Dublin Seax
I have been looking to add a traditional Seax to my medieval collection and discovered an unique design available at The Medieval Shoppe based in Australia. Called the Dublin Seax it is a reproduction of a seax from the late Viking era. With an overall length of 19" (47.5 cm) it is a substantial blade and falls within the midrange of historical seaxes. It could easily be used as both a camp knife and a warrior's sidearm. The seax was a traditional knife used by Germanic peoples during the Migration period into the early Medieval period. They varied in length but usually were of the broken back variety of utility blade with a steep descending angle from the spine towards the tip. In regards to the Dublin seax the broken back is less acute with more of a Bowie knife style of point. This reproduction also features a pommel made of solid brass and adorned with Celtic knotwork. Not sure if it is based upon a historical example but pommels were not typically foun...