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Viking Warrior Women

This axe is unlike any axe, uh, that we commonly findin Viking age Denmark

This axe is unlike any axe, uh, that we commonly find
in Viking age Denmark

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This axe is unlike any axe,
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uh, that we commonly find in Viking age Denmark.
Duration
7 seconds
Views
29
Timestamp in Movie
00:16:50
Uploaded
Jun 13, 2025
Genres
documentary
Production
Wild Blue Media

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Using original excavation data combined with cutting edge computer graphics, we recreate the grave of a mighty viking warrior woman as never seen before.
There's something that-- that makes this axe - Viking Warrior Women 00:07
There's something that-- that makes this axe
ELLA: Crafted hundreds of miles to the East, - Viking Warrior Women 00:12
ELLA: Crafted hundreds of miles to the East,
This particular example is definitely a weapon, - Viking Warrior Women 00:06
This particular example is definitely a weapon,
Its particular design makes it a perfect killing device essentially. - Viking Warrior Women 00:06
Its particular design makes it a perfect killing device esse...
The discovery of a battle axe in this female burial - Viking Warrior Women 00:29
The discovery of a battle axe in this female burial
and how it might have been used. - Viking Warrior Women 00:10
and how it might have been used.
ELLA: I've commissioned expert weapon-maker, Tord Bergelin, - Viking Warrior Women 00:12
ELLA: I've commissioned expert weapon-maker, Tord Berge...
The smoother it is the better it cuts. - Viking Warrior Women 00:05
The smoother it is the better it cuts.
Actually, this is how I try all my blades. - Viking Warrior Women 00:04
Actually, this is how I try all my blades.
If I've been working a lot, I have to go look for hair on my arms - Viking Warrior Women 00:07
If I've been working a lot, I have to go look for hair ...
ELLA: Armed with this razor-sharp weapon, - Viking Warrior Women 00:06
ELLA: Armed with this razor-sharp weapon,
A thousand years ago, this Viking fort was a major military settlement. - Viking Warrior Women 00:30
A thousand years ago, this Viking fort was a major military ...
ROLF: Well, uh, it resembles human flesh. - Viking Warrior Women 00:04
ROLF: Well, uh, it resembles human flesh.
It's quite standard for--for practicing with different sharp weapons. - Viking Warrior Women 00:04
It's quite standard for--for practicing with different ...
ELLA: Before Sandra tries it out, I'm keen to have a go myself. - Viking Warrior Women 00:08
ELLA: Before Sandra tries it out, I'm keen to have a go...
With an axe sharp enough to shave the hairs of a blacksmith's arm, - Viking Warrior Women 00:09
With an axe sharp enough to shave the hairs of a blacksmith&...
ELLA: Even in the hands of a first-time warrior, - Viking Warrior Women 00:06
ELLA: Even in the hands of a first-time warrior,
But in the hands of Sandra, this light axe is a fast, - Viking Warrior Women 00:07
But in the hands of Sandra, this light axe is a fast,
I think a lot of guys, they underestimate me - Viking Warrior Women 00:07
I think a lot of guys, they underestimate me
And my fighting style is very masculine - Viking Warrior Women 00:08
And my fighting style is very masculine