Mammen (ish) axe, fully engraved with copper, brass, and wood

Description

In 1868, a farmer began digging into a mound in Mammen near Viborg Denmark, with simple hand tools. He had unknowingly stumbled upon on of the richest burial hordes of the Viking age. The tomb, dating to 970-971
AD, is believed to belong to King Harold Bluetooth, and was filled with wonders. One such was a beautiful small hand axe. Engraved on one side with either the Christian tree of life or Yggdrasil, and on the other believed to be Gullinkambi (Old Norse “golden comb”). I started with a cold steel norse hawk which was then reshaped and refinished using the old method of salt bluing. The blade was then fully hand engraved to mostly copy the original design. The set screw has removed and replaced with twin brass inlays. The original handle was lost to time, but knowing it had to be fit for a king, I created one. Hand engraved copper panels and brass nails cover the scorched 18" hickory handle. I have not sharpened it. See pics for details and thanks for looking!
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