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Gavin Kisebach
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Posted: Thu 26 Jan, 2006 6:06 am Post subject: Axe dimensions |
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Does anyone have specific dimensions on any original Type L or Type M briedox heads? I'm trying to do a writeup on longaxes, and I've just hit the wall. Even just an average thickness and weight. I've contacted multiple museums via
e-mail, but they don't seem to get what I'm asking, or they want money for the info. It's maddening. I'd like to be more specific than just saying "it was a wide, thin axe" - that just falls short to me.
Anyhow, the museum of London tells me there are NO originals in US museums. How sad is that?
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Elling Polden
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Posted: Thu 26 Jan, 2006 6:44 am Post subject: |
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there's a bunch in my local museum, but they are behind glass...
On the other hand, I'm a return customer, and they like me...
I could see what I could do...
"this [fight] looks curious, almost like a game. See, they are looking around them before they fall, to find a dry spot to fall on, or they are falling on their shields. Can you see blood on their cloths and weapons? No. This must be trickery."
-Reidar Sendeman, from King Sverre's Saga, 1201
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Gavin Kisebach
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Posted: Thu 26 Jan, 2006 1:34 pm Post subject: |
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That would be awesome Ellis. I haven't had a lot of interaction with museums before, and I mst say my first impressions have been dissappointing. Perhaps it's a distance issue, or perhaps I just don't know how to work with that type of institution.
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