't use it.

@Lalle524 7 лет назад

Doomjoon But I CAN use Halberds, because fuck you and every man thing in a 2 meter radius around you.

@Lalle524 7 лет назад

Jörrkfryd Hertig Your name sounds Swedish, so I should remind you who were the cowards that were Hitler's coal bitches doing WW2

@chase6428 7 лет назад

Some attention to detail that you may not have noticed is that the way the head is hung, the grain alignment into the ax head is proper, the way the lines run on the handle if they were the opposite way it would be very weak and breakable, not many manufacturers of axes pay attention to this.

@jeffreyhill5178 7 лет назад

The orientation plays less into breakage than runout me thinks. At least from personal experience.

@robertcuevas3062 7 лет назад

As a woodworker I can tell you that that handle is pretty solid. Really straight grain is good.

@larsheuker 7 лет назад

ash wood is pretty good used alot in guitars too. looks better on guitars than axes tho. its not the hardest wood but not soft, and not overly heavy so perfect for movement speed. see it as a titanium of the wood world

@lord_hemp 5 лет назад

Lars Marten høk The English made ash into bows too

@sirgrimory8330 7 лет назад

He looks like such a viking when he rocks that axe.

@Hugin.Muninn 6 лет назад

Danmark🇩🇰Hvor er det dejligt at se en snakke om noget der hjemme fra!!

@danielstephens1185 3 года назад

Love Arms & Armor! I've enjoyed the few times I've gone to their shop in Minneapolis. It's just awesome looking around at their projects while discussing my own.

@vetlehansen7 7 лет назад

hey Skall. I had an idea for you. Maybe you could contact Gransfors Bruks (the Swedish axe manufacturers), and ask them if they could make an axe like that, but more of what you were looking for. I just had the idea in mind and fought they would make a REALLY good battle axe :) keep it up, you are doing a GREAT job with your videos!

@TheEsseboy 7 лет назад

Skallagrim could you consider looking for options to equalize your audio to lower the gain on frequencies in the 50-100hz range? Professional spekers make you sound muddy with to much bass :) Thank you, great video! Regards from Finland.

@TheEsseboy 7 лет назад

It is BTW due to you using a high quality condenser mic? Anywho, just a tip :P

@drakonyanazkar 7 лет назад

I think you should check your driver's settings instead. Set them all flat. Skall's sound mixing is one of the best, comparable to many channels about music.

@TheEsseboy 7 лет назад

Drakonyan Azkar My system is calibrated with a professional studio mic (with respons charts ofc). I think my system is flatter than a pancake ;) No offense.

@BamboLord 7 лет назад

Eeeeeeh, I wouldn't go as far as to say his audio is some of the best. I would call it pretty... ok.

@cpa927 7 лет назад

I'm waiting for you to say "I'm not very happy with the armor setup so I am looking for volunteers"

@FrozenLemur 7 лет назад

Love your reviews! They get better and better

@frojhe3854 7 лет назад

Your reviews are always so interresting to watch. Even if i'm not a big fan of weapons and practical fighting sports, i like watching it for learning. Especially for animation and story telling, i need many information on how you hold this sword/axe/mass ect. And it's also interresting to have a more specialist comment on how you use it, prefer this shape more than this other and how you will fight with it. So for all of your videos, demos and tournament, thanks for all your work and fo sharing !

@davidharris2558 7 лет назад

Thank you for the video.

@nagyandras8857 7 лет назад

you need that space there. if the axe head comes loose, or more precisely, if you wanted to prevent that in a real life scenario, you soak the thing in water. and then the wood expands. that hole has a part in taking up the excess volume change. otherwise the thing may crack, as far as i know and experienced.

@jasonironliongreen 6 лет назад

being one of my favorite weapons, I must say that Gap would scare me. hooking with that Gap is scary. and I have very much enjoyed your videos and your time and work you have put into them, and your honesty in reviews.

@somnius2519 7 лет назад

Just ordered this the other day. Can't wait.

@pontiff7322 7 лет назад

"NOICE!" may be a meme, But does it End it rightly?!

@Sarum9nich 7 лет назад

ITS TIME TO STOP!

@cycomiles4225 7 лет назад

+Esteban Failsmore Alright, just wait until I unscrew a pommel.

@yomer355 7 лет назад

+Esteban Failsmore you mean you want to END the meme?

@Dino01__ 7 лет назад

Yes, rightly. The pommel throwing bike cavalry are feared throughout the whole of Canada.

@muthafukka7733 5 лет назад

No, only the warden gets that execution

@Lewis3021 7 лет назад

River Thames is pronounced 'Tems' :D... Brilliant axe, really would like one but can't afford that price :(

@tomoswilliams2827 7 лет назад

Yeh Americans pronouncing British names is so funny, but th-Ames is weird.

@Lewis3021 7 лет назад

He isn't American to be fair and it isn't an obvious pronunciation :D

@Tullio238 7 лет назад

Skall does his best, bless him

@RedWurm 7 лет назад

I'll swear that sometimes we just do it to annoy people. The river in the village where I grew up is pronounced differently in each county it runs through...

@Skallagrim 7 лет назад

Not my fault that Brits are so random and inconsistent in their pronunciation of place names. :p

@kungbjorn6536 7 лет назад

I just love axes in general. They're so badass

@Tank_621 7 лет назад

I have never before seen a weapon so perfectly suit a man until now

@mackieaze4536 7 лет назад

"I also cut a young coconut with it". You monster!

@lerquian1970 7 лет назад

3:44 badass skall

@refinedbrass 7 лет назад

thank you thank you thank you i really wanted to see a review of this axe after i saw for honor viking gameplay

@JimGiant 7 лет назад

Really impressed by how well that cut in to chain.

@TheItalianoAssassino 7 лет назад

I need this for Ragnarök!

@PJDAltamirus0425 7 лет назад

There is such thing as a polesword, it is called a glaive, septum, partisan, naginata, etc.

@jondeoliveira8248 7 лет назад

which are all classified as poleswords, an umbrella term for sword bladed staff weapons.

@IttyBittyVox 7 лет назад

To be fair, I think he was just distinguishing between your standard crowbar 'metal all the way' construction and your longer reach wooden handle metal cutty bitted weapons. That and also referring to the agility of the axe since it is far removed from a splitter. That said can we get some more pole weapon videos? This was awesome and so were your others! Pole weapons are the best!

@PJDAltamirus0425 7 лет назад

No, I was pointing out that an Dane axe isn't a poleswords by pointing out glaives, septums, naginatas (polearms with swords like heads) which literally look like and sometimes were swords mounted on wooden hafts

@IttyBittyVox 7 лет назад

Philip Dyer By 'he' I mean Skallagrim, not you. I was responding to you.

@frostthefoxxo7192 6 лет назад

Calm your triggers nerdo

@jft4820 7 лет назад

Been waiting for this review as soon as I saw it in a previous video.

@FromRussia_With_Love 7 лет назад

4:04 "It makes really nice sounds." You weren't kidding, either. That little *tung* sound immediately after is delightful.

@hikerwolfspaine8200 7 лет назад

Just imagine seeing a Medieval battle with all the metal clanging and sounds of slicing throughout the battlefield as the lines slowly chewed through the enemies ranks leaving hundreds dead within minutes or even seconds. Some men running from battle and sometimes being picked off for deserting. Suddenly a thunder of horses slam into the flank of a enemy host killing so many in the first moment of impact trampling injured and knocking down others.

@bulderdash3495 7 лет назад

hey small can you do a video on war lances? also anything on calvary and infantry ? thanks

@bulderdash3495 7 лет назад

Skall*

@RexJustRexedYou 7 лет назад

I'll show you small! **unsheathes sword**

@BoarhideGaming 7 лет назад

+RexJust RexedYou I'll show you small! *unbuckles belt*

@BoarhideGaming 7 лет назад

Christian Friis Sørensen Glad you got the joke..

@CordovanSplotchVT 7 лет назад

+BoarhideGaming so am I. I usually ruin jokes by not getting them.

@samikuosmanen729 7 лет назад

Truly magnificent axe indeed! & as allways very good video, enjoy every second of it.

@lyconxero457 7 лет назад

Sounds like a pretty good axe. It seems like the changes they made were to make it handle and perform better as something intended to pierce armor and flesh as opposed to cutting wood. I would also love to see a video of people sparring with axes or war-hammers. That would be really, really cool.

@Creationsofmyown 7 лет назад

*4:51** It appears the beard of that axe is out of alignment with the shaft, is that just a fluke of the camera angle? Can we get some clarification Skall?*

@JustGrowingUp84 7 лет назад

It seems to be a visual trick, perhaps caused by the reflective surface of the blade.

@Creationsofmyown 7 лет назад

TheFilthyCasual I mean as the frame advances and the blade rotates past the camera, between 451 and 452. It could be, but I suppose I'm wondering if its damage from use.

@JustGrowingUp84 7 лет назад

Creationsofmyown Yeah, I know - to me it looks like the reflection of the blade is at fault. I do hope Skall replies to you and explains the situation, because I'm curious too. :)

@Creationsofmyown 7 лет назад

TheFilthyCasual I see what you're saying, but I dont think that can explain the disparity when it is angled directly at the camera. He is usually pretty good about reading comments.

@Skallagrim 7 лет назад

The edge is not perfectly straight in relation to the shaft but it may look worse in the video. Overall not a problem.

@SiriusMined 7 лет назад

It's a shame it doesn't have the taper. Was the mail you tested it on riveted or butted?

@brottarnacke 6 лет назад

If you look at it, you can clearly see that it's riveted.

@jamesgoddard8375 7 лет назад

the way that axe head is hung is shocking, with time it will work off. id be tempted to make a new haft for it. nice review and love the test cutting .

@shadown5757 6 лет назад

Excellent combat axe for what it is. It will make an excellent addition to a weapons collection.

@karlstone297 7 лет назад

Well I came to complain about the pronunciation of "Thames" but it's been said so I will say hello instead.

@39Thorns 6 лет назад

Varangian Guard!

@forestjohnson7474 4 года назад

I'm by in large a eastern martial arts practitioner Skallagrim, curiosity got me into HEMA....from the moment I pick a Dan Axe it kept me in, when I first pick up a Dan Axe I fell in love with it.

@drakonyanazkar 7 лет назад

So this review finally came out! And it came out great! Awesome axe! (enough exclamation marks now) I'd like to see axes more often in the channel, as well as "Pflugscharen zu Schwerter", which would be "peasent weapons".

@DocRockIt 7 лет назад

it's the other way around, see de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Schwerter_zu_Pflugscharen

@drakonyanazkar 7 лет назад

+Remedy_PPW Yes, I know. I did it on purpose. I'm talking exactly about using tools as weapons, such as axes and scythes. Swords are essentially weapons, tools of war.

@DocRockIt 7 лет назад

Okay, but just to clarify, it makes no sense the other way around.

@josephstalin9977 7 лет назад

I think that the gap you don't like is to prevent the wood from taking a direct impact and thus eventually breaking it, you can see that gap too when you handcraft a survival stone axe. (surry fur bed ingrish)(Making A Celt Stone Axe From Scratch (including handle) from primitive technology check out his channel)

@josephstalin9977 7 лет назад

@mrkiky 7 лет назад

What are you talking about? When were stone axe heads made with a slot for the wooden shaft? The slot is in the wood and the stone goes through the wood. There are gaps on each side of the stone head so that the pressure that holds the head in place pushes along the grain instead of perpendicular to it , which would result in the wood splitting.

@josephstalin9977 7 лет назад

Man the gap on this axe is for what i said i asked an historian

@Excalibur-je5pk 6 лет назад

Joseph Stalin welp the poor shaft broke whilst cutting im afraid. #feelsbadman

@lord_hemp 5 лет назад

Hey Stalin... America won! Hahahahahahahahaha! Capitalism is the way!

@dude10240 7 лет назад

noice video

@dantheman5837 7 лет назад

Nice biceps

@g0rn1st 7 лет назад

Hello, Scall! I was excited to watch many of videos, and one idea are crossed my mind recurringly as i watch. Can you please make video about M-1 Medieval or Battle of Nations HMB? I am much interested in your pov on these things going on!

@Clairinator 7 лет назад

Keep up the great work Skallagrim!

@JohnDoe-on6ru 6 лет назад

Rip all that beautiful coconut juice.

@BingleFlimp 7 лет назад

The river is pronounced Tems, ignore the H.

@BingleFlimp 7 лет назад

Takinsur History? I don't know.

@Derezatam 7 лет назад

BECAUSE EXPECTING ENGLISH SPELLING TO BE SENSIBLE IS NOT A GOOD IDEA, AND CHANGING IT NOW WOULD BE DIFFICULT AND KINDA SILLY

@celston51 7 лет назад

In Celtic and Middle English, it was written that way without the 'H.' Originally Tamesas (Celtic) became Temese (Middle English) and then went to the Welsh Tafwys "Thames." At least according to wiki. Some etymologist is welcome to correct me.

@billjacobs521 7 лет назад

And yet Eddie Izzard tells us to pronounce it "herb" and not "erb", "because there's a fucking h". English is weird.

@Mkgin22 7 лет назад

shut the fuck up

@100dfrost 7 лет назад

Love the axe Skall. Well worth the purchase price. A very good deal. Test the Town guard sidesword sometime, it looks wicked. Thank-you, Dante.

@rylanburdette1985 Год назад

Arms & Armor does make a version with the reinforced edge (not sure if it was available at the time of this video). It costs roughly an extra $100, and it appears to only be available from Arms & Armor's website. Might be worth looking into, I would be interested in seeing what effect the thicker edge has on performance.

@theangledsaxon6765 7 лет назад

But it doesn't have a pommel, which is a major design flaw so I give it a 1/10

@neurofiedyamato8763 6 лет назад

Very generous ranking, you can't get above a 0 without a pommel.

@idealist4910 6 лет назад

The Angledsaxon A pommel is extremly important in a fight and a double handed axe isn't very useful in a fight because you can't hold a shield!Did you ever tried to fight with a twohanded weapon against somebody with a onehanded weapon and a shield? Even sb who is very good with the axe would have big problems in a fight.

@GnarledStaff 6 лет назад

Idealist ` I’ve heard a polearm fighter say when his opponent brings a shield to a 1 on 1 he brings the shield for both people as it restricts his angle of attack. Not sure how that plays out with an axe. I’ve also heard that the point of a danish axe is to go through the shield. That a couple large axes in the shieldwall force the opposing shieldwall to either give ground, attack (the axmen) or risk losing their shields.

@idealist4910 6 лет назад

Geordin Soucie The üoint of such axes is fear.You dont use them because they are so effective but because the opponent fears the big crazy, screaming a big axe swinging guy.And with this tactic it can be a usefull weapon.The problem is, whe you face some good trained soldiers with experience because they dont fear you and they know that they are way better equiped then you

@penisparker5172 5 лет назад

No need to end anyone rightly if your LEGENDARY!

@SerCheddar 7 лет назад

Just FYI the River Thames is pronounced "Temms". I know English place names are ridiculous haha.

@RobanyBigjobz 7 лет назад

Just wait until some one from outside the UK tries to pronounce "Loughborough". Most entertaining I've heard was basically "Loogerberooger"

@RobanyBigjobz 7 лет назад

I salute your knowledge of stupidly pronounced English words. It's more "Luff-burr-uh".

@tokyomobster3072 7 лет назад

+Gerben van Straaten It sounds like "Luff-burra"

@blaziiclan8846 7 лет назад

+Gerben van Straaten I'm pretty sure it's low-burruh

@danielguest2902 7 лет назад

'Luffburruh'. Welcome to England, we have interesting ways of saying interesting words.

@utarionzo3099 7 лет назад

For your next mail set up it's important to ensure you combine the mail with good padding, as it was done historically with gambison and coifs, if you want to replicate chest/arms/head cuts. 1-2cm is about right if I recall for head coif padding going from old fragments, but for the chest replication you can go thicker.

@TheEvilSketch 7 лет назад

Pretty cool stand with both hands on the top and staring into the camera, nice vid!

@iuel42 7 лет назад

DANES UNITE

@Player_Review 7 лет назад

Hells yeah!

@mathiascaspersen1606 7 лет назад

Er du svensk? xD

@thebossofbox 7 лет назад

nei men jeg er Norsk

@dukeofburgundy4229 7 лет назад

Norge FTW

@iuel42 7 лет назад

Jeg er sjovt nok dansk, ja; derfor kommentaren.

@MegaTroubleII 7 лет назад

"it's a good convex grind" well yeah, God forbid they send it to you with a concave grind...

@johnrollex680 3 года назад

The gap between the blade and the shaft actually helps with redistributing the shock to the entire handle and preventing it from breaking.

@primalwolfe4711 4 года назад

A very nice Danish axe. I'd like to try it out. Considering me and my friends ancestors were Danes.

@hanshotfirst6488 7 лет назад

Thames is pronounced Thames, not Thames. Duh, Skall!

@HYEOL 7 лет назад

most nitpicking video of you ever, must be a epic axe thumb up

@mp0911 7 лет назад

Perhaps the gap in the axe head is an addition to deal with possible swelling of the wood over time due to humidity. Maybe it could be an internal shock absorber that allows it to not be too rigid when it impacts the target. It seems that it would also create a difficult place to clean to prevent rust or wood rot. So a plus or a minus, I don't know. Just a thought. I enjoy your channel. Thanks for what you do. Always educational.

@SuperHairytoes 6 лет назад

That bevel shape - thicker just behind the edge then tapering to a thinner blade - makes the axe suitable for shaping wood. One of the high-end woodworking axe makers is making one like that, it is used for planing down the sides of logs and planks. The odd bevel shape means that the blade is light (you want a large blade edge for large logs) without making the whole axe too heavy to use.

@tariquenadeemridoy8685 7 лет назад

meh, no pommel

@itshitime 7 лет назад

i love axe infantry just run them over with a single light Calvary unit easy win

@zachariasw.5766 7 лет назад

not everything is a videogame...

@itshitime 7 лет назад

Zacharias W. but its so fun 32 cav vs 2000 axe best campaign battle ever

@HYEOL 7 лет назад

i love axe, infantry just run them over, with a single light Calvary unit easy win i love axe infantry, just run them over with a single light Calvary unit, easy win

@itshitime 7 лет назад

HYEOL errm ok

@sashimimisha 7 лет назад

go outside

@parob7285 7 лет назад

hi skallagrim. thanks for the video! ive got the dane axe from cold steel and i can confirm your opinion. though its a great weapon and really sharp the overall experience is not so great as you have to assemble it on your own and need to make some adjustments to get it ready.

@vellerofontisg5936 7 лет назад

With that beast, you would make an excellent recruit for the Varangian Guard!

@Celso8205 7 лет назад

I love your videos, learned a lot about military history. Could you please make a video explaning why the dacian falx was so effective against the armour of the romans? Was there something expecial about the shape of the blade or perhaps the quality of the metal itself? Thank you and great work.

@HarryFlashmanVC 5 лет назад

I've been using a thin axe for wood working recently, Surprisingly easy to use, the key is sharpness over weight. The axe I'm using is a cold steel danish hand axe.

@Arrowdodger 7 лет назад

Seems very excellent for its price point, certainly nicer than a lot of similarly priced swords, though I suppose that's always been how axes are, an inexpensive alternative weapon

@Krafterr4 2 года назад

What a beautiful weapon.

@lionheart1234 7 лет назад

Yes! I have waited for so long for this review! You(Skallagrim) have officially made my day a awesome day(with markiplier and Deadpool)! Thank you, you are always awesome!

@IRMentat 7 лет назад

must say I do like the visual aspects of this axe. agree that a definite 1-2 inch edge bevel would be good to have, the smoothness of the head still makes for an impressive weapon.

@skjaldulfr 7 лет назад

If I recall, Skallagrim in Egil's saga actually sunk a Dane axe into someone's skull through their helm during a sea battle. The Axe got stuck, but Skallagrim jerked it out hard enough that the victim's body was actually "whirled aloft" and flung overboard.

@GreaseStain 7 лет назад

Hey +Skallagrim; try and wedge in that gap if you're going to use it hard. any torque along the axis of the blade, and the head will quickly start to loosen. Might be fine with bottles, but armour tests/wood testing will for sure. looks like a cheap cop-out one making a proper handle. beyond that, looks like a nice piece! thanks for the video!

@sgorgardr227 5 лет назад

One of the BEST weapons EVER created. Looking at Skyrim battleaxes (twohanded) you see that originally they depend on skill of use, and they are really light, instead of being giant metall piece.

@GrimrDirge 7 лет назад

The Danish axe on Wikipedia is actually mine; it was made by a smith near Portland, based on an extant example and some conversations that I had with Hank Reinhardt. It's thicker than it needs to be, and I'd really like to give the Arms&Armor axe a swing for comparison. One thing that Bronze Lion (the smith) got right was the forward sweep of the edge, and the reinforced bit which many examples from the period have.

@Sverreru666 7 лет назад

hey skall, I live in Norway and do Viking reenactment. just wanted to state that a Dane axe would be longer, to the shoulder usually. Another interesting fact is that the warriors using these axes often would wear a shield as well, hanging from a strap down on the left side, with the strap around the neck (not strapped around, but hanging over from the right side of the neck down to the left side). this would open for two handed use, and offer for more protection of the warrior

@NikosKatsikanis Год назад

Pics?

@rideswithscissors 7 лет назад

The first thing I notice is that the blade is not parallel to the handle. I too find the extra space in the eye to be odd, it may have to do with the way the eye is constructed. But you could also drive a spike into that, but then it would be a type of halberd then (a hybrid halberd?), and not a Viking war axe. Inspection of the British Museum's photo seems to show a normal eye construction. The site also mentions that this axe appears to be represented the Bayeux tapestry. How cool is that?! Thanks for the nice video!

@K0nna13 7 лет назад

That looks really nice.

@Xenophaige_reads 7 лет назад

Iron forged designs in England makes Dane axes/Broad axes if you want but for not too much more if I remember rightly.

@wheelsgonewild1286 7 лет назад

Wow. Love it. Might just have to get it.

@vincentshaw8442 7 лет назад

I agree Skall, that gap makes the axe prone to spinning. It should have been more of an Oval. I think they used some type of dimensional lumber that was not large enough to be shaped properly.

@eEdselEdsel 7 лет назад

The corn starch is a great idea. I'll have to try that.

@spartannerf4691 7 лет назад

Awesome Skall!

@original0blace 2 года назад

On the thrusting, I believe there is actually an account in a saga somewhere of someone being killed in combat by an upwards thrust from a Dane axe. Took the horn of the axe in their neck if I remember correctly.

@grooorglaserdeth8823 7 лет назад

Can you do more of those "How vikings would deal with technology"-videos? It was awesome!!!

@Venojin 7 лет назад

Was there ever any documented information on how these were used, as there is with swords? I'd love to find some sort of technique demonstration for a Dane Axe like you see for Polish Sabers and Longswords on Skall's channel. In fact, I wonder what a duel between two people of equal or similar skill would look like if one had a Dane Axe and another used a sword. Say Richard and Lee, for example of caliber. I'd kill to see that go down.

@ryjak955 7 лет назад

Some of my family was from Denmark so this is awesome

@sivert1216 7 лет назад

Hey Skall do think that if the shaft was broken or damaged that you could put your hand up under the blade and use it as a knuckle duster and punch with it? love the review as always btw

@giggityguy 7 лет назад

2:10 can't verify this or not, but i seem to remember reading somewhere that it was a technique when making axes with a fitted head like this to leave some gaps between the head and the haft. something about allowing the head to vibrate on its own and preventing damage to the wood